Originally Posted by PaulBarnard
Originally Posted by Travis13
I have used them. They work, but I just don’t see the need when I can grab a 243. That’s just me.


That question can be asked all the way up the power scale. Why grab a 243 when you can grab a 260? Why grab a 260 when you can grab a 7mm-08? Why grab a 7mm-08 when you can grab a 30-06?

A 223 will kill a deer as dead as anything else. There's only one level of dead. My experience is that the 22 caliber Partitions shuts them down as quickly as a 30-06. Actually, more quickly in my experience. When I peel dead deer, I am not seeing any greater damage with larger bore bullets. The heart and or lungs just go to jelly. Obviously if we are dealing with extended ranges, the 22 caliber offerings may prove marginal before a larger caliber with heavier bullets. I don't have anywhere to hunt at those kind of ranges though.


Recoil Recoil Recoil. That is usually the main reasoning for these debates.

In my experience, a 30-06 works better. In my father’s experience, a 260 works better. Only one way to find out if its the right choice, make your own experience.