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 Re: Best caliber for a newbie
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01/04/18 04:24 PM
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SapperTitan
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When I went out there yesterday I shot another one for him. A boar, probably 175#. Used my AR, and it took a while for him to go down. He liked my .357 lever gun, so I left that with him to try. We will see. There are lots of options. Sounds like his property isn't that big. An AR15 in .300 BLK would work very well. That bolt action Ruger American in .300 BLK would be another great choice. A lever action in .357, .44 mag or .30-30 would work very well too. A used Marlin 336 in .30-30 with a 1-4x scope would be a good combination. FWIW my cousin uses a Marlin lever action in .44 mag with a red dot sight on his farm, works great on coyote, bob cat, hogs and deer. Nothing seems to walk away very far after a hit with a 240 gr jhp. hate to tell ya but there isn’t much difference between 223-308 as far as how loud they are. If your worried about noise it’s time to invest in a suppressor. What he said. If he’s not a hunter and you don’t see more than one shot, do what ST does and get you a rifled barrel shotgun. IF he's not a hunter the recoil of a 12 ga slug gun can be brutal. it’s not much more than the recoil from my 370
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Re: Best caliber for a newbie
[Re: SapperTitan]
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01/04/18 04:35 PM
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VAFish
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When I went out there yesterday I shot another one for him. A boar, probably 175#. Used my AR, and it took a while for him to go down. He liked my .357 lever gun, so I left that with him to try. We will see. There are lots of options. Sounds like his property isn't that big. An AR15 in .300 BLK would work very well. That bolt action Ruger American in .300 BLK would be another great choice. A lever action in .357, .44 mag or .30-30 would work very well too. A used Marlin 336 in .30-30 with a 1-4x scope would be a good combination. FWIW my cousin uses a Marlin lever action in .44 mag with a red dot sight on his farm, works great on coyote, bob cat, hogs and deer. Nothing seems to walk away very far after a hit with a 240 gr jhp. hate to tell ya but there isn’t much difference between 223-308 as far as how loud they are. If your worried about noise it’s time to invest in a suppressor. What he said. If he’s not a hunter and you don’t see more than one shot, do what ST does and get you a rifled barrel shotgun. IF he's not a hunter the recoil of a 12 ga slug gun can be brutal. it’s not much more than the recoil from my 370 I assume you mean .270 not 370. Even the .270 has a fair bit of recoil for a new hunter, and remember your shotgun (from what I have seen in pictures) has a couple pound thermal sight on it as well that helps soften the blow. I'm not saying the 12 ga with slugs is a bad choice, I'm just saying given the OP's situation (new hunter, not a gun person, smallish property wanting lower noise) the 12 ga with slugs is not the best choice. Going with a gas operated semi auto would help reduce the recoil and give him a faster follow up shot. So that would be my suggestion if he does choose the 12 ga.
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