Dead is dead, yes, but easily recovered and recovered after working for it are two different things. Asking if that matters is the point of the thread.
Colorado1135 brings up the "bland 308" and I've got to say that the 308 with 150-180gr cup/core bullets has been amazingly reliable in what I've seen in my 30 years in the hunting field. I've probably seen more game killed with it than anything else, which statistically should mean that I also saw the most instances of erratic performance with it, but that's not been the case. It just works with boring consistency and generally yields impressive results concerning tracking jobs. I have less experience with the 30-06, but have seen the same kind of effects when it is used.
