Cmon everyone knows it’s gotta be a 7mm :D
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Cmon everyone knows it’s gotta be a 7mm :D
If you don't hit and kill it you probably scare it to death, burn it or kill it with smoke inhalation.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmwsm
Although I don't fully agree with Jeff cooper's scout rifle concept, I do agree with his choice of calibre .308 and wouldn't say no to a styer scout.
Having been raised on a diet of Phillip Holden books how can one go past a Sako .243?
.270 and .223 if allowed shotgun too...if not...life gets hard really quickly....both those rifles have taken one hell of alot of animals for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranger 888
when guns are outlawed...only outlaws will own guns
as relevant today as it has ever been.
What about 22?
308win and 22lr.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranger 888
it sits in cupboard and waits....I dont have access to property to shoot possums ,rabbits are few n far between...place I shoot them its either 50plus yards so .223 gets nod or spookn shoot seeing ears n arseholes only so the .12ga does the job.Quote:
Originally Posted by HandH
Phillip Holden did a few hunts with the outfit I guided for (good bloke I liked him) & I also read all his books at school & after, but he only used a .243Win because he hated recoil & couldn't take a lot of shots with more, we did up grade him to a 25/06 later !Quote:
Originally Posted by Backcountry Bob
I think the 30/06 is the do it all if a reloader & 308Win if not, I'd pick 30/06 -.223 if I had to pick two, if allowed 3 add 12ga if 4 add .22LR !
And fishing rods.
With about to be three licence holders under this one roof we can cover all the bases pretty much but I'm still a fan of my two big bore artillery pieces.
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That will.do most things
Why make do with an adjustable spanner when you have the option of a socket set. I for one would like a full 500 piece tool set !
404 jefferies ??Quote:
Originally Posted by PerazziSC3
If I had to choose 2.
7 rem mag. Loaded down for regular use and full load for mountain.
12g. A man needs some room to room firepower when anarchy breaks out along with a 2 gun rule
Just grab that three-oh case and squeeze the sucker down to .25. There, 25-303. Job done.Quote:
Originally Posted by bumblefoot
A glass? What you lug a dishwasher around to fire it out of:wtfsmilie::XD:Quote:
Originally Posted by PerazziSC3
Greetings All,
Too answer the 2 gun question. For me the first choice is easy .223 rem. Age and a certain level of decrepitude has resulted in hunting, for me, to be limited to the flatter stuff and not too much of that. The .223 will do everything I need well enough. The second choice is far more difficult. Do I go for my scoped .303? One of the .308's? 6.5 x 55 T3? Damned if I know really. Hopefully I never have to make the choice.
Grandpamac.
Further to this post, since I can't change my answer, my choice can cover all nz game animals adequately , except game birds,(which I don't hunt anyway) , but that's just me and my reasoning.:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Allizdog
270 Win - 110 ttsx and 150 partitions. 2nd shooter would have to be a shottie, small game and ducks. That would cover most situations for me.
I've gone through a variety of calibres over the years. Finally settled on the 280AI as my do everything cal and a light 308 Kimber as a handy go to for 500y or less. For the reloader especially there is always delight (and some heartache) in getting a new to you calibre and getting it to perform well.
Well said Bob and some fine choices there.....not the right ones but fine choices all the same :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08
LOL... and that is the best part!Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
Nobody has mentioned a drilling (or similar) as a ‘one gun for everything’?
Was just thinking that :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Finnwolf
A drilling would be nice, or a three barrel with .30-40 Krag, .222 rimmed and 20 gauge. Have not seen one on the shelves of my local bang stick emporium unfortunately. Plenty of .308's though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Finnwolf
Grandpamac.
Well if you can afford one you can afford to employ a bearer I guess, although for the price I would expect one to be included.
If they really did manage to pass a 2 gun limit in the future I guess the wife would have to get her licence and own a couple of rifles too...
If I had to choose just 2 I guess i'd still need a 22LR for rabbits / possums at night, and I'm happy with my 6.5cm or maybe if it was the only center fire I could have a 6.5PRC.
Fantasy? Sounds like a nightmare!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranger 888
A .22lr would be a no brainer for me. There’s a lot of bang for your buck to be had with the humble 22: small game hunting, target shooting, trying to stretch the range with subsonics; good times...
The other choice would be a mid range 6.5mm: 260, Creedmoor, 6.5x47, 6.5x55. All much of a muchness. Low recoil, easy on barrels, great ballistics; job done. Good allrounders for general big game hunting, ringing gongs, and even a bit of casual varminting. If I had to choose one it would probably be the Creedmoor, simply because I’m not a reloader. As a 308 owner it actually hurt to type that :D
Shotguns? A must for game bird hunters but I have minimal need for one. Rifles all the way
