Personally, I did enough "camping" when I wore green to cure me for a lifetime. Scorpions in boots, coral snakes crawling over you, staying wet for a week or two because of constant rains (with, of course, the resulting immersion foot), and the most fun of all, sleeping in "snow caves" when the wind chill is -70.
This seems relevant.
Sort of mimics the DB's theory on military operations.........If you can't drive to it on a highway, it isn't worth taking.
Just a Hairy Special Snowflake supply clerk with no field experience, shooting an Asymetric carbine as a Try Hard. Snarky and easily butt hurt. Favorite animal is the Cape Buffalo....likely indicative of a personality disorder.
"If I had a grandpa, he would look like Delbert Belton".
I would just like to say thanks to all those that took a moment to post their experiences with the three calibers. Lots of useful information.
As a long range target shooter and varmint hunter, I'm a fan of long, lean, high BC bullets or something with velocity. With that in mind, I have always gravitated toward the 6.5 Grendel/Les Baer although I own neither it or a 6.8, and get where Alpha Sierra is coming from. From a ballistics standpoint, I think the 6.8 is only a slight improvement over the standard 5.56 loadings.
For those that shoot inside a couple hundred yards then this isn't a big issue but recent military actions have required the use of a round that can reach further. While probably not something useful for the typical defensive use, living out in the West I get lots of opportunities to shoot beyond 100 yards, and get bored shooting my rifles/carbines inside that range unless I am going for groups.
I am sure Sean M will chime in and say that anything under a 300 WM isn't enough.
-Seconds Count. Misses Don't-
I don't hunt moose ! but if one came at me I would unload on him.
Or TEOTWAWKI lost /stranded in the woods I wouldn't have a problem with it either.
BTW When I was a teenager I would climb a tree in order to bush whack WT deer. Things I use to do LOL.
I haven't hunted since the move but If I go back I would take it up again. stalking deer .rabbit/squirrel / calling.