What is your One Caliber

[Panzerschwein]

I like .223 myself. Nothing you can't stop on Earth with a well-placed .223 Remington. Also, it's lightweight and affordable. Good to 500 yards and beyond in some loads. Low recoil... the list goes on.

 

[mljdeckard]

.308. (Odd, since I don't currently have one.)

 

[792mauser]

7.92x57

 

[alfon99]

5.56x45mm NATO.

 

[gotboostvr]

Living and reloading here in the hilly and wooded part of ohio, in light of the new deer regs (which I've seen numerous threads here on) my one and only is looking like 44mag in levers and revolvers. For targets and hunting.

 

[gdcpony]

Couldn't pick! Probably a .257Roberts or .260Rem, but man the .223 and 7x57 keep creeping in to my thoughts. Sorry, no answer here.

 

[kcofohio]

Without spending more $, I have to go with 8x57.

Having the reload supplies and tools for the caliber, it covers my needs.

 

[Vincent Price]

.308 or 8x57IS would both be fine


since I use my rifles primarily for deer and hog hunting imho best compromise between cost, recoil, availability and versatility.

 

[Geno]

For me, it would be a difficult call between the following:

.270 Win
.308 Win
.300 Win Mag

In the past three years, I have harvested deer in open field, at distances between 205 yards to 300 yards, using the above-listed cartridges. All of the deer dropped almost instantly. If I were limited to just one (for financial reasons), I would go with the .270 Win. The .270 Win, using Hornady, SuperFormance 130 grain SSTs was vicious. If I wanted to take larger game, I could use Hornady SuperFormance, 130 grain GMXs. Given that all I hunt are whitetail deer, wild boar and ram, the .270 Win is near perfect.

Geno

 

[ArchAngelCD]

The 30-06 for me. I have a bunch of them and I like the 30-06.
The 30-06 is the only cartridge that can shoot a 110gr bullet up to a 220gr bullet and do it well. (including lead bullets) No other has that bullet weight range where you can double the bullet weight and still shoot both extremes well.

If I had a bunch of .308's I could probably be just as happy with them.

 

[HexHead]

I want to say my .257 WBY, but if I could only have one rifle, I'd have to go with my .308.

 

[Glockula]

.270 Winchester. Great hunting round.

 

[HoosierQ]

I'd probably pick my 250 Savage.

ooooh. Nice!

 

[jmr40]

Anything from 260-338 WM will take anything except Coastal Brown bears in North America. And at ranges farther than most of us have any business shooting. We could all just randomly pick one, choose the right bullet for the task and be perfectly content.

30-06-338 WM could be pressed into service on the big bears, but if someone has the $30,000-$40,000 needed to hunt them, they can afford a better gun.

I'd choose a 308 simply because of fate that is what I ended up with. I started hunting with 30-06 and used one for 4 decades. Nothing bad can be said. It is just that my 308's do exactly the same job in a lighter more compact rifle with less recoil. Yea, the 30-06 offers a bit more punch on paper. But if the 308 ain't big enough to get the job done, I need a lot more than a 30-06 can offer.

 

[68wj]

.277

A 6.8 SPC for most of my work and play, but gotta keep a .270 Win around just because.

 

[back40]

Nothing you can't stop on Earth with a well-placed .223 Remington.

really? how did you come to that conclusion?


for me, the .30-06. .308 if i want use of a modern battle rifle.

 

[Ranger Roberts]

I would say .308 but I want to separate myself from the pack so I am going to say 7.62x51

 

[bullzeye8]

Nothing you can't stop on earth with a .223? I sure doubt it will take down an elephant and if a bear was charging me I would definitely want something bigger

 

[akv3g4n]

7.62x39

Cheap, available and soft shooting for long range sessions.

 

[VINTAGE-SLOTCARS]

Since I only have one high power rifle, in 7mm rem mag, that would be my choice. I reload with each powder charge measured by scale, it is very accurate. From hunting to target shooting it has never failed to perform.

 

[kimberkid]

I have a hard time deciding between 5.56/.223 and .308 ... then the 7.62x39 & 300BK come creeping in

 

[tdoyka]

my cartridge does stand, 257 bob ai, here are a few i have took deer sized game with...

243 winchester
25-06 remington
6.5 creedmoor
270 winchester
7mm-08 reminton
7mm mauser
30-30 winchester
32 winchester special
308
30-06
45-70 govenrment

 

[WTBguns10kOK]

.243

 

[EdLaver]

I gotta go with the .308 as well...

 

[tarosean]

30.06