1290 wrote:Best all round would have to take care of ALL game and pests encountered in Aus - comfortably.
Don't come to VIC without at minimum a 308 - or equal energy, yes 6.85mm x130gr is the minimum, but we are not advanced enough or intelligent enough to consider energy, apparently...
little things up to the big horn-y things, in open and in the thick stuff... I would suggest a level above the 308win
I would have to disagree. Anything capable of a clean kill on Sambar would have to be overkill on the majority of pests in Oz. That would make it a specialty caliber, not a good all around caliber. common sense could exclude all birds, rabbits, hare, foxes, wild dogs, small deer, small pigs and goats if you're carrying a .338 win mag
I would say 95% of pests and game shot in Australia would be under 100kg, I'll stick to my pick, 12g
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