Ross,
If you were to accompany winter caribou hunters in the treeless, windswept regions above the Arctic circle, you would come home empty with your supposed shots at 250 yards.
The 30 below zero would render your useless 40,000 psi loads, even more useless. The prevailing 30mph winds on moving animals at distances, would lead to clear misses and cripples. The distances are also deceiving.
I'd rather hunt winter caribou with 223, than a 45-70. Some places in the winter, the caribou is the only viable animal you have. A lb of dog sht/beef hamburger cost $18 in some of these villages.
Narrow points of view, hypothetical thinking out loud, and ignorance, from suburbia America, will never compare to what many remote Alaskans experience everyday.
Treeless, windswept Alaska in pursuit of caribou, handed me my a s s, even with a 9.3x62. I missed many shots.
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/13302195/3-caribou-by-dog-team
