your top 3 favorite callibers for hunting

[Otokiak]

223, 308 and 12 guage ...

Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA

 

[Andy]

243 - smaller than deer
8x63 - other mammals
12 ga - feathered stuff

 

[KMD]

30-06
22lr
12 gauge

Pretty much covers everything.

 

[longbranch*]

Favorite calibres.

Just going by calibres I've taken most of my game with, I'd say:
-7m/m Rem Mag, Stainless/synthetic 700 Remington=18 deer , 1 moose, wolf.
-.280 Rem, Mountain Rifle 700 Remington=10 deer.
-.30-06, 7600 Carbine Remington= 5 deer.
A special mention must go to .303, 7X57, .300 H+H and .280 Ross's I own, but have not taken game with them (yet).
Cheers
Geoff

 

[bill c68]

223, 308 and 12 guage ...

Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA

If you want to get into Shotguns (which this thread is not about)
I would say in order:
20G
410
12G

20G is by far my favourite BUT I do use my 12 more, I use my 20 for bunnies, grouse, and occasionally ducks. My 12 is strictly Ducks and Geese but has killed grouse and bunnies. And my 410 is my favourite road gun for poppin grouse out of tree tops.

 

[Huntsman]

I would've said my 12ga too, as well as my .204 but the limit was three.

 

[Tomochan]

cartridge favs

For hunting:

.243 Win
.270 Win
30-06 Sp

For Target:
.223
.308

For Plinking:

.22 lr
7.62x39

 

[t-star]

only got 3- 223, 308 and 338- however, that will cover just about anything worth shooting

 

[Scott_N]

My current favorite 3 are:

222 Rem. - Fun little calibre, great for gophers, good for coyotes out to about 250 yards, and awesome accuracy.

270 WSM - Flat shooting medium game rifle, a good choice for me to hunt both the prairies and the mountains.

338 Winchester Mag. - Good for moose and elk, plus gives me a little more confidence when I'm in grizzly country.

 

[J Stuart]

First and foremost a .22 LR, secondly anything at or above 7-08, third is anything that is intermediate.....apart for .22 LR everything else is opportunistic and up for grabs.

 

[ABCZAR]

.270
7.62x39
12ga

 

[hakx]

.50 muzzleloader
.223 critt'r gitt'r
my new .270 Win (formerly my 30-06)

 

[thumper1]

My fav 3 are 243,308 win and the 325wsm i hunt with all three and I will never part with any of them.

 

[madtrapper143]

16 gauge shotgun, .308 Winchester rifle and .22 long rifle.

cheers Darryl

 

[Lorne]

22lr
280 Ackley
375 H&H

 

[davide montini]

ahh yes my top three are the .270.......300weatherby mag ....and the MIGHTY ACCURACY INTERNATIONAL BIG .50 BMG..BOLT ACTION and it does a mighty fine job

 

[pharaoh2]

.22 Long Rifle, .30-30 Winchester, (my first rifle) and .300 Winchester Magnum.

 

[Wrong Way]

.22, 7/08, .44 mag....love 'em all.

 

[bigstickpilot]

what I got! 16ga, .270Win, .30-30Win

 

[Mad-Trapper]

I'd have to go with;

257 Roberts
300 H&H
375 H&H

Any 4 legged animal,anywhere is covered with these three.