Don't drop in here often but saw this thread while searching for something else and thought I'd add my two cents worth.
I have a Pedersoli Sharps Long Range Express (34" bbl) in .45-120 that I bought very lightly used a while back for an even grand. (Somebody fired 10 rounds and said "That's...
I've got a 629 Mountain Gun that Mrs. Ops enjoys shooting with anything up to standard 240-grain factory loads. The heavier "hunting" loads... not so much.
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I seem to recall recently reading about somebody building military sniper rifles based on the 20mm.
But that would hardly seem to qualify as "hunting" or "common."
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Absolutely nothing wrong with what you've got. No modifications required. First-rate rig.
Most any common factory 150-grain should do you just fine for deer and antelope. Premium 180s would be a better choice for elk or moose (e.g. Nosler Partition).
You did good. Enjoy.
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Sort of depends on how one defines "hunting," "largest," and "common production."
.50 BMG could qualify today as "common production," but it's not exactly a popular hunting round. .460 Weatherby certainly ranks up there, but a .45-120 Sharps is "larger," though not as powerful. And there are...
If he's in the house, it's a no-brainer... he's toast.
But if he's merely "on the property," that's a bit more dicey (as others have suggested).
Here in Kali, if he's not actually in the house and I shoot him in the back I'm probably going to jail, and I'd just as soon not go to jail over...
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