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Posted: 8/22/2017 6:55:32 PM EST
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45-70
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Posted: 8/22/2017 6:57:31 PM EST
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I have both a 300wm and a 45-70. If I had to pick only one I would go with the 300wm.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 6:57:32 PM EST
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45-70 In this fictional world of awful caliber limiting, I'd get a BFR too. When an awful situation meets a gun you find interesting... You know you've chosen right. I think .375H&H would be #2, then 300RUM. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 6:58:36 PM EST
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Easy for me, I already have owned it for years...300rum..when you absolutely need to dirt something...
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:01:58 PM EST
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I would say 300 Win Mag; because I gave up fucking trying to buy .300 RUM from any outlet, as they never have more than 3-4 boxes of the same bullet weight/bullet type in stock at any given time.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:03:11 PM EST
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Easy for me, I already have owned it for years...300rum..when you absolutely need to dirt something... 
SAT Answer: AKSnowRider is to 300RUM as @PlaneJane is to Bofors. It's not that no one else likes these, but you are by far the biggest 300RUM advocate, and PlaneJane is the biggest Bofors advocate on the site, that I've read. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:03:57 PM EST
[#7]
375 H&H
Loaded with 270 grain bullets it will shoot as flat as a 30-06 for all around big game hunting. Load it heavy with 300+ grain bullets for animals that will claw, bite, or trample you. One rifle will be stainless, CRF, 22" barrel, fiberglass stock. No iron sights, 1.5-6 or 2.5-8 power variable scope. The other will be blued, CRF, 22" barrel, AAA Walnut, aperture sights, QD 1-4 scope. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:04:01 PM EST
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I would say 300 Win Mag; because I gave up fucking trying to buy .300 RUM from any outlet, as they never have more than 3-4 boxes of the same bullet weight/bullet type in stock at any given time. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:06:00 PM EST
[#9]
300WM
I think it covers every base. The others are a bit better at some things but lacking elsewhere. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:08:08 PM EST
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300WM I think it covers every base. The others are a bit better at some things but lacking elsewhere. 
300WM ARs are awesome. I might get one before I get a bolt... just because. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:10:00 PM EST
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I knew you'd show up.
SAT Answer: AKSnowRider is to 300RUM as @PlaneJane is to Bofors. It's not that no one else likes these, but you are by far the biggest 300RUM advocate, and PlaneJane is the biggest Bofors advocate on the site, that I've read. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Easy for me, I already have owned it for years...300rum..when you absolutely need to dirt something...
SAT Answer: AKSnowRider is to 300RUM as @PlaneJane is to Bofors. It's not that no one else likes these, but you are by far the biggest 300RUM advocate, and PlaneJane is the biggest Bofors advocate on the site, that I've read. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:13:13 PM EST
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Not interested in any of them at all. The only reason I have a .45-70 is because the gun itself (1884 Springfield), and it's an heirloom.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:15:05 PM EST
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Well, its for good reason...I started with several rifles in different calibers for different prey..finally got sick of either having to haul 2-3 rifles along for every weekend or not having the right caliber around when needed..that put me into the one and done book of one caliber with different loads for all times..hence 300 rum...I can load it heavy with 230 grain Berger hybrids and match the 338 lm long range, I can load it with anything from 110 grains to 240 grains to kill any animal on this planet.. and its inexpensive to load compared to 338lm or many other zoot calibers, yet it still has the umph to stop a big bear up close or shoot fur without damage....whats not to like? Excellent cartridge. I have two of the four. I'm sure you have longer distances too. I'll be honest, I don't even hunt every year. Been two since I was last out. 45-70 serves my purposes currently, plus I just fucking love it. From a history perspective, weight, punch, etc. I need a 300RUM though. What rifle would you go with? (Not happening this year, But get my gears turning.) |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:17:34 PM EST
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I have both a 300wm and a 45-70. If I had to pick only one I would go with the 300wm. I also have both and I would choose the .45-70. A bolt action (or very heavy and fairly large semi) in thick brush/swamps pretty much sucks. My JM Guide Gun is ideal there. Long shots in my neck of the woods are rare, but I have found that the .45-70 is quite predictable at distances of 300yds. You can accurately compensate for the rainbow trajectory if you actually try, although 405gr of metal launching around the 2000fps mark doesn't have as much arc as people think. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:18:54 PM EST
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I knew you'd show up.
SAT Answer: AKSnowRider is to 300RUM as @PlaneJane is to Bofors. It's not that no one else likes these, but you are by far the biggest 300RUM advocate, and PlaneJane is the biggest Bofors advocate on the site, that I've read. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Easy for me, I already have owned it for years...300rum..when you absolutely need to dirt something...
SAT Answer: AKSnowRider is to 300RUM as @PlaneJane is to Bofors. It's not that no one else likes these, but you are by far the biggest 300RUM advocate, and PlaneJane is the biggest Bofors advocate on the site, that I've read. 
