Kiwi yours cracked me up. I think it would have been easier to say, "Over the river and through the woods..."
Well, if you take the woods, do try not to get lost

it's 200 miles to the road on the other side of the woods

The wild pigs won't leave much if you trip and break a leg in there
As to calibres, the 1940 .303 thats part of my username is usually handy, or the Mauser 98 in .308...