Well, it seems that you have gaps in your stable above and below the quarter-bore. You NEED a barnburner varmint caliber, 22-250 AI, 22 BR, or 220 Swift. Some may argue that a 25 WSSM *is* a barnburner varmint caliber, but it is not a 22. You may have some breathing room before you must fill this need.

The 8x57 is a dandy cartridge, but clearly you also NEED something in the magnum class in a bore anywhere from .308" to .375". Maybe more than one.

And if you anticipate the urge to kill somthing that might reciprocate that desire, you will NEED something in the magnum class with a bore size from .416" to .577".

Geez, in a gun forum, you gotta ask?

:-)

Merry Christmas!

tq

Last edited by dumazuri; 12/27/06.
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