Thread: Rifle/ caliber opinions for bush and mountain

To add to Tim’s tradeoff analysis above:

A Heavier rifle is generally easier to shoot well.

And …

Recoil depends in the ratio of bullet weight to rifle weight (and powder charge of course ).
So, you will not be able to get moderate recoil from a light rifle and a heavy bullet.
The idea of selecting an approximate bullet weight first is a good one. Unless you want a heavy rifle > 4kg all up, you will probably want to limit your bullet weight to about 140-150gr if shooting unsuppressed.