What is your current go-to big game hunting firearm chambered in?

[hawk-i]

Yet the best readily available North American all round hunting cartridge on the shelf.

That would be the 30-06....

 

[xdmer]

308 for me.

 

[Kudu]

9.3x62 if I’m feeling energetic (weighs a ton)

7x64 - my go to gun

300 H&H (on its way to me) might become the new go to - we will see!

 

[tokguy]

8 x 57 at the moment. Got 2 k98's and a Hakim...annnnnd 1750 ( OK closer to 1500 as per this week ) rounds of 8 x 63 MG ammo to break down and feed the beasts.
Practice, practice, practice.
That and in the slight chance someone is casing the place...well, large caliber reports from different rifles at irregular intervals... " No, you go 1st..."

 

[Leavenworth]

Moose rifle .30 06. Deer 6.5 Creedmoor
Leavenworth

 

[bunny]

In general my .358, but I am also loving my newly acquired.338 WM

 

[Scarumanga]

Seriously no 45-70? that is THE big game rifle.

 

[TrappingInc]

I've hunted the world with a 260 AI and 308 win. I have lots of choices in the gun safe but these are the favorites.

 

[alberta_outdoors]

7mm-08 is what I use for elk, moose, and deer. Got a 270 last fall but I haven’t even sighted it in yet

 

[Camp Cook]

My go to for my first attempt at black bear hunting this this morning was my 14" barreled T/C Contender carbine in 375JDJ loaded with 220gr JFP and 225 Spitizers @ 2250fps.

It started snowing as soon as we headed up the local hill which is why I said attempt because I turned around and came home.

 

[kamlooky]

My go to for my first attempt at black bear hunting this this morning was my 14" barreled T/C Contender carbine in 375JDJ loaded with 220gr JFP and 225 Spitizers @ 2250fps.

It started snowing as soon as we headed up the local hill which is why I said attempt because I turned around and came home.

And this was the wisest decision you made this year.
We got pretty much 4" of the white chit in short time.
The road frum'ear to Merritt was closed due to a rebuttal from a tanker'n a pick up.
Nudder accident heading frum'ear over the mine's way.
Tanker spun out arf way up the west hill and had to chain up.
The local loader went around him.
Kripes, days oh yerzse that loader would'oh tugg'd'im up the hill.

Thanks Turdtew fur thet thar glowbawl warm'in tax.
Chit izz werk'in.

 

[The Kurgan]

7x57 for whitetail and blackies
7.62x39 as back-up for whitetail and blackies and general plinking

 

[Rob]

Yet the best readily available North American all round hunting cartridge on the shelf.

.270

 

[Greenthumbed]

.270 win.

 

[Royzo]

I like them all but a lot depends on what and where I am hunting.
Always liked 257R and 270 but really have a soft spot for 35 rem.
Surprised it wasn’t listed in the poll.

 

[heliace]

.270 win.

 

[Ardent]

I've hunted the world with a 260 AI and 308 win. I have lots of choices in the gun safe but these are the favorites.

You’ve piqued my curiousity, where and what in the world with the .260 AI and .308?

 

[hoytcanon]

you’ve piqued my curiousity, where and what in the world with the .260 ai and .308?

x2....

 

[remyltr]

308 win
for deer moose elk and pigs

 

[Longwalker]

7x64! - or maybe 9.3x74R. No wait, 9.3x62... aww it used to be the .308, might be again. But then my .375's need more field experience. And I've been really satisfied with my .35 Whelen. But when my 7x57R comes back from the smith that will definitely be a favourite. I don't even like the 30-06 much but I seem to use it an awful lot. Of course you can't properly hunt pronghorn and mule deer on the open plains without a .25-06. Um, What was the question again?