Originally Posted by Orion2000
Did a quick tally, to-date. Where two or more were mentioned, picked the first one mentioned. Might be off by one or two, but no surprises. .30-06 and .270 collect not quite half the votes...

1st: .30-06 @ 21
2nd: .270 @ 19
3rd: .308 @ 9
4th: 7 RM @ 7
5th: .30/30 & .243 tied @ 6 each

No surprises at all on the top two being way out ahead of all the rest, a bit surprised that the .308 showed up third, but the 7 RM and .30-30/.243 in the top 5 continue the no surprises list.

Hard to make definitive conclusions but it's easy to see that while we like to play with the current front runner in the ballistic gack races (or the oldest and "coolest" depending on one's preferences), when it comes to hunting the tried and true gets the nod most often. That or all of us responding are a bunch of old pharts who shot the .30-06/.270 a lot 'cause that's all there was when we were growing up. wink

Interesting post, thanks for starting it.


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