yeah...you hunt a bear that weighs half a ton with the same caliber rifle you use for a 200 pound deer. If you don't have a kill shot, it won't run far. Hell I've never had ANYTHING (including deer) run after I hit it with buck shot from my 12 gauge.

...a $1200 scope? who the fuck are you? Micheal Waddell? Dude It doesn't matter how long you've been hunting if you don't know the basics. With the shit you're talking you may as well hunt with a muzzle loader or a god damn bazooka if you're so worried about it running.

A clean shot to the heart will make sure that the deer doesn't run...and a thousand dollar scope won't ensure that shot. Only a good marksman can get that. I'll shoot a deer with a .22 mag and find it.

People...quit watching realtree outdoors and think you can hunt, cause they can't. They're rich and pay for their trophies.


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I've been hunting for over 20 years and if you're going to invest in a good caliber gun get a 300 mag. Put a very nice scope on it and by nice, I don't mean a $300 scope. Buy a high quality scope for around $800-$1200+.

They won't run far with a 300 mag, I promise.


The reason I suggest a 300 mag is because the first time you shoot a big bodied animal and he runs for 500+ yards and you lose the blood trail, you'll thank me later for suggesting a larger caliber. A rifle like a .270 or .30-06 is good for GA but the first time you walk a mile following a blood trail, you'll wish you bought the 300 mag.

A 300 mag is a little much for most size of deer in GA but when you go up north or out west it is much better suited. I hunt black bear in N. Georgia so a higher caliber helps there too.

I purchased a Thompson contender and it has a wide range of interchangable barrels. I have it in 12 gauge, .223, .308, and I'm getting the 300 mag this year. 1 gun with many different barrels. You can switch from a 12 gauge to a .308 in 2 minutes. You can also make it a pistol.

Whomever said the pigs in GA don't get big obviously hasn't hunted in GA very long. I've shot pigs over 400 lbs and last year somebody shot some records, one that weighed 800+lbs and 1,000+lbs just south of Atlanta. If that isn't big, I want to know what is.