by Jorge in Oz » 04 Mar 2014, 10:52 am
Redwood wrote:teekay0 wrote:Also, it's a shame that some states in Australia have min cal .270w for deer beause the 6.5x55 has taken some of the biggest deer in Europe for about 100 years.
They had to draw the line somewhere I suppose.
So close though, literally a hairs width between them.
So close!
Hi guys my first post here on Enough Gun.
That's a bug bear of mine moving from Qld to Vic and having a restriction like that when you can hunt Reds in Qld with a 6.5x55 and no one will bat an eyelid. Now they have omitted the restriction on the length of the cartridge (which was a minimum of 2 inches) which technically means you can hunt Sambar with a 44 Magnum as long as it has a pill greater than 130 grains. Doesn't make sense. I hunt Sambar with a 303-270 at the moment (also have an 8x57 Mauser sporter) and I think I'm under gunned but it is still legal. I would take a 6.5mm Swede over my 303-270 any day. But that is the law and it must be complied with. Still annoys me though.
Cheers
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