On the spot, of course. I shoot an elk with a 6.5 creed, bang flop. You shoot an elk with a 338 Ultra Kick Ass Mag, bang flop. Which one was most effective?
Assuming a typical behind the shoulder shot placement you wont get too many bang flops with a Creedmoor. You may also not get any indication the animal was hit.
Okay you win. Your elk is more dead.
Fact of the matter is I've seen way more critters lost to big calibers with more powder than to the opposite. Does this mean bigger is less effective? Of course not. Its because the more experienced we get the more we realize that more powder is not needed. Experienced (better) shooters/hunters use less powder, on average.
That does it. You have convinced me to hunt elk with a 223.
Or you could get real crazy and stick one with an arrow.
Since we are in a race to the bottom why not just use a spear?
