Here is my 12-
22 LR.- Plinking or small game hunting.
223 Rem.- Varmint hunting and an AR15 for plinking and home defense.
25-06 Rem.- Long range varmint hunting, small to medium big game hunting.
280 Rem.- My favoritie cartridge. An all round medium big game hunting, deer, hogs, black bear from 4 to 400 yards, maybe elk and mosse at close to medium ranges. Also setup in a pump carbine.
7mm Rem.- Ultra Mag.- Long range medium to big big game hunting, deer, black bear, elk, moose ect.
308 Win. or 7mm-08 Rem.- A nice all round medium big game hunting, deer, hogs, black bear ect.
30-06 Spr.- An all round medium big game hunting, deer, hogs, black bear from 4 to 400 yards, maybe elk and mosse at close to medium ranges. Also setup in a pump carbine.
300 Rem. Ultra Mag.- Long range medium to big big game hunting, deer, black bear, elk, moose, the big bears.
338 Win Mag.- Long range medium to big big game hunting, deer, black bear, elk, moose, the big bears.
35 Rem.- Open/ghost ring sight for thick brush, deep woods, still hunting when shots will be 75/100 max.
45-70 Gov.- A ghost ring sight with a scout scope setup for hunting hogs, black bear, elk, moose ect. out to 150 yards or so.
416 Rem. Mag.- For anything the above can't handle. In my case I'd most likely never use it.