favorite calibers
for upclose i like 45-70 for anything up to 200 yds Ilike .300 savage and for longer distances I like .280 remington I have sevral other calibers but these seem to get the most useage other favorite is .223 for varmints almost forgot 22 for plinkng
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For all around distance shooting and serious meat gathering I like the 30-06. For fun and close range hunting with a rifle or pistol I like the 38-40 or 44-40. For all day fun shooting with a rifle or pistol I like the good old 22LR. 0 -
Hi Gang,
Out of all the guns I own, my favorite and most used are the following.
22 Long Rifle, 22WMR, 30-30 WIN, 7 X 57 Mauser, 30-06 Springfield
I also have a wildcat that I am very fond of. It is a "30 GIBBS", Nice custom job built on a 1903 Springfield action. Its a complicated process forming the brass, but its a labor of love.
I also had a .280 Remington that I somehow horse traded away, I wish I hadn't. If you load your own, the 280 REM is hard to top.
For handguns, I like the .45 auto. I have an older Colt 1911A1 and a little NAA .22 Mag 5 shot "ear gun" that I keep in my pocket.
Ones that I have in the gun safe that I dont get to shoot very often but still think deserve honorable mention are the 6.5 X 55 SWEDE and nicely sportorized Mod 98 in 8 X 57 Mauser (the 8 X 57 being another handloaders cartridge)
Two that I have always had on a short list to aquire, but haven't done so yet ... are the 260 REM and the 7MM-08, seems like very good medicine for deer.
The old "Ought Six" is the biggest in my arsenal .... I dont like to be kicked like a mule when I pull the trigger.
Machinist Mate 1st Class, United States Navy, (Retired)0 -
A 7 rem mag that I just got looks very promising!
I also like the 6.5X55, 303 british and the 300 Win Mag0 -
.22LR 0 -
Woods - .35 Rem
Fields - 25 WSSM
Varmints and pests - 22-250
If we are doing deer drives I'll use my 6mm, Rem 742.0 -
.22-250 if I'm coyote hunting and .25-06 or .280 for deer. 0 -
.300WM, -06, and 6.5 x 55. 0 -
It would be a shorter to list the ones I don't like......I can't think of any right now.........[:D][:p] 0 -
7mm Magnum Big Game
223 with a close second going to 22-250 for small game only because it is more expensive.
This 7mm pill was resting against the hide on the opposite side of the entrance this year. Deer never took another step.
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.223 / 6.5x55 hands down [;)] 0 -
270 is my go to round. 0 -
Close in deer, .35 Rem. Long range deer, .30-06 or 7mm Rem Mag. For elk, .338 Win Mag. or .35 Whelen. For small critters, .223.[^] 0 -
my browning bar 7mm mag, rem mod 760 30-06 and my mossbergmod.152 22lr. from long to short and anything in between[;)] 0 -
For deer I like .308, shoots flat with ample power. 0 -
I like the 375 H&H magnum loaded HOT with 285 grain Speer Grand Slam bullets for groundhog hunting with my Encore. [:o)] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by bpost1958
I like the 375 H&H magnum loaded HOT with 285 grain Speer Grand Slam bullets for groundhog hunting with my Encore. [:o)]
ever have any walk away[:D][:D]0 -
To many to name!!!!!!!![;)][:)] 0 -
My favorite calibers are as follows. 8mm Mauser (I seriously dont think there is a better cartridge.) And 300 WBY mag for accuracy. I just love the 8mm (hence why I stockpiled 800rnds of hunting ammo) The round is just amazing, It has incredible knockdown power and pretty good accuracy. The only thing I dont like about it is shooting a few of these babies will definately give you one hell of a sore arm. 0 -
Well ......
just a few FAVORITES ....(different ones 4 different reasons?)?
.22 l.r.
.22 mag
30 carbine
.30-30
6.5 x 55
7mm
20 ga.
and then >>>>> most everything I've ever shot ?????????????????????
GeeZ !!!!!
d.a.stearns
Gunsmith / LEO
Niota , Tn0 -
7MM Weatherby Magnum.
.30-06
7X57
.40 S&W
.32ACP
.45 ACP
.22LR
And...anything/everything else.
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I'm been thinking about this. It's hard to pick just one.
If I could have just one I think I would take my 45 Colt.
1 in Ruger Blackhawk and one in a Winchester.[:)]
It's not the fastest or the flatest shooting but whatever I hit with the open sights, that 255gn piece of lead seems to make fall down.0 -
Pistol:
.357 mag
Rifle:
Big game 7 X 57 Mauser, man by the name of Bell used it on elephants in African. He died of old age, not getting stomped on by a PO'd elephant
Small game 22 rim fire
Varmints 220 Swift to wayyyyyyyyyyyyy out there.
Small birds 28 ga
Big birds 12 ga.0 -
25-06, .300 Win Mag, .338 RUM, .460 S&W...the list goes on and on 0 -
In no order-
.308
.25-06
.22-250
6mm PPC
7mm-080 -
no body uses the good ol 12ga anymore?
thats my first choice at close range
22lr is next
30.06 takes care of the rest0 -
Favorite caliber is .223,.243,.277 and .308.
chambering, are 22-250, 243 win, 270 win, 300 win mag.0 -
I like all of them.
But my personal favorites are the 22 Hornet, 257 Roberts, 30-06, 375 H&H, and 458 Win Mag.0 -
It goes without saying the .22 should be on everyone's list.
After that,
Pistol: 9mm, .45, 7.63mm Mauser, and .357 Mag.
Rifle: 30-06, 8mm Mauser, 5.56mm, 11mm Mauser
Arty: 75mm, German 88mm, 90mm, and 16" Naval Gun
Air Launched: CBU (Rockeye), MK 83 w/Snake eye, FAE Bomb0 -
quote:Originally posted by p3skyking
It goes without saying the .22 should be on everyone's list.
After that,
Pistol: 9mm, .45, 7.63mm Mauser, and .357 Mag.
Rifle: 30-06, 8mm Mauser, 5.56mm, 11mm Mauser
Arty: 75mm, German 88mm, 90mm, and 16" Naval Gun
Air Launched: CBU (Rockeye), MK 83 w/Snake eye, FAE Bomb
Completely forgot about the german 88 how could I betray my heritage like that. I still find it funny that a gun that was designed to be an AA gun(thats anti-aircraft for those of you that dont know) turned out to be the best artillery cannon and tank gun of all time (would blow holes right through our shermans) any of you guys see the military channels top 10 tanks it was full of crap the Panzerkampfwagon VI or Tiger I tank should have been number one on that slot.0 -
Remember what you had written on your notebook in school? It went something like, "blankety, blank.....loves whoever happens to be around" (fill in the 'blankety, blank' with your name).
My favorite caliber is similar. It's whatever I happen to be holding in my hand at the time I'm shootin'.
Sahagan0
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