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Art Eatman · January 2, 2009, 09:58 AM

kmoffitt, it's sorta difficult for me to believe that somebody who posts such a poll has never, ever, been in a gunstore and listened to any of the discussions, or talked to deer hunters about what they use. Or never, ever read any Internet discussions on the subject.

Hard to believe that anybody this side of Teddy Kennedy would think that the smallest caliber suitable for a deer would be larger than a thirty, as the poll offers.

Then you get to the "One size fits all" factor. If Bambi's momma is headed my way, I'll pop her between the running lights at ten yards with my .17 Mach II and then go to gutting. If the buck of the century is out there across a canyon at 500 yards, I'll go to praying that my 7mmMag or '06 is enough. But, last I heard, there ain't no one size fits all...

January 2, 2009, 09:58 AM	#8
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	kmoffitt, it's sorta difficult for me to believe that somebody who posts such a poll has never, ever, been in a gunstore and listened to any of the discussions, or talked to deer hunters about what they use. Or never, ever read any Internet discussions on the subject. Hard to believe that anybody this side of Teddy Kennedy would think that the smallest caliber suitable for a deer would be larger than a thirty, as the poll offers. Then you get to the "One size fits all" factor. If Bambi's momma is headed my way, I'll pop her between the running lights at ten yards with my .17 Mach II and then go to gutting. If the buck of the century is out there across a canyon at 500 yards, I'll go to praying that my 7mmMag or '06 is enough. But, last I heard, there ain't no one size fits all...