Thread: A question for the doubters

Originally Posted by whanahuia

I had a rough hill country farm in the back blocks for 30 years. Lived on one for longer. 223 wasn't close too top of most popular used in that time.

yes ya right Whanahuia 223 is relatively recent - I think I first ran into it when we got an armalite about 1978 ish for aerial goat shooting - prior to that it had been an old FN in 308 - 12 gauge 9 pellet buckshot was though always my favorite for aerial goat work - culling Southern Te Urewera we ran into a few meat hunters flying in and the 22-250 was popular with them - but the 222 ruled for us on goat operations for years - when DOC started using some contractors goat hunting some had 223 armalites so they were supplied 223 but that was not until 2000 ish - more recent goat hunters for DOC have gone 223 in bolt action rifles and the old 222 have been slowly phased out - but rough hill country would it not be a toss up between 308 and 223