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Willie Lowman · May 14, 2013, 09:23 AM

People keep talking about justifying long range shots. If you live in the country, it isn't always Joe-Blow McBadguy that is a threat to you and yours. Coyotes, wild pigs, feral dogs and the like all need shooting too. Waiting for some of those animals to come into "justifiable SD range" is ridiculous. Keeping a long gun for defense of the home and another for the fields is ridiculous too. If it's got thirty rounds of 5.56 or eight rounds of .30-06, either one will do fine.

You might even get by with a shotgun...

May 14, 2013, 09:23 AM	#39
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 3,006	People keep talking about justifying long range shots. If you live in the country, it isn't always Joe-Blow McBadguy that is a threat to you and yours. Coyotes, wild pigs, feral dogs and the like all need shooting too. Waiting for some of those animals to come into "justifiable SD range" is ridiculous. Keeping a long gun for defense of the home and another for the fields is ridiculous too. If it's got thirty rounds of 5.56 or eight rounds of .30-06, either one will do fine. You might even get by with a shotgun... __________________ "9mm has a very long history of being a pointy little bullet moving quickly" --Sevens Last edited by Evan Thomas; May 15, 2013 at 08:22 AM. Reason: removed snark.