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Offline saylean

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I have a savage .223..LOVE IT!..

But that is really my only option for predators, as my .300wsm is a bit much...so take it for what its worth.

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go for the .243. If you use large game loads, they wont expand and much and it will be just like punching a hole. No huge exit wounds. Like stated before, the caliber doesnt matter nearly as much as the ammunition.
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I have a savage .223..LOVE IT!..

But that is really my only option for predators, as my .300wsm is a bit much...so take it for what its worth.
  I have the stevens 223 and love it as well!!!!
Rather be dead than cool.
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You can't go wrong with a .223/5.56 in the AR platform.  They are surprisingly cheap right now....  

Just use expanding bullets to be legal. Surplus stuff and most 5.56 is FMJ 

Looking cool is also a by-product. :)

 


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