sorry for the late rely guys and thanks for all the suggestions, i will be doing plenty of reading to see what best suits my needs, any more suggestions? the more the better
Some people may find what im writing to be a little graphic, just putting a warning out there just in case.
Hondo 60, i tend to agree with R.W Dale, I have shot wild pigs with a 22 long rifle before, because it was the only rifle capable of being used in a small area close to civilisation, and it was all that was around and the boars was intent on killing family pets, I shot ithem just below the ear, and they dropped, stone dead before they hit the ground. Whilst some people say that this is not an ethical way to kill a pig, in my eyes it was, because shot placement was perfect, and the pigs did not suffer. On the other hand, i have seen a pig shot with a 30-06 4 times, the shooter believed that because of the size of the shot, he wouldnt have to use proper shot placement, and as a result, a lot of the shots were stomach and leg shots, only maiming and prolonging the pain of the pig, in the end, the pig ran close to a kilometer with its guts falling out, before being shot below the ear by a 223, and then the pig died instantly, a cruel way to die. i know which pig i would of preferred to be in those two scenarios, the one that was killed instantly with the 22. I guess that the moral is for me, the size of the caliber does not make up for marksmanship and correct placement of shots, i am confident in my shooting abilities and dont push them beyond the limits to make ethical shots on larger animals, and i just dont see the need to pull out a 308 or 243, if i know i can ethically destroy the pest. sure im not going to go out totally undergunned, i will take a rifle that i know is capable of doing the job properly, quickly and cleanly, there is a need to have the correct firepower. its like scope choice, some people prefer a 4 x and others might like a 6-24 x and in the shooters eyes and combined with their abilities are both able to do exactly the same job if care and consideration is taken and the shooter knows his abilities and practices his shooting to improve. in the end, it all comes down to the shooters ability and confidence confidence in their weapon to take the shot.
You might all see this as a little long winded, but i just thought id share my views on why i wanted a controlled expansion round, Cheers.
