I use a bland 308 for everything nowadays. don't give much thought anymore once I settled on a good combination for everything antelope-elk i shoot. 168 gr VLD does the job, really fast if I slip it just under the spine right behind the front shoulder. I quit worrying about what I'm shooting once I discovered how lethal it is. I only shoot on average 2-3 antelope, 2-3 deer and 1-2 elk a year though with it, and I usually loan it out for a few others to use as well. Bang flops are the norm with good shot placement, if something needs to be trailed it's very short and a rare occurrence. so In short, no I don't change my rifle or bullet because of conditions, I use the same combo for everything and it flat works. of course I had the same results with my 243 as well for over 20 years, I only went to the 308 by chance when I bought a suppressor and figured it was easier to load subsonic if I wanted than that old 243. still haven't loaded subsonic LOL, maybe someday.
