Thread: Is the .223 the most versatile cartridge?

Originally Posted by Cordite

.22WMR is going to get popular in coming years, hopefully will lower the cost too, not that it's that high.

Yeah, the most powerful round left available in semi-auto will become very popular! I'm looking for a good lightweight carbine in this calibre for goat control, it will not be as good as the SKK, and there WILL be injured goats dieing slowly and painfully in the bush, but this is the cost the general population are imposing on us with their 'democratic' removal of decent pest control rifles and there is nothing we can do about it except shoot as accurately as we can.

I know some importers are looking at options for new rifles in this calibre and there is likely to be a lot more interesting rifles available in future, including some aimed at the 'AR-enthusiast' crowd.