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Just a fun thread here.  I know calibers will very pending on where you live in the US. What would be you're one caliber, you would pick to hunt all of North Americas medium and big game? Not including Brown or Grizzly's Bear?
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Either a 7x57 or a .30/06. Maybe a 7mm Rem but they are really all the same when the animals are the same.
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Just a fun thread here. I know calibers will very pending on where you live in the US. What would be you're one caliber, you would pick to hunt all of North Americas medium and big game? Not including Brown or Grizzly's Bear? Well, I would say any caliber from the .22 to the .30-caliber should be fine, not necessarily short and fat, long, belted and non-belted (it makes no difference). The bullet diameter is what matters plus the speed it is driven at. But nothing beats a 33-caliber bullet diameter for hunting anywhere in the US, including Alaska. There are all kinds of people who have their favorite cartridge by name, such as .30-06, .300WM, .338WM, 6.5 this and that. You can give it any name you want, but it makes no difference other than that. Gun writers and manufacturers want you to believe otherwise, but that's how guns and ammo sells.
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Well, I`ve already done that...it`s my 7 Wby moving a 160 gn. bullet at close to 3200fps. That cartridge with the right bullet for the game, is good both near and far.
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Well, I`ve already done that...it`s my 7 Wby moving a 160 gn. bullet at close to 3200fps. That cartridge with the right bullet for the game, is good both near and far. Yes, that's good too. The 7mm is popular in Alaska, although not more than the .30-06, .300WM, and .338WM. Friend of mine does quite well during the moose season with his 7mm Magnum and factory ammo.
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Just a fun thread here. I know calibers will very pending on where you live in the US. What would be you're one caliber, you would pick to hunt all of North Americas medium and big game? Not including Brown or Grizzly's Bear? Well, I would say any caliber from the .22 to the .30-caliber should be fine, not necessarily short and fat, long, belted and non-belted (it makes no difference). The bullet diameter is what matters plus the speed it is driven at. But nothing beats a 33-caliber bullet diameter for hunting anywhere in the US, including Alaska. There are all kinds of people who have their favorite cartridge by name, such as .30-06, .300WM, .338WM, 6.5 this and that. You can give it any name you want, but it makes no difference other than that. Gun writers and manufacturers want you to believe otherwise, but that's how guns and ammo sells. Back in the day the 30-30, 35 Rem, 30-06, 45-70 were some of the main cartridges that put meet in folks freezers for a long time. I read back some time ago many guy's in AK love the .308, it's light when lugging it around for a day or two at a time.
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Bullets mean more than caliber. That said, I'd take a 7mm or 30 with good bullets.
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For me either a 6.5 Swede with a 140gr NP or a .308 Win w/ a 165gr NP.
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Bullets mean more than caliber. That said, I'd take a 7mm or 30 with good bullets. What bullets do you use in your hunting rifles? I been using TTSX and TSX .308 bullets
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Gransle Fitze and JY Jones did it with the 30/06. That's what I would use.
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30-06 ought to handle most everything
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Hunting all over the US means a lot of travel, so I'd go 30-06 since you can buy ammo for it everywhere.
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