Texas Hog Slaughter

Texas Red River, north of Fort Worth.
Remington 300 Win Mag



What Hunting Rifle do I need?

The answer is it depends?
We are going to discuss some cartridges (not all) in this post. In later Posts we will deal with type of rifle. For this post we will just deal with the standard scoped bolt action rifle comparing apples to apples. Charts and graphs provided will need to be clicked on to get a larger readable view.

 

233 Remington vs. 22-250

Good for all Varmint and Whitetail Deer 



 

 

 

220 Swift vs. 243 Remington

Good for all Varmint and Whitetail Deer 

My choice 220 Swift

 

 

 

25-06 vs. 30-06

Good for all Varmint and All Deer, Elk and Hogs

My Choice 25-06

 

 

 

 

300 Winchester Mag vs. 300 Weatherby Mag

Large Deer, Elk, Grizzly any animal North American Continent

My choice - 300 Winchester Mag - Ammo price and availability

 

 

 

Note: All charts and graphs are calculated at sea level elevation. The results will change dramatically as you ascend in altitude. But the comparisons between cartridges will stay approximately the same relative to each other.