Pick 3 rifle calibers.

[RNB65]

.22lr, .223, .30-06

 

[UnTainted]

.223 in an AR-15
.270 WSM in a bolt and AR-10
.338 Win Mag in a bolt.

 

[viking499]

I'm with TheLaxPlayer.......

 

[Doug Kennedy]

223
270
338 winny

 

[S&WKING]

204
270
375 ruger

 

[snow]

3 rifle calibers

If I had to choose well I will keep it simple as I only own three rifles a .22lr, a .223 saiga and a russian nagant 7.62x54r

 

[pdd614]

223,223ai
6.5x55
7mm rm

 

[Shawnee]

WOW !!! 16 of 57 posts mention the 45/70 - there's a surprise !!

And none mention the 30/06 ! Well, no surprise there at all


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[loosehorse]

Heres my choice

223
7.62x39
308

 

[byf43]

Shawnee wrote:

WOW !!! 16 of 57 posts mention the 45/70 - there's a surprise !!

And none mention the 30/06 ! Well, no surprise there at all

(I suggest that) you should go back and re-read the posts.

There are several that have the wonderful .30-'06 Springfield posted. It's just not written as you have it (30/06).

I posted .308 or .30-'06. (See first page of replies. Post #18.)

 

[YodaVader]

At the moment all 3 of my centerfire rifles are .223s so that will definitely be my first pick , so here goes:

1- .223 Rem
2 - .243 Win or 6mm Rem
3 - .308 Win or .30-06 Springfield

 

[treeserv]

North American Standard...or should be:

.22LR for rimfire - .223/5.56 x 45 NATO for centerfire
.308/7.62 x 51 NATO
.375 H&H

 

[JasonblkZ06]

.223 cheap, plentiful
.30-06 best all-around there is
.375 H&H, enough for dangerous bears, available worldwide

.223 & cheap? Those 2 words don't belong together.

 

[gunnerh]

1 .223 in an AR
2 .308 in a good bolt gun
3 .358 in a short lever or scout

 

[target4fun]

.22 Lr
.223
.308

 

[BlkHawk73]

If you had to limit your rifles to 3 calibers, small, medium and, large, what 3 would you pick.

Easy1 the three calibers I'd choose would be .22, .30 and .45!

Those are calibers. From there I'd chose cartridges of those calibers.

 

[Gator]

Same as several other posters:

.22 LR - You gotta have a .22!

.30-06 - 110 grain to 250 grain bullets... can do most everything

.45-70 - For the really big stuff

 

[KFDiesel]

17 HMR
.270 Win
.50 Beowulf (Lets get it on)

 

[SageMonkey]

If I had to limit myself to 3 rifles...

.22lr (for anything where .308 is absurd overkill)
.308
.50bmg (for anything where .308 is not nearly enough)

that about covers it.

 

[JNewell]

Using your specs:

.223 Rem
.308 Win
.45-70

 

[Buzztail]

.223 or the .204 Ruger. I own both, and feel good about being limited to either one.
.30-06 Because it's the .30-06, and nothing else needs to be said
.45-70 see my reasoning for the mid-bore

 

[moojpg2]

.223 Rem(can be bought anywhere, and is reasonably cheap compared to other choices)
260 Rem (so i can still shoot long range for fun)
45-70 (will do anything on this continent or africa, and the lever actions give you some quick follow ups for dangerous game)

 

[CPLofMARINES]

.243
30/06
.338 Win. Mag.




Semper Fi!!

 

[Eric F]

just some numbers 22lr and 223 are close for small game.
a 223 will rip a rabbit in half(bullet selection is critical)

308 30-06 are hand in hand for medium game

45-70 is the single favorite by far for large game although the "odd" entries are more numorous

I am suprised by so many 223 entries for medium game seems light for deer to me.

 

[Brother in Arms]

5.45X39mm Now that is cheap and plentiful

my three are:

.22 LR
.308/.30-06
.45-70

As A side note I think 6.5x55SE is a wonderful cartridge and while fairly well known is still far to over looked in this country. Only Reason I listed .308 is because I own several rifles in this caliber.

Brother in Arms