My pals and I have killed a bunch of deer with various magnum rifles.. And a bunch with non magnum rifles.. The mag.s, do have advantages, but you have to be able to shoot them also.. That takes some work.. The greatest crippler of game and all around poor shot I ever knew, shot a .243 or 6mm.. The two most outstanding deer hunters I knew at times used magnums, not always but at times.. They knew the advantages and could use them.. But these guys were also deer hunters.. They could track, still hunt or use a stand on the ground.. Both killed a number of deer in their beds while still hunting.. That takes some skill in the heavily hunted eastern mountains..
