It's so obvious that a '06 is a superior all-conditions deer rifle to a .223 that I can say so even never having used one for deer.
So can everyone else with a brain. And they have. Buck of a lifetime is 400 yards away, 10 mph crosswind, quartering away, its the evening of the last day of a hunt you care about, and by some miracle you got a .223 and a 30-06 to choose from, you know damn well which rifle you'd choose... As you said earlier, you'd go 30-06.
Put down your superiority complex for a minute and admit it. Show yourself to be more of an adult than we all think you are.
Or not... Laffin'....
The first post said nothing about shooting deer at 400 yards. It said for a hundred yards or so. I would want what I shot best at that distance. I know that's not all that far for some,but I've not been able to spend much time past 300 yet. Mostly due to where I live.
