What is you favorite caliber in 125 grains or less?

.308 loaded with a 110 gr hollow point.

223 of course. I don't buy factory ammo.

.243
95 gr matchking.

My R700 .243 really likes sub 100gr pills.

6mm/.243. Lots of great choices; I’ve got 243 WSSM, 6mm AR 40 Turbo, 6mm Creedmoor & 6x45. I can shoot 55 grain all the up to 107 grain with a wide variety of quality bullets. I can hunt most anything I want in the east, and shoot steel out to 1200+ yards. All are accurate with little recoil. What’s not to like?

I use Hornady 223 75 grain BTHP match for deer and hogs. Never lost an animal, extremely accurate. For a more "traditional" caliber, my wally world 700 in 243 does well with Winchester 100 grain power points.

5.45x39. No recoil, accurate, nicknamed “poison bullet”.

7.92x33 AR pistol throwing the .323 diameter 125 HP, made exclusively for Grafs by Hornady. Very accurate and terminal performance on deer is unreal.

Next is my AR-15 Wildcat called the 25 GPC. 90gr Sierra BTHP. It really is unreal accurate and lung shot or neck shot deer don't stand a chance.

6.5 Grendel
26 cal
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I like a 120 grain/100 grain 107grain 95 grain to name a few
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I really like my .22 Hornet. The Hornet is like a red-headed woman -- exciting, alluring, frustrating. It took me 10 years to learn to make it shoot.

First place goes to 257 Roberts - 75gr to 120gr, efficient and powerful enough for its class.

Second place goes to 22-250 with a 1:8-1:6.5 twist barrel - perfect for 55gr and up. I'm partial to the 75gr range. If folk started making 85gr+ hunting-class .224 bullets, this might just dethrone 257 Roberts as my favorite.

7.62x39 either handloaded with 125 gr nosler ballistic tips, or factory wolf 124gr hp. If the range is over 250 ish yards or its windy then a 223 loaded with 75 gr hornady bthp's

6 Dasher.

25-06 in a 100gr Barnes TSX is some fast moving wicked medicine ……… ,but the same 25-06 with 120gr Sierra Game Kings is like the hammer of Thor on whitetails

.243 Ackley (but I have a 6 GT on order).

100gr. .243

223 with 69 grain bullet.

.257 Roberts.

Of what ive owned, .243 70gr B-tip, or .250Savage AI 115 berger VLD....

.30 M1 Carbine 110 grain bullets. I don't hunt with it I just shoot paper and steel. Honestly I could just shoot it in the dirt berm and still be happy.

5.56 with a 77gr Match bullet.

viking499 said:

What is your favorite centerfire caliber to shoot at paper or varmints or whatever else that is throwing a 125 grain or less sized pill down range? And why?

Could be something that is factory loaded or reloaded by you for a certain application.

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I am really excited to try these Weatherby Select 115 Gr. Ballistic tips in my Weathermark 257 Wby Mag.
I also have a real tempting box of 120gr. Sierra Pro Hunters in 264 Cal. and if I could find a 260 Rem I would like to try it, or I may build one.

mshootnit said:

I am really excited to try these Weatherby Select 115 Gr. Ballistic tips in my Weathermark 257 Wby Mag

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Ive got a decent supply of those 115 balistics, including a box of the CTs, if you like a few of them.