VG: I hear stories like that and I someimes wonder why I've spent so much time worrying about rilfes for big game. The experience of you and your family simply underscore that if you know what you're doing with a rifle,you can sometimes take a rifle out of its'class,and it'll work well if you know what I mean
I would not leave on a hunt for mule deer with a 223 myself,but anything from from a 257 Roberts up would make me happy;and a 270 looks better and better each year (actually it always looked pretty good to me!)
