Chronos wrote:it's a long standing argument. .22lr has shot millions of rabbits, cats and foxes. the harder hitting rimfires too, 17hmr, 22 magnum. then the 22 hornet, .222 and 223. then there's the .204, 22-250, .243. .308, 270,
looking at it purely from a point of view of the quantity of australian game you could shoot with one I'd say 12G with a mix of shells you can take birds, rabbits, cats, foxes, goats, pigs and deer
Chronos
Westy wrote:X2 but you did forget my favorite 6.5x55
Combat_Wombat wrote:I would have to throw the 45-70 out there it will drop a water buffalo, mildly wound a drop bear and it's also handy for mincing and pre cooking your rabbits
Lorgar wrote:Er, should amend that to say does it all comfortably except for the heavy horned critters up north.
Combat_Wombat wrote:mildly wound a drop bear
Combat_Wombat wrote:mildly wound a drop bear
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
Chronos wrote: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
1290 wrote:Allrounder I take to mean one gun solution.... It has to be enough for all from Rabbits to Buff... In practical terms you wont use 1 rifle for all, but....
Lorgar wrote:Er, should amend that to say does it all comfortably except for the heavy horned critters up north. But I'm not up north so that doesn't matter for me.
on_one_wheel wrote:Would you go duck hunting with a 6.5 ? If you have answered no then its not really an all rounder.