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I have an invitation to try antelope hunting next fall. I would like to use a rifle but the only rifles I own are a 306 and a 300. I also would like to get into predator hunting. We have a lot of troublesome fox around my land and my 300 seems to be a little overkill. What rifle would you recomend for fox, but also could be big enough for antelope? I am looking at an AR 223 but I am concerned that it might not have the knock down power for antelope. Any suggestions?
Randy Rosin
Ogdensburg, WI
from randyrosin on 07.01.09 Answer Question |
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as far as antelope round, you'd be best off with a .25/06 remington,its an awesome goat gun. a little heavy for fox if your keeping the pelts though.
Agreeing with Jake, the .25-06 is a very good gun and you can find loads that would do relatively little damage to the pelt of a fox or yote. A good .243 is geared a little more for the varmint hunting but may be a tad on the weak side for Antelope. On the plus side both guns are flat shooting which can be beneficial on Antelope hunts. Those are the two I would recommend if you're trying to balance between those two animals, which is no easy feat.
You can use the .30-06 for all your needs.
110/125gr on foxs,"dogs"etc. 150/165 for the 'lopes.
Good luck and good hunting.
25-06/243/30-06/270/22-250/257 wetherby.
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as far as antelope round, you'd be best off with a .25/06 remington,its an awesome goat gun. a little heavy for fox if your keeping the pelts though.
Agreeing with Jake, the .25-06 is a very good gun and you can find loads that would do relatively little damage to the pelt of a fox or yote. A good .243 is geared a little more for the varmint hunting but may be a tad on the weak side for Antelope. On the plus side both guns are flat shooting which can be beneficial on Antelope hunts. Those are the two I would recommend if you're trying to balance between those two animals, which is no easy feat.
You can use the .30-06 for all your needs.
110/125gr on foxs,"dogs"etc. 150/165 for the 'lopes.
Good luck and good hunting.
25-06/243/30-06/270/22-250/257 wetherby.
Post an Answer (200 characters or less)