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    Quote Originally Posted by youngy View Post
    Will an air rifle handle birds, possums, rabbits etc..?
    I love these threads, in my opinion just get a .22 or 12 gauge for the animals above, choosing a centerfire isnt just getting what you think you may like or what the first person recommends.

    If like me and most of your hunting is bush stalking where all shots are under 100m then larger calibres (.30cal+) are neccesary. Firstly because you want to make sure your bullet hits where you aim and larger calibres fly straighter through scrub. When they do hit you want the animal to drop on the spot or near to it because a wounded animal can get down into a shit arse gut real quick.

    If your going to be hunting more open country and your a good shot I suppose a .270 or .243 (as long as your a bloody good shot) would suffice.

    For a new hunter planning on shooting big stags Id try to find a second hand rem700 or similar in .308 or bigger, if your worried about recoil get your mate to thump you in the arm before you go out shooting and when your lining up for your shot just tell yourself it'll only be half as bad

    Now a few people are gunna tell you that .223 is the way to go

 

 

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