Sammo,
Don't tell Stick but here's what I've been using for deer and elk the past three years...(I know...I know..they're a goatfück-being fücked by another goat-while a Texan watches!).
Not to mention, I've been lobbing boolits with the B.C. of Hillary in a muumuu...
Seriously, I've been in the thick stuff recently and the short length and light weight are a bonus. Don't need tack drivers for one shot!
9.3 Mouser with Hornady 286 gr at ~2400 fps
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757 Mouse with (gasp!) 175 gr RN (the horror...the horror)
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77/44 with 300 gr WFN
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P.S. I did get an antelope last year with the Tikka in .223.
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