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

[Reelamin]

Only need one in (edit) 30 caliber. Will kill everything that walks on land and swims in the ocean.

 

[Calvin45]

Only need one in .308 caliber. Will kill everything that walks on land and swims in the ocean.

No fun!

 

[orifdoc]

I have no idea if I've posted to this thread or not. Maybe my answers have changed.

Assuming pistol, shotgun, and .22 LR needs aren't included, I'd go with this:

.22-250 - for little critters
.260 Rem AI - for antelope through sheep, the vast majority of NA game
.300 WM - for deer through moose, most African plains game, and cats
.375 H&H - for bears, eland, moose, and perhaps buffalo
.416 Rigby - for buffalo, hippo, and elephant

Number 2 and 3 do the long range work. Number 4, if I could only have one. Admittedly number 4 and 5 are overkill for 99% of what most people do..... but, I tend walk unusual paths at times.

 

[jshepherd61]

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???

7mm STW 168gr ABLR Retumbo 3,342 fps 28" barrel, 300 PRC 210gr ABLR IMR 8133 3,100 fps, 7 SAUM, 26 Nosler, 300 Win Mag.

 

[Fatcatbuster]

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???

Here it's 22Hornet,243,25-06,308 ,300wm

 

[Dragoon300]

22 short Winchester 74
12 ga Browning A5
223 WSSM DTA SRS
6.5 PRC DTA SRS
338 LM DTA SRS
50 BMG Barrett & M3 Dragon

Pretty much covers it for me

 

[Dragoon300]

2nd thought, I really need my

10 mm STI & Glocks
5.56 ACR pistol
7.62 SCAR & FAL
36-06 M1 (this one can do it all!)

 

[7mm man]

17 WSM
6 CM
6.8 Western
7 SAUM or 280 AI
30 Nosler

I understand the 6.8W and 7 SAUM do about the same thing but man are they sweet.

 

[FEENIX]

OK, I'll play ...

Q: What's your five? 5 Calibers to do it all...

A: (1) .33, (2), .30, (3), .27, (4) .26, (5) .25.

 

[KS2506]

17 HMR, 223, 25-06, 338 Win Mag, 416 Ruger

 

[SemperFi]

17 HMR, 223, 25-06, 338 Win Mag, 416 Ruger

25 saum [xp]
257 WBY [rifle]
7 saum [rifle]
280AI [xp]
300 WM [rifle]

 

[Turtle566]

17 Remington
222 Remington
6.5 Beanmore
7mm Mashburn Super Magnum
50 cal Barrett

 

[Will.284]

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 lr ,308,,7prc,10mm handgun 300prc and ,6.5 creed. Sorry I had to add one extra

 

[Mtwoodson]

.223
25-06
30-06
300 WinMag
45-70
Hard pressed to choose between 45-70 and .375H&H, but the lever gun won. And sorta sad my trusted 30-30 didn't make the list too.