If you had to limit your rifles to 3 calibers, small, medium and, large, what 3 would you pick.
Small= Varmint caliber up to coyote size animals. Let's keep the upper limit at 6mm/243 caliber
Medium= Deer sized game, coyotes etc. I think 308 should be the upper limit here.
Large= Animals up to and including Elk and Moose and Bear. Lets stick to calibers for animals in the US/canada. Not looking for elephant guns here.
I am really doing this to inform myself more than anything else my first two choices are easy but the third is gonna be tough forme since I have really no experience in this area. I don't even need one right now but I think I might like to hunt larger critters later.
My picks so far are:
Small/Varmint caliber= 223 Cheap easy to load for and readily available as well as accurate. A littlesmall for Coyotes maybe but I can handle them with my second choice should the need arise.
Medium= 25-06 Good for coyotes, deer, antelope. Flat shooter very accurate in my opinion.
Large? right now I would lean towards something in the 308 range because I reall don't like a whole lot of recoil. I also have some love for the 45-70 just because I am acowboy at heart I guess.
I would like to see what you guys pick and why.
Small= Varmint caliber up to coyote size animals. Let's keep the upper limit at 6mm/243 caliber
Medium= Deer sized game, coyotes etc. I think 308 should be the upper limit here.
Large= Animals up to and including Elk and Moose and Bear. Lets stick to calibers for animals in the US/canada. Not looking for elephant guns here.
I am really doing this to inform myself more than anything else my first two choices are easy but the third is gonna be tough forme since I have really no experience in this area. I don't even need one right now but I think I might like to hunt larger critters later.
My picks so far are:
Small/Varmint caliber= 223 Cheap easy to load for and readily available as well as accurate. A littlesmall for Coyotes maybe but I can handle them with my second choice should the need arise.
Medium= 25-06 Good for coyotes, deer, antelope. Flat shooter very accurate in my opinion.
Large? right now I would lean towards something in the 308 range because I reall don't like a whole lot of recoil. I also have some love for the 45-70 just because I am acowboy at heart I guess.
I would like to see what you guys pick and why.