Those “last rides” are tough. Took my dog for his a year-and-a-half ago, and I won’t do any more of them. He was really ready, I think, but went down especially hard. Sorry about yours.
I came to the conclusion some time ago that for my hunting, the differences between cartridges are minuscule, and bullet performance and shot placement trump everything else. So I am drawn to rifles I like more than what they feed on, with extra points for cartridges I already load for. I bought my Fieldcraft in 6CM instead of .243 because it was in stock, liked the round, and so added it to my list. Bought a Grendel because of the cute little rifle, but when it became more of a project than I wanted, I replaced it with one less cute, but easy to deal with, and that cartridge joined the club too. Always seem to have a .308 lurking around here somewhere, the latest a dandy light Heym 98.
Point being, after my little ramble, Finn likely found that it worked well and was easy; simple as that.
Last edited by Pappy348; 12/31/20.
