The laws in Georgia on bear hunting used to be no matter what gun you carried on a bear hunt, you had to have a sidearm of a .44 mag or larger. So the .44 mag is my choice. The .300 mag I have is just a long range shooter, to heavy to hunt with. So the .44 is fine by me. I like the .44 over the...
I think most any .22 will do well. The main thing is to shoot it enough to know what it does and how the bullet travels. You really do have to learn your rifle. When I was in the Army the M1 I was assigned was just about gone. But learning how it shot help me to shoot expert with a piece of...
dwhite..........if your headed in that direction, try the Mini-14. That is topflight, and so many things can be done with that one.
And for feral hogs or nutria, I like my Colt .44 mag with the Holo sight. That thing don't miss. Throw it up, red dot on the target, both eyes open and he's all...
I am another vote for the 10-22. Unreal little rifle. I have a cheap Redfield scope on mine and at 50 yards it will hit a squirrel in the head every shot. But one of the things I am so fearful of is folks that shoot without very little thought of after the kill, where is the bullet headed...