Unlicensed Dremel
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I understand these are great, ever-raging debates. They won't be settled here or ever, and I don't really want to debate them.
I just want to know, in your opinion, regardless of which side you come down on for either argument, *which of those two* (.223 rem enough for whitetail? Or .243 win enough for elk?) is a more of a stretch for the arguably-marginal chambering, versus which of the two is the chambering is closer to being up to the task (or solidly up to the task, if you're on that side of it), do you think?
I think it's a close call, but I think the .243 win for elk is a slightly larger stretch (more arguable/doubtful) than .223 rem for whitetails is.
Notice that you do not even need to know whether I think either is adequate for either, in order for me to tell you that answer, which is what I'm trying to do here.
A 725 lb bull elk weighs 108% more than a 300 lb whitetail buck (to compare apples to apples), but a 105 gr 6mm bullet weighs only 69% more than a 62 grain .224 soft point bullet, and only 36% more than a 77 gr .224 bullet. That's not a perfect proxy of course, but it's a start.
I just want to know, in your opinion, regardless of which side you come down on for either argument, *which of those two* (.223 rem enough for whitetail? Or .243 win enough for elk?) is a more of a stretch for the arguably-marginal chambering, versus which of the two is the chambering is closer to being up to the task (or solidly up to the task, if you're on that side of it), do you think?
I think it's a close call, but I think the .243 win for elk is a slightly larger stretch (more arguable/doubtful) than .223 rem for whitetails is.
Notice that you do not even need to know whether I think either is adequate for either, in order for me to tell you that answer, which is what I'm trying to do here.
A 725 lb bull elk weighs 108% more than a 300 lb whitetail buck (to compare apples to apples), but a 105 gr 6mm bullet weighs only 69% more than a 62 grain .224 soft point bullet, and only 36% more than a 77 gr .224 bullet. That's not a perfect proxy of course, but it's a start.