223, 22/250, 243, 270, 308
The 308 is far more popular i Australia than the 30/06 and I suppose being the military cartridge being the reason. Of the five I listed I would think the 22/250 would be last and by a fair way.
While very common I left out the rimfires and 12 gauge but they are very common.
Hi Mike. Do you think the 270 is more popular than the 30-06?
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I would say by a very large margin. However, in some parts of the country and especially the sate of Victoria where a lot of Sambar deer are shot the30/06 would be in front. Actually I would say the 30/06 is one of those calibres that is far more common on say Australia's biggest guns/ammo forum than out in the bush or rifle ranges or gun shops.
Many years ago the 270 was more popular than the 308 in the more expensive rifles like the M70 and Sako and often paired with a 22/250 and the 308 was mostly in Howa and Ruger and often paired with the 223.
Of the magnum cartridges it would be 300 Winchester but I would not be surprised if in new rifle sales the 300 WSM is higher and 270 WSM ranks high in magnums. 7mm Remington up there but behind the 300 Winchester. Leaving lever actions out of the equation the 338 Win and 375 would totally rule the over 30 calibre.
With Wby calibres the 257 and 300.
My guess is it is very similar to America with the exception of the 30/06. Another big difference is the 223 would be used regularly on much bigger animals than would be the case in America. Plenty of shooters would only have a Howa 223 and factory ammo and shoot everything with that rifle.
