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Great idea, but that would put me in a boredom induced coma.

Shrapnel Now that is stupid big if no AAW crap!

Thought caliber met one so mini 270 250sav 338-378 and as backup 222rem,223impas kicker

My favorite caliber for antelope is .25, as in .257 Ackley, which is what I've used to hunt them with almost every year since 1979. Before that I used a .30-06, and a .308 Win. I've also killed them with a .22-250 and a 7 mm Rem mag.

Antelope aren't hard to kill. Just about any caliber will work just fine if you put the bullet in the right place. 300 yds is about the farthest that I've shot an antelope, and most were shot at 100-200 yds.

I too like antelope meat, and for many years when the antelope numbers in eastern Montana were higher, I'd also get a doe tag.

Back when my hair was brown...


In 2003 when Buffy was my hunting partner...


And last year with Zoe, my new hunting partner...

Favorite caliber and favorite antelope rifle: 6mm Remington Ruger #1B
Also have used 25-06, 280 Remington, & 30-06.

Looks like the 25-06 is pretty popular

.284 for me.

Only hunted antelope once, around 1990, i was ear deep in magnum mania at the time, as most young bucks are, and toted my old heavy barreled 7STW, the 140 BT's did the trick .

Gunner

I like 25 and 26 calibers.

I've killed them with a lot of different calibers, but a 25-06 is my go to antelope rig now. Antelope meat is a family favorite.

I'm not sure what AAW is, but it is a nice antelope...





When I was younger, tennis shoes worked well too...

"Oh? I've never heard of that one before"

If I had one, I'd probably use it, too!

I've only hunted antelope once. I shot my three with a Remington Mountain Rifle (early BDL style) in 7-08 using 120 grain Ballistic Tips.

Wife shot hers using a .243.

Dad used a pair of Rugers, .250 Savage and .257 Roberts.

Bro in law used his 7 Mag on his buck (I think) and my 7-08 on his two does.

Only picture I have of the hunt uploaded to photobucket, of my wife cutting one of hers up for the cooler. Count all of us in on the group that likes the meat. I like it a lot better than our local whitetails.

caliber is .277. rifle is a wood/blue ruger mk2 in 270 win. however, i have a new m70 sg, also in 270 win, which i'll use next year.

I have only shot three with 3 different rifles. First was with a .243 Win at 410 yards, second with a .257 DGR at 265 yards and the last with a .270 Win at 215 yards. If shooting out to 400+ yards, I like the .270 best. Meat is great if animal has not been run before shooting and meat is cooled quickly. I have seen them shot at longer ranges and after running and meat was not as good.

Almost all of mine have been with a 257 Wby or a 308 Norma. I did shoot one with a 260 Rem and a 300 WSM, but the other 2 have been my preferred choice.

.338 Lapua Magnum.

270 WSM, but I say anything from 243 up to the 300 Magnums is fine... even though you don't need them unless you have a mixed tag (elk, pronghorn, mule deer, etc).

I've been lucky enough to have hunted them these last few years and have used a .280, 25-06, 7mm-08 and this year a .243.
I'm pretty sure from now on it will be a tough call between the 7mm-08 or .243 for me, both work well IMHO.

But I suppose whatever you "shoot" best should be your caliber:)