Campfire caliber conversations

Dogleg said:
A .22/250 and a .300 Win. I dare you to find a North American hunting situation that you can't handle with just the two.
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By that measure, your battery can be reduced to just the .300 Winchester. It won't do a squirrel much good, has an enviable record on all species of North American big game, and if throttled back some, the sewing necessary to hide the holes in pelts is minimized when its used to poke a coyote or a wolf.
 
hoytcanon said:
Seriously? Everyone else was able to overlook the terminology faux pas.
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It is actually not a terminology faux pas. Anyone who knows the English language knows that it is fluid and changing. Therefore, and it has been this way for a long time, "caliber" could be considered a replacement for cartridge. That is why we structure our language in sentences and use context.
 
Boomer said:
By that measure, your battery can be reduced to just the .300 Winchester. It won't do a squirrel much good, has an enviable record on all species of North American big game, and if throttled back some, the sewing necessary to hide the holes in pelts is minimized when its used to poke a coyote or a wolf.
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I've found that fur buyers have a completely different idea of what damage is than a sane, rational, non-criminal person does. Lethal injection would be too much for most of them.

Besides, varmint rifles are fun. Nothing quite like the "whack" when a crow is converted into a circle of feathers. There's also a bit of a safety factor when most bullets explode at the first contact with the ground.
 
Dogleg said:
I've found that fur buyers have a completely different idea of what damage is than a sane, rational, non-criminal person does. Lethal injection would be too much for most of them.

Besides, varmint rifles are fun. Nothing quite like the "whack" when a crow is converted into a circle of feathers. There's also a bit of a safety factor when most bullets explode at the first contact with the ground.
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Ya gotta love that grenade in a pillow effect.
 
220 Swift
7x57 or 270 Win
30-06 or 303 British
8mm Mag or 338 Mag.

Hard to choose....so many options. For gophers, ground squirrels and smaller pests, I would opt for my 222 Remington
However, if larger predators might be included, I like the Swift better. or maybe even my 6mm Remington.
Dave.
 
1) Varmint - .22 Hornet (rodents)
2) Mountain (deer, sheep, etc.) - 7x57 (deer and sheep only, and could serve as a coyote rifle - but there are mountain grizzlies and elk and if so then .416 Rem. Mag. )
3) Close Range Thick Cover (deer, moose, elk) - .416 Rem. Mag. (all heavy game in thick cover including bison and grizzly)
4) Big Game (anything that walks in North America) - .416 Rem. Mag. (anything so bison, moose, elk and grizzly, a bit much for deer and sheep but have used it on these - it works :p ).
 
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chuck nelson said:
It is actually not a terminology faux pas. Anyone who knows the English language knows that it is fluid and changing. Therefore, and it has been this way for a long time, "caliber" could be considered a replacement for cartridge. That is why we structure our language in sentences and use context.
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Language may be "fluid," but the words "caliber" and "cartridge" have clear definitions, the reality that "lay people" often get confused in the practical application of the words doesn't change that fact... they are so commonly misused that most people overlook the "faux pas," unless they are particularly anal...
 
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