Re: If you had one rifle?
[Re: nate]
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I would want one of my old Remington 788s that I have in a 22-250. Tack drivers describe them best. The cartridge will get every thing done on all the critters mentioned so far and I wouldn't be scared to use it on a few big critters that haven't been mentioned yet !
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Re: If you had one rifle?
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01/04/21 12:07 AM
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I would want one of my old Remington 788s that I have in a 22-250. Tack drivers describe them best. The cartridge will get every thing done on all the critters mentioned so far and I wouldn't be scared to use it on a few big critters that haven't been mentioned yet ! That is a good choice too X3
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Re: If you had one rifle?
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I know your question is a rifle but a shotgun is pretty effective on all those Big or small, a shotgun can take them all...
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Re: If you had one rifle?
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I know your question is a rifle but a shotgun is pretty effective on all those Big or small, a shotgun can take them all... Yup!!
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You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.
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Re: If you had one rifle?
[Re: nate]
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.58 Plains Rifle The people responsible for you being here on a trapping message board, the fore fathers of the fur trade , really did leave civilization to go thrive in a brutal grizzly saturated wilderness........with only one gun. It typically wasn't a squirrel rifle.
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Re: If you had one rifle?
[Re: nate]
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Well since no one else has mentioned it I'll go with the original one and done rifle from Roy Weatherby the .300 Weatherby can be used on anything from small game up to the mean and nasty critters ha ha
And don't under estimate the .22-250 it was a good friend of mine's favorite all around deer , elk and coyote round until the day he died. Allan
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Re: If you had one rifle?
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01/04/21 04:53 AM
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That over under break action that's a .22 on top and a .410 on the bottom.
No Jab.
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Re: If you had one rifle?
[Re: nate]
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01/04/21 06:17 AM
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12 gauge. I could run lots of sizes of birdshot, buckshot, slugs, and do well on any of those creatures of various sizes. Getting close enough would be up to me on the bigger animals but the gun would handle them all.
If pressed to strictly a rifle I'd lean to a .22 mag.
Jim
Last edited by jabNE; 01/04/21 06:19 AM.
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Re: If you had one rifle?
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.22 Hornet or .25-20... 2 oldies assuming ammo could be had.
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Re: If you had one rifle?
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i heard from a friend that a 40 grain plain lead standard velocity 22 lr out of a rifle, in a deers heart at 50 yards or less, it wont run another 50.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: If you had one rifle?
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I s'pose a .22 LR would make the most sense in a "only one rifle" situation which would mean tough times. Back in the day most one-gun-households had a .22 for rabbit and squirrel. And most outdoor bandits know a .22 LR will put a deer on the ground if that's what you got.
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Re: If you had one rifle?
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A .17 on deer?....Nope not me In the noggin..........no tracking required. First thing that moves is a deer's head.To easy to be off just a bit and wound..No thanks
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Re: If you had one rifle?
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I have also been told a 22 in the throat of one looking at you will drop it on the spot. Have to hit dead center. The bullet will hit the spine. Again, 50 yards or less. 22 long rifle will have enough energy to penetrate the hair hide and windpipe, breaking the spine at that distance. Was told keep a sharp pocket knife so you can cut its throat after that shot. They like to freeze like rabbits. If its facing away from you with its head looking back, base of the ear will drop one too. At least that is what the guy said. It was rumored he liked an old winchester model 67 single shot. Said it was accurate and quiet.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: If you had one rifle?
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I have also been told a 22 in the throat of one looking at you will drop it on the spot. Have to hit dead center. The bullet will hit the spine. Again, 50 yards or less. 22 long rifle will have enough energy to penetrate the hair hide and windpipe, breaking the spine at that distance. Was told keep a sharp pocket knife so you can cut its throat after that shot. They like to freeze like rabbits. If its facing away from you with its head looking back, base of the ear will drop one too. At least that is what the guy said. It was rumored he liked an old winchester model 67 single shot. Said it was accurate and quiet. I'll pass
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Re: If you had one rifle?
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So far as I know a 22 is still legal for deer hunting in MS.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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