|
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 3,058
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 3,058 |
I need to thin the herd...
Get it down to all the rimfires, several .223/5.56, Tikka Fast Twist .22/250, Montucky .308 and CTR .260.
All the rest of the chirren are superfluous.
�When in doubt, I whip it out.� Uncle Ted ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v704/elrata/imagejpg1_zps585f4bbf.jpg)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,207
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,207 |
I have a Tikka SS 30-06 why would I need anything else.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,634
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,634 |
 Same here. With so many choices overlapping one another, one is sure to have 4-5 choices around a favorite. OK is there a particular rifle in a particular chambering that you will not let go? Well M7 in 7mm Saum ain't going anywhere.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 50,169
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 50,169 |
The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 50,169
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 50,169 |
Sorry...forgot to add that's inches.
The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 10,296
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 10,296 |
Black Cows Matter!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 2,081
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 2,081 |
While there are certainly big game cartridges I LIKE better (8x57 for one), the boring old 308 with boring old 150 partitions in a boring old 77 MKII gets the nod on this one.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,913
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,913 |
When a country is well governed, poverty and a mean condition are something to be ashamed of. When a country is ill governed, riches and honors are something to be ashamed of
. Confucius
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,163
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,163 |
22 and 3006 for me but then there is my 350rem or the 9.3-62. guess i should stay out of this fight but it is nice to pitch in now and then.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 6,991
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 6,991 |
.45-70, it is the .30-06 of the BPCRs
Guns don't kill people, it's mostly the bullets
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 698
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 698 |
30-06. It is the most versatile and my personal favorite.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 5,792
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 5,792 |
I don't ever want to be without a 6.5x47 Lapua because it has the highest recoil to long range performance level of any cartridge I have ever used and it is easier to get to tiny groups from than any cartridge I have used.
I don't ever want to be without a .308 because it is also very easy to get to group well and because I will never have to wonder about ammo or component availability.
John
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 158
Campfire Member
|
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 158 |
the last one i let go will be one of my 7mm08.
one because it will kill anything in the south where i hunt.
two because I have a lifetime of hunting rounds stocked up for it and ammo runs from Cheap $12 a box PPU i use for hog and varmits to about $21 for a box of fusions which is acceptable.
three, mild recoil with standard factory loads and I can buy factory reduced recoil loads off the shelf with even less recoil for kids or in case it starts to bother my broken down body in my older years.
Yes I know # 3 can be done on most any other caliber but I dont reload so mute point for me.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 439
Campfire Member
|
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 439 |
35 Remington in a marlin 336. Nothing I wouldn't hunt in North America with it.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 8,844
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 8,844 |
Although not really in the spirit of the OP's intent with this thread, none, as they are all so interchangeable with others surrounding them.
In keeping with the intended spirit of the thread, the 280 Remington has been both my favorite and very effective.
Last edited by TheBigSky; 06/05/17. Reason: I corrected a spelling error.
_________________________________________________________________________
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 44,804
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 44,804 |
I gotta have a 308 hanging around.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 46,745
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 46,745 |
I'm not sure you could pry my .280 or 7x57 away. But if I have to pick one I'd like to keep the 7x57. I just like it.
Camp is where you make it.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,834
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,834 |
I was going to say 280 Rem or 280AI, but because I know it'll get under someone's skin, I'm gonna say 6.5 Creedmoor.
I never thought I'd grow up to be a grumpy old man, but I did, and I'm killin' it.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 3,200
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 3,200 |
6-47
Elk to coyotes
Last edited by rickmenefee; 06/06/17.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 15,590
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 15,590 |
I have favorite rifles, and they are usually in middle of the road or even dual purpose varmint/deer cartridges.
I decided some years back that I'd never be without a .300 savage model 99. Then it was the model 70 classic featherweight in 25-06. Now I have an MRC X2 .260 that would do almost all I wanna do.
Don't feel like choosing...
"Chances Will Be Taken"
|
|
|
|
|
195 members (17CalFan, 257_X_50, 300_savage, 338reddog, 1_deuce, 30 invisible),
2,069
guests, and
1,070
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,190,599
Posts18,454,488
Members73,908
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
![[Linked Image]](http://smg.photobucket.com/user/elrata/media/imagejpg1_zps585f4bbf.jpg.html)
