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.30-06 Springfield. It just works and it ain't gay.
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Easy....30-06 for me......the hard part would have to be which rifle
257 Roberts would be a close second....
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30-06. I have been shooting it at deer close to 40 years. I have spent the past 16 years wandering through chamberings other than '06 that I thought would satisfy me the same way. I have not found one yet.
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300 mag of win or ultra flavor. me too I think!!!
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Big game? 7mm-08. It is the perfect cartridge imho
While the 7x57 is a twin, the 7-08 beats it for a couple of reasons. 1...you can make brass very very easily with the excellent quality and abundant 308 military brass, 2 no variance in rifle chambers and throat lengths.
I will admit though that when it comes to class...the only cartridge in the same league as the 7x57 is the 375 HH.
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270 Winchester or 30/06 coming in a very close second
JOC was right. The 270 Winchester on a Model 70 is a great combination as is the 30/06 and 375 H&H
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As much as I hate to admit it, the 308 Winchester. Close second would be 30-06.
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7mm08 I've gone without one only a few times, but there is always one that replaces it. Currently it is a Kimber 84M.
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7-08 & .30-06 are my favorite "do it all" cartridges but there are many that could do what they do.
I doubt I'll ever not have at least 1 of each of those in my cabinet.
Honestly 90% of what I do I do best with a .257 Roberts.
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I never thought I would own a 223, but they are fun!!
I like loading for it too. It kills bigger than it is. I load 62 Barnes. I don't shoot deer, but it kill pigs as good as any of my cannons.
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270 Winchester
The 280 AI is just perfect but the lack of factory ammo in stores worldwide keeps it out of the running.
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What say you?
Generally talking about big game rifles here! .264 WM....
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OK is there a particular rifle in a particular chambering that you will not let go? To the original question, like others, there's no particular thing I can't live without, but I keep coming back to the .257 Roberts. I'm on my 5th. My main addiction, though, is .44 magnum handguns. I've had roughly 35 since college, so many different ones I've lost track. I didn't think that was possible. Tom
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