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For small game hunting, I think so.
It depends on what your hunting, moose, bear, rabbit, birds. Hunting large animals I suggest a large caliber rifle. Most hunters in Alaska also carry a large caliber handgun (.357, .41 Mag, 44 Mag.) even if they are hunting small game of fishing. It depends on what your hunting, moose, bear, rabbit, birds. Hunting large animals I suggest a large caliber rifle. Most hunters in Alaska also carry a large caliber handgun (.357, .41 Mag, 44 Mag.) even if they are hunting small game or fishing.
That will depend on the caliber, make and condition. While most is worth $5-$10 per cartridge, some rare cartridges, such as the Holland & Holland .600 Nitro Express sell for $50-$125 per cartridge.
It depends on what game you will be hunting. In North America for hunting white tailed deer I recommend the Winchester .270 cartridge. You should be able to find a decent .270 rifle for well below $500 at most sporting goods stores.
A good handgun for big game hunting would be any manufactures gun in caliber .454 Casull. A good target shooting pistol would be anything chambered in .22 caliber.
The best caliber rifle is entirely dependent on what game you are hunting. For varmints (small pest animals like gophers, moles, and prairie dogs) as .22 LR would be appropriate. For deer and elk, I would chose one of the .30 caliber options, either 30.06 or .308. For moose, or cape buffalo, I might go up to a .454.
caliber limitations are set by the hunting ministry in your region, eg 243 for deer(smallest) 22lr for smll game eg rabbits and so on
Ghost hunting
Depends on what you are hunting. See the link below to the Illinois Game Regulations.
Caliber is the term used for the diameter of the inside of the barrel (in shotguns, it is called gauge instead). The larger the opening of the barrel (known as the bore) the higher the caliber- but not necessarily the energy of the cartridge. The .600 Nitro Express was a VERY large cartridge used for VERY big game hunting- elephants. But it is an older, straight sided cartridge. The .50 BMG, while firing a skinnier bullet, has more energy. The largest rifle made for sporting use was probably the .700 Nitro Express, however, military anti-tank rifles (fired from the shoulder) have been as large as 20 mm- about .80 caliber. Some muzzle loading black powder weapons fired a 1 inch, or 1.00 caliber bullet. The king of the BIG bore is probably the Paradox- these were part rifle, part shotgun- that were measured in gauge rather than caliber. The largest, the 2 bore, fired a slug about 40 mm in diameter- or 1.600 caliber.
Yes, must be .24 caliber or larger for hunting big game. See link below-
The .470 Nitro Express is a cartridge developed in England for very large or dangerous game hunting. It can be bought from most hunting stores or online shopping sites like Cabela's.