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|
animal |
caliber |
Minimum ft lbs to kill |
|
rabbit |
.177 and .22 cal pellet guns, 22lr, 22 mag. |
4 |
|
Squirrel |
.177 and .22 pellet guns, 22lr 22mag |
4 |
|
Racoon |
22lr, 22mag, 5.7 |
80 |
|
coyote |
22lr, 22mag, 223/556, 22-250 |
500 |
|
All deer size game |
22-250, 243, 257 Weatherby, 25-06, 30-30, 270wsm, 308, 30-06, 270, |
1000 |
|
Hogs |
243, 257 Weatherby, 25-06, 30-30, 270, 308, 30-06, 7mm Mauser. 6.5 Creedmoor, |
1000 |
|
Caribou |
7mm Mauser, 6.5 PRC, 6.8 Western, 7mm mag, 308, 270, 30-06, 270. |
1200 |
|
elk |
7mm-08, 7mm mag, 308, 30-06, 300wsm, 300 Weatherby mag, 6.8 Western, 300-win mag, 45-70. 28 Nosler, 6.5 PCR. |
1200 |
|
moose |
30-06, 300-win mag, 300 Weatherby mag, 300 PCR, 28 Nosler, 300 RUM, 7mm RUM, 30 Nosler, |
1700 |
|
bison |
30-06, 300-win mag, 300 Weatherby mag, 45-70, 300 PRC 340 Weatherby mag. 28 Nosler, 30 Nosler. |
1700 |
|
Black bears |
243, 30-30, 25-06, 257 Weatherby mag, 30-06, 270, 308. |
1100 |
|
Grizzly bears |
300 Weatherby mag, 300-win mag, 340 Weatherby mag, 28 Nosler, 300 PRC |
1600 |
|
All mountain sheep and goats. |
25-06, 270, 30-06, 270wsm, 6.8 Western, 6.5 Creedmoor. |
1000 |
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