Your 3 favorite hunting cartridges of all time

[Rule 303]

@Bob Nelson 35Whelen it has been written!
I'm going to smite some deer with this caliber this year. Those Aussie Toe-Mah-Toes are trembling!

yep the 243 is good for ant's, smaller flies and smaller mosquitoes. Oh and they make very goos tomato stakes.

 

[8 x 60]

This thread has been going nicely for 13 yers. I added my choices at the start

Not sure if they have changed but I will say

.22LR
.222 Rem
8 x 60

Covers it all for me but still use the ,

wait for it...






.243 - a lot

 

[Ray B]

I got a national match M70 in 243Win a couple years ago. It was made in 1960 and I'm not sure that it's ever been fired. I suppose it will work for killing paper targets.

 

[jbirdwell]

Mine would have to be;
6.5 x 55
35 Whelen
300 Wby.

These are the 3 I pick up the most when hunting

 

[CoElkHunter]

I got a national match M70 in 243Win a couple years ago. It was made in 1960 and I'm not sure that it's ever been fired. I suppose it will work for killing paper targets.

Don’t use cardboard targets as it may not penetrate them? LOL

 

[Deepfork]

This thread has been going nicely for 13 yers. I added my choices at the start

Not sure if they have changed but I will say

.22LR
.222 Rem
8 x 60

Covers it all for me but still use the ,

wait for it...






.243 - a lot

13 years..nice!

12 gauge (does that count?)
.22LR
.308

Top 10 list would have been easier!

 

[Vinootz]

22lr
30-06
9,3x64

The global universal set. You can adequately hunt with these 99% of the game on our planet. The two bigger ones are beltless, superbly balanced and efficient cartridges.

I like your choices- very practical.
22lr,30-06,12gauge would cover everything too. However, many gun owners own many more than the aforementioned. Years ago I started with those three . Somehow I have many more than than three- many more than one needs. I’d wager many more folks have done similarly.

 

[hyipl]

7x64 Brenneke. 9.3x62. 404 Jeffery

 

[TERMINATOR]

I have changed my mind....

My list would now be

.416 Rem Mag
.300 Wby
.270

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

7x64 Brenneke. 9.3x62. 404 Jeffery

Very classy

 

[dchamp]

Well I will have to jump back in to this;

1. 8mm Rem Mag _ a real thumper, my goto
2. 375H&H________a dependable Jack of All Trades
3. 8x57is__________a standard bearer

Recently I acquired a 6.5x55, I think sometime soon I may have to give it some serious consideration for the Top Three catagory.

 

[Zambezi]

I have changed my mind....

My list would now be

.416 Rem Mag
.300 Wby
.270

Don't know what you changed it from... but you do know you have option to change it back...

 

[ARHinAK]

.22 LR- for inexpensive practice, pure fun and
small game.
7x57 Mauser- They could have stopped inventing
cartridges after this one in 1892 and
most of would have still had a fine
hunting career.
9.3x62- It’s as big as I have right now but with the
right bullet for the task at hand it’s big
enough.

 

[IvW]

7x57mm
7x64 Brenneke
9.3x62mm

Would be my PG German choices.....you could drop the 7x64 but it is such an efficient longer range killer for open areas that it would compliment the other 2.

22lr and 12ga are must haves

 

[TERMINATOR]

Don't know what you changed it from... but you do know you have option to change it back...

This was my original post.....only thing I changed is for DG I swapped the .416 in for the .375

Your probably gonna hate my original list more

Truth is I would probably swap out the .270 (forgive me Jack) for a .257 Weatherby now too.

 

[Capebuffalo]

7x57mm
7x64 Brenneke
9.3x62mm

Would be my PG German choices.....you could drop the 7x64 but it is such an efficient longer range killer for open areas that it would compliment the other 2.

22lr and 12ga are must haves

This combination makes a lot of sense…
In North America a similar combination is:

7mm-08
280 Rem
338 WM and or 375 Ruger

I agree with the 22lr and 12ga as must haves…

 

[Alistair]

For me:

.22lr
.270win
.375H&H.

If given a 4th, I like a NE. 450, 470, 500, all would work!

Oh, and a 12 gauge shotgun, obviously.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

This was my original post.....only thing I changed is for DG I swapped the .416 in for the .375

Your probably gonna hate my original list more

Truth is I would probably swap out the .270 (forgive me Jack) for a .257 Weatherby now too.


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@TERMINATOR
I don't know why you ruled out the 358 for Africa. It's fine for did did to eland and everything in betwixt.
Just ask @Rick HOlbert.
Bob

 

[TERMINATOR]

@TERMINATOR
I don't know why you ruled out the 358 for Africa. It's fine for did did to eland and everything in betwixt.
Just ask @Rick HOlbert.
Bob

Only because I needed a DG caliber for Africa

The 358 Win is a very underrated caliber. Lotta punch in a compact cartridge and rifle

 

[hyipl]

From top 404 -9,3x62. -7x64 - 8x57is. All the belted are gone. 7mmrem mag 300 rem 375 h&h