One Shot One Kill -- One Caliber?

Published August 23, 2011

So Brandon's post brings up an interesting point for discussion:

If you were a sniper being parachuted into a combat zone blind folded and you could only take one rifle, what caliber would it be? I realize it's an oversimplification but before you snipe the messenger, give it a thought, add some salt and post your vote...

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