Hi All,
Oh.......... Oh deary me, Dom I take it that all the shooters and hunters In Ireland should have packed up because they were only allowed .22 rifles then ?
Here in the UK the .22 rifles are not legal in England & Wales for Deer at the moment that is. here is a move to make them legal for Roe, Muntjac and Chinese Water Deer. In Scotland they are legal for Roe Deer providing they use a 50 Grn Minimum bullet at 2450 fps or over producing 1100 ftlbs of muzzle energy.
Now personaly the smallest calibre centrefire I have is 6.5mm to which there is NO question about it's suitablity for Deer
Even the 6.5x54MS which is the smallest I have is ample enough for all Deer, as has been proven over many decades since it's introduction. Heck is was even used by artic explorers for meat and protection from Polar Bears. Gibbs of bristol did a hotted up version known as the .256 Gibbs Magnum
