huntingirl89

I agree with everyone that said .243. It is definetly the way to go, .22 is too small, anything 30 and up is much too large for small critters. All it'll do is make hamburger outta them

nchawkeye

For those of you wanting the velocity of a 6mm in a .243...Buy a box of Federal Premium 85gr BTHP...3320fps...Perfect bullet for crows, groundhogs and deer....

corndog09

for all of them i would say a .243, that is what i use and it works good

jtb1967

One more vote for a .243. Even though I have multiple calibers to chose from, I find myself picking up my favorite .308 for both varmints and deer.

mossbergman11

so a .243 for coons, deer, yotes, hogs, possums and any other animal in that range? what is a .223, .30/06, 30/30 good for? i would be using this gun on probably just yotes and coons and target shooting if that changes anything....

Rammer

A 223 would be great for coons and yotes and target shooting. When you threw deer hunting in the equation, that takes it up another level to a 243.

trailer

Another vote for the 6 mm Rem. if you reload but you might have a hard time finding a new rifle chambered for the 6 mm...[>:]

mossbergman11

how much would a .223 and a .243 cost? i might get a .223 or a .243 or maybe even a .22 magnum
tell me what you think

Rammer

I guess the price all depends on how much you want to spend. LOL

YOu can pick up a Savage/Stevens for around $279 I believe for a low-end gun that will still shoot very well.

My AR I'm shooting right now I have about $750 in the gun by itself, without optics or back up iron sights.

My 243 I'm shooting is a Savage special run gun that I got for about $500 without optics.

Folically Challenged

What HE said!

But where are you gonna use a rifle on deer, mossberg? No rifles season for deer in OH. You got a honey hole you wanna tell us about???

FC