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HW100S · 2019-03-10 11:03:31

Hello What's the best deer calibre for someone starting out, 243, 308 6.5? Other? The rifle will be used for foxes also when the 17hmr won't suffice. What i mean by "best" is a rifle that will do what it needs to do when it comes to deer but also for foxes. "Best" could also mean most cost effective, least recoil, ammo…

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#32 12-03-2019 8:01pm
tac foley

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Not far off the .300Win Mag, which just might be easier to find, even at around eu2.60 a pop.

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#33 12-03-2019 8:34pm
tikkamark

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If you’re permissions will have the deer at 100m the .243 will flatten Any Irish species all day long at that distance+there lethal on foxes both day and night.
I’ve had mine out to 830y in 13mph wind and not a bother to it on a steel fox.

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