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22 February 2015, 02:48

Ray Alaska

If you Had to be a one gun man!

.338WM loaded with 225-grain TSXT (blue tip) for all around hunting in Alaska, and maybe with the same bullet but 180-210 grains or so for smaller game.

22 February 2015, 06:28

graybird

300 Win Mag

22 February 2015, 07:54

grizz007

Must say the .30-06, killed Grizz, blacks, moose and caribou. I recall back in the day the 2 rifles I owned was a 760 aught six and a Finnbear .338 win. The pump aught six and 220 grain is all I ever needed. Now days I have quite a few rifles with zero kills. Building up another Remington 700 aught six, with so many after market parts I'm blending it. Yes......the .30-06

22 February 2015, 18:53

faraim

I'm old enough to go with my heart and say a 7x57. However, I could be perfectly happy with any of the "standard" rounds: .308, .270, .280, .30-06. And since I reload, perhaps a .35 Whelan, .338-06, 9.3x62, or even a .338 magnum would be more flexible. But that's a big maybe. Now, let's get down to serious business - just how many fairies can dance on the head of a pin?

23 February 2015, 20:55

Atkinson

OK Brad O, even your daddy would admit to his friends that the 30-06 was probably the better all around rifle!!

But hey,the 270 is very close to perfection! so I'll have to give you a walk on that one!

26 February 2015, 05:35

Tapper2

I know this is a bit off the wall, but I would have to consider my .416 Taylor. It's easy to shoot and will take anything in the world except Blue Whale. I can load it for just about anything. It's good at 400 yards and 30 feet and everything in between.....Tom

26 February 2015, 06:48

B L O'Connor

quote:
Originally posted by Tapper2:
I know this is a bit off the wall, but I would have to consider my .416 Taylor. It's easy to shoot and will take anything in the world except Blue Whale. I can load it for just about anything. It's good at 400 yards and 30 feet and everything in between.....Tom

What fun on ground squirrels and prairie dogs!

26 February 2015, 06:55

505ED

338 ultra

Ed

26 February 2015, 09:00

Use Enough Gun

My MG Arms Ultralight .325 WSM topped with a Swarovski Z-5 3.5-18X44mm BT scope.

Or, my Canyon Creek 300 WSM topped with the same scope!

27 February 2015, 09:44

Big Wonderful Wyoming

One rifle?

300 Winchester Magnum.

1 in 9 twist 24 inch Proof barrel

Integral 1913 rail 700 action

Huber trigger

3-18 Swarovski with turrets

Lazzeroni thumbhole McMillan stock.

Sighted in for 190 Accubonds, 190 Sierra Match kings and 190 Bergers.

27 February 2015, 12:50

Lee Baumgart

300 Weatherby.

Lee

27 February 2015, 18:03

cmfic1

I'd pick the 338 WM. finished no more than 8 lbs & topped with a Leupold 2.5-8

Lotsa bullet selection (styles & weights) to cover anything big to small.

Rod

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"A hunter should not choose the cal, cartridge, and bullet that will kill an animal when everything is right; rather, he should choose ones that will kill the most efficiently when everything goes wrong"
Bob Hagel

27 February 2015, 18:56

Dieseltrucker

.300 Win.

01 March 2015, 06:39

Atkinson

I wouldn't lose any sleep if I had to hunt the world over with any caliber mentioned..I've always been more bullet minded than caliber minded..I would rather have a good bullet and less caliber than a big bore with the wrong bullet..The correct bullet weight, with the proper construction at the proper velocity makes up for caliber every time.

02 March 2015, 04:13

Chuck Nelson

quote:
Originally posted by Atkinson:
I wouldn't lose any sleep if I had to hunt the world over with any caliber mentioned..I've always been more bullet minded than caliber minded..I would rather have a good bullet and less caliber than a big bore with the wrong bullet..The correct bullet weight, with the proper construction at the proper velocity makes up for caliber every time.

That's pretty much the crux of the matter. I agree.

02 March 2015, 04:39

buffybr

There are plenty of cartridges that would fit this bill, but if I had to pick only one rifle out of my safe for all of North America, it would be my .300 Weatherby.

03 March 2015, 20:55

vines

for my type of hunting, i really want to say 7MM-08 or .280. but 1 gun, i got to go with my 30-06

03 March 2015, 21:13

Cumbrian

It would have to be a 7x64 140-180 grain bullets, or a 280 rem possibly Ackleyised (is that a word).

03 March 2015, 23:52

gnoahhh

Yikes! That would be as bad as being a one woman man!

04 March 2015, 03:02

Tapper2

I asked this question to a friend and his reply made a lot of sense, 12ga., Rem 870. I was thinking one rifle, not one gun. In Iowa we must hunt deer with a shotgun. Over the years the slug gun has become accurate. Taking a deer at 200 yards is not uncommon. Rifled barrels and sabot slug have changed things. Change barrels to smoothbore and I'm hunting things with wings. I have shot two bears with a shotgun and believe me they go down....Tom

04 March 2015, 12:07

MLG

quote:
Originally posted by Bvekenya:
9.3x62 - kills everything in NA with room to spare!

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Yup - that would be my choice......

04 March 2015, 19:17

Austin Hunter

For North America - 300 Weatherby. 25-26" barrel.

One load - 180 gr TSX or 200 gr A-Frame

two loads - Fast 150 gr load.

"Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan

"Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians."

Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness.

