GRAPHIC Why you don't hunt whitetails with a .300RUM

[davemuzz]

What difference does the size of the target make on this bullet's performance?

For your average 130-LB Pa. anterless (doe) whitetail a 129gr Hornady SST will do the job just fine. OTOH, I doubt if anyone would recommend this same bullet for a large African animal such as Kudu or Elephant, or Wildebeest. You may get the same "bullet performance", but it may not be enough bullet energy to accomplish a clean kill on your animal.

For the most part….the bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Dave