Given the "popularity" of killing, stopping, enough power etc, threads, I thought to start one here and hopefully avoid the freak show and the usual suspects with this example: Let's say you just dropped large coin on a deposit for Lord Derby Eland in the CAR. BIG COIN. You have just about every caliber/rifle available in your arsenal. So, do you take the "only shot placement/bullet construction" matters angle and take your 243 or whatever "AI" or your 375 H&H with (my choices) 270gr Barnes Triple Shocks, Swift AFrame ? Fire away....
PS: My philosophy:
In my experience, which is of course limited, all else being equal - and by that I mean equal bullet performance and shot placement, and non-CNS hits - bigger diameter bullets at higher velocities kill faster.
Begs the question, "Is there "too much" gun? Well, maybe. As you have seen, I have a full mount bongo. Took him with my .450 #2 NE in the shoulder with 500 gr Woodliegh SP. Taxidermist had some work to cover up the exit hole.
Truth is, mostly because the hide was not prepared well in the field, but that is another story.
If I had that hunt to do over, I'd use my 9.3 x 62, though I can't think of a better hunt to use a Savage 99 TD in .300.
