While we cling to our subjective choices, we often lose sight of the fact that the bullet does all the work (regardless of the cartridge it's being fired from) and that any quality (i.e. appropriately constructed) bullet from just about any of the cartridges mentioned will kill a deer with the same effectiveness inside of 250 yards ..... if you hit 'em in the right spot.
I will readily concede that the MPBR with some cartridges makes hitting 'em easier, but the real ballistic advantages offered by many high performance cartridges doesn't really begin to show its stuff until you reach out to 500 yards or beyond. My gut says that's fairly irrelevant to most deer hunters around these parts ..... but I could certainly be wrong about that.
I will readily concede that the MPBR with some cartridges makes hitting 'em easier, but the real ballistic advantages offered by many high performance cartridges doesn't really begin to show its stuff until you reach out to 500 yards or beyond. My gut says that's fairly irrelevant to most deer hunters around these parts ..... but I could certainly be wrong about that.
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