There is no "knockdown power" that reliably floors BG animals;and there is no "room for error" that is compensated for by powerful rifles and sloppy and indifferent marksmanship.There is only good bullet placement.
Amen to that, Bob. I will say that bullet performance and individuality in animal reactions make up the other part of why some well-hit animals run and some don't.
Jordan I agree.One time I floored an antelope with a gut shot(my fault,bad shooting) using a 7 mag and 140 Bitterroot....literally exploded her....she was dead by the time I covered the 350 yards to where she lay.
It was a sample of "one",and not the kind of thing I'd place any confidence in because I have seen too many times an opposite result.
Also agree with BWalker concerning some Big 30's.I had them in droves,hunted continent wide with them.Still love them but don't own any now.
15 years or so ago I dropped down a full notch in rifle weight, recoil,etc,and stuff is just as dead as before.
