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I own more 7.62 Russians than any other caliber. My favorite is probably the .308Win. I like the .300WBY and the .22Mag, also.
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[quote=MojoHand]
What caliber do you have the most of in your battery of rifles?
Is it your favorite and/or most used (I'm kind of assuming so)?
Have you gone larger or smaller as you age?
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I mostly own 270's. There have been a pile of 30/06's and 7 mags as well. Years past I had a lot of 300 mags, 338's etc.I have eliminated the 300's and 338's and anymore 90% of hunting chores go to a 270 or a 7 mag of some sort.
I won't quibble over whether 30's and up are "better"than what I use....I've had few problems killing anything with any caliber I ever chose.
I have not gone smaller really because I have used all these caliber/cartridges for years.Just have not seen much need for anything larger than a 270 or magnum capacity 7mm...and if I do, I skip the in between stuff and go to the 375H&H.
Being rational again Bob?  After I get a pre-64 in the lineup, I am going 375 H&H hunting.
JOC was right. The 270 Winchester on a Model 70 is a great combination as is the 30/06 and 375 H&H
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Most owned are the .338 calibers! .338win mag custom burl swirl walnut stock Browning Bar semi-auto, 338mag bolt gun, stainless .338mag bolt gun, .338-Edge, .338/06 lightweight.
My favorite for last 12 years has been the 25-06 around our place but now it is the 6.5/06 (.264/06)
My favorite African rifles are plains game .338win mag & .375-Wby. Dangerous game is the .416mag and the .458-Lott.
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Well, I can honestly say that over the years my favorite bore size has increased while my bullet velocity has decreased! Anymore 2400-2600 f.p.s. is entirely adequate for anything that I am likely to hunt.  The most owned chambering at any one time in my arsenel has been the .308 Win. I believe I owned 11 at one time. But I have cut that down a bit. Currently own: 1- M-70 Lwt Carbine 1- M-660 Rem, 1- Sportco target rifle 1- M-1903-A3 Sprg. 1- M-40X Rem 1- Sako Custom 1- H&R Ultra 300 (FN action) (There may be another hiding out in the dark recess' of my cave that I forgot about...) I also love the 6.5x55... Currently own: 1- Remington M-40X 2- Carl Gustaf Swedes - one full custom, and 1 semi custom mannlicher. 1- Carl Gustaf '94 Carbine 1- Sako A-V Hunter 1- Antonio Zoli AZ-1900 1- Remington M-700 Classic N.I.B. 1- Ruger #1 But most of all, I think I like the 35's... I have: 1 M-7 Custom M/S in .358 Win 1 Ruger #3 in .356 Win/.358 1 Mk-X Mauser Custom in .358Win 1- Ruger M-77 flatbolt in .358 Win 1- Remington M-7 Custom KS in .350 Rem Mag. 1- Remington M-700 Classic in .350 Rem Mag. Add one Remmy M-700 C-grade in .280 Rem and I'm pretty well set... And if I sold all my other rifles I'd never want for an adequate rifle to hunt with... GH
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The most common bore diameter I own is.264". Seven chambered from Swede's up to 264 Winny. As of right this moment my 280 Ackley, followed closely by 6.5 Swede or 7 Rem mag is my favorite.
Note: Fav's are subject to change without notice.
Oops, now its 348 Win.!
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For me I guess it is the .25s currently: 2 - Marlin 62 in .256 win. & T/C contender barrel 2 - Austrian single shot and T/C contender in .25-35 10- .250-3000s of various makes and models  1 - Winchester pre-64 in .257 Roberts 1 - .257 Roberts Ackley Improved custom Mauser 98 1 - .25 WSSM Model 70 1 - .25-06 Cooper 54 Lots of other likelable calibers (and I really do like them all) but use the .25s mostly
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Favorite(s):
1. 30-06 (long action)
2. 7mm-08 (short action)
Most owned: 270 Winchester
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I've owned 11 30-30's so they are my most owned. I've only owned 4 .30-06's but they are my favorite. The .270 Winchester is my favorite to shoot off the bench though and as I get closer to forty I'm thinking how much fun a .25-06 would be.
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.22LR for sheer numbers, seven currently in the house.
30/30 win first rifle. Had up to four 30/30 rifles at one time. Down to two special ones. Mod 64, 24" and a mod 94 20".
.308 win for longest lasting. I have had one since my early 20's.
.284, specifically the 7x57.
6.5, in both 6.5x55 and 6.5 Jap.
Played with others, these have stuck around.
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Most owned caliber, interestingly (outside of .22LRs) would be .311". Several 7.62x39s, and a bunch of .303Brits.
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Caliber: .308"
Cartridge: 308 Win. I'm feeding six of them.
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Rifle
338WM or the 450 Marlin...
Handgun
45ACP, 45 Colt, 480 Ruger
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I can't seem to get outta the 30cal business for too long.
308win would be the darling of the lot, have had 6 rifles thus chambered in my life and I am sure I will always have at least one.
"You know why nobody panic buys 30-06 ammo? ... Because men with 30-06's don't panic"
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Caliber? 6, 6.5, and 7mm used HEAVILY for much of what I do.
6mmBR - owned more Customs in this, while having had several 260s, 6.5x55s, and 7/08s.
A 6BR is all I 'Need' from paper thru deer/hogs to 400 yds, assuming proper 8 twist, though a 243 w/9 or quicker ROT would satisfy.
A 260/Swede/708 would reach more if needed, or be used when hunting say thru elk.
Good bullets + 'thru vitals' = quick kills.
Less Recoil and blast helps the pilot.
6.5s topped w/a 6x are first to grab and would be last to sell.
Oh, wisdom has taught me - often 'less is more' in many ways.
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A few years a go the answer would have been .308 win. But now I find myself with 4 - 7x57 rifles, two "standard" and two of the rimmed version.
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I have more 45-70's than any other caliber, a Remington Rolling Block, a Pedersoli Sharps, a Browning 1885 BPCR, a Winchester 1886 (modern) and two 1895 Marlins (one a 26" bbl Cowboy). Not necessarily my most used round, just the most rifles in that caliber.
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Fave - .308 especially in .300 H&H
Most Owned -.223
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6.8 SPC. Great for varmint through deer and from 25 to 400 yards.
After that 30-06
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