Originally Posted by MountainTi

Read back a post or two, you will see that I very much agree with proper shot placement. If you can make a heart shot consistently, then a .22 is all you really need (if legal). Unfortunately, not everyone makes the "perfect" shot everytime like many on this thread seem to make each and every time. If in an unfortunate instance you happened to hit a deer to far back (say in the hindquarters), tell me, what would you rather me shooting? .243 or .375? .375 would sound like the more ethical choice to me.