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Posted: 12/27/2010 3:19:16 PM EDT
| What one caliber/rifle can be used for small game up to deer sized game ??? |
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FWIW, some thoughts:
Using strictly off-the-shelf ammo, I'd go with 20 ga. or 12ga. #12lead shot up to slugs. 20ga. gets you a little more compactness and weight-savings of carrying extra ammo v. 12ga. If we take reloading into account, then most any of the aforementioned rifle calibers will fit all the roles required, including taking small game that is still consumable, but a .30 caliber round such as 30-.06 or .308 could be loaded with saboted .223 projectiles to really expand the versatility. You can also load light (110grain) .30cal round-nose projectiles intended for .30cal carbine cartridge to knock out smaller game with minimal tissue disruption. |
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Finally, someone mentioned 6.5x55. You can down load it to shoot as soft as you wan't, up load it to shoot anything you want, and it's still a good 1,000 meter cartridge. There are many, many good calibers that can meet the first two criteria, but very few that can meet the last.
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7x57mm.,.308,6.5 swedish. |
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If you have a .223 with a .22lr conversion kit, you can take just about any game animal on North America. Sure, for the real big game (Moose, BIG Bear) you might have to shoot them a few times, but you'll still kill them all the same.
Remember, they poach elephants with AKs! P.S. A shotgun can also do the same if you have the proper shell selection, but ammo is a lot heavier and you can't lug around the same supply. Think about it; 4 shells of birdshot for four rabbits, squirrels, etc or 4 .22lr shells??? What would you rather carry? |
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.357 Remington Maximum chambered rifle: it's the centerfire equivalent of the .22 short, .22 LR, and .22 magnum.
180gr-200gr bullets @ 2000-2200 fps. (35 Rem level) 
And it can still chamber and shoot all .38 Special and 357 mag loads accurately. .38 specials can be loaded down to CB levels w/o a suppressor. |
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