Which three must have calibers.

[DJ Fergus]

Which three must have calibers based on current bullet selection, not necessarily cartridges. For medium to large game if you only had three choices. List in order from most important to least important as if you would have to narrow down to only owning the first listed.

Sorry for the edit, but say up to elk for large game.

 

[cjl2010]

.264
.224
.308

 

[BallisticsGuy]

Uggh, the one-ring-to-rule-them-all fallacy. Assuming you mean from medium to properly large game, then no one option is right. A deer requires a lot less snot than something elk sized and if you get any bigger than elk then you need to being a whole lot more snot to the party yet.

Something in a .284" bore, something in a .338" bore and something in a .375" bore. All bases covered. In my experience a .284 properly motivated will do anything up to the 300lbs area. A .338 just does a better job when they start getting up toward 1000lbs. After 1000lbs I wouldn't bring anything but a big bore meant for >1000lbs animals which occasionally fight back.

 

[Pulpwood]

Just (3)
25-06,270(1)
270wsm,280,280ai(2)
300wsm,300wm
And just be sad

 

[memtb]

Which three must have calibers based on current bullet selection, not necessarily cartridges. For medium to large game if you only had three choices. List in order from most important to least important as if you would have to narrow down to only owning the first listed.

Sorry for the edit, but say up to elk for large game.

My wife: 338 WM. Myself: .375AI - if I "had" to go with something else....I'd step down to the .338WM.

No need for the other two choices! memtb

 

[Pulpwood]

Oooops
264wm
If just one buy a 30-06 and be happy like all our grandpa s did

 

[laker]

223
6.5-06
300 or 338 rum

 

[broomd]

Oooops
264wm
If just one buy a 30-06 and be happy like all our grandpa s did

This^^
I was getting ready to type.. ' .223 .308 .375'
But in truth the .30-06 with the right ammo will do it all.
If a guy hunts bison and big bears with consistency, get the big bore, if not, save your money for something else.

 

[Taco John]

17rem
6br
7saum

 

[LongRange338]

Only 3? A ridiculous premise.... Personally I love me some 7mm and would add in the 30 and 338 calibers. The downfall here is that for practicing much you really want something in the 223 family and as mentioned above if you could only have one the 30-06 or 308 fill the gap nicely.

 

[DJ Fergus]

Only 3? A ridiculous premise.... Personally I love me some 7mm and would add in the 30 and 338 calibers. The downfall here is that for practicing much you really want something in the 223 family and as mentioned above if you could only have one the 30-06 or 308 fill the gap nicely.

Just three, yes I Know it's an absurd thought as I own seven different calibers of medium to large game hunting rifles and more if you count them being in different cartridges.

 

[Creedmoor shooter]

6mm (prs shooting and varmints)
6.5mm (hunting medium game and targets to 1500ish yards)
7mm (large game and elr shooting)

 

[DJ Fergus]

Here goes for mine,
284 / 7mm 160-180gr bullets
30 cal 215-230gr bullets
264 / 6.5mm 120-150gr bullets

Would cover all that I normally do or intend to do in the future and work for carrying along youth & ladies on a hunt.

 

[swe123]

.257
.308
.338