Your 3 favorite hunting cartridges of all time

[93marlin]

@93marlin
To me 6mm bullets ar a waste of lead that could be used for better calibers or turned into light sinkers for fishing. So yes they have a use just not hunting.
Bob

Now that's just plain harsh!!

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

My dad took a giant kudu with his .243 in 2007. In was a poor shot and ran a long way but they found it right before we left on the last day

@Wiley64
I personally wouldn't use a 243 on anything bigger than an angry field mouse. You were very lucky to find your kudu.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Now that's just plain harsh!!

@93marlin
Nah that's honesty.

 

[CoElkHunter]

@Wiley64
I personally wouldn't use a 243 on anything bigger than an angry field mouse. You were very lucky to find your kudu.
Bob

Would you use it on a Tasmanian Devil? They don't seem very big? LOL

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

The 243 is an awesome coyote caliber. Similar size varmints fix, etc.
A good deer gun with a properly built bullet if you pick your shots.

@93marlin
The 243 is a great deer gun no matter what bullet you use but there's a caveat
Use only PAPER deer targets and practice with the 243.
Then take a proper rifle out for deer and leave the 243 home for little critters.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Would you use it on a Tasmanian Devil? They don't seem very big? LOL

@CoElkHunter
NO they are bigger than an angry field mouse and mean little bastards.

 

[geoff rath]

Would you use it on a Tasmanian Devil? They don't seem very big? LOL

Tasmanian Devil; they might only be little fellas, but they have the aggro of a rabid wolf... the Aussie D/G we need to beware of are the drop bears ...

 

[CoElkHunter]

Tasmanian Devil; they might only be little fellas, but they have the aggro of a rabid wolf... the Aussie D/G we need to beware of are the drop bears ...

Especially the Lord Nelson specie of drop bears. I understand they have bigger fangs than the common type?

 

[geoff rath]

Especially the Lord Nelson specie of drop bears. I understand they have bigger fangs than the common type?

So I believe; only saw one of the "regular" ones, a female, hers
were over 3" long; terrifying ...

 

[BeeMaa]

Especially the Lord Nelson specie of drop bears. I understand they have bigger fangs than the common type?

Yep, bigger fangs than the common. And you should see some of the eggs they lay...f'n HUGE!!!

 

[VertigoBE]

7x64/7x65r
.375H&H
.416Rigby

 

[Jay Kelley]

My favorites, if limited to three, are not the most versatile but they are the ones I use most often.

.22LR
.30-30 Winchester
20 gauge

 

[Lungshot202]

I presume that we are talking rifle cartridges only so:

30-06 The go anywhere, do anything cartridge

30-06 A death ray on deer

and of course, the 30-06, which is a great cartridge in and of itself...

But seriously folks, I also like the .308 (30-06 Kurz) and the .308 Norma mag (30-06 magnum).

 

[TXhunter65]

I'll have to let my son know he can't hunt deer with a .243 anymore. lol.

 

[Ragman]

I'll have to let my son know he can't hunt deer with a .243 anymore. lol.

Yep. All the thousands of deer killed every year with the .243 never got the memo either I guess. Dumb deers!
That young man of yours has gotten some beauties with that rifle that “Isn’t big enough”!

 

[Traveler1]

My vote..
22 Long rifle. I would say the Mag, but I killed more animals with a 22LG than anything.
7mm mag- I was on the fence between the 7mm and my 308.
375 H&H- Best all around caliber in my opinion. If I owned a 404 J, then this might take the spot.

If the question was for 4 I would include the 250/3000 in a model 99 of course. I have said it before and will say it again. The model 99 is best offhand rifle and a tack driver.

 

[Hunt anything]

By game taken it would have to be 7mm rem mag. I have taken probably 200 animals from raccoons to kudu and waterbuck with it.But now I gravitate to my .375 Ruger and I can’t leave out the venerable old 30-06 as third.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Yep, bigger fangs than the common. And you should see some of the eggs they lay...f'n HUGE!!!

@BeeMaa
You is a silly Vegemite mate Drop Bears don't lay eggs. The platy duck does. Drop bears are dead set dangerous and to be avoided at all cost. They fear no human

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I'll have to let my son know he can't hunt deer with a .243 anymore. lol.

@TXhunter65
Congratulations to the young man he has been taught proper shot placement and bullet selection that a lot of people using that horrible little round need to learn. A lot of them can shoot well but have no idea on bullet selection hence end up with wounded game.
Again well done young man your dad has taught you well.
Bob

 

[CoElkHunter]

@BeeMaa
You is a silly Vegemite mate Drop Bears don't lay eggs. The platy duck does. Drop bears are dead set dangerous and to be avoided at all cost. They fear no human

Oh yeah, I forgot about the platypus. The male has a poisonous spur that has enough venom to kill a human. Another “fun” Australian animal to keep for a pet, right behind the Tasmanian Devil! LOL