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Originally Posted by Norwest Alta
Who has disputed that?
I'm not a mind reader but my hunting resume doesn't include 20 years of guiding so I'm curious about your expert opinion on your clients choiçe of gun chambering and how that was the problem with lost or wounded animals but using a 280 solved the problem? I'm not a mind reader but I'm going to figure that none of the guns were the problem. The problem is the client. Yes or no?
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The 280 never solved the problem, it's an example of how this client progressed, first thinking he needed the biggest magnum to kill an animal then realizing it's not the cartridge that kills, it's where you put the bullet.
100% it's shooter error, it seems we're on the same side of the fence. I don't need a magnum rifle because I don't intend on shooting any big game animals out past 600yds, and if I have the Creedmoor most likely nothing past 400yds.
A bullets effective range is based on its design so it varies, but my limits are less than whatever cartridge I'm shooting. I think very few people should be attempting to shoot past 300yds because most people don't spend the time behind the trigger to be proficient past that, and that's why I figure the Grendel is a legitimate big game cartridge.
If I ever decided to get into the long range hunting game I'd be looking at an STW, but my long range shooting is limited to plinking and that's where my Creedmoor will shine. Cheap ammo, easy on the shoulder and just flat out fun to shoot. More trigger time means more accuracy, more accuracy means more success in the field.