whats you fav hunting cal

[moose_hunter]

the title says it all, my fav rifle for hunting is the 300 win mag nice long range and alot of punch

 

[crazy_davey]

Far too many to list. It all depends on what and where I am hunting.

 

[Westicle]

.338 win mag... big enough to kill anything and yet gentle enough to take to bed....

 

[243]

I hunt with my .243 winchester plus it is light so it is easy to carry around.

 

[eltorro]

308 W and lately (read untried) 6.5x55

 

[A-zone]

.338 Win Mag for elk and 7 x 57 (or 6.5 x 55) for everything else (big game).

 

[tac-driver]

.338 lapua...never too far, never too windy.hope to take for moose this fall

 

[thebaron]

.44mag carbine for deer
.223 for beavers

 

[dnepr]

.444 marlin . never had to shoot anything more than once with it

 

[bcsteve]

I've always had a soft spot for the 6.5x55.

 

[martinbns]

I like the 260 rem, but 30 calibres magnum or not do seem to kill faster. Currently a 30-06, 300 win.

 

[Noel]

The current favorites seem to be the oldies, in my safe anyway. My stash consist of or is in the process of:
7x57
30-06
300H&H
38-55

Hope to have a 338-06 again someday, or another 375 H&H.
It's too hard for a gunnut to use just one.

 

[poweredbybeer]

I've only ever taken deer with .30-30, .30-06 and a couple with 7.62x39, overall I like the .30-06 best for accuracy and knockdown power. I just picked up a nice Nagant M44 carbine and I'd like to try taking a deer or two with it this year, although I probably won't be able to tell the difference between 7.62x54R and .30-06 (and I'm sure the deer sure won't be able to tell the difference!), at least as far as performance is concerned. I'd also like to try a smaller caliber like .25-06 or 7mm-08, or even .22-250. My grandpa used to take deer all the time with his .222, so I'm sure .22-250 would do the job First thing's first though...

 

[Monty]

Um, let's see:

- Win Model 70 XTR in .270 Win for deer
- pre-81 BLR in .358 Win for moose in thicker areas
- Tikka M695 in 300WM for moose (or anything) at longer range
- Stevens 200 in .223 for varmints

That might all change after this season as I've got a few others in the lockers...

 

[zg47]

My favorite has to be The 6.5 Swede,but we'll see how my 6.5 06 does this fall for sheep

 

[catnthehatt]

I have a soft spot for the various 6.5's, but my favorite to hunt with is the .303 Brit.

I also like my .577 Snider.....
Cat

 

[SignGuy]

303 british
come on guys you cant forget the 303

 

[JohnC]

.44mag or .45-70 for brush deer; .308 if in open areas

.300WSM or .45:70 for moose.

12 ga for serious birds or use a .410/22 Hornet M6 scout for waking around.

22-250 for bush pigs

 

[Monty]

303 british
come on guys you cant forget the 303

Hahaha! Lol! I forgot I have one of those in a sporter. It's a BSA barreled action dated 1917 in a very nice stock. I gotta scope that thing and check it out. (The sights are removed and a Parker Hale scope mount has been installed - I bought it that way... and paid too much for it... )

 

[7mm-08]

Can't go wrong with either the 30.06 or 7mm-08.Both are very versatile calibers.