Guns are tools, like kitchen knives. A bread knife is not a paring knife is not a carving knife.
Imagine trying to take down a tasty squirrel with a .308! Or a deer with a .22.
My recommendations, a minimum - shotgun for bird shot and slugs, and a .22 for small game. The shotgun can also be loaded with buck shot for effective self defense.
Just like my kitchen has many knives, my gun cabinet has a variety of tools designed for different purposes.
“...Imagine trying to take down a tasty squirrel with a .308! Or a deer with a .22...”
I don’t know about the rest of the country but in the south, the .22 has been real popular with whitetail poachers and gator poachers since forever.
Thousands of .22 rounds have taken deer here in the states...over the last 100 years..
Yep - other than our Mossberg for two-legged predators, our larder consists of .22 (one being magnum hollow point capable)....our edible game here in the desert consists of quail, dove and the occasional cottontail.
Exactly. I like the .22 for small game and carry when I am dressed lightly. The 30.06 is my choice for large game, and the Remington 870 for everything else including home defense.
.30 cals don’t leave much meat on a lizard.