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Hallo Guys. The other night I was thinking: -Pick ONE caliber to hunt EVERYTHING.. (I assume we RELOAD-, with all the wonderfull option this allows us.) Of course it'd be an extreme compromise, but using creativity,- how about for example a: .338 WM.,- or the good old .375 H&H Mag.? -You can play the velocity up and down as you like, use any bullet construction you like, (-incl. cast bullets), and pick any bullet-weight you like. But you MUST stick with ONE rifle-caliber only.. -What's your choice then ? (We're just being creative, maybe argueing a bit between us, having some fun with ideas.) -We're men with a heart-felt HOBBY is all. Take care you all. chr. | ||
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Blasphemy! /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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No good varmit loads for either. With a .270 Winchester, you can load 90gr Sierra's for prairie dogs, and 150gr BT/partitions for everything else in North America. | |||
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12ga. (.729cal). It's easier to hit a big-game animal with a slug than to hit a flying pheasant with an '06. (edited for Craigster) | |||
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Point taken, but the question was caliber, not gauge. | |||
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I would have to go with a 30-06, although, a 35 Whelen is a close second. DRSS Beretta 45-70 belgian mag Tikka 512S 9.3 x 74R Baikal o/u 30-06 Looking for next one | |||
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Still the .458 Winchester, still the same as your same question in the other thread. Of course, if you narrowed your potential range of animals that answer would change a bit. ?? | |||
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Which truck is the rifle rack in a Ford or a Chevy? A bad day at the range is better than a good day at work. | |||
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Id have to go with the 30-06 on this one, the ability to shoot 110gr varmint loads all the way up to 220gr big game loads, would take care of most of all my rifle hunting needs if it had to. | |||
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You guy are thinkin' too big. A 22 mag will put more meat on the table. Ever try to shoot a squirrel with a 375! I don't think it will work on bears and wouldn't trust it on Moose....... | |||
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.50 BMG. however, small game may not be edible after... | |||
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Better. A bad day at the range is better than a good day at work. | |||
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well, now I can be a little different with my choice......Nope that was before I finished typing it, still the 375 H&H. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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I would have to vote for the .375H&H caliber,even though mine has a rechambered bore allowing for the .375-Weatherby caliber to be shot in the same gun also. | |||
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Thats just crazy talk. Anything between .22 and .50 (maybe even bigger)I could make do with. -------------------- THANOS WAS RIGHT! | |||
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Well, I guess. But, if you have an elephant raiding your garden he would have to be very patient to allow you enough time to insert a sufficent number of .22 holes to put him down. | |||
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I seriously doubt you could ever kill an elephant with a .22LR no matter how many holes you put into it before it just said "Piss on this" and just ran you over. | |||
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Largest thing around here is moose. And I was thinking 223 or 22-250 although 22RF is legal too. -------------------- THANOS WAS RIGHT! | |||
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When I was young, poor and had two baby daughters, I used a 45-70 Siamese Mauser for most anything. Admitidly a 255 grain cast slug hitting a squirrel was a bit definitive, but it was cheap. A 400 grain cast bullet puts a turkey down nicely. And the same slug on a deer does well. I'll opt for a 45-70 for taking most game in N. America. Jim "Whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force." --Thomas Jefferson | |||
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Yeah, but the man said "everything!" Ergo, a .458. | |||
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Everything for me is deer, elk, antelope, black bear. Maybe sheep, goat or moose if I get a lucky draw. Dont hunt anything else. If I have an elephant raiding the garden Ill just call up one of you guys who picked .458 . -------------------- THANOS WAS RIGHT! | |||
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If we are talking global, there is only one choice IMO, thats the 375H&H. Tolerable recoil in a carryable weight for all except the sensitive shooters, it has killed just about everything. Lighter bullets for smaller game, heavy solids for the nasty. To kill squirrels, dont aim at the animal, aim at the tree its on. Tree bark can be very lethal shrapnel, and isnt known to poison the body, for all the enviromentalists out there. Note, dont shoot at tree limbs, lol. | |||
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