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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #30 on: October 25, 2014, 08:52:36 PM »
270, deer,elk,bear caribou,moose :tup:

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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #31 on: October 25, 2014, 08:53:14 PM »
257 Wby :tup:
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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #32 on: October 25, 2014, 08:55:24 PM »
Lokidog, that would be 2930 fps. $43 a box of 20 rounds.
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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #33 on: October 25, 2014, 08:55:50 PM »
My 375 BME. :chuckle: I can't think of anything that it wouldn't put down pretty quick, and it sure beats the 308!

6mm BR, 308, 300 WSM, 338/375 Ruger, 375 BME.

Seriously, at the moment I really like the 358 Winchester in a short barreled carbine for an all round caliber.

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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #34 on: October 25, 2014, 09:18:18 PM »
I have one of each caliber ever made in the entire world, but right now mine is my Savage Model 16 6.5 Creedmoor with a Nikon 3x9x50.
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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #35 on: October 25, 2014, 09:40:36 PM »
.270 win

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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #36 on: October 25, 2014, 09:51:59 PM »
I've warming up more and more to the .250-3000 as a favorite.  60 grain for small game and up to 117 grain for bigger stuff.

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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #37 on: October 25, 2014, 09:57:45 PM »
If We could really size this up and not get out of bounds, I think the 30 06 is the best gun. Plan on giving my grandson this rifle to do it all.

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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #38 on: October 25, 2014, 10:02:05 PM »
Been a quarter bore fan all my life.  But after spending time with the .323 that may be changing!
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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #39 on: October 25, 2014, 10:18:12 PM »
I'm with the OP on this. I love my 30-06 and it also loves 165 gr. boattails. I've killed everything from grouse, to snowshoe hares, hogs, deer, elk and moose with it and never change my load. I'd rather keep my zero than mess with success. It's the gun I have confidence in and it's easy to find bullets and they are usually pretty reasonable.
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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #40 on: October 25, 2014, 10:24:50 PM »
7mm Rem Mag. Followed closely by 30-06.

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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #41 on: October 25, 2014, 10:35:52 PM »
I have one of each caliber ever made in the entire world, but right now mine is my Savage Model 16 6.5 Creedmoor with a Nikon 3x9x50.

Im with you! My next gun will be one of the 6.5 variants.  Thinkin 6.5x284.
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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #42 on: October 25, 2014, 10:59:38 PM »
Im quite fond of the 338win mag, the 35 whelen and the 7x57.  But I really love the good ol 30"06.
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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #43 on: October 26, 2014, 12:12:47 AM »
For the game mentioned, and me only hunting deer and elk with an opportunity black bear thrown in and maybe pronghorn and moose someday, I'll stick with what I have and never look back.

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Re: what is your favorite rifle caliber?
« Reply #44 on: October 26, 2014, 12:17:42 AM »
7mm Mag
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