Huntmt28
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Grab your swift and calls and let'r rip!!
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We have a winnerNothing less than a .50
Not a ''fan'' of the long shots, thats for PAPER PUNCHERS.......if one is looking to kill something, why not get to within a minimum of 400-450 yards....That to me is still a long shot............I would assume they are well within the size range of whitetails, but with a lot more fur, which would make a hot 22cal plausible, but perhaps on the marginal side of things. It also seems as though a lot of the guys doing it are planning on rather distances. For long distance I would want high BC and high velocity. That would make me consider a 6X47 or larger 6mm with a 105gr or heavier bullet to be the minimum. Not the minimum that could get the job done, but the minimum combination of trajectory, drift and impact momentum that I would want for myself for 600-1000yd shots. There’s a reason you don’t see competitors using 22cals at 1000yds. A 22-250 sized cartridge could get the job done I’m sure, but I wouldn’t want to handicap myself in the drop and drift department of planning to shoot extreme range. I would strongly consider something similar to a 6CM with 105’s, 6.5-284 with 140’s, or 280AI with 168’s. There are a host of cartridges that will approximate the performance of those three. I know nothing about wolf hunting, but it seems like a lot of wolf hunters are preparing for 1000yd shots.
I’d go straight to an RPG. Dem woofs R tuF.I would use at least a 50.
800lb elk are shot with .243, the Swedes favorite moose gun is a 6.5....just sayingWELL.
I am thinking, a shot at a wolf is a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
I sure would hate it if I tried a gun too small and lost my only ever wolf.
I would way rather have a taxidermist have to fix a pelt than NOT have a pelt.
Just my thoughts.
A wolf is 100 pounds+, and a coyote is maybe 40#.
You referenced a wolf being 100lbs, hence the need for enough gun. Well, if that's the case then 223 or 220 swift would definitely be enough gun for a wolf, easily.That's right any good deer round will work fine.
I never thought the 223, 220 swift a big game round, but.
If you want to risk your once in a lift time animal, have at it.
It's amazing the amount of people that don't believe this to be true. mtmuleyThe heaviest wolf weighed by F&G in Idaho was 128 pounds. The majority are under 90 pounds.
Not really every 6 point bull is 340 and every buck mule deer is 170...so.It's amazing the amount of people that don't believe this to be true. mtmuley
I think there is a lot more ignorance and belief in false information about wolf size as opposed to deer and elk...so. mtmuleyNot really every 6 point bull is 340 and every buck mule deer is 170...so.
If your 223 or 220 swift doesn't get it done, it's not the fault of the cartridge!That's right any good deer round will work fine.
I never thought the 223, 220 swift a big game round, but.
If you want to risk your once in a lift time animal, have at it.