04 March 2015, 21:37

TBEAR99

You stopped at elk so,300 savage in the trusty sav 99 eg

very accurate light and great shooting gun that can be shot accurately easily

04 March 2015, 21:41

TBEAR99

quote:
Originally posted by Tapper2:
I asked this question to a friend and his reply made a lot of sense, 12ga., Rem 870. I was thinking one rifle, not one gun. In Iowa we must hunt deer with a shotgun. Over the years the slug gun has become accurate. Taking a deer at 200 yards is not uncommon. Rifled barrels and sabot slug have changed things. Change barrels to smoothbore and I'm hunting things with wings. I have shot two bears with a shotgun and believe me they go down....Tom

didn't notice the one gun part myself and would have to agree the shotgun can change barrels to need and cover the spectrum.Don't see anybody grouse or pheasant hunting with a rifle

05 March 2015, 05:13

Biggs300

quote:
Originally posted by Atkinson:
I wouldn't lose any sleep if I had to hunt the world over with any caliber mentioned..I've always been more bullet minded than caliber minded..I would rather have a good bullet and less caliber than a big bore with the wrong bullet..The correct bullet weight, with the proper construction at the proper velocity makes up for caliber every time.

Ray, well said! On several occasions (mostly deer hunting), I have used a larger caliber than necessary along a bullet too tough at the distance the shot was taken. I'm sure I would have had better results with a heavier, non-premium, soft point bullet. As a result, I seldom use my 300 win mag for deer hunting anymore.

05 March 2015, 05:22

ted thorn

This one is easy for me

I've carried the same rusty Remington 700 in 30-06 with 150's for a very long time now

From prairie dogs to elk here in the lower 48 then Rock Hyrax to Kudu in Africa

I've never felt under gunned

Heck! I'm nearly a one gun hunter anyway

05 March 2015, 05:31

ted thorn

quote:
Originally posted by 416Tanzan:
quote:
Originally posted by Brad:
270 Win, with a 150 Partition does everything the 30-06 with a 180 does, and kicks less.

Jack knew a little something...

The 270 also makes a 22% smaller hole and shoots 150fps faster, on average, for the trouble. They are both great cartridges.

10% is the diameter difference

150 vs 150......they are nearly the same 3k round with the 27 having a better BC

05 March 2015, 07:18

ozhunter

My 9.3x64breneke

05 March 2015, 16:04

Rule 303

35Sambar

06 March 2015, 18:38

Skyline

Easy one.........

North America for everything - .338 Win. Mag.
Global - .375 H&H

06 March 2015, 18:56

eskimo36

I would go with a 9.3x74R. From lead bullet Trailboss loads to the big solids.... everything is covered at reasonable distances.

07 March 2015, 00:36

Safarischorsch

quote:
Originally posted by Atkinson:
I wouldn't lose any sleep if I had to hunt the world over with any caliber mentioned..I've always been more bullet minded than caliber minded..I would rather have a good bullet and less caliber than a big bore with the wrong bullet..The correct bullet weight, with the proper construction at the proper velocity makes up for caliber every time.

Yes. My Blaser Success in 8x68S with 220 gr A-Frames would be my choice.

07 March 2015, 00:46

The Dane

I would only need: a phased plasma rifle in the 40W range!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIPCn-aYMoM

17 March 2015, 23:55

Cold Trigger Finger

For lower 48 . 6.5 Creedmoor. Ruger Hawkeye Predator. It will do great on everything from elk to fox with the 130 gr TSX at 2900 fps. For more specialized predator hunting. The 144 Lapua fmjbt . For longer range ruminates the 140 gr Matrix or Hornady SST . all at around 2780-2840 fps.
I'm surprised no one said the 243 win or 257 Bob

Phil Shoemaker : "I went to a .30-06 on a fine old Mauser action. That worked successfully for a few years until a wounded, vindictive brown bear taught me that precise bullet placement is not always possible in thick alders, at spitting distances and when time is measured in split seconds. Lucky to come out of that lesson alive, I decided to look for a more suitable rifle."

18 March 2015, 00:29

namibiahunter

.338 Win Mag or 9,3x62

18 March 2015, 00:39

Atkinson

Quit quoting JACK O'Conner on the .270...If you knew him he would admit the 30-06 had the edge as an all around caliber, and hey that just makes since, but the edge ain't a lot!

I'll pick a caliber just for the hell of it..It will be the 338 Win. and only because there are some big mean Brown and white bears in North America..I wouldn't hesitate to hunt them with the 30-06 and a 200 or 220 gr. Nosler partition if I had to and I would be successful, but I would feel a bit better with my .338 loaded with 300 gr. Woodleighs. This is why the subject has always been without substance.

18 March 2015, 00:48

Big Wonderful Wyoming

Wait! Rich, are you telling me that Woodleigh makes a .338 300 grainer?

That is a perfect one.

18 March 2015, 00:50

Big Wonderful Wyoming

quote:
Originally posted by Atkinson:
Quit quoting JACK O'Conner on the .270...If you knew him he would admit the 30-06 had the edge as an all around caliber, and hey that just makes since, but the edge ain't a lot!

I'll pick a caliber just for the hell of it..It will be the 338 Win. and only because there are some big mean Brown and white bears in North America..I wouldn't hesitate to hunt them with the 30-06 and a 200 or 220 gr. Nosler partition if I had to and I would be successful, but I would feel a bit better with my .338 loaded with 300 gr. Woodleighs. This is why the subject has always been without substance.

I agree, I can think of at least 2 or 3 O'Connor passages that claim the 30-06 is better.

And a 150 .277 is a shit bullet compared to a 220 .308 bullet.

18 March 2015, 01:29

Cold Trigger Finger

So is everyone thinking they will be shooting more elk than coyotes??

18 March 2015, 03:10

wasbeeman

When JOC was touting the Win .270, you could buy a milsup 03 for 4 or 5 bucks. No way could Winchester compete against that. So they paid JOC the big bucks to say that the .270 was lightning in a bottle.
Before you .270 faithful have a hissy, it's a good round but if not for the constant ballyhoo of JOC, it'd probably be just another forgotten round.