What’s your five? 5 Calibers to do it all...

[bubbaonpc]

17 Hornet
204 Ruger--purely FUN !
6.5 Creed
7-08
300 Wby Mag
Runner up's
243- Wife says Her #1
6.5 Gren
.22 LR
7 Mag

 

[DemoRN]

My bow good to 80 yrds. And reusable ammo (sometimes). Everything not trying to kill or eat me. Oh we are talking guns here.
1. 12 g 18" barrel the most feared gun
2. 22 Lr
3. 250 ai. 7.5 twist medium weight rife anything that scampers/ goes squish through deer and I guess elk with the correct bullets, distance,and setup.
4. 300 prc
5. 375 ruger for anything that wants to eat/kill you.
I started out this will be easy. I think I got it all covered.

If 22 Lr and 12 g are given then, I would add a set of twins 44 mag revolver and model 94 44 mag.

 

[Martin@Hin]

223 in a acc rifle,affordable.
308 good cal for a walking rifle
340 the do it all rifle for this continent.
375 H&H life would be meaningless without one.
416 Rigby if horsepower is needed.

 

[Rebell]

22-250
257 Robert's
270
300 RUM
458 Lott
I guess I'm old school

 

[bigdumboy]

.22 WM
.220 swift
.25-06ai being built
6.5x284
.264 WM
.280 ai
.35 Remington
.300 WM
I know that's more than five, but never was good at following directions.

 

[Murph1951]

Easy choice
22LR
30-06
8mm Remington Mag
38/.357/
12 Gauge

 

[Hand Skills]

In a fantasy world, where I had unlimited access to handloads;

.404 Jeff (24" double)

.358 win. (18" Lever)

.284 win (22" lightweight bolt action)

.270wsm (26" mediun bolt action)

6mm creed (20" varmint bolt gun)



If I was /actually/ hunting my way around the world;

.375 h&h (24" Double)

.308 win (18" Lever)

30-06 sprg. (22" Lightweight bolt action)

.300 win (26" Medium bolt gun)

223 rem. (20" Varmint bolt gun)


(Technically, that's only 3 calibers)

 

[Greenvette01]

Hey guys,

I've been watching our threads for a while now and curiosity has got the best of me. With so many great choices out there for LRH which cartridges and calibers really set themselves apart from the rest, if any? Which ones make almost everyone's must have list? The reality is most people can't afford a half dozen rifles or more, so if you had the opportunity to hunt the world for everything from groundhogs to elephants and were limited to 5 cartridges or less what would they be? Just curious which ones consistently rise to the top and if any of the new Gucci cartridges make the cut or we wind up sticking with the tried and true. Feel free to state your reason or uses for each cartridge. I am not looking for a debate. There are no wrong answers. Everyone has there favorites. Just curious if there is any consistency? I think it could help some of the new guys narrow there choices when selecting their next cartridge....

I'll start! 308, 270 win, 300 WIn Mag, 338 RUM, 375 H&H. What are your thoughts???

.222 Rem, .257 Robert's, 7mm Rem Mag, .308 Win and .30-06

 

[dmerrifield]

223
6.5 CM
270 win
30-06
300 WM

 

[Scooter 45ACP]

Hey guys,

I've been watching our threads for a while now and curiosity has got the best of me. With so many great choices out there for LRH which cartridges and calibers really set themselves apart from the rest, if any? Which ones make almost everyone's must have list? The reality is most people can't afford a half dozen rifles or more, so if you had the opportunity to hunt the world for everything from groundhogs to elephants and were limited to 5 cartridges or less what would they be? Just curious which ones consistently rise to the top and if any of the new Gucci cartridges make the cut or we wind up sticking with the tried and true. Feel free to state your reason or uses for each cartridge. I am not looking for a debate. There are no wrong answers. Everyone has there favorites. Just curious if there is any consistency? I think it could help some of the new guys narrow there choices when selecting their next cartridge....

I'll start! 308, 270 win, 300 WIn Mag, 338 RUM, 375 H&17hmr, .243, 270wsm

Hey guys,

I've been watching our threads for a while now and curiosity has got the best of me. With so many great choices out there for LRH which cartridges and calibers really set themselves apart from the rest, if any? Which ones make almost everyone's must have list? The reality is most people can't afford a half dozen rifles or more, so if you had the opportunity to hunt the world for everything from groundhogs to elephants and were limited to 5 cartridges or less what would they be? Just curious which ones consistently rise to the top and if any of the new Gucci cartridges make the cut or we wind up sticking with the tried and true. Feel free to state your reason or uses for each cartridge. I am not looking for a debate. There are no wrong answers. Everyone has there favorites. Just curious if there is any consistency? I think it could help some of the new guys narrow there choices when selecting their next cartridge....

I'll start! 308, 270 win, 300 WIn Mag, 338 RUM, 375 H&H. What are your thoughts???

22lr-243-270wsm-300wsm-458mag

 

[Model12boy]

22-250
25-06
260
264 win mag
7mm wsm

 

[Deleted member 25410]

300 RUM
300 WSM
7MM REM MAG
270 WBY
243 WIN

 

[Flash21]

Hey guys,

I've been watching our threads for a while now and curiosity has got the best of me. With so many great choices out there for LRH which cartridges and calibers really set themselves apart from the rest, if any? Which ones make almost everyone's must have list? The reality is most people can't afford a half dozen rifles or more, so if you had the opportunity to hunt the world for everything from groundhogs to elephants and were limited to 5 cartridges or less what would they be? Just curious which ones consistently rise to the top and if any of the new Gucci cartridges make the cut or we wind up sticking with the tried and true. Feel free to state your reason or uses for each cartridge. I am not looking for a debate. There are no wrong answers. Everyone has there favorites. Just curious if there is any consistency? I think it could help some of the new guys narrow there choices when selecting their next cartridge....

I'll start! 308, 270 win, 300 WIn Mag, 338 RUM, 375 H&H. What are your thoughts???

, 22-250, 25-06, 300WSM, .308Win, .444Marlin

 

[joep17]

Okay,
I will bite!! I own many rifles and load for 43 different cartridges and then shoot about 4000 rounds a year of 308 in F-Class so my opinion on this is not really valid as i can pick and choose for what i am attempting to do.

I had this dilemma 5 years ago. My main importer procured me 4 matching Turkish Exhibition blanks and I had to decide on 4 heritage type custom rifles to build. I chose Cooper out of Montana and selected every single option except case colour hardening.

I chose the most useful and common cartridges for uses i have here in Alberta.

22LR
17 HMR
222 Rem
270 Win

They turned out beautifully and I cannot thank Cooper enough for the outstanding workmanship and quality.

For the 5th rifle it depends upon what my hunting would be.

For N/A hunting, I would choose my Kimber of Oregon 338 Win Mag

For Africa i would choose either Kimber of Oregon or the new Kimber Caprivi in 377 HH. They are easier to shoot than most people think.

I do have a 416 Rigby and 458 WM that would be a good choice for Africa but they are not a lot of fun to shoot "often and repeatedly"

I am not a fan of any muzzle brakes on a hunting rifle and wont hunt with someone who uses them. The PH is used in Namibia advised prior to the Safari that if I showed up with a brake, he would not hunt with me.

The only exception is varmint rifles where we are all wearing hearing protection. My 220 Swift with a brake does not lift off target to see the hit.