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:24:18 PM EST
[#16]
.375 H&H.
You can hunt everything except Killer Whales with it. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:26:34 PM EST
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It's on my medium list for sure. Excellent cartridge. I have two of the four. I'm sure you have longer distances too. I'll be honest, I don't even hunt every year. Been two since I was last out. 45-70 serves my purposes currently, plus I just fucking love it. From a history perspective, weight, punch, etc. I need a 300RUM though. What rifle would you go with? (Not happening this year, But get my gears turning.) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well, its for good reason...I started with several rifles in different calibers for different prey..finally got sick of either having to haul 2-3 rifles along for every weekend or not having the right caliber around when needed..that put me into the one and done book of one caliber with different loads for all times..hence 300 rum...I can load it heavy with 230 grain Berger hybrids and match the 338 lm long range, I can load it with anything from 110 grains to 240 grains to kill any animal on this planet.. and its inexpensive to load compared to 338lm or many other zoot calibers, yet it still has the umph to stop a big bear up close or shoot fur without damage....whats not to like? Excellent cartridge. I have two of the four. I'm sure you have longer distances too. I'll be honest, I don't even hunt every year. Been two since I was last out. 45-70 serves my purposes currently, plus I just fucking love it. From a history perspective, weight, punch, etc. I need a 300RUM though. What rifle would you go with? (Not happening this year, But get my gears turning.)  Attached FileRND 2100 300rum... As for the guy above who was complaining about ammo...the guys at defensive edge have brass made for their 338edge witch is based off the 300rum, you would have to resize back down to to 300 but they have high quality custom brass available..I have at least a 1K of once shot brass for mine from years of buying by the case besides reloading...
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:32:02 PM EST
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I hunt with guys who carry both 375H&HH and 45/70..both are in the process of going 300RUM..as for brand now days.....you either luck onto a good Remington or go custom order..but you mentioned AR's above..so this might be right up your ally.... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/404934/2100-th-287827.JPG RND 2100 300rum... As for the guy above who was complaining about ammo...the guys at defensive edge have brass made for their 338edge witch is based off the 300rum, you would have to resize back down to to 300 but they have high quality custom brass available..I have at least a 1K of once shot brass for mine from years of buying by the case besides reloading... 
Call for price... what do you think? 2k? |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:33:26 PM EST
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.375 H&H. You can hunt everything except Killer Whales with it. 
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:34:38 PM EST
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300WM I think it covers every base. The others are a bit better at some things but lacking elsewhere. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:34:48 PM EST
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.375 H&H. You can hunt everything except Killer Whales with it. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:35:51 PM EST
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http://gif-finder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Leonardo-DiCaprio-OMG.gif Call for price... what do you think? 2k? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I hunt with guys who carry both 375H&HH and 45/70..both are in the process of going 300RUM..as for brand now days.....you either luck onto a good Remington or go custom order..but you mentioned AR's above..so this might be right up your ally.... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/404934/2100-th-287827.JPG RND 2100 300rum... As for the guy above who was complaining about ammo...the guys at defensive edge have brass made for their 338edge witch is based off the 300rum, you would have to resize back down to to 300 but they have high quality custom brass available..I have at least a 1K of once shot brass for mine from years of buying by the case besides reloading... Call for price... what do you think? 2k? |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:37:24 PM EST
[#23]
.300WM, because I will never get to hunt Triceratops.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:40:06 PM EST
[#24]
300 rum is pretty much the high horsepower gun out of that lot.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:40:16 PM EST
[#25]
One World. One Rifle. .375 Holland & Holland
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:43:11 PM EST
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If I had to guess, based on R&D's reputation for fine firearms..10K..but I want one bad..someday if I hit the lottery.... Wow. I was way off. That gun looks fucking awesome though. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:52:06 PM EST
[#27]
.375H&H
One planet, one rifle. I use an M70 Alaska. Light enough, lively in the hands and it puts the rounds where I point it each and every time. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:55:09 PM EST
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I don't know much above it 300RUM and 300WM, Probably a fine cartridge. Will shoot flatter than an 308 or 30.06, but not sure how much you actually gain. 375 can dublicate 30.06 ballistics with a heavier bullet-kind of a win/win. 45/70 can be damn fun, ballistics are not all that great, not sure of anything it can shot that can not be shot just as well with the 375.
Fwiw, I have enjoyed hunting with a 308, have 375, 45/70, and 45WM. Will problably hunt with a Grendel more than anything else this year (at least until if seems like I am undergunned) |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 7:57:03 PM EST
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If I was a world-wide hunter, it would have to be the .375 H&H.
