What’s the thoughts on the .223 on all plains game with a match bullet trend?

[Rafiki]

Have some res[ect for the animal.

 

[CBH Australia]

Thats a question that still hasnt been definitively answered...

The military is now moving to a 6.8x51 round... still trying to find a balance between 556 and 762 NATO I believe..

Yeah, because the 7mm-08 doesn’t exist. If only there was some like that.

I have read up on the 6.8x51 and the plan to use high pressure loads etc but yeah, I would like to see more support for the 7-08. Think of the support and options in the civilian market if the 7-08 was more common.

I'm personally not a fan of mono bullets, they do not kill as quickly from my experience. I'm not going to say they don't work. I'm just saying until I do not have a choice, I have no plans for using them on game.

I’m sometimes second guessing Mono bullets.
Good hits don’t always have great kills. Yes the damage is done and the animal dies but not sure it’s happening quick enough when I’ve seen bang flop from the same rifle and different projectiles.
In theory they possibly make smaller bores better on big game but I have not got enough sample data of my own.