Seems to me over the last 10 years or so it been the trend. Guys hunting deer with 223's, elk with 243's ect. What's your opinion are we using lighter calibers than in the past to hunt North American game with?
Hunters have been graduating to smaller and faster rounds for well over a century. Folks used to use half inch round balls, which were supplanted by the big bore black powder cartridge rifles. On to 30-06s and the like, which are considered way large for deer these days. Steadily smaller and faster. Less recoil is never a bad thing.
