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[Larryjk]

dakotah, Just what the heck do you use for a hunting bullet and where do you normally plan on hitting the animal you are shooting at? I am not exactly a spring chicken at shooting big game, and I have definite reasons for shooting where I do on their anatomy. I have used damn near every brand of bullet that is available, and when used humainly, any of them can make an adequate kill. I do pick my shots and put the bullet into specific places. I usually eat what I shoot (in normally edible animals) and don't want a bloody mess (my wife cooks it and generally eats it also).
There are always exceptions to every rule. If you have read any of the books on Elmer Keith, and if you had ever met him, you would know why he liked larger calibers and heavier bullets for caliber. A lot of his game was shot "going over the hill", as in what is fondly called a "Texas heart shot". He needed calibers and bullets that would penetrate through the body to the heart and lungs. What I am saying is that if you will be taking that kind of a shot, if necessary, you should have a gun and bullets that make it possible.
Last, if you are a hunter, and not just a shooter, you pick your shot.