I get what both of you are trying to say here. I'm in the camp of shoot big game with what ever you shoot the best (within reason, not saying use a .22lr). Absolutely a 300wm pushing a 215 is going to transfer more energy than say a 6.5cm pushing a 140 at the same distance. But if you can't put the 215 where you want it... then that energy doesn't mean a thing.
I'm not saying your are implying this, but I don't believe in using bigger calibers to account for bad shots, and I know some simple minded folks who think that way... I don't hunt with them.
I'm not saying your are implying this, but I don't believe in using bigger calibers to account for bad shots, and I know some simple minded folks who think that way... I don't hunt with them.