Thread: Looking for a good all around rifle

Originally Posted by HindmarshLM07

So a .243 for the occasional deer and small game then get a 308, 30-06 etc for larger game and distance in future?

be easier to tell you what I have used last 40 years a .22 for possums rabbits hares target work a .222 for fallow meat hunts .308 for reds roar trips they do all my work and I really dont see any reason for changing they do the job happy with them I did have a .270 for reds and only sold it because of the rifle not the caliber - changes I would make if I suddenly had some extra coin - would like to try a 22-250 for fallow why little more range than the .222 now if I was much younger and I was south island bound thar etc a 7mmrem mag for that longer range work - so there ya go- all of them ammo available so reloading not needed - more than 40 years ago was supplied .222 308 and 270 so nothing else was considered