Your 3 favorite hunting cartridges of all time

[BeeMaa]

And ypu can even have those 3 in one rifle

Blasphemi

Not "Blasshemi"...It's spelled B-L-A-S-E-R.

...and it's not blasphemous at all.

 

[Warbeast]

Not "Blasshemi"...It's spelled B-L-A-S-E-R.

...and it's not blasphemous at all.

No lego gun for me

 

[RayAtkinson]

I would.t know where to finish but my favorite caliber is the 250-3000 for light stuff up to elk..9,3x62, 30-06, these days, 404 Jefferys for buffalo and DG should cover it.

 

[Capebuffalo]

I would.t know where to finish but my favorite caliber is the 250-3000 for light stuff up to elk..9,3x62, 30-06, these days, 404 Jefferys for buffalo and DG should cover it.

What happen to your 338 WM and your 416 Rem, Ray?

 

[Downandlow]

25-06 - my first big game rifle and shot everything that moved with it for
The next 10 years. Seems to have fallen outa favour nowadays but a wonderful gun to shoot.
340 Weatherby- second rifle purchased and was a big step up. I have never seen such dramatic kills out to 600 yards than this rifle.
300 WSM- big punch in a small package. Extremely efficient cartridge and versatile. Bought several and all been excellent shooters

Gotta add the 6.5 Grendal too. Cool little cartridge in the Howa Mini. Has become my truck gun of choice now and takes everything from Skunks to bears cleanly. Fun to shoot.

 

[Flewis]

25-06 - my first big game rifle and shot everything that moved with it for
The next 10 years. Seems to have fallen outa favour nowadays but a wonderful gun to shoot.
340 Weatherby- second rifle purchased and was a big step up. I have never seen such dramatic kills out to 600 yards than this rifle.
300 WSM- big punch in a small package. Extremely efficient cartridge and versatile. Bought several and all been excellent shooters

Gotta add the 6.5 Grendal too. Cool little cartridge in the Howa Mini. Has become my truck gun of choice now and takes everything from Skunks to bears cleanly. Fun to shoot.

Some good choices for sure.

 

[mackenzie280]

280 Rem
223 Rem
375 H&H

 

[SvenHoek]

.22 LR because I hunt squirrels the entire season.
6.5x55 for hogs, deer, and shooting all year.
.338 WM for hogs, deer, and load development to sharpen my loading skills.

 

[Maximumsmoke]

7x57
.30-'06
.416 Rigby

 

[Bushwhacker]

To narrow down to 3 out of the hundreds is really no fair! But, for this this thread's answer
1) .240 Weatherby Mag
2) .300 Win Mag
3) .375 H&H
This might cover al the North American big game, but I would need to add the .458 Win Mag to that list to cover the African Plains game.

 

[Bushwhacker]

Hi Ed,

As always, I have to recommend : HH 375, HH 375 and finally HH375.

Kind regards
Michael

Don't forget to mention the .375 H&H!

 

[Daisy]

6.5PRC
30-06
375 Ruger

 

[eyedok]

7x57
.300 HH
.375 HH

 

[Daisy]

To narrow down to 3 out of the hundreds is really no fair! But, for this this thread's answer
1) .240 Weatherby Mag
2) .300 Win Mag
3) .375 H&H
This might cover al the North American big game, but I would need to add the .458 Win Mag to that list to cover the African Plains game.

458 for plains game?! You’re brutal. Haha

 

[hoytcanon]

6.5 Rem Mag
7X64 Brenneke
.350 Rem Mag

 

[AlanBigStick]

275 Rigby
7mm Mauser
7x57

Also finished
7x57R

 

[Thinker]

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

.22 magnum
.257 Robert's
. 308 winchester

 

[albravo]

.22lr
.280 Ackley Improved
.35 Whelen or 9.3x62

 

[Tailypo]

6.5x55 Swede
25-06
.223

 

[roklok]

.243 Win, .280 AI, .35 Whelen