Hunting Rifles for Any Game

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 3/30/2018 | J Hines

[BlueLancer]

Well, I own three of the four ...

[WayneS]

A Mossberg 500 12 gauge, a Ruger 10/22 and a Springfield 1903 reside in one of my gun cabinets.

I think these are close enough to the weapons listed to do the job(s).

[WayneS]

Did the writer not notice that one of the rifles on his list is not a rifle?

[corlorde]

Ditto. I don’t have a use for the last rifle because big game hunting in Africa doesn’t interest me.

[BlueLancer]

Here's the one that I'm still looking for ...

[budj]

I used to know a doctor who was an avid big game hunter. He had one gun he believed the best of all. It was a Weatherby .300 magnum.

[KC Burke]

One for those who like the semi-auto and a slightly faster varmint round, try the Savage A22 in 22 WMR. Rotary mags hold 10, within zero to 3” fall out to 180 yards.

[Dusty Road]

MY 17 WSM shoots circles around it but I’m still keeping my 22 Mag’s.

[butlerweave]

I loaned a Lee–Enfield No 5 Mk I to friend for his Moose hunt and he cursed me out when he came back , flashbacks from Korea I think ,LOL

[AppyPappy]

I hear a .223 is so powerful, it will bring down a farking dinosaur.

[DIRTYSECRET]

So tell me: A 10-22 can take a 22lr bullet? That plus what else? You guys are the experts.

[Glennb51]

Ruger used to sell the 10-22 in 22 wmr (winchester magnum etc.) but discontinued it.

[Glennb51]

I had all four, until the boating accident.

[UnChained]

In the write-up on the Ruger 10/22, it mentions the advantages of .22 caliber shotgun shells. Those would make me feel like Gulliver.

[farming pharmer]

I used to know a doctor who was an avid big game hunter. He had one gun he believed the best of all. It was a Weatherby .300 magnum.

Good choice, but for a cartridge that's available world-wide I would choose the .375 H&H magnum. One could use it on deer to elephants and everything in between.

[Big Red Badger]

Barrel markings are Your Best Friend!

Typically RUGER 10-22 are 22lr. Only.

[rickomatic]

From .22 LR all the way up to .458 SOCOM, the AR15 platform is the best all around rifle for any North American game animal.

[Lurker]

Savage Model 110 in .308. Best out of the box rifle on the market IMO.

The trigger is outstanding.

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[DIRTYSECRET]

I kinda figured the .223 was best only because it’s more available. Russian version cost 21 cents a pop. Whatever happened to it. What’s the cheapest ammo online.