When I was speaking of "need" I was just refering to any more knock down power for Florida game as he was asking about. I am definitely no gun nut cause I don't know :sheet from shinola but did stay at a Holiday Inn. 😆 I also do own a 870 Super Mag, a Glock 45 and a few other rifles so I believe I'm covered for now. When it comes to buying stuff I don't "need", I promise I do my fair share of that. Just ask the misses. 😆
man, what a major help and lots of info... you guys have been great... the .243 and the 7-08 seem to be leading the way. I will take everything under consideration and hopefully make a good choice for me and a bad one for the deer..mama's not going to be happy about me having ANOTHER gun, but I'll remind her when she's eating Bambi's uncle or porky pig that it was worth it
Just remember, with any caliber it is all about shot placement. A well designed bullet from just about any caliber put in the correct spot will kill a deer/hog. I see so many people gut shoot a deer or hog and blame the bullet , or blame the gun on being too small when in fact they only have themselves to blame. Same thing with archery hunting and blaming it on the broadhead. Now I have seen bullets that are placed properly NOT do their job, but that is a different topic
absolutely correct,,, that's why when I posted I said I wasn't looking for anything bigger....243 is big enough and .308 is more than enough... think about it... the military uses .223,,, and that's plenty enough
the 223 imo is NOT plenty, the bullet is just too light. yes it will tumble and cause alot of internal injury and the victim will die eventualy, but talk to some soldiers and they will tell you that ***heads with multiple hits are still able to fire a burst from their aks and take a soldier with them, thats why alot are switching to the 6.5mm and you see more us soldirs using ak's. also imo 243's are adequate if not good ( with the right bullet ) but only if in the hands of a good shot with the patience to wait for the opportunity to make the correct shot. I've seen way too many hunters start shooting as soon as the deer becomes visable. also as often happens in hunting the unexpected happens a deer of a lifetime pops up from under your feet and your scope is dialed up to 9 power, or if a hog charges from 10' unseen thru palmetos and if your lucky you will have time for one rushed shot or opt not to shoot at all and cut and run, those are the times when I want a heavy piece of lead with alot of stopping power and no, or low power optics. I discouraged 5 squirels with 5 shots to stay away from my feeder at 50-75 yds recently with the scope on 3x ( lowest setting) in the woods thats plenty.
