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6.5*55 or 308
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Chasey
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Why? it doesent appear to offer good advice?
A: you don't need a specific minimum calibre to shoot boar in the UK
B: just spec the rifle for deer or fox and theres no need to mention bore
C: If you going after boar as your sole reason for ownership why get a 6mm or 6.5?
Its all a bit mythical what FAOs will accept or not accept. Truth is we use the wrong justifications so we get rejected.
One of our lot got a 30 06 as his first and only rifle.
All he needed was the proper justification.
Then report it to admin.
When I first applied, following serious advice I got everything sorted before my visit and got a rimfire and two centrefires on open tickets. It can be done.
David.
David.
kenbro
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Wow! I think you are the exception and very lucky.
Regards,Ken.
PS. When i applied for (And bought) a 308 to shoot Wild Boar my FLO told me (After much discussion) ‘we don’t put Boar on, AOLQ covers everything not specified.
Sold the 308 before the pig shoot after being told i could bring any deer legal cal.
Get both and then you have all the bullet weights you could ever need in this country - or Europe, if it comes to that. .308 give you max choice of loveliness to choose from.
kenbro
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I think, the 30 cal would cut a larger dia. hole, so could cut a line (To get to the next higher score?) that the 6.5 hole won’t reach.
I know nothing about score shooting, but that sounds logical to me.
Regards,Ken.
PS. I’m always open to education.
Makes some sense, but that would also depend if it was inward or outward scoring... As you may want that extra 0.5mm
personally I'd rather have a tighter group & over distance, it's normally the wind that has a greater effect on this ( or poor wind reading ) so a better BC bullet that cuts through would be a big plus !
As ive shot both 308 & 6.5 on quarry & out to 800yrds on ranges- I can honestly say that the 6.5 IMO is a better all round package.
personally I'd rather have a tighter group & over distance, it's normally the wind that has a greater effect on this ( or poor wind reading ) so a better BC bullet that cuts through would be a big plus !
As ive shot both 308 & 6.5 on quarry & out to 800yrds on ranges- I can honestly say that the 6.5 IMO is a better all round package.
Something like a Hornady ELD-Match .30 225g with a .777 BC then
Or even better, a .338 285g and a .829 BC 
Fact is, the OP has already made his choice, giving him both 6.5mm, and a .30
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