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Originally Posted By: Winny FanOriginally Posted By: CoyotejunkiOriginally Posted By: CZ527I agree foxes are predators, but then again so are wolves... Kinda rules out the 17.
HOWEVER, I was kinda joking when I said I felt I owned the ultimate predator rifle. I know there's no such thing. But I also know a tiny VLD won't tear up a fox and a 95 grain hunting bullet to the lungs of a wolf is gonna take plenty of pep from his step.
The best answers here to me are those that lend themselves to versatility, like my 6 WOA, or a 243, or even the common 223.
No perfect gun.... Just some closer than others.
I wouldn't hesitate to take a wolf with a 17 Rem, if it were legal. I have seen Cougar killed with them.
I don't know that there is a "perfect" anything out there.
I don't remember the details or the guy's name, but in the 1970's and maybe later, there was a guy in Alaska who used the 17 Remington exclusively for wolves, and he killed a bunch of them with the cartridge. Maybe someone will chime in with more specifics like a name, etc.
As for cougars, probably more treed cougars have been shot with a 22 Mag than any other cartridge. It's always been the cartridge of choice with guys who hunt and tree them with dogs.
A friend fixed me up on the name of the man who used 17 caliber rifles on wolves in Alaska. The name is Roy Chaney.
If you have a copy, the story I had seen about Mr. Chaney appeared in the Winter Edition 2002 of Small Caliber News.
HOWEVER, I was kinda joking when I said I felt I owned the ultimate predator rifle. I know there's no such thing. But I also know a tiny VLD won't tear up a fox and a 95 grain hunting bullet to the lungs of a wolf is gonna take plenty of pep from his step.
The best answers here to me are those that lend themselves to versatility, like my 6 WOA, or a 243, or even the common 223.
No perfect gun.... Just some closer than others.
I wouldn't hesitate to take a wolf with a 17 Rem, if it were legal. I have seen Cougar killed with them.
I don't know that there is a "perfect" anything out there.
I don't remember the details or the guy's name, but in the 1970's and maybe later, there was a guy in Alaska who used the 17 Remington exclusively for wolves, and he killed a bunch of them with the cartridge. Maybe someone will chime in with more specifics like a name, etc.
As for cougars, probably more treed cougars have been shot with a 22 Mag than any other cartridge. It's always been the cartridge of choice with guys who hunt and tree them with dogs.
A friend fixed me up on the name of the man who used 17 caliber rifles on wolves in Alaska. The name is Roy Chaney.
If you have a copy, the story I had seen about Mr. Chaney appeared in the Winter Edition 2002 of Small Caliber News.
