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<blockquote data-quote="freddiej" data-source="post: 2261089" data-attributes="member: 26227"><p>well, I might as well wade into this muck and give my first hand experience.</p><p>#1 I own a 17 Rem, I love the gun and I love shooting it. </p><p>#2, I have hunted wolves for protection of livestock and humans in a few states. </p><p>#3 I have found 6MM/243 slugs are effective but I prefer 0.257" 90 grain slugs. specifically Berger, Barnes, and old Speer. at the time I had a 25-06 and a 257 Roberts. both worked well. </p><p>another guy that was helping out had a 22-250 and even with some very good shots could not put a good sized wolf on the ground without 2 or 3 shots. </p><p>I have used my 17 Rem for many small varmints and short shot coyote hunting. pelt hunting is superb with the 17 Rem. but it has it's size limits. a mountain lion with a 17 rem I would never do. For a 17 caliber to be effective on a mountain lion; it would have to be treed, the shot would have to be a lung shot and the lion drowned in his own blood. not the way I would ever shoot big cats. BTW it is the method that BLM uses and state hunters are told to shoot problem mountain lions with 22LR. </p><p>IF someone else has shot wolves with a 22 or smaller caliber then great for you. I would not. I will stick to using 25's and 27's for the job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freddiej, post: 2261089, member: 26227"] well, I might as well wade into this muck and give my first hand experience. #1 I own a 17 Rem, I love the gun and I love shooting it. #2, I have hunted wolves for protection of livestock and humans in a few states. #3 I have found 6MM/243 slugs are effective but I prefer 0.257" 90 grain slugs. specifically Berger, Barnes, and old Speer. at the time I had a 25-06 and a 257 Roberts. both worked well. another guy that was helping out had a 22-250 and even with some very good shots could not put a good sized wolf on the ground without 2 or 3 shots. I have used my 17 Rem for many small varmints and short shot coyote hunting. pelt hunting is superb with the 17 Rem. but it has it's size limits. a mountain lion with a 17 rem I would never do. For a 17 caliber to be effective on a mountain lion; it would have to be treed, the shot would have to be a lung shot and the lion drowned in his own blood. not the way I would ever shoot big cats. BTW it is the method that BLM uses and state hunters are told to shoot problem mountain lions with 22LR. IF someone else has shot wolves with a 22 or smaller caliber then great for you. I would not. I will stick to using 25's and 27's for the job. [/QUOTE]
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