You guys seem to think shooting animals with cartridges on the small side with fragile bullets is something new that was invented here. The arguments you make that small economy guns are all that is needed are essentially 100 years old and started with the 22 Hipower, 250 savage, 257 Roberts, etc.
During that 100 years shooters choose what works - and that usually isn’t the economy Prius cartridges. If you want to shoot a small gun, knock yourself out, but many hunters don’t want to be limited to the angles that a fragile bullet requires. I’m sorry, but you guys didn’t discover anything new and revolutionary. The amount of animals every person in this forum combined has shot is a drop in the bucket compared to what is taken across the continent. It’s ridiculous to think the Prius cartridges gives someone the best chance of bringing an animal home - millions of animals taken with conventional combinations have provided plenty of evidence for that. There’s nothing wrong with a light caliber, pistol, muzzleloader, archery, sharp stick, whatever you want to hunt with is fine, but lighter combinations have more limitations. Likewise, drive a Prius, electric bike, skateboard, pickup, or whatever turns your crank.
The biggest limitation to connecting with an animal at long range is wind drift error - Prius cartridges have more wind drift and wind drift error, so not only are your shooting angles more limited, your effective range for first round hits is less.
I don’t expect the Prius crowd to change their minds based on anything I’m saying, but I will continue to repeat this from time to time for the new guys just getting started who are trying to sort out fact from opinion. Just because someone says the Prius is the best ever made and all you need, doesn’t make it so. Whatever you choose to hunt with, stay within it’s limitations.