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Originally Posted by 2000Z-71
So I'm thinking I "need" another rifle. Something to use for Javelina hunting down here or possibly even Coues Deer if AZ Fish & Game ever decides bless me and pull my name in the tag lottery. Javelina are not huge like boar and Coues deer are about the equivalent of a German Shepherd with antlers. Hunting is typically done in brush with some open grasslands at close to moderate ranges.
So what else should I consider, especially on the cartridge side of things? Thanks in advance.
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With the preface that I know nothing about either game animal....... here in the rolling wooded Allegheny mountains broken by smaller fields (5-10 acres)..... I've been using a Ruger 77/357 w/ a 1-4x20 Leupold as my "utility" rifle.....
Short,light, quick handling.... good for most that walk on 2 or 4 legs.
Coyotes are 24/7 open season here so it's an excuse to carry a rifle on evening "walks in Penn's Woods"...... it's good to about 100yds.
Depending on round you can get 1700-2100 fps & 800-1300 ft-lbs of muzzle energy ( Ballistics by the inch). You could handload almost anything up to 180 gr.