I've only killed one elk in my life 7mm Rem mag 165gr. extended range. This was outside of Meeker Co. in 1994 . Mule deer same hunt 30-06 PMC Eldorado 165gr. "X" bullet.
A black bear in AK with a .325 WSM 200 gr. Accubond. And a moose in Canada Same 325 WSM with a Speer 200 gr. Hot-Cor.
Said that to say this. No wonderboomer in the world will make up for bad marksmanship.
Hunting with what you can shoot proficiently, be it a .223 or a. 458 trumps poor marksmanship all day everyday.
Shoot what you want but shoot it good. See signature line.
