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Campfire 'Bwana
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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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It is only funny when I post it...
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Campfire Outfitter
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6.5x55 for elk,deer, and antelope
98% of my hunting is for north central missouri white tails
FJB
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Campfire Oracle
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Campfire Oracle
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For big game anything from .257 Wby-.375 H&H.
For varmints and such anything from .222 Rem-.240 Wby.
Do believe that covers all the firearms in my gun safe.
Life Member SCI
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Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
Ken
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Campfire Outfitter
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1. .30-30
2. .30-.06
3. .270 WSM
4..22-250 - don't hunt with it but love to shoot it
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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+1 on the 8x57, still my favorite cartridge...however my favorite rifle is a .270 and that is what gets the most use.
Mauser Rescue Society
Founder, President, and Chairman
I don't always shoot Mausers, but when I do...I prefer VZ-24s.
jdi do píči
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Member
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Jack,Elmer,Jack,Elmer...
270 Win.
338 Win. Mag.
Gotta have 2
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan. 
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Campfire Regular
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I could and most likely will hunt deer and elk the rest of my life with the same 340 wby, or 375 H&H , I've used for decades, on most hunts, with zero issues, but I doubt the result would change if I grabbed a 450 marlin, 358 win or 270 win. or 25/06 as I headed out the door, its not the rifles, or caliber as much as the skill and experience of the guy using it that counts.
Last edited by 340mag; 03/21/14.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Eastern Whitetails
Elk high in the Rockies
Soon to S. Africa for Plains game (Kudu, Gemsbok, Impala, Springbok, Zebra, Black Wildebeest, Waterbuck, Blesbok, Nyala)
Don't really ever see shooting beyond 500, probably never over 400 at anything. Certainly not where I hunt now.
338 Federal.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Eastern Whitetails
Elk high in the Rockies
Soon to S. Africa for Plains game (Kudu, Gemsbok, Impala, Springbok, Zebra, Black Wildebeest, Waterbuck, Blesbok, Nyala)
Don't really ever see shooting beyond 500, probably never over 400 at anything. Certainly not where I hunt now.
338 Federal.
Oooooh, good pick. Like that one too!
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350 Rem Mag followed closely by the 300 Weatherby. Although there are 3 30-06's in the safe. Oh, besides the 300 and my 6mm everything else has a 20" barrel.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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For what, where and how you hunt what's your favorite cartridge? 1. 270 Win for Deer 2. 300 WM Larger game (elk is possible) 3. 6mm Rem small game/varmints. Don't have many varmint opportunities.
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap
Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!
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Campfire Regular
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300 Savage. If I need to go big, then it's a 444 Marlin or 358 Winchester.
"A free people (claim) their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate."
--Thomas Jefferson, Rights of British America, 1774
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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"what is your favorite cartridge?"
Yes.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Regular
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Campfire Regular
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For Alaska the 358 Norma Magnum!
I tend to use more than enough gun
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Campfire Outfitter
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Favorite is my .257 Roberts, which has accounted for a lot of p-dogs and 'yotes and a few antelope. I load 120g A-Frames when hunting elk and deer with it but have not carried it at the right time.
My 7mm RM has taken the most large game - antelope, deer and (mostly) elk.
Four .30-06 rifles in the safe. The Ruger American Dad gave me is going elk hunting this fall.
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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