Thread: Looking for a good all around rifle

Originally Posted by whanahuia

Ive, just out of interest, gone through that entire thread. So whats there? The vast majority is fallow deer. After that comes red hinds, yearlings and spiker's.

Whats also there is a few very experienced hunters killing most of the animals.

Whats not there? Many big mature red stags. Roughly half of those that are there, have been shot by one person.

What that tells me is that its a tool for experienced hunters who can push the calibre too its limits. Who have the knowledge and patience to wait for the perfect shot, or even pass up a chance.

Whats also not there? any reference too situations where things did not go to plan.

Im going to use an analogy now. A good big Boxer will always beat a good small boxer!

There are things a 270, since it was used as an example, can do much better than a 223. Tough angled shots. Breaking the spine on a big animal if the shot gos high. Running shots where you dont have the same ability to put the bullet exactly right. Follow up shots when things have gone wrong.

This advantage of course lessens as you go up, so yes a 243 is a better choice, but there is still some advantage too a bigger projectile. Or we would all be using the small calibers for everything.

I'll go shoot a few more big stags for you. It will be a chore and I'll be terribly sad to do it