Thread: Is the .223 the most versatile cartridge?

I read through 1/2 of the posts on this tread and I have to say that I was starting to feel sick.

How on earth can a post like this be allowed on this forum?
Do you not realise the damage this sort of post could cause in the wrong hands (ie my wife)?
There is no rhyme nor reason to be stating that there is one 'most versatile cartridge'. If that was the case, I would only need one gun!!!

Not happening!! We need to be promoting the fact that each individual rifle and calibre has an incredibly narrow field of use, and therefore the wider the field of hunting, the more guns required!

There is 'a' most versatile cartridge for rats - air rifle
There is 'a' most versatile cartridge for possums - 22LR
There is 'a' most versatile cartridge for rabbits - .22WMR
There is 'a' most versatile cartridge for hairs - .17HMR
There is 'a' most versatile cartridge for wallabies (if I ever get the opportunity to shoot one, but the guns ready to go) - .223
There is 'a' most versatile cartridge for magpies - .22-250
There is 'a' most versatile cartridge for goats - 7.62x39
There is 'a' most versatile cartridge for deer - 6.5CM
There is 'a' most versatile cartridge for scrub bulls - .357MAG (small bulls), .44MAG (big bulls) Still looking for the bulls, but if I find some, I'm ready.

Then of course there's the different shot guns needed for duck, turkeys, and geese, oh and the .410 for keeping the Puke's off the plumb tree in to orchid.

For the sake of marital peace and successful future capital expenditure requests, please be more careful with these reckless postings about making do with one most versatile calibre.

PS - never leave your gun safe door open when your wife is home - she might happen upon it and take inventory - then you are really screwed