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6.5x284 is on my wish list.

-22lr
-30-06
-12 guage

I could hunt the rest of my life with those 3.

Throw the 308 in for a short action mountain rifle.

You never had those ?

Jerry

.30-06 and .375 h& h. Would cover the majority of hunting needs for 98-99% of anything you'd ever want or need to hunt.


Other than birds
Also have never owned a .410, but never figured I was good enough with a scattergun to have one

.222 Magnum
.257 Roberts
.280 Remington
.45/70

Ahh [bleep]....misread the title.

I guess id say 270wsm, 6.5 creedmore, 7/08.

Probably a .270. I went to the .30-06 instead. Several of my friends have owned them and done very well.

I actually owned a Model 70 SS .270 FW with a Boss I bought for a donor. Never shot it though. Rebarreled it with a new take-off. It is still my favorite rifle.

There is a few that I was interested in years ago but never had: 264 WM, 358. Win, 35 whelen, 338 WM and the 284.

.50-140 x 3-1/4" Sharps

Probably a .280. Had most everything else I'd ever need for the hunting I do. Might include a 6mm Remington as well.

Having read a lot of books and stories about Alaskan and Canadian hunting in the late 1800's thru early 1900's era, I've always been intrigued by a couple of rounds used in Winchester lever guns, that were often mentioned in those stories.....45-90 and 38-55 Winchester. When I was a kid, my best friend showed me an old gun they had in the back of a closet. It was a Winchester lever gun in 38-55. I'll never forget handling it, and wishing it were mine. His dad loaned it to a friend to go deer hunting with, and it was stolen out of his car. I have zero use for either of those cartridges, and will more than likely never own one, but it would be nice.

358 Win, the ultimate northwoods whitetail stalking cartridge. Just never found one in a rifle that called to me. Im really ho-hum over all short action cartridges, but this one calls to me.

6mm Dasher. Will get one as soon as the 243 Win barrel is shot out.

7 Rem mag. There can only be one.

.416 Wby

.460 A-Square Short.

22-243

.300 Whelen

Cartridges I've had/have:

223
22-250
243
250-3000
257 RBTS
270
270 WSM
7-08
7x57
280
300 SAV
308 Win
30-06
300 WSM
338-06
338 WM
35 REM
358 WIN
350 RM
375 H&H

Only cartridge I want to try/never had:

6.5 Creedmoor

I'm pretty clear on what I like/want. Low recoil is high on the list.

The title of the thread is "The best cartridge you NEVER had?"