Which three must have calibers.

[7magcreedmoor]

.264, .284, and .338. That'd be my three ring circus.

 

[tony d willIiams]

22 WMR
easy and inexpensive to shoot, teaching, practicing, brings lunch in, (squirrel & rabbit)
308
most small, medium and semi-large. Good placement, small meat loss
338LM
large game, dangerous and ELR. It's just fun to shoot.

All the choices i've been seeing are great.

 

[hashbrown2]

220 Swift
30-378
8mm rem mag.

 

[BigSky112]

243 ** varmit, deer, antelope
6.5 x 284 ** deer, antelope, black bear
300 Winny ** Moose, elk, bear, everything listed above

 

[memtb]

As we're covering "medium" to "large" game, and many people have included the .22 RF, I feel the need to modify my choice (not plural)....with qualifications!

A 22 RF with a "can" and 60 grain sub-sonic bullets..... for use at night when "illegally" hunting medium to large game!

Now....I'm up to two (2) cartridges. memtb

 

[skipglo]

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

Okay....so that's 7.....lol

 

[skipglo]

.300 Weatherby, 270 WSM....nothing in North America they can't kill. 6.5 for number 3

 

[rbTanzan]

338 Win Mag for North America, elk and deer.

416 Ruger for Africa.

For light, flat and fun, a 270Win., but the 338 would cover this.

 

[GaryRum]

I am from Newfoundland Canada and we get either a bear ,caribou or moose tag almost every year depending on area applied for...I only use a 270 win or 270 wsm. This calibre is all that is needed in a 145 to 150 grain bullet. I have shot animals out to 800 yds no problem with this calibre, you can have your overpowered mule kicking 300s and whatever, but I will be sticking with what I know works best for me...jmo

 

[del2les]

"Calibers" for medium to large (elk) size? With correct bullet selections:
.243
.284
.308

 

[JAYgs8163]

264
284
30

As far as calibers goes should handle any North America big game. This would give a person a huge selection of Cartridges to choose.

 

[Ronald W Schaefer]

Only 3, what kind of crazy talk is that? .223, 7mm-08, .375 H&H...or just one:
30-06.

 

[JungleBoogey]

I'll keep it simple...
.270
.308
30.06

 

[Pulpwood]

I hope my wife doesn't read 3 rifles is all a guy needs . She has more than 3 pairs of shoes , I'm just saying