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6.5x284 is on my wish list.
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-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.
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You never had those ?
Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap
Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!
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.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
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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.222 Magnum .257 Roberts .280 Remington .45/70
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You never had those ?
Jerry Ahh [bleep]....misread the title. I guess id say 270wsm, 6.5 creedmore, 7/08.
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For me it's the .250-3000. I like everything about the cartridge and feel it's about ideal for my needs and I even love the Savage 99 rifle. But for some reason the cartridge always eluded me. A couple months ago my son called me from NC to tell me Ledford's in Hickory had a 99 EG in .250 Savage for $550. He said he didn't know if I'd be interested because even though it is nice it's drilled and tapped. I told him to buy it right away. He went back the next day and it was sold. So the round still eludes me. Someday...... 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.
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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.
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I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Probably a .280. Had most everything else I'd ever need for the hunting I do. Might include a 6mm Remington as well.
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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.
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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.
Stuck in airports, Terrorized Sent to meetings, Hypnotized Over-exposed, Commercialized Handle me with Care... -Traveling Wilbury's
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6mm Dasher. Will get one as soon as the 243 Win barrel is shot out.
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7 Rem mag. There can only be one.
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Campfire Oracle
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Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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.300 Whelen
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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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.
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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The title of the thread is "The best cartridge you NEVER had?"
Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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