Thread: Good caliber to start hunting with?

223?
303
308
30-06

Grabs popcorn..

lol

Depends on what type of beasties you want to hunt.



Is there butter and salt on that?

All quiet so far ?

30-06

Seriously... If your buying a rifle, the .223 or the .308. The .303 belongs in a museum and the 30/06 is probably a bit too much bang for a young fulla.

There's world of differences between a .223 and a .308, what you you want to shoot with it?

All of the above plus

243
6.5x55
270
7mm08

Or if you want something slightly more exotic

260
280
284
6.5x47
6.5x284

The deer don't really care

Any of those tho 223 and 308 are probably the best choices due to the availability and price of ammunition.
As a new shooter? you will need plenty of practise

Hi thanks for that, I want to shoot anything from dear to goats to pigs and so on. Cheers

Originally Posted by Zamkiwi

All quiet so far ?

Still finding my beer and chippies

Originally Posted by TyrinnS

Hi thanks for that, I want to shoot anything from dear to goats to pigs and so on. Cheers

Sorry, can't help myself any longer 7-08 and preferably a Tikka

Something liek this?
Tikka T3 Scope, Bag, Sling & Cleaning kit package

How much shooting have you done? best to go to a NZDA night and range day, you might get to try out some different calibers. Get a .308 unless you have problems with recoil, if so look at 6.5 x 55 or .243. There is so much to your question, the rifle, the load the type of hunting etc...

OH BTW welcome! you seem newer than me to this forum.

Why yes but you could do better than the gun city scope