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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......

Posted: 7/3/2019 8:54:34 AM EDT

[#1]

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.

Posted: 7/3/2019 9:34:32 AM EDT

[#2]

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.

Posted: 7/3/2019 9:52:10 AM EDT

[#3]

.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.

Posted: 7/3/2019 10:15:08 AM EDT

[#4]

.308 for me.

Posted: 7/3/2019 10:16:36 AM EDT

[#5]

.270 win is what I use. I'd like to get a 45-70 brush gun some day.

Posted: 7/3/2019 10:23:37 AM EDT

[#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.

Posted: 7/3/2019 10:37:05 AM EDT

[#7]

7mm STW for hunting purposes.

Posted: 7/3/2019 10:40:50 AM EDT

[#8]

I have several choices but in the last few years I seem to end up grabbing the 30-06

Posted: 7/3/2019 1:13:58 PM EDT

[#9]

270 Win, 7x57, 30-30, 222 Rem pretty much does it all for me.

Posted: 7/3/2019 1:58:15 PM EDT

[#10]

I'm pretty basic:
308
5.56X45
45ACP
9mm
260 Remington
300 Win Mag

Posted: 7/3/2019 2:01:20 PM EDT

[#11]

My .270 with friends

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Posted: 7/3/2019 9:59:33 PM EDT

[#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.

Posted: 7/3/2019 11:23:37 PM EDT

[#13]

.257 Roberts

Posted: 7/4/2019 6:03:33 AM EDT

[#14]

300RUM, loading a 230 grain Berger target hybrid...

Posted: 7/4/2019 6:22:44 AM EDT

[#15]

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I love to shoot my buddies when he brings it out but probably suppressed 22 for me

Posted: 7/4/2019 6:37:18 AM EDT

[#16]

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.

Posted: 7/4/2019 1:08:38 PM EDT

[#17]

Aside from the aforementioned .257 Bob and .375 H&H, I'm a big .350 Rem Mag fan.

Posted: 7/4/2019 11:27:56 PM EDT

[#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

Posted: 7/5/2019 2:30:40 PM EDT

[#19]

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.

Posted: 7/5/2019 5:44:19 PM EDT

[#20]

22LR for small game.

223 for varmints.

30-06 for everything else.

Posted: 7/5/2019 6:35:54 PM EDT

[#21]

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22LR for small game.

223 for varmints.

30-06 for everything else.

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A man could get by with that brace just fine.

Posted: 7/5/2019 6:45:21 PM EDT

[#22]

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.

Posted: 7/6/2019 9:41:50 AM EDT

[#23]

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.

Posted: 7/6/2019 9:44:30 AM EDT

[#24]

My favorite gun is my 6.8spc. It's just such a good shooter. My 308 pistol is close behind.

Posted: 7/6/2019 9:25:19 PM EDT

[#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

Posted: 7/7/2019 1:17:52 PM EDT

[#26]

I hunt with 30-06 my son 243. Also have 45-70(master race).

Posted: 7/7/2019 6:00:38 PM EDT

[#27]

.243 and .44

Posted: 7/7/2019 11:20:24 PM EDT

[#28]

.223, 7-08, .308 & 7mm Rem. Mag., mostly.

Depends on the day, weather, game and ranges likely to be encountered.

Posted: 7/8/2019 8:50:57 AM EDT

[#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

Posted: 7/8/2019 10:06:21 PM EDT

[#30]

300 WSM

Posted: 7/8/2019 10:55:22 PM EDT

[#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.

Posted: 7/8/2019 10:57:43 PM EDT

[#32]

35 Whelen

Posted: 7/8/2019 11:47:22 PM EDT

[#33]

I have not found anything my 308 Winchester rifle couldn't do well.

Posted: 7/9/2019 10:41:31 AM EDT

[#34]

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This here. Poor man's magnum, and "primitive weapon" legal in my beloved home state.

I refer to mine as my ".35 Waylayer".

Posted: 7/10/2019 1:29:28 PM EDT

[#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.

Posted: 7/10/2019 9:40:49 PM EDT

[#36]

Custom 7mm for elk
Custom 6.5x284 for deer sized game
Custom 223 bolt rifle or custom 22/250 for coyotes.

Posted: 7/11/2019 7:41:49 AM EDT

[#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.

Posted: 7/11/2019 4:04:34 PM EDT

[#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.

Posted: 7/16/2019 8:43:39 PM EDT

[#39]

.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

Posted: 7/16/2019 8:47:40 PM EDT

[#40]

I enjoy auto loading .308's.

Posted: 7/17/2019 8:31:51 PM EDT

[#41]

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22LR for small game.

223 for varmints.

30-06 for everything else.

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Pretty much the same, although I do like to pull out the .22-250 for varmint hunting sometimes.

Posted: 7/25/2019 12:28:01 AM EDT

[#42]

.30-06

.30-40 Krag

.45 Colt

Posted: 7/25/2019 2:49:26 PM EDT

[#43]

I do not have a large variety of calibers to choose from, but my go-to as of today is 7mm Rem Mag.

I also borrowed my Uncle's Rem 700 in 25-06 and will likely take it hunting this next season. From my research is is a superb whitetail caliber and I can handload for it. It may become my favorite caliber due to recoil, but the rifle chambered in 7mm Rem Mag has more sentimental value, so it will likely get more love.

I also have 308 (semi) and 6.5 Creed (bolt) available but have not hunted with those yet. The 308 is set up for Hog Hunting if I ever get a chance to go.

Posted: 7/25/2019 5:52:39 PM EDT

[#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.

Posted: 7/28/2019 1:24:12 AM EDT

[#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

Posted: 7/29/2019 8:41:27 PM EDT

[#46]

.270
6.5G
.308

Posted: 7/30/2019 12:16:29 AM EDT

[#47]

22LR
45 ACP
5.56
30-06
.338
12Ga.

Posted: 8/1/2019 9:22:37 AM EDT

[#48]

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Posted: 8/1/2019 9:54:39 AM EDT

[#49]

For hunting I have been on a 450 Bushmaster kick. Its been a fun gun to reload for and I enjoy shooting it.

My 20-inch 450 Bushmaster AR

Left to Right: Barnes, 200gr XPB, Barnes 275gr TSX, Hornady 240gr XTP/MAG, Hornady 300gr XTP/MAG, Hornady, 225gr FTX, Hornady 250gr FTX, Remington 405gr SP (resized).

This is my favorite round, the Barnes 275gr TSX

This particular bullet went through a raccoon and about three feet of forest floor. 100% weight retention.

Posted: 8/3/2019 8:27:44 PM EDT

[#50]

338 win mag, loaded heavy.

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