What's the most useless caliber

Jeez I don't know why a lot of hunting threads deteroriate into s**t fests:(? I mentioned the 17hmr because it didn't meet my expectations for high volume gopher shooting, not a good price vs performance factor. As a meat saving small game round it's probably great. I shoot a 25-05AI, 85grNBT's going 3600fps shoot flat and hit hard, works for me. Never owned a 410.
Happy Easter Guys

Edit: If you can't shoot it cause you can't get brass then it's useless, best post on here IMHO
 
Biggunners said:
223

Underperformed / overpopulated for no reason. You can not hunt with that and can't go to defend anything solely based on 223. Vietnam was lost basically due to this and see the guys in Iraq now carrying M1 Gerand for back-ups - Biggs


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Who said you can't hunt with the .223?

I shot a bear with a .23 a few years ago. One shot, dead.
 
2MM Pinfire.

Next to a .22LR.

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Nathan231 said:
Well said.
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;)Just trying to obtain a bit of clarification. I hope not but perhaps it's an acceptable legal method employed in Northern Ontario. Here in B.C., it's stated quite clearly in the regs,

"It's unlawful, # 18, to shoot wildlife from a motor vehicle or a boat propelled by a motor".

I don't know how 'fine' the letter of the law is but that may even include resting or leaning against a vehicle, or;) using the door as a rest but that's here, perhaps it's different else where.
 
Johnn Peterson said:
That may be your method but that wasn't what I said. Your method, judgement or just your interpretation??
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Just kidding. I've seen it far to often, that some people that spend a lot of time hunting and fishing, are never actually more than a "stones throw, from a motorized vehicle. Not intended to be directed specifically at you. Sorry!
 
Kevan said:
Sort of like how a man with a .308 will laugh at a .260 owner ?? ;)
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:)This topic or ladder of 'comparison' usually jumps up one caliber at a time so I think missed a few rungs:p. Interesting to see where the, giggling' stops and when we get to the top rung or best of the bunch, what is at the top.
 
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Johnn Peterson said:
;)Just trying to obtain a bit of clarification. I hope not but perhaps it's an acceptable legal method employed in Northern Ontario. Here in B.C., it's stated quite clearly in the regs,

"It's unlawful, # 18, to shoot wildlife from a motor vehicle or a boat propelled by a motor".

I don't know how 'fine' the letter of the law is but that may even include resting or leaning against a vehicle, or;) using the door as a rest but that's here, perhaps it's different else where.
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Here, you have to be x amount of feet from a travelled portion of a road. Just can't step out of the truck and blast away,"legally". If one had a bird dog in the back, some could fill out their limit without leaving the comforts of the cab. Conservation Officers are about as common as tics on a Lake Trout.
 
trebor2880 said:
Here, you have to be x amount of feet from a travelled portion of a road. Just can't step out of the truck and blast away,"legally". If one had a bird dog in the back, some could fill out their limit without leaving the comforts of the cab. Conservation Officers are about as common as tics on a Lake Trout.
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When I mentioned using my 'useless' .410 for potting ditch chickens, primarily for camp meat, along the side of the road, I should've been a little clearer in what I ment by 'roads'. I wasn't advocating doing so along well travelled roads and highways, more around back roads, skid roads and old logging and mill site roads. There are a lot of stipulations as to where you can and can't around here as well and my law degree is somewhat lacking. So, the following scan posted should give you some idea of what I'm getting at and where my .410 comes in handy.

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