I live by this quote. "You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."
I’ve never seen where a larger cartridge made up for poor shooting. I once saw an elk badly hit with the 338 WM run off only to be collected by someone with a 270. I’ve seen far more animals lost due to poor shooting with large cartridges than the reverse.
Nor have I. Nowdays I favor a fairly light recoiling (and lightweight) rifle. Kimber MT 308 with good bullets does it all. If I didn't have all sorts of Palma brass for the 308, I would have went 7-08.
