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Posted: 7/3/2019 7:31:40 AM EDT
I have a few.....
375 H&H What a great, historical round! I have a M70 in 375 that I took to Africa a few years ago. I was after plains game, and with 250gr Barnes TTSX, it was a laser out to my longest shot of around 200 yards. Everything was bang, flop. Not at all hard to shoot. Recoil from a 300WBY is much worse IMO. 7x57 Another great one from history. You really have to hand load to get the most out of it. For deer, I stick to the 139/140 gr bullets, and have just started playing around with 175s. more to come later with pix...... |
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I'm a simple man
30-06 for pretty much anything here in North America If down the road I were to take a trip to Africa...I would probably go 375HH....haven't put much thought into it as I have 4 kids to help through college before that even becomes a feasible reality. |
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Gotta say for elk, in most of the places I find them, the 45-70 in a carbine is my favorite.
Lightweight, very accurate within its range and hits them hard. No flopping, running on any nonsense. When they are not in the heavy timber, or before I got into the big bore, -06 or 300WM worked well. |
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.30-06 Springfield is my absolute all time favorite with .30-30 WCF tied for 1st Place followed closely by 9.3x62mm in 2nd Place.
I have other hunting guns in .308 Winchester, .270 Winchester, .243 Winchester, .32 Winchester Special, 7.62x39mm, and .45-70 Government as well. |
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[#5]
.270 win is what I use. I'd like to get a 45-70 brush gun some day.
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[#6]
I never hunted anything bigger than deer , but I had a few favorites.
6.5 Swede is an awesome round and very capable. .270 was my mainstay and a great round .303 brit , yep a big time lop round that I just liked. Not many options back in the day for ammo , but it did a nice job under 100 yds. I tried using a .300 Win mag and never cared for it. The damage it caused was too extensive and most of my shots were under 100 yds. |
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I have several choices but in the last few years I seem to end up grabbing the 30-06
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I'm pretty basic:
308 5.56X45 45ACP 9mm 260 Remington 300 Win Mag |
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[#12]
So many to choose from.
6.5G. Still not bloody (When I take a few with it I will form my opinion) 308Win. 7 Deer, 3 hogs. (Favorite). 270WSM. 21 Deer, 1 boar Hog (Deer crusher but no fun to shoot) I have carried a 5.56 a few times but have not had a chance to use it. It is not a go to cartridge. |
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I have 2 Sakos in .270, and 2 in 30-06. Heavy barrel Varmint in .308, and a National Match AR in 5.56. I can hunt anything North America by going for the appropriate bullet.
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[#17]
Aside from the aforementioned .257 Bob and .375 H&H, I'm a big .350 Rem Mag fan.
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[#18]
Since having shoulder surgery years back, I have switched to short action rifles. I mostly hunt deer, hog, and yotes, so with that said.....
Tikka T3 lite 7mm-08 which has served me well for 10+ years. LaRue 20" 5.56 barreled frank'n ar15 Red Hawk Custom Rem 700 action 300saum The ones I have just recently added this past year. LaRue UU with a LaRue lower 6.5 grendel Savage model 10 Predator Hunter 6.5 Creed Howa Mini Action 6.5 grendel |
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My favorite cartridge is the lowly .22LR. While there are more powerful cartridges, this round has given me more pleasure and put a lot of food on the table.
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[#20]
22LR for small game.
223 for varmints. 30-06 for everything else. |
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While searching for a new hunting rifle I was stuck on caliber and contemplated various non-magnum large bores. In the end I chose .30-06 just because I can find it in the most remote regions of the world and it is more than adequate on most large game.
I love the 6.8 spc and oddly enough the .40s&w has become my favorite pistol cartridge. I am now waiting on the new Ruger PC Carbine in .40 s&w to show up at the LGS so I can pick one up. I cannot leave out the lowly .22LR, if the EOTWAWKI happened I think I could survive pretty well just with my Marlin 60. |
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Favorite hunting cartridges are .22LR and 7mm Rem Mag. In theory I should be able to take on anything in North America with that 7mm.
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[#24]
My favorite gun is my 6.8spc. It's just such a good shooter. My 308 pistol is close behind.
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[#25]
.300 Winchester magnum or .338 Winchester magnum for elk
.270 Winchester or .308 for deer .22 long rifle for small critters and soda cans, mostly soda cans |
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[#28]
.223, 7-08, .308 & 7mm Rem. Mag., mostly.
Depends on the day, weather, game and ranges likely to be encountered. |
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[#29]
My hunting cartridges seem to be
.270 6.8spc .17hmr .308 6mm Mongoose Adding 6.5cm this year to the mix, but I don't think it would get much attention |
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[#31]
338-06 and 6mm Remington get the most use, still have to keep 15 or so alternates in case I fall out of love with these two.
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[#33]
I have not found anything my 308 Winchester rifle couldn't do well.
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[#35]
Only hunting rifle I have currently is a .270 for whitetail. Plan on adding a 338-06 and 308, along with a 6.5 Grendel AR. Should have all my bases covered with that.
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[#36]
Custom 7mm for elk
Custom 6.5x284 for deer sized game Custom 223 bolt rifle or custom 22/250 for coyotes. |
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[#37]
45-70 has probably been my favorite cartridge for the last 20 years or so. Although I’ve been flirting hard with the 6.5 Creedmoor recently. Then you have my first love the great .308, killed more deer with it than any other.
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[#38]
I've hunted with the following, and it is game dependent:
12ga 7mm Rem Mag 30-06 270 WIN 6.8 SPC 6.5 G .223 .22LR As of last fall, the last whitetail I shot was with a 6.5 Grendel, @ 201yds. My dad shot his using my 6.8 (90yds) last year. Both are AR-15's. It's been a few years since I shot anything with a bolt-action rifle. |
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.22 lr
.223 .50 muzzleloader 20 gauge slug gun 6.5 CM- deer class .30 -06- perfect performance on African game- gemsbok, blue wildebeest, kudu, Blesbok In the safe .308 .270 .30-30 |
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[#44]
While I haven't hunted with either, I really like 6.5 Creedmoor in a large-frame AR and 7mm Remington Magnum in a bolt action.
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[#45]
7mm Remington mag was my favorite for years. I’ve slowly migrated to larger calibers anymore. 338 win, 375 holland and 416 Remington are my favorites now. If I want longs s flat then I have the 7 mag and the 300 rum
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