"For me, my all-time favorite caliber that will serve me for 95+% of the hunting I will ever do is the 7x57/275 Rigby. It's got history and class and its pretty damned versatile and useful across a wide range of game animals across the globe."
For me, too!!
I have two 7mm Mauser rifles. Use it since 1972 as MY cartridge. For 20 years my one and only big game rifle was a DWM Original sporting rifle 1893 action. Last week end I checked its zero...3 shots in 3 cm (a little more than 1 ") at 100 m. 154 grs Hornady Interlocks at 2700 f/s.
In a good Mauser is a handloader dream!
My VERY CLOSE second, now, is the 9,3x62. Because the cartridge AND the rifle I have for it.
There seems to be a misconception here as everyone is li sting their favorite cartridge which is not the same as caliber. My favorite caliber is 35. My favorite cartridge is a whole nother matter
I know Bob will say .243 is his favorite, and I don't want to steal his thunder, even though I've killed a lot of North American game with it and even more PG with it.
Well 12gauge. Had all sorts of rifles but most of my hunting has been done with the 12 bore. Birds to beasts. Do love my 7x57 as well as 22wrm spent some time behind a 303. But really it all started with a single shot 12. So yeah
303 British. I don’t see ever not having at least one rifle in this caliber. It works in every rifle format and a heavy for caliber bullet in a tapered and rimmed case is about as pretty as it gets.
My favorite is the .270 Win. I grew of age reading everything Jack O’Connor wrote. The .270 was my first big game rifle. The more the years have rolled by, the more certain I have become that Jack was a pretty smart fellow.
The most utilitarian chamberings I own and use are .375H&H and 300 Win Mag.
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