I killed my first deer in 1971, so I obviously haven't been around as long as Elmer Keith and Jack OConnor, etc, etc. but, I have carried a rifle in the front seat of my truck every single day of my life, it's a way of life for me, a necessity in what I do, and I love shooting. Rarely a day goes by that I don't at least ding a crow or something, coyotes, ground hogs, something. I said all that to say that most folks don't truly understand the devestation any high powered rifle posseses. The last time I went and found a deer for a guy who claimed his bullet musta "blew up" when it hit the deer, I actually found the deer dead about a 1/2 mile from where it was shot, the dumbasz forgot about the 6 inch spruce tree it went through before it hit the deer. I took him back and showed it to him, he couldn't believe it. Most claims of the bullet not doing it's job can be traced back to the trigger finger.
