Thread: What calibre?

Originally Posted by hawkfish

Sorry I didnt want to open a can of worms, I was just after a few opinions that was all.

Well you have that .243 is as good as.. if you are good with it
KH

If anyone says 7mm08, I'm gonna scream!

Originally Posted by kidmac42

If anyone says 7mm08, I'm gonna scream!

Oh come on....you know it makes sense, can be used on both islands on anything with four legs......admit it and be damned.....

Any of those calibers with the right projectile will do the job. You need to be comfortable shooting so having the caliber of your choice is paramount. You have to confident when pulling the trigger that you are going for a 1 shot humane kill and that comes down to placement

The ones on the right would probably get the job done?

Originally Posted by R93

You will be spending most of your time wondering where to go unless you have contacts and caliber will be the least of your worries. I would go 6.5 or .30 cal.

You will need to pass through emigration everytime you come south as we have strict rules down here.

Just put on a prosthetic 6th finger and you pass straight through the gate and be welcomed like a cousin

Would agree with R93 on the cals though.

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Just put on a prosthetic 6th finger and you pass straight through the gate and be welcomed like a cousin

Would agree with R93 on the cals though.

Dunno if you will get away with a prosthetic one. Has to have some feel to it😆

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Originally Posted by R93

Dunno if you will get away with a prosthetic one. Has to have some feel to it��

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What....like an anal thermometer!!!!!!....feels quite nice when they pull it out

Originally Posted by Scouser

What....like an anal thermometer!!!!!!....feels quite nice when they pull it out

If the original poster starts a nervous twitch after reading replies like that just remember, it's you guys that will have rectum.

Get a 308

Id tend to keep it simple and go with 308 or 7mm08. You can find ammo for it anywhere and it's not going to cost you an arm and a leg.

Get a 510 Moderate Tone

Originally Posted by Beetroot

Id tend to keep it simple and go with 308 or 7mm08. You can find ammo for it anywhere and it's not going to cost you an arm and a leg.

+1 ammo everywhere and good to go from bush to tops

Why a 7mm08 why so popular? ?

Originally Posted by Breyt

Why a 7mm08 why so popular? ?

Why not?

you cant go wrong with anything in the range of 25-06 , 6.5's, 270's and 7mm's thru 308 or 3006. All will do the job and then some, and in most hunting situations your shooting will be 300 yrd or less, quite often < 100. Start with something all purpose and then once you're in Godzone and figure out where and what you want to hunt you can add a 2nd more specialised rifle. Best option here is to have one gun for bush hunting ( a 'bush pig', very often a short barrel 7mm08 or 308) and a 2nd longer range rig like a 7mmRM or wsm (7mm or 300) or 300WM. Start simple and go from there.