Hmmmmmm. . .?

1. .22lr
2. .44 Mag.
3. .223 Rem.
4. .308 Win.
5. 9,3X62
Until something better catches my eye. Hard to leave out the 12ga. too.

Rick

NitroX I have never seen one just read the optimistic ballistics from time to time.I wrote to Nick Harvey about it before the internet was available but can't remember now what he ended up telling me

Karl.

Mine are

.22 LR
223
22-250
6.5x55
.17 HMR

1. .338 Win Mag.-the most useful hunting cartridge I have ever used and the recoil is not that bad.
2. .280 Rem.-a handloaders round and my slight favourite over the .270 for deer hunting, no real reason.
3. 9.3x74R-a very useful round when loaded with 286 Nozzies in my Merkel drilling and it shoots well, too.
4. .308 Win.- a "big gun" in a small package and very useful in my BLR and Sako Finnwolf for deer hunting and it can be stretched for bigger stuff with Nozzie 180 Pts., but, I feel better with more gun.
5. .45-70--With heavy, premium bullets and hot, but safe loads, this is for self-defence in Grizzly country while on extended backpack trips where my .375 is much too long and heavy, a very accurate combo, but, a bitch to shoot due to savage recoil.

Fun stuff to ponder....

22lr
223 Rem
257 Wby
270 Win
30-06

1. .45-70

2. 10,75x68 Mauser

3. 7x57 Mauser

4. .450Marlin

5. .405WCF

Mike,
about your reply I can agree with you except JWB. I'm sorry , but I don't like wiskey. I prefer good grappa.
About wines, beers and liquors, there are however a lot of other rounds to consider.

About rounds that make BANG , here they are:
9.3x62
6.5x55SE
7x64 Brenneke
.222Rem
.22k-hornet

bye

That's easy: .22 LR, .223, 22-250 Remington, 6.5x55 Swedish and the 7mm Bullberry.

Those I use most of the time.
10 mm Auto
6 BR Norma
7/08 Rem
7x64 Brenneke
300 Weatherby Mag
.50 BMG

In no particular order...

>>> 1 >>357 Sig--Glock carry gun
>>> 2 >>10 ga mag--wild turkey
>>> 3 >>.54 flintlock--whitetailed deer\bear
>>> 4 >>.223 Rem AI--punching paper\varmints
>>> 5 >>.338-06 AI--African plains game

I find little use for the .22long rifle, and two pistols and one rifle collect dust. What 'trips my trigger' is the satisfaction I get in handloading the bang, and I feel very fortunate in the ever-increasing abundance of components to do just that. And of course my second amendment rights to make it all possible.

1. 30-06
2. 338 Win. Mag.
3. 270 Win.
4. 7*57
5. 416 Rem.

HUNTR