Quote Originally Posted by Lurker View Post
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.
Dude you are an idiot, use a bigger gun you will be thinking me later ahahah dumbest shit ive ever heard, any caliber gun with good shot placement will drop anything. Ive spotlighted deer with a .22 and used shorts that dont make sound and are only about as powerful as a pelet gun and dropped deer

And 1200 dollars scope sure as hell does not help that the only thing a more expensive scope does is pick up more light and not fog up.

Also to the hogs being big in ga, yes there are some big hogs in georgia in farms that are fed or on property that is managed for hogs but for the most part none of the them get over a 150 pounds.