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 Best Rifle For??
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01/13/11 12:54 AM
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TJ_Hughes21
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What would be the best caliber rifle for shooting coyotes, pigs, and occasionally a deer? Any feedback is appreciated
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: TJ_Hughes21]
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01/13/11 12:55 AM
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passthru
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: passthru]
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01/13/11 12:56 AM
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stxranchman
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: stxranchman]
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01/13/11 12:57 AM
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A.B.
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Talent is a gift, character is a decision.
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: A.B.]
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01/13/11 01:04 AM
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sandman05
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: sandman05]
#2015108
01/13/11 01:35 AM
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rifleman
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anything from .17Rem to 30-378wby
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: rifleman]
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01/13/11 03:59 AM
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10pointers
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243
Lighter kick
prety flat
100 gr corelokts will kill anything
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: 10pointers]
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01/13/11 04:01 AM
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Redneck Messiah
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Originally Posted By: cody
...give it to a homeless guy...he won't mind the stiffness
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: Kyle Davis]
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01/13/11 04:20 AM
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BMD
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: BMD]
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01/13/11 04:41 AM
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Archer Anthony
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7mm rem mag, prob a lil overkill though
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: ChickenWilly]
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01/13/11 04:54 AM
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Jim A.
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Jim A.
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You Kill it You Clean it.
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: Jim A.]
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01/13/11 05:11 AM
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ken338winmag
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i have used a 257 stw (100gr balistic tips)to take coyotes, bobcat, deer, and hogs but take the 338 win mag (250gr partitions)for straight hog outings.
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: ken338winmag]
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01/13/11 05:29 AM
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Parker
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Re: Best Rifle For??
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01/13/11 05:48 AM
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KWood_TSU
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Amat Victoria Curam - Victory Loves Preparation
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: KWood_TSU]
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01/13/11 06:48 AM
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Reggie
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A .243 would be my choice. You will have a great deal of different bullets you could use.
Reggie
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: Reggie]
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01/13/11 06:56 AM
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Henryseale
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Definitly 7mm-08. A .243 will work, but is a bit light for deer and big hogs unless shot placement is near perfect. 7mm-08 energy is just slightly less than a .270, but has milder recoil and a short stroke action and is very flat shooting. This cartridge is not only available in many bolt action rifles, but also in the new Remington AR-15 type varmit rifle configuration.
"...Why, land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it's the only thing that lasts."
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: Henryseale]
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01/13/11 07:06 AM
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Sirrah243
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A Remington 700 in 243 caliber.
�A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.� -Fred Bear
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: Sirrah243]
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01/13/11 07:07 AM
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Sirrah243
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A Remington 700 in 243 caliber. 
�A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.� -Fred Bear
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: Sirrah243]
#2016121
01/13/11 08:07 AM
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ntxtrapper
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Remington Model 7 in .243
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: ntxtrapper]
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01/13/11 12:14 PM
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azcoyote
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My choice for the hunting you mentioned would be 25-06. 
"It'a a sad man my freind who's living in his own skin and can't stand the company" Bruce Springsteen
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: azcoyote]
#2016176
01/13/11 12:23 PM
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Hoytman
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Re: Best Rifle For??
[Re: TJ_Hughes21]
#2016230
01/13/11 12:56 PM
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TxYoteHunter
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.243 will get the job done just fine .
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