However, I'm not a world-wide hunter and never will be except for the most unlikely of circumstances. Looking at it in a SHTF type situation, the .45-70 wins bigly. You can load it with round balls to 500+ grain buffalo slayers, with practically any powder you care to name. Jacketed bullets? You don't need them. With a mold, a fire and some scrap lead, you can shoot. Black powder is what it started with, and I know how to make my own and have done so in the past. Smokeless powder? The .45-70 can use everything except the very slowest magnum rifle powders...sure, many powders won't give optimal performance, but they'll work regardless. It's not a long-range round, to be sure...but 'long range' is relative. Where the Roosevelt bulls hang out during hunting season, 30 yards is a long shot. 
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Posted: 8/22/2017 8:00:38 PM EST
[#30]
I'd go with 300WM, I can't see myself ever needing anything more. I like 30 calibers and honestly it's probably around the limit of what I can shoot well.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 8:15:56 PM EST
[#31]
I chose .300 RUM about 15 years ago to handle any current and future hunting in North America (not hunting bears). It's a big long and heavy, and overkill for whitetail, so I got a .444 Marlin instead of a .45-70 in 2007 to handle my short range woods whitetail hunting.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 8:18:02 PM EST
[#32]
I went with .375 H&H as I already have one and a good amount of ammo.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 8:26:01 PM EST
[#33]
.45-70
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Posted: 8/22/2017 8:28:02 PM EST
[#34]
I already have four in .45-70.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 8:39:06 PM EST
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375 H+H, one planet, one gun.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 8:39:38 PM EST
[#36]
my 300RUM
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Posted: 8/22/2017 8:46:52 PM EST
[#37]
300RUM looks fun.
I have a 45-70 so I am biased and want to say that.... but in the end I think Id go with the 375 H&H I have a 7mm mag too, but that does not even come close to 300RUM lol. I would take a 338WM over a 300WM. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 8:51:28 PM EST
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I have an 1895 Marlin with a 16 inch barrel. A fun little rifle. Kicks pretty hard with Underwood 305gr +P Extreme Penetrator ammo. Expensive, but I bought some today at Midway USA because they have free shipping today only with code on home page.
Side note: Sportsmans Guide has had great prices on some ammo and tons of other things if you are a member, because they have several free shipping coupons. Use code "brsh1708" or other codes for free shipping. I bought 55gr Lapua .223 (51 cents/round) and 75gr. Hornady Black Match .223 (51 cents/round) with free ship coupon. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 8:52:31 PM EST
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If I had to guess, based on R&D's reputation for fine firearms..10K..but I want one bad..someday if I hit the lottery.... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I hunt with guys who carry both 375H&HH and 45/70..both are in the process of going 300RUM..as for brand now days.....you either luck onto a good Remington or go custom order..but you mentioned AR's above..so this might be right up your ally.... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/404934/2100-th-287827.JPG RND 2100 300rum... As for the guy above who was complaining about ammo...the guys at defensive edge have brass made for their 338edge witch is based off the 300rum, you would have to resize back down to to 300 but they have high quality custom brass available..I have at least a 1K of once shot brass for mine from years of buying by the case besides reloading... Call for price... what do you think? 2k? |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 8:52:50 PM EST
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Posted: 8/22/2017 9:06:01 PM EST
[#41]
.375 H&H
All big game can be hunted with this. It's a bit dicey for elephant and Cape Buffalo, but other than that you can hunt everything on land. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 9:06:06 PM EST
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The only real use for a rifle in 300 RUM is as a donor action for a 404 Jeffery.
375 H&H for the win 45-70? I guess if you are worried about injuns and/or want to play with lever guns. 300WM is a decent cartridge until you are face to face with something interested in eating you. I have all four (well, the 300RUM has been stripped down to become something useful, a 404 Jeffery). |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 9:14:23 PM EST
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I have both a 300wm and a 45-70. If I had to pick only one I would go with the 300wm. Do love my 45-70 though.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 9:21:01 PM EST
[#44]
Out of those 45-70, but I do love my 300 Wtby Mag.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 9:22:28 PM EST
[#45]
The old H & H is very versatile and effective for anything on earth. I will carry it for my remaining years here in AK.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 9:35:27 PM EST
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User name checks out. Quote History
I call her "Pam"(from Archer) she's a big and mean and you can't help but love her. I haven't shot it in an a while as I've been playing with 308s and a 6.5 Grendel. I forgot how fun it was to get behind a rifle that can you can confindently reach out a touch stuff way the hell out there fairly easily. The 6.5s are great and the 308 is a good do all, but I love a big 30cal magnum |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 9:38:23 PM EST
[#47]
If 300RUM is an answer, then 300RUM is *the* answer.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 9:43:31 PM EST
[#48]
300 Win Mag.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 9:49:52 PM EST
[#49]
300WM, since I can get it in Semi-auto.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 10:01:27 PM EST
[#50]
Ole 45/70.
Than 300wm/375h&H next. Can find all of them in the bush. For some reason 300rum is hard to find out here. |
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