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<blockquote data-quote="TLCfromARK" data-source="post: 281505" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>RAB, I have several rifles that I use for different things. <strong>IF</strong> I'm going deer hunting I prefer my .308 . <strong>IF</strong> I'm going out with the intent to hunt for yotes I carry one of my .243s. I try match the gun with the game & the area I'm hunting in, long shots in bean fields or power line rightways, close shots in thick cover,etc. Am I going to see a 100 lb. deer in some area's of Texas or will it be a 200 lb deer in parts of Arkansas? Different guns are designed for a different purposes, do some of them overlap in what they can do? Yes. Are some of them great for one thing but useless for another? Yes. It comes down to a person selecting the correct tool for the job at hand.</p><p></p><p>I can't speak for anyone else's areas but in a alot of places it's illegal to carry a centerfire rifle with you most of the year. So for me I keep my .22 Mag with me most of the time to take care of possoms on the half shell, yotes, "wild" dogs and even small hogs. It's very accurate out to 150 yds and I feel it's plenty of gun for those critters. I used to know a poacher years ago who hunted the year around ( food on the family table, not a "horn" hunter) and all he used was a .22 mag. </p><p></p><p> I think it was Caustic who said "find a round you are comfortable with and stick with it". If you feel the need to use large calibre to insure a clean kill on a small animal then that's what you should use.</p><p></p><p> ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TLCfromARK, post: 281505, member: 198"] RAB, I have several rifles that I use for different things. [b]IF[/b] I'm going deer hunting I prefer my .308 . [b]IF[/b] I'm going out with the intent to hunt for yotes I carry one of my .243s. I try match the gun with the game & the area I'm hunting in, long shots in bean fields or power line rightways, close shots in thick cover,etc. Am I going to see a 100 lb. deer in some area's of Texas or will it be a 200 lb deer in parts of Arkansas? Different guns are designed for a different purposes, do some of them overlap in what they can do? Yes. Are some of them great for one thing but useless for another? Yes. It comes down to a person selecting the correct tool for the job at hand. I can't speak for anyone else's areas but in a alot of places it's illegal to carry a centerfire rifle with you most of the year. So for me I keep my .22 Mag with me most of the time to take care of possoms on the half shell, yotes, "wild" dogs and even small hogs. It's very accurate out to 150 yds and I feel it's plenty of gun for those critters. I used to know a poacher years ago who hunted the year around ( food on the family table, not a "horn" hunter) and all he used was a .22 mag. I think it was Caustic who said "find a round you are comfortable with and stick with it". If you feel the need to use large calibre to insure a clean kill on a small animal then that's what you should use. ;-) [/QUOTE]
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