Pick 3 rifle calibers.
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Hutch
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Several have proposed my 3 choices:
.223
.30-'06
.375H&H (wish I still had my old one...)
.223
.30-'06
.375H&H (wish I still had my old one...)
gcrookston
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small: .22
Medium: .308
Large: .338 Lapua
Sorry, those are the 3 calibres I have, I left .223 out of there....
Medium: .308
Large: .338 Lapua
Sorry, those are the 3 calibres I have, I left .223 out of there....
Brian Williams
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Just 3...
22lr
7mm-08
357 Mag.
22lr
7mm-08
357 Mag.
ojibweindian
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1. 22lr or 22 mag
2. 7mm Rem. Mag (150 grain bullet)
3. 7mm Rem. Mag (175 grain bullet)
2. 7mm Rem. Mag (150 grain bullet)
3. 7mm Rem. Mag (175 grain bullet)
TCB in TN
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1. .22LR as the more you shoot the lill double duece, the better you will shoot everything else.
2. my second is the .223 it is a very solid, effective, and versitile round, wide availability of ammo, for a wide number of different applications.
3. would be the ole 30-06, it gets the nod for me because of its versatility, the wide spread availability of ammo, and the fact that there is still much more in-expensive (surplus) ammo out there than the .308. Not much difference in the ballistics of the two, or recoil for that matter, and while the short throw .308 is a little quicker to cycle it is certainly just a VERY little quicker. I also have seen the 06 put down enough big deer, and very big tough wild hogs that I believe it quite capable of handling anything that I personally want to shoot. Especially if you become truly proficient with your weapon.
2. my second is the .223 it is a very solid, effective, and versitile round, wide availability of ammo, for a wide number of different applications.
3. would be the ole 30-06, it gets the nod for me because of its versatility, the wide spread availability of ammo, and the fact that there is still much more in-expensive (surplus) ammo out there than the .308. Not much difference in the ballistics of the two, or recoil for that matter, and while the short throw .308 is a little quicker to cycle it is certainly just a VERY little quicker. I also have seen the 06 put down enough big deer, and very big tough wild hogs that I believe it quite capable of handling anything that I personally want to shoot. Especially if you become truly proficient with your weapon.
doberman
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I know little to nothing about the .45-70. This thread has me interested!
I don't know how one could go without a .22LR so I have to pick that first.
I own .223/5.56 rifles, but still think the .22LR is more versitile for me, besides I'm not willing to spend $.50 a round when I can get it done for $.05.
I guess I'm "cheap"?
I studied, and read, and scanned this and other sites to find the ONE centerfire round that could do "just about it all" for me. It boiled down to .308.
I'm not familiar with anything "larger" than that other than the .30-06..
sooo...
It could go like this:
.22LR
7.62/39 or .30-30
.308
or
.223
.308
.30-06
I'm over thinking this aren't I?
These "if you could only have" kind of threads always boggles my mind here.
:banghead::banghead:
I don't know how one could go without a .22LR so I have to pick that first.
I own .223/5.56 rifles, but still think the .22LR is more versitile for me, besides I'm not willing to spend $.50 a round when I can get it done for $.05.
I guess I'm "cheap"?
I studied, and read, and scanned this and other sites to find the ONE centerfire round that could do "just about it all" for me. It boiled down to .308.
I'm not familiar with anything "larger" than that other than the .30-06..
sooo...
It could go like this:
.22LR
7.62/39 or .30-30
.308
or
.223
.308
.30-06
I'm over thinking this aren't I?
These "if you could only have" kind of threads always boggles my mind here.
:banghead::banghead:
ArfinGreebly
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Just Three
Well, there's really no accompanying scenario to impose limits, but I'm gonna assume there's a reason you're stuck with only three.
At the low end, I'm torn. The .22 LR is a nice general plinking and practice round, fine for pest control and stuff. Still, you might want a little more beef, so the .22 WMR is in the mix there. So, going with what rifles I actually have, I guess we'll take the .22 LR for now, .22 WMR perhaps when I become better acquainted with it.
In the middle, for deer and such, I'm gonna break the rules and take a .357 carbine. Fired from a rifle, the .357 has rifle-like capabilities out to 150 yards, including deer. This gives me a lower powered load (.38 sp) I can use for medium varmints and bigger "small" game.
