Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Bullet diameter for big game?

As throughout human history, it often comes down to an age-old question, length versus thickness....

This 458 Lott should have enough

I stand by the 1 gauge tri barrel

I thought this discussion was about bullet diameter?

It's not that heavy actually. 43# as I recall. Cross sticks would be useful. You would appreciate the weight actually. 1,300 gr over 300 gr of Lord Black makes it a frisky critter getter.

They must have big rabbits in the Afrikas.

Some of the squirrels are over 6' tall.

Where I live here in Nebraska, Bigfoot has never been seen as the squirrels keep- them at bay

So people that shoot does and eat them are “game hogs and idiots”?

I didn't read all the posts so I'm positive someone gave a similar reply. Excuse my laziness, please.

What caliber one chooses for game hunted, (IMHO), is not ALL about "what CAN work" but a combination of what will work, what the person shoots well (hopefully), and what gives them the added, even if unwarranted, confidence of a quick, humane shot with little or no tracking (the last option is MY priority, if it matters).

These priorities are usually applied once again when deciding on a bullet weight and construction.

All in all it's about what that hunter feels will tilt the odds of a humane kill in their direction.......without going to extremes.

Just "cheap insurance", if you will, although "cheap" is relative LOL!

The exact bore size that would fit all hunter's requirements for any particular medium or large game animal simply does not exist.

God Bless
Steve

that`s fine if they personally eat the meat themselves but i have seen many deer hunters shoot alot of fawns and does,pile them up and just give them away. then they wonder why in a year or two why they don`t see many deer anymore . all to just brag how great a hunter they are saying ya i got 5 deer this year again ,does anyone need a freezer full of deer ?

Have you taken the time to investigate and understand modern game management principles? It would seem that you don't understand population controls and carrying capacity objectives.

I don't think it's one vs. the other, I think there's a correlation between the two. In weighty matters such as caliber selection for "big game," the length of the post is directly proportional to the thickness of the skull........

In Alabama suprisingly 7mm mags and 300 mags are pretty popular. In some areas a 400 yard shot is possible and likely. You may only get one chance at a tropy all year, and you need a bullet that will have an exit wound for tracking if necessary. Most of the time its low light and you do not want to track a long way after dark in some of the swamps and cutovers. If you are meat hunting , any standard caliber will do the job. You can generally wait for a perfect opportunity since you have liberal limits and a long season.

I could not agree more! With both quotes!

And another classic quote from Mule Deer! "One of the great things about the Internet is how many posters have The Answer." These were the three best things I gleaned from all ten pages of this discussion.

LOL,
CJ

Exit wounds wont provide for easier tracking g when the entrance hole is caliber sized. And entrance wound the size of a golf ball from a cup and core does leak profusely and provides great tracking blood. If it exits or not is inconsequential.

I thought this had been settled?