I want to buy a general purpose hunting rifle for Arizona. Game there includes coyote, javalina, antelope, couse deer, mule deer, other deer?, pig, and cow elk. (I am not going to try to find a caliber that works on all those and bull elk. If I get a coveted bull elk tag, I will buy a rifle just for that).
I was hoping that a .308 would work well for most of those game from antelope and deer, up to cow elk.
The largest animal I really expect to hunt with .308 is the mule deer. Will the .308 work well on antelope and deer, and drop the larger mule deer well?
I will specialize more later and buy other rifles but for now I want one that will cover most of those. I also have a .223 for the smallest game, like javelina and coyote etc.
I was hoping that a .308 would work well for most of those game from antelope and deer, up to cow elk.
The largest animal I really expect to hunt with .308 is the mule deer. Will the .308 work well on antelope and deer, and drop the larger mule deer well?
I will specialize more later and buy other rifles but for now I want one that will cover most of those. I also have a .223 for the smallest game, like javelina and coyote etc.