Caliber Question
I' ve been lurking here for a few weeks now. lots of good info. I' ve recently got bit by the hunting bug. I' ve only hunted rabbit and that was thirty years ago. This board has been one of my best resouces in my research stage. There' s a lot of debate on equipement here. But everyone, with only a couple of exceptions say to stay away from the rem 710. I narrowed it down to a 243 or 257 roberts depending on availability when i save the cash. My wife would also like to go with me. The main reason for my caliber choice as she is very recoil sensitve due to a bad back.
So that said, here' s the question. .40sw carbine. is it good for the small deer and hogs we have in florida? is the felt recoil more or less than my original caliber choice? The woods here tend to be fairly thick with underbrush and i dont think long range shots are going to be possible.