Thread: First Rifle Choice for the Novice Hunter. Some more Notes From an Old Fudd

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

308 suppressed recoil as a lot have said should be quite okay and they have enough to take a red out to 300 easily and with some knowledge and target practice 400 - leave the 6.5 mm 243 to the guys with knowledge of its capability's- I would after over 50 years of hunting not recommend one

Have a mate whose old man was a culler ,he used a 243 when mate got his licence he told him get a 308 your not good enough to use anything else and you need what you hit to stay down.....,