3 Calibres

[Sampo]

What do you mean by three calibres? We have at least 6 different species of deer plus fox plus rabbits plus squirrels plus rats plus feral goats plus wild boar. Now only if it was this easy to explain to my missus why I cannot just have one rifle for everything.

If I had to choose, I would go with .22 LR (semi auto preferably) for small vermin, .243 for most of the deer and possibly foxes and .308 for rest of the game.

 

[Jon P]

.22rf . 270 & 300 Win Mag

 

[North Cornwall Deer]

I currently have .17hmr, .22lr, .243 and 308
If I had to lose one it would be the hmr

 

[TURNBOLT]

Mine are 22lr, 22-250 and 6.5 cm.Only been stalking with the 6.5cm since lockdown was relaxed but very impressed with accuracy and very light recoil from t3 lite.

 

[Richard Parsons]

3? 22lr rabbits, 308 for anything more than 6 inches off the ground.

 

[norcan]

For what I hunt now..
177
22lr
222

For what I want to hunt..
22lr
7x64
9,3x62

Whats most economical..
22lr
223
308

 

[welshwarrior]

22lr 223rem and 308win
Move off factory ammo
22lr 222rem and 308 or 30-06

 

[martin_b]

.22lr
.223rem
6.5 Creedmoor

 

[sharkbait]

Cz 22 varmint
Tikka .223
Tikka 6.5x55

 

[Tf223]

.22 WMR for rabbits (the few that are about) and the odd fox
.223 for pure foxing
6.5x55 for stalking

Damn it... this has made me think (once again) that I really need to advertise my lr (volquartsen 10/22) and buy a .223 to replace the one I should never have sold!

 

[cjm1066]

222, I don't shoot a lot of rabbbits and it wil do the job + fox and small deer
7x57, gentle calbre and ideal for most deer
375, when the 7x57 isn't enough or for that trip to Africia

 

[Tom D]

22lr, .20 Vartarg, 7-08.
Thats what I have now, I have no desire to change, although I fancy a 35 Whelan but I’m not sure that would be in my top 3.
l’m surprised how many people have stopped at .243 as the ‘big’ rifle....surely you need something bigger?

 

[Wills]

What I have now.


.22 (sub sonics are great - but bouncy)
6.5x55 (not a hot calibre and good for woodland roe) - I was debating whether to include .243 instead - which I also have. Excellent roe round but sub 100 yards leaves quite bad bruising - even with 100grn soft nose. Excellent foxing round, but I don't shoot many of them.
.270 (the myths are real - it is the Valhalla of calibres)

 

[User00036]

.177 gas filled air rifle, .22lr, .222.
Shot more rabbits & pigeons squirrels with my air rifle, than with any other rifle or shotgun.

 

[Griggo06]

22lr, .20 Vartarg, 7-08.
Thats what I have now, I have no desire to change, although I fancy a 35 Whelan but I’m not sure that would be in my top 3.
l’m surprised how many people have stopped at .243 as the ‘big’ rifle....surely you need something bigger?

Hi Tom,
What's the vartarg like?
Definitely want to add one to the stable.
And it seems like a great round for foxing with using small amount of powder or I am wrong?

I agree I have few rabbits round me so need for a .22lr. So .20 vartarg 6.5creedmoor and some big thing just because maybe wild boar?

 

[welshwarrior]

Well if you’re throwing in Africa and boar trips.

22 hornet 260 and 375 H&H

 

[Tom D]

Hi Tom,
What's the vartarg like?
Definitely want to add one to the stable.
And it seems like a great round for foxing with using small amount of powder or I am wrong?

I agree I have few rabbits round me so need for a .22lr. So .20 vartarg 6.5creedmoor and some big thing just because maybe wild boar?

I love the vartarg, drops foxes for fun and leaves crows hollowed out like an Ice cream cone even at 300 yds. Get Steve Kershaw to build you one, he has the reamers and one himself. You can have one set up for neck turning for super precise target type shooting but you have to neck turn the brass which I didn't fancy so I asked fro the 'no turn' variant. It's still bloody accurate.

 

[Griggo06]

I love the vartarg, drops foxes for fun and leaves crows hollowed out like an Ice cream cone even at 300 yds. Get Steve Kershaw to build you one, he has the reamers and one himself. You can have one set up for neck turning for super precise target type shooting but you have to neck turn the brass which I didn't fancy so I asked fro the 'no turn' variant. It's still bloody accurate.

We talking a good price or lots of £££?
It seems like such a good in between the hmr and .223.

 

[Brave Echo Niner]

17 Rem, 308. win, 300 win mag.
17 Rem for rabbit and fox.
.308 Win for fox and small deer (Muntjac, CWD, Roe and Fallow)
.300 Win mag for boar and large deer (Sika and Red)

 

[Tom D]

We talking a good price or lots of £££?
It seems like such a good in between the hmr and .223.

I suppose a lot will depend on the donor action and the barrel you choose. Talk to Steve and ask, I’d guess at between £800 and £1300 depending on how cheap you can find the right donor. it’s a while since I got mine done though, so I might be out of touch.
There’s loads of cheap 222’s on guntrader, that’s the right boltface, you could pick up a donor for under £200...