Originally Posted by odonata
This is a 15-year-old thread that popped back to the top of the forum that I found to be interesting mainly because I'm a fan of the Ruger #1 & Winchester 1885. I like falling-block single-shots. So just out of idle curiosity, I tallied the votes in this post (some people "cheated" and mentioned more than one rifle so those got half votes). For anyone else who is interested to see how their favorite ranked, here's the results so far:

19x - 7x57 or 275 Rigby (Split evenly between RSI & 1A)
7x - 405 Winchester
6x - 30-06 Springfield
5.5x - 300 H&H Magnum
5x - 25-06 Remington
5x - 6.5x55 Swede (Most mentions for stainless)
5x - 45-70 Gov't
4x - 35 Whelen
3x - 375 H&H Magnum
3x - 257 Roberts (Both RSI & 1A)
3x - 257 Wby Magnum
3x - 270 Win
3x - 280 Remington
2.5x - 250 Savage
2x - 280 AI
2x - 223 Remington
1.5x - 458 Lott
1.5x - 300 Win Mag
1.5x - 222 Remington
1.5x - 7mm-08

The 1x & 0.5x honorable mentions go to:
22 Hornet
6mm Rem
270 Wby
7mm Rem Mag
30-40 Krag
303 British
338 Win Mag
9.3x62
9.3x74r
38-55 Winchester
404 Jeffery
416 Rigby
450 Nitro Express
450/400 Nitro Express


A lot of classic calibers that I would like to own are mentioned but the 7x57mm / 275 Rigby is by far the favorite in this small poll. My two favorites are in the lower honorable mention section so it's a tough call to decide who I want to promote into the upper ranks. My 303 British is a nostalgic favorite but if I could only hunt with a single Ruger #1, I think I would have to keep my 9.3x74r and cast my vote for it. Which still kind of sucks because I really do like my 6.5x55 Swede & my .275 Rigby. It's a tough decision because I'm fond of them all.

Pretty cool. Thanks for posting. Pretty interesting poll there. I always thought a 7x57 #1 would be extremely cool to have. I guess I'm not alone in that. Recently when I found my #1, it was said to be a 243 win and I was pretty happy about that. It turned out to be a 25-06. I don't even see a 243 on your list, but the 25-06 is much more desirable than I thought it would be. The other one I don't see on your list is the 6.5x284 Norma. I almost bought one here locally that was chambered for the Norma cartridge. I thought that would have been cool and it was priced fairly. I also saw brass at Scheels then and the other day as well. More than I can say for the 25-06!!! Cool thread guys.

Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.

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