You see, nearly all technology and nearly every decision is an act of compromise ie. power vs effeciency, form vs function, the cutting edge vs time tested and proven, the list goes on.
That's not to mention specific compromises for specific tasks, we don't use a .223 for deer, but we do for varmints, because there's a tradeoff (light recoil vs killing power) that's unique to each of those tasks.
Now, if someone who only hunts coyotes says to me "my .223 is way better than your 300 mag" he is making an incorrect statement because he's using the criteria that work for him and his applications as blanket judgements. I happen to believe that is both ignorant and irrelevant to the discussion at large.
People who do not understand, or will not admit this are the people who feel that others should make the same compromises that they have, and say things like "the 26 Nosler is better than the 6.5 creedmoor". Different tastes and applications mean different compromises.
Different strokes for different folks.
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