Thread: Rifle/ caliber opinions for bush and mountain

Threads like these only become superfluous (though remain both interesting and contentious) because of the lack of methodology used to arrive at conclusions, and are weighed mostly upon experiences and opinions. Of course one would not discount the value of experience, but experiences vary and it makes conclusions too variable and somewhat unreliable in some respects.
We could approach the question with a different method, which is already been alluded to; using the science of ballistics and the criteria of bullet weight and velocity. Select by way of known research, a minimum bullet weight, a maximum excess weight, and the minimum velocity required for that weight range, and bullet construction, to be effective. The wonders of the interweb would soon reveal a variety of calibres that all meet the given criteria. It would make choice of rifle less limiting as a result, and remain interesting.