ScottyD wrote:Our place is open countryside down around our house/yards, but quickly rises up into mountainous terrain with thickish bush. I guessing something good for midrange would be best.
Anyway looking forward to hearing your suggestions. My apologies if this is covered in another thread I've missed.
His target species are dog & pigs. Thick short range and open, longer range.
What i meant earlier is just select what is best suited. 223, should be ok for dogs but a bit light for larger pigs. Range is all over the shop from say 50 to say 200 mtres
Almost any cartridge with say 80 grain spire or heavier doing about 2600 fps or more will do the job. And there are a lot to pick from. But I believe u should pick a commonly used one, because easier and cheaper to buy ammo and components.
If Sambar or Reds are a possibility I would go 308 or bigger.
30.30 are great, had one. But due to blunt nose bullets limit range and BAs are generally more accurate than levers, so I would not go down that path.
Any half decent, reliable variable, 2-7×40 or 3-9×40 will do the job, they are not tiny targets. Personally I like 3-9×40.
Again we are not target shooting at 500. Any half decent modern bolt action with reloads will do the job.
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