Well this thread has done what usually happens here on LRH when an "opinion" question is asked. Will just make one comment, if you can not read others opinions that may differ from yours without having an uncontrollable urge to discredit that opinion, perhaps our confidence levels need a bit of improving. Most of us have some experience, some have very little, some have a load, some of us have done this professionally for decades and had the ability to test theory and opinion and see what actually happens on the real world when bullets leave the muzzle and hit the target.
Reading through all these posts there is not a single post hardly that i could not find something to agree with, AS WELL AS disagree with. I feel i have been fortunate and blessed in my life to gain more knowledge and wisdom in this sport then most have been able to but also with that wisdom and experience comes the confidence to share my thoughts based on decades of real world testing and also read others comments and opinions that i may or may not agree with and feel no reason to challenge those comments as long as there is no risk to those reading the opinions shared.
We all need to settle down a bit. The OP asked an opinion question, if you do not understand that will result in a wide range of opinions, most of which may not be inline with your own, maybe we need to take ourselves a bit less serious……. We all have our experiences, share and let others share. If dangerous opinions are shared then respectfully bring up concerns. However, this thread really is not that type of thread…..
share your opinion and have the confidence to leave it at that, or make sure your replies are respectful. I have killed deer with 221 FB handguns, i have killed deer with 50 bmg rifles and with most calibers in between these. i have killed deer at 5 yards, i have killed deer at 1600 yards and at almost every 100 yards between these two, hundreds of them. I shared my recommendation and the fact that someone else recommends a 223 with a 77 gr SMK gives me no reason to fire back at them, agreeing with them or not. Just another example of what these threads usually devolve into often here on LRH.com. Been happening for longer then most on this thread have been members on this site…. I know that because i have been witnessing this exact thing since almost day one then Len started this site……. We can do better. Do not mind lively debate, just keep it fact based, share your info and let it go.