Your 3 favorite hunting cartridges of all time

[dchamp]

Anything 8mm - 8x57, 8x68s, 8mm RM - great in the game field

7X57 - a most pleasant shooting rifle

17 HMR - most fun for vermin eradication

 

[TxHunter_Mizzou]

If I could only have 3 rifles (excluding shotguns amd handguns), I am going with.

.22LR (.22-250 close runner up)
.270 Win (or 6.5 Creedmoor)
.300 Win Mag

 

[James Cook]

25-06
7mm mag
300 wm

 

[Longfeather]

mine would be:

25.06
35 Whelen
405 Winchester

 

[Andrew Short]

For me it would have to be:
280 Remington
300 WSM “cause i like it”
404 Jeffery

 

[Zambezi]

I don't know if anyone got the answer right. The correct answer is:
.22LR
30.06
375H&H

 

[Hearties]

I’ll have another go:
222 Rem
7x64 / 280 Rem
375 H&H

 

[hammz]

6.5 Creedmoor
300 Winchester Magnum
458 Lott

 

[Jeremiah Johnson]

222 Rem
257 Roberts
338 WM

 

[hammz]

Can't change my previous post but I'd change my list to:

6.5 Creedmoor
300 Winchester Magnum
416 Remington Magnum

...I love the versatility of the 416 Rem Mag over the Lott. The Lott is a serious bruiser, but the 416 can still hit with serious authority (over 5,000 ft-lb) while also being a pretty fast round with 300 and 350gr bullets.

 

[Brad Matteo]

22hornet
260AI
375h&h

These 3 will get every job done

 

[James Cook]

.243
.264 win mag
.300 win mag

 

[Pancho]

Pre 64 Mod 70 in 264 WM (named "Betty")
Pre 64 Mod 70 in 300 H&H
Pre 64 Mod 70 in 375 H&H (named "Susie")

 

[Jure]

9.3x62
300 Win
8x68s

And if i could add 4th,it would be 6.5x55

 

[inkonkoni]

Damn this is a tall order...

For me, a 22lr is a must for regular practice.

For hunting:
270Win (My Brno zkk600 with its little plastic stock)
30-06Spr (My Brno zkk600 deluxe)
9,3x62 (My old Mauser )

And if I was lucky enough to try the dangerous ones I'd prefer a .404 Jeffery

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

30-06
375H&H
458 Lott
But if I ever went back to using bailing dogs in the cane I'd have to add 44mag to this list.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

30-06
375H&H
458 Lott
But if I ever went back to using bailing dogs in the cane I'd have to add 44mag to this list.

@Aussie hunter
Mate the Ruger 10 44 semi auto was the best scrub and brush gun for pigs

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

@Aussie hunter
Mate the Ruger 10 44 semi auto was the best scrub and brush gun for pigs

Used my Marlin 1894SS in the cane for years with bailing dogs, perfect for use around dogs, very few exits.

 

[Begger]

Late to the game, but here goes...

.22 WMR
.375 H&H
12 gauge

There is nothing world wide that cannot be successfully hunted with one of these three rounds as long as “hunting” is the criteria. If personal protection needs come into play, the list would look a bit different. As would the ever popular question “if I could only have three guns...”

 

[Scrumbag]

30-06
375H&H
458 Lott
But if I ever went back to using bailing dogs in the cane I'd have to add 44mag to this list.

Gotta love a .44 mag lever action: