I hunt with mine. The last three deer I've taken have been with my Purdey .500 BPE, A. Henry .577 BPE, and A. Henry .450 BPE.

Several years ago I took two bears in Northern B.C. with my J. Winkler .300 double, and I took a deer with that rifle a year or so before that.

I took a deer with my Merkel .500 NE several years ago, and just last fall I shot a groundhog in the head with that rifle. Full power loads in both instances, BTW.

The Winkler wears a 1.5-5 scope. Each of the other kills just mentioned was without scope. In recent years almost all my shooting has been done with DR's and iron sights.

So I do agree with the first statement and disagree with the contrary statement.

(I haven't read the article yet. Just commenting on your queries.)

Curl