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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
    .22WMR is going to get popular in coming years, hopefully will lower the cost too, not that it's that high.
    Yeah, assuming it isn't clamped down on, I can see that doing goat duty on a large scale.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Max Headroom View Post
    Yeah, assuming it isn't clamped down on, I can see that doing goat duty on a large scale.
    With more than a few finishing-off shots required, unfortunately.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
    With more than a few finishing-off shots required, unfortunately.
    Quicker than 1080 hahaha
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
    With more than a few finishing-off shots required, unfortunately.
    Yes, very unfortunate. Even the larger calibres rely on the nut behind the bolt when it comes to killing goats.

 

 

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