Mr. shaman:
When I was a kid in Saskatchewan it was pretty common knowledge that one couldn�t kill a deer with a .30-30. Being the obstinate sort, I bought one and shot 2 deer, but since I�d moved to BC by then, maybe they were right for those �big Saskatchewan deer�.
When I moved out here I fell in with a .270 crowd who were merciless toward me and my use of .308�s and .30-06�s. They were OK, with .30 Magnums, but anything less would not reliably kill deer as the bullets weren�t going fast enough.
As I�d been witness to a number of .22 rimfire bullets killing deer, albeit for euthanizing deer hit by vehicles, I always felt their opinions were somewhat biased.
Happy New Year to you all!
Dwayne
