Thread: New shooter advice.

I only read about half the posts above and don't understand half you guys saying 6.5 or .260 are too slow or this, that or the other. FFS! Ricochet said he's after pigs in broken bush and deer in the Kaimais. In other words, it's fairly safe to say every shot he'll fire at an animal will be between 10m and 150m. So even a .243 or .30-30 would be sweet as!
Basically @Ricochet, go with your gut and buy anything that takes your fancy.
After shooting way too much .308 and developing a regrettable flinch, I changed to 6.5x55 and would never go back to a .30cal. 6.5 smashes anything. Shot placement (and range) decides effectiveness of any calibre. Each to their own