R.H. I have know many of these guys who were truly poor and shot deer with .22's and shotguns.. If you talk to them long enough the number of cripples that were left to die a slow death is sicking.. They were interested in free food, not sport.. A couple I know are completely without conscience for an animals suffering.. In is common knowledge that the Eskimos shot bears with Hornets, but if they crippled a couple, well that was not a problem there were more.. These stories of old timers shooting game with smaller calibers were quite true.. BUT they were far better than the calibers they had during blackpowder days.. We seem to forget, yes they used .30-30's on elk, because a .30-30 shot flatter and was easier to hit with than a .44-40.. And it had more power also..
