3 Cartridge to Hunt Worldwide

[Pierre DUFFORT]

7x64
8x68
9.3x62

 

[IvW]

Need a 12ga in there so 3 wont do it...

The holy grail for me would be...O/U double
450/400 NE/450/400 NE
9.3x74R/7×57mm Bergstutzen
7x65R/12ga combination

 

[Wyatt Smith]

There has got to be at least a 375. Anyone who wants to learn, excluding those with injuries, can learn to shoot one well.
My list.
222 rem
30-06
375
12 gauge

 

[Bonk]

25-06
300H&H
375H&H

If it's only two:
7x64
375H&H

If it only can be one:
30-06

 

[Waterbuck2008]

An article listing "worldwide cartridges" without at least a .375 H&H or Ruger is just drivel, in my opinion.

 

[Puddle]

Writers opining on cartridges that can't be sourced locally in a pinch haven't traveled enough.

 

[Fabnosh]

We all strive for great shooting, accurate rounds and, when we’re at home, we can shoot and reload anything under the sun…..but what happens when your rounds don’t make it onto or off the plane?

Having been in that position with a 7mm08 (not a particularly uncommon round these days), I now will only travel with either a .308, 30-06, 300WM or .375H&H (or a combination). I reckon these are the global calibres and, should the ammo not make it, you can pick these up pretty much anywhere on the planet

Whilst we may all have our favourite, obscure, rare favourites when one travels, other considerations may need come into play.

FN

 

[dailordasailor]

I’ve been looking to downsize to just needed guns because rest just collect dust. Given have wife’s rifle and 2 hand me down family rifles it’s a little bigger list.
22lr
223 (varmint/30 round mags)
243 (heirloom)
300savage (heirloom)
30-06 (wife)
6.5 (deer antelope)
300wm (back pack rifle)
375
12 gauge

could get by with 223, 6.5, 375, 12 gauge. Kill anything you want. Pistols don’t count, have too many

 

[hawkeyesatx]

Is the .270 Winchester a worldwide known cartridge? Are there places in Africa to buy ammo for it if in the situation as said above, if lost or doesn’t make the flight, that you can go and buy factory ammo for it?
I know the 9.3x62 is a world cartridge now. It’s just started taking off in the past decade or less in the U.S. now!
What about the smaller varmint class cartridges, which ones are a worldwide cartridge, if any?


Hawk

 

[Badboymelvin]

My 3 would be...

.243 Winchester
.338 Winchester Magnum
.458 Winchester Magnum

Russ

 

[Rem700stw]

.257 Roberts
9.3x62
404 Jeffrey

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

12 ga. Shotgun
300 Mag
.375

you can hunt the world with these 3 calibers.

This is it. People always forget the shotgun in these lists.

Wingshooting all over the world.

 

[gbflyer]

Is the 12ga considered a “rifle cartridge”?

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

Is the 12ga considered a “rifle cartridge”?

Neither the OP nor the title specified rifle.

 

[CBH Australia]

This is it. People always forget the shotgun in these lists.

Wingshooting all over the world.

Is the 12ga considered a “rifle cartridge”?

Is wing shooting considered "Hunting". ??

The Op, or the writer originally said 3 cartridge s to hunt the world, I guess not every situation or ammo availability was the goal more identifying their preference of 3 capable cartridge choices that would cover the basics.

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

Is wing shooting considered "Hunting". ??

The Op, or the writer originally said 3 cartridge s to hunt the world, I guess not every situation or ammo availability was the goal more identifying their preference of 3 capable cartridge choices that would cover the basics.

I know an older Scottish gentleman who doesn’t consider anything “hunting” if it doesn’t involve horses, hounds, and red coats.

As an American any game shooting is called hunting.

 

[gbflyer]

Neither the OP nor the title specified rifle.

However the OP referenced the article he based the thread in on post #9.

 

[Bert the Turtle]

As I look at this list I begin to have some odd thoughts: Other than carrying a lot of ammo to war or things like that, is there really anything a 223 does better than a 30-06? Sure, the rifle may be a bit heavier but then again for hunting you can go ultra light and for the few shots you’ll take it’s not going to be a problem. If I shoot a coyote with a 30-06 is it really going to do significantly more damage? Is a rabbit going to be any more salvageable if body shot? The idea that a smaller caliber is more accurate is largely illusory: +/- .001 inch is a more significant fraction of a smaller bullet’s diameter. I don’t understand the idea that it’s easier to shoot well- proper shooting form is proper shooting form and missing the target doesn’t make the recoil less. It is more comfortable to shoot a bunch of and practice is important. In which case, a 22 LR might be just the thing

Thinking along the same lines, I’m not sure there is much a 30-06 does better than a 375. I’m a huge fan of the ‘06, but last trip to Namibia, I brought my 375 for plains game just to use it and while it didn’t kill them any more dead, it sure slowed them down faster.

I like my 404 and I like my ‘06 but if I were starting over I’d probably just get a suppressed 22 kit for my R8 and use the 375 for everything. But then again, I’m getting to a point where I want fewer things not more.

 

[Rell]

7mm REM Mag
9.3x62
450-400 3”

 

[Buffalo1]

In order to be technically correct- a gauge is not a cartridge. However to hunt the world I still stand by my 3 choices. I included a 12 gauge because there are certain game animals and birds that can and should be hunted with a shotgun, rather than with a rifle or pistol.

It is much more practical to hunt some of the tiny antelopes of Africa with a shotgun rather than a cartridge due to size and cover. Also, a shotgun is carried by many Ph's to follow up on a leopard after being shot with a cartridge.

Thanks