I think it was Bob Hagel that said “Don’t choose your caliber based on what you can get away with when everything goes right. Choose something that will work when everything goes wrong”
Very few people need a magnum for most situations and probably even less can shoot well enough to make the shot even when it would be necessary. I know I shoot better when I’m not getting body slammed every time I pull the trigger.
I did shoot my last elk with a 7mm08 but I doubt I’ll do it again. Yes it’s dead but, personally, I feel better with some more bullet weight in the air. I’m looking at a 35 Whelen right now.
I know guys that shoot piles of deer with 223’s but I wouldn’t do that either...
