provarmint
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22rf, fast twist 6br, 308win.
3 Calibres
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dropmdead
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Less recoil, and does roe and fox in Scotland.
Easier to be granted on a first application.
55gr bullets will do both jobs.
Less powder if reloading.
scrumbag
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Very close to perfection that
This is Kalahari's exact battery and he uses it well
palmer_mike
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.22lr for rabbits due to quietness and cheapness of ammo
.308 for deer and foxes perfect for all uk deer species and with a light varmint bullet for fox great for them also
No need for a third
OTOH if I really had to choose a fox specific rifles maybe a 223, availability of rifles and ammo being the reason
.308 for deer and foxes perfect for all uk deer species and with a light varmint bullet for fox great for them also
No need for a third
OTOH if I really had to choose a fox specific rifles maybe a 223, availability of rifles and ammo being the reason
I stuck to the OP's suggestion of running factory ammo, which a lot of people seem to have missed, I probably would have varied slightly from mine if it was reloading to .223AI and .284 win or .280AI
Then why limit to 3?I’m flirting with 22-250 or .204 as a fox choice
Thought about .270 but comparing to .308 what’s ammunition availability?
I’d really just like more guns I think
current deer calibres are 25-45 Sharps, 6.5x55, 6.5 creedmoor and 7.5x55, and then there's everything below
There are other deer legal on the ticket but they are conditioned for targetPS start reloading and it opens the world of calibres up
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Have a Tikka M590 and it feeds perfectly with all 3 mags i have (25-45 is a m595 too), great calibre, in all honesty only buys 100 to 150 fps over standard .223 with the 50 gr v-max i use but i have 30 gr barnes varmint grenades that according to QL I can get close to 4200 fps which i am going to try sometime, just because!
Tried to reduce to three, failed. Tried again, failed.
On the basis I had to give good reason, to justify my firearms, I'm struggling to be without anything I have
On the basis I had to give good reason, to justify my firearms, I'm struggling to be without anything I have
From those I own
The three I would keep would be
.22LR ---- for practice and small game
30 06 ---- I did think of the 9.3 x 62 as I do love it, but the 30 06 covers such a wide range of applications that it gets the vote
404 Jeff ---- for dreaming
The three I would keep would be
.22LR ---- for practice and small game
30 06 ---- I did think of the 9.3 x 62 as I do love it, but the 30 06 covers such a wide range of applications that it gets the vote
404 Jeff ---- for dreaming
Tend to agree it covers pretty much all applications. However, some nations in Africa demand a minimum .375 caliber for some quarry. 9.3mm is just shy.
if i had to only have 3 riflesYes, "dangerous game", but I can't justify a calibre as 1 of 3, just in case I want to shoot DG !
And your point is a good example of why it will be so hard for some, depending on what they shoot. If people only shoot rabbit, vermin, deer, it's easy, but I shoot a 9.3x62 for driven boar. I also shoot boar at night from a seat. The 9.3 isn't good for that, IMHO, so I use a 7x64 with thermal.
If the criteria allowed reloading, my go to deer rifle would be my 6.5x47, which would double for fox. And then a 22lr for rabbits, etc'.
If I did shoot DG, like you say, 375 minimum, but OTT for boar, and expensive to feed.
But then, I'm being asked to give up my light weight woodland stalking rifle, my K95
.............................. Not happening 
To be honest if you really wanted to be comprehensive you'd ensure you cover for every quarry species.
- Air rifle (FAC or otherwise); Squirrels, close up bunnies, shooting near buildings or skittish cattle etc.
- Some kinda rim fire or .22 hornet; further out bunnies and closer in varmints.
- A CF .22 bigger than hornet; small deer and game, far out varmints.
- A mid level "deer legal" CF; Deer and other CXP2 game
- A larger "deer legal" CF; Bigger or further out CXP2 game and moving into CXP3 game.
- A DG rifle of some sort; CXP3 and dangerous game.
- Steel proofed 3" chambered shotgun; Feathered game
That line up probably covers you for everything hunting wise. Then you can chuck in a long range target rig, a service rifle for such competitions, pistols etc. as your location allows.
All this talk about three rifles... what you need is TWENTY three rifles.
- Air rifle (FAC or otherwise); Squirrels, close up bunnies, shooting near buildings or skittish cattle etc.
- Some kinda rim fire or .22 hornet; further out bunnies and closer in varmints.
- A CF .22 bigger than hornet; small deer and game, far out varmints.
- A mid level "deer legal" CF; Deer and other CXP2 game
- A larger "deer legal" CF; Bigger or further out CXP2 game and moving into CXP3 game.
- A DG rifle of some sort; CXP3 and dangerous game.
- Steel proofed 3" chambered shotgun; Feathered game
That line up probably covers you for everything hunting wise. Then you can chuck in a long range target rig, a service rifle for such competitions, pistols etc. as your location allows.
All this talk about three rifles... what you need is TWENTY three rifles.
Reloading makes the .375 a much cheaper prospect. And soft loaded .375 probably delivers less energy than a shop bought 9.3 cartridge. I am utterly certain that the .375 can be an "everything" rifle. Certainly it is used to take duiker in Africa with negligible meat damage. With a hotter load, it can also take DG.
"IF" the original criteria allowed for "reloading", yes, we'd have more options, but then, the same would apply if we'd been allowed 6 rifles, instead of 3
Thank goodness, this is hypothetical.......................................
Alex L
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Only three..... ok 22lr and 6.5x55sw to do the bulk of the work, then I'd keep my 30-30win to make me smile...
If you are hunting for meat and knocking off the odd fox, then one rifle would do the job, (insert deer legal caliber of choice) just need to put the built in the right place to be left with some rabbit to eat... If you are doing a good amount of pest control then my .17hmr dose more work than the rest in a cabinet.
If you are hunting for meat and knocking off the odd fox, then one rifle would do the job, (insert deer legal caliber of choice) just need to put the built in the right place to be left with some rabbit to eat... If you are doing a good amount of pest control then my .17hmr dose more work than the rest in a cabinet.
Thank you, I have heard people rave about this Caliber but not know the reason. First heard about it 1981 it’s stood for some time as a well liked caliber.
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