having every hunting situation covered with these calibers

My hunting battery keeps changing and drastically shrinking (or "focusing"), but it seems to be settling on:

-Compound Bow. For moose, deer, turkey.
-20ga O/U. For upland, waterfowl, small game, turkey, and can slug a deer if opportunity strikes.
-6.5x55. For deer, moose, elk if I ever drew a tag, and varmint or coyote hunting if I ever take up that invitation.

-the .22 can come out and play, but I tend to reach for the shotgun first. The .22 is essential for practice though, and for pests. It's a keeper.

-I have a .300 win mag, but I'll probably sell it soon. The 6.5 is taking over its role. My moose opportunities are likely going to be archery hunts now, anyway.
-I have toyed around with the idea of a 9.3x62, but when I think about it rationally I know it would be a safe queen. Maybe if I was back in BC or something, but not now.
 
.177 pellet gun- mice
22lr (x2) small game
22wmr (still in the mail) small game farther away
222rem for coyotes
270win backup moose/deer gun
30-06 primary moose/deer gun

410ga cooey- moose hunting grouse gun
20ga sxs- walk in the woods gun
12ga semi (x2) turkey, deer, other
12ga pump- camoed duck gun

xbow- archery hunts
 
22lr savage gill and a cooey ace
9mm Sub 2000
223 SLR build in the works
308 Troy PAR
12g dp-12
45-70 chiappa Ridge runner

I feel like I’m pretty well covered.
 
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Grock-co said:
Got to love the caliber collectors, drinking the kool aid that every different situation requires a different calibre. A myth propagated by firearms manufactures looking to sell more firearms, but that's capitalism.
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I can't believe I actually agree with you about something. There's a first for everything I suppose.


A 12 gauge likely covers everything, but there are options to make the job easier which is why most have multiple guns. Some people do go crazy though thinking you need a different caliber for each species and I suppose that's because marketing is so effective. This isn't limited to hunting though with fishermen and golfers being perfect examples of how marketing is so effective at attracting people and their money.
 
Grock-co said:
Got to love the caliber collectors, drinking the kool aid that every different situation requires a different calibre. A myth propagated by firearms manufactures looking to sell more firearms, but that's capitalism.
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patriot1 said:
Cannot agree more with that statement. This whole industry is a marketer's dream come true.
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canadian hunter312 said:
I can't believe I actually agree with you about something. There's a first for everything I suppose.


A 12 gauge likely covers everything, but there are options to make the job easier which is why most have multiple guns. Some people do go crazy though thinking you need a different caliber for each species and I suppose that's because marketing is so effective. This isn't limited to hunting though with fishermen and golfers being perfect examples of how marketing is so effective at attracting people and their money.
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Not everything is about hype and marketing..... Some of us enjoy collecting guns and loading for and trying different cartridges... The two favorites I own are my .257 Roberts and my .358 Win...... Both pretty much prime examples of marketing failures..... I have 12 rifles between .17 and .358...... And none of them are in any of the newly marketed cartridges like 6.5 CM or .450 BM...... I just like collecting guns and taking different ones afield......

Different strokes for different folks......
 
Superbrad said:
Not everything is about hype and marketing..... Some of us enjoy collecting guns and loading for and trying different cartridges... The two favorites I own are my .257 Roberts and my .358 Win...... Both pretty much prime examples of marketing failures..... I have 12 rifles between .17 and .358...... And none of them are in any of the newly marketed cartridges like 6.5 CM or .450 BM...... I just like collecting guns and taking different ones afield......

Different strokes for different folks......
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There are those who collect and enjoy having a variety and there are those who genuinely believe they need a different gun for each species. Just like the fishermen who think they need every size and color of each lure to catch a fish or golfers who think buying every gimmick is the only way. Marketing has a huge impact on these people.
 
canadian hunter312 said:
There are those who collect and enjoy having a variety and there are those who genuinely believe they need a different gun for each species. Just like the fishermen who think they need every size and color of each lure to catch a fish or golfers who think buying every gimmick is the only way. Marketing has a huge impact on these people.
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Guess that's part of why the shot show stuff is at the top of the forum now?...... lol
 
I have a few rifles, and oddly enough I grabbed my 300wm for deer this year. Feels great and I feel comfortable taking a longer shot if needed. Was overkill... but it worked.
Im a fan of the common calibers but tend to grab the rifle which feels right for the shooting that day.
 
If I really had to I could get by with three of my hunting firearms. A .22 rimfire magnum Anschutz bolt action for all the small game and furbearers. A 12 ga. Beretta O/U for all the upland birds and waterfowl. A Ruger 77 Mk II Stainless/canoe paddle .30-06 for most anything large.

but I love having a .25-06 for pronghorns, a .35 Whelen for elk, a .375H&H for moose, a .222 for coyotes, a 16 ga for huns and pheasant, a .410 for rabbits, a .22 LR for grouse, a 7x64 for mountain game, a .308 for whitetails, a .45-70 for bears, and a take down 9.3x62 for almost anything anywhere in the world.

Or just one firearm, my Krieghoff 16ga/.22 mag/7x57R drilling is one gun good for almost anything, almost anywhere.
 
I don't look to have a gun for every occasion" but I can cover almost every occasion with what I have. I buy cartridges and guns that interest me. Some are new and some are 100 years old or more.

I've hunted deer with .223, pistol cartridges, magnums, 303's, 375 Ruger and everything in between. I pick whatever suits my fancy that day. I certainly understand the guy that just grabs his 300 or whatever to shoot coyotes to grizzly bears as he's more into hunting than guns. But those types don't really care if others have a more varied selection.

The people that beak off about "marketing traps" being the reason to own multiple guns in multiple chamberings usually just can't afford more than a bare minimum of guns.
 
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