Your 3 favorite hunting cartridges of all time

[wbm43]

7MM Magnum
243
223

 

[spike.t]

7MM Magnum
243
223

Where are you @Bob Nelson 35Whelen.

 

[gtrust]

Three most useful rifles for me:

.458 WM wood stock safari double
.375 HH synthetic stock
.270 W synthetic stock mountain rifle

 

[IvW]

For DG:

500 Jeff
404 Jeff
375 H&H
9.3x74R/12ga for leopard follow up

For PG:

9.3x74R or 9.3x62mm
7x65R or 7x64mm Brenneke
7x57R or 7x57mm

And always a 12ga, good old 28" Brno sxs sidelock 1/2 and 3/4 choke and a 22lr are always needed...

No serious hunter can do it all with 3.....

 

[Thomas Rutledge]

12 ga
3006
.577 BPE

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Where are you @Bob Nelson 35Whelen.

@spike.t
One out of three ain't bad, the 7mm.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

7MM Magnum
243
223

@wbm43
What someone actually uses a 243. Hope it's only for target practice
Bob

 

[Wiley64]

22-250
270 wsm
375 HH mag

 

[geoff rath]

22.250AI
any 7mm
9.3X62

 

[Longdrive]

.243 Win. great for everything from gophers to deer
.270 Win. flat shooter, hits hard
.30-06 Sprg. how could i not have it

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

.243 Win. great for everything from gophers to deer
.270 Win. flat shooter, hits hard
.30-06 Sprg. how could i not have it

@Longdrive.
My experience with others using a 243 is useless for anything bigger than an enraged field mouse. Seen to much wounded game with it by good shots. The latest being a mate shot a fallow buck with a good behind the shoulder shotand it died. The other buck with it recieved the same shot with the same bullet (100gn rem core lockt factory loads) deer went down but got up and ran off never to be seen again despite searching. He now owns a 25-06.
Bob

 

[Jörg Krüger]

3 favourite hunting cartridges as per our friend @Bob Nelson 35Whelen
1 35 Whelen
2 35 Whelen
3 35 Whelen

And if I had to add a 4th one
35 Whelen AI

 

[Tbitty]

3 favourite hunting cartridges as per our friend @Bob Nelson 35Whelen
1 35 Whelen
2 35 Whelen
3 35 Whelen

And if I had to add a 4th one
35 Whelen AI

To be fair, at least one of those would be a quarter bore of some variety.

 

[CoElkHunter]

To be fair, at least one of those would be a quarter bore of some variety.

Bob’s wildcat .25RSE (Rising Sun Express)? .25-7.7 Japanese.

 

[BourbonTrail]

Bob’s wildcat .25RSE (Rising Sun Express)? .25-7.7 Japanese.

Huh, I thought it would be called the .25 NE (Nissan Express).

 

[Jörg Krüger]

Huh, I thought it would be called the .25 NE (Nissan Express).

Oh come on, Bob lives in the Good old days., would be the .25 DE( Datsun Expess)

 

[gajie270]

No serious hunter can do it all with 3.....

JY jones would beg to differ. he did it with one.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

3 favourite hunting cartridges as per our friend @Bob Nelson 35Whelen
1 35 Whelen
2 35 Whelen
3 35 Whelen

And if I had to add a 4th one
35 Whelen AI

@Jörg Krüger
Very funny mate but you forgot a fast 25 cal
Ha ha ha ha
Bob

 

[Rare Breed]

The 375 WBy thread got me thinking of my favorite hunting cartridges off all time.

Here are mine:

22 LR
9.3x62 (followed close my a 375 wby--less bark with the 9.3)
450/400 3" (really it was the gun it was in--but was a sweet shooting as they come)

Ed

500 NE, 375 H&H, 275 Rigby

 

[jlb1036]

Good old 30/06 with 180 grs bullets
340 wby with 250 grs bullets
375 H&H-375WBY with 300 grs bullets
450 ackley magnumg 500 grs
and finally 470 nitro with 500grs bullets