Good friend who hunts a lot more than me and most other guys I know shoots his 35 Rem with corlocks. He piles up the game with that thing. Tx Hogs. White tails by the truck load.
Now he can't use it on many hunts though........... cause his daughter killed a monster white tail with it and she wants it on all her hunts.
Marlin with a 3x9. Works for them.
That is a huge bullet when guys are killing deer with a 223, and the slow old 30-30 has piled them up for a century.
Agree with others. If you don't like a run put it through one or both shoulders.
Enjoy your kids and the hunt. They grow up fast.

Last edited by Bob_B257; 11/16/17.

I used to only shoot shotguns and rimfires, then I made the mistake of getting a subscription to handloader.......