If the referee threatens to throw me out of the game for that, then my fallback is the .30 carbine.
Now, for large, although I have a healthy respect for the .308 and .30-06, I have neither. Sticking with what's in the safe, I'd use the .30-30 for the big stuff. I will acknowledge that it's not the hitter that the bigger cartridges are but, over time, the .30-30 has taken several of just about everything. There is also the little matter of I have to shoot the thing. I can shoot a .30-30 and handle the recoil. Having never fired the harder hitters, I don't know where'd I'd stand on tolerance for that.
So, for now, until I have broader experience (and a bigger safe) . . .
Small: .22 LR
Medium: .357 carbine
Large: .30-30
And, for what it's worth, I have all of those in lever rifles.
Well, there's really no accompanying scenario to impose limits, but I'm gonna assume there's a reason you're stuck with only three.
At the low end, I'm torn. The .22 LR is a nice general plinking and practice round, fine for pest control and stuff. Still, you might want a little more beef, so the .22 WMR is in the mix there. So, going with what rifles I actually have, I guess we'll take the .22 LR for now, .22 WMR perhaps when I become better acquainted with it.
In the middle, for deer and such, I'm gonna break the rules and take a .357 carbine. Fired from a rifle, the .357 has rifle-like capabilities out to 150 yards, including deer. This gives me a lower powered load (.38 sp) I can use for medium varmints and bigger "small" game.
If the referee threatens to throw me out of the game for that, then my fallback is the .30 carbine.
Now, for large, although I have a healthy respect for the .308 and .30-06, I have neither. Sticking with what's in the safe, I'd use the .30-30 for the big stuff. I will acknowledge that it's not the hitter that the bigger cartridges are but, over time, the .30-30 has taken several of just about everything. There is also the little matter of I have to shoot the thing. I can shoot a .30-30 and handle the recoil. Having never fired the harder hitters, I don't know where'd I'd stand on tolerance for that.
So, for now, until I have broader experience (and a bigger safe) . . .
Small: .22 LR
Medium: .357 carbine
Large: .30-30
And, for what it's worth, I have all of those in lever rifles.
jpwilly
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My picks:
.223 Rem
7.62x39mm
30-06
.223 Rem
7.62x39mm
30-06
retrieverman
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My 3 caliber picks are as follows:
small: 22-250 Sauer 202 Outback scoped with a Zeiss Conquest 6.5-20x50mm
medium: 30-30 Marlin 336SS scoped with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40mm
large: 270 wcf Sauer 202 Outback scoped with a Swarovski 3-9x36mm
small: 22-250 Sauer 202 Outback scoped with a Zeiss Conquest 6.5-20x50mm
medium: 30-30 Marlin 336SS scoped with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40mm
large: 270 wcf Sauer 202 Outback scoped with a Swarovski 3-9x36mm
SpeedAKL
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.223 Rem
.308 Win
.30-06 Springfield
All of these cartridges are easy to find and are available in a wide variety of calibers and in a wide variety of loads. I can run hot and heavy '06 to take out the big stuff. .308 packs enough power for big game yet is versatile and relatively easy to shoot, .223 is everywhere and chambered in modern military firearms (as is .308).
.308 Win
.30-06 Springfield
All of these cartridges are easy to find and are available in a wide variety of calibers and in a wide variety of loads. I can run hot and heavy '06 to take out the big stuff. .308 packs enough power for big game yet is versatile and relatively easy to shoot, .223 is everywhere and chambered in modern military firearms (as is .308).
gbran
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17 Mach2
223
'06
223
'06
milspecwrench
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.223 / 5.56 Mm
6.5 Grindel
308
6.5 Grindel
308
rangerruck
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22lr
308,
375 h&h.
308,
375 h&h.
RioShooter
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.22 lr
30-30
338 Federal
30-30
338 Federal
mejeepnut
member
.22lr
.243
30-06
The .243 could be traded for a 7mm-08 but I have the .243 so its in my list.The .22lr and the 30-06 could never be traded for anything,I will always have rifles in these 2 calibers!
.243
30-06
The .243 could be traded for a 7mm-08 but I have the .243 so its in my list.The .22lr and the 30-06 could never be traded for anything,I will always have rifles in these 2 calibers!
Steel Talon
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22lr
6mm
.300 Win mag.
6mm
.300 Win mag.
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