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I've owned four 358Win over the years. In a lightweight rifle it does very well on deer & heavier game alike. My current is a 20" faux TI topped with a VXII 2x7.
My 257Roberts comes in at the top of the list as well for deer sized game.
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What caliber do you have the most of in your battery of rifles?
Is it your favorite and/or most used (I'm kind of assuming so)?
Have you gone larger or smaller as you age?
I mostly own 270's. There have been a pile of 30/06's and 7 mags as well. Years past I had a lot of 300 mags, 338's etc.I have eliminated the 300's and 338's and anymore 90% of hunting chores go to a 270 or a 7 mag of some sort. I won't quibble over whether 30's and up are "better"than what I use....I've had few problems killing anything with any caliber I ever chose. I have not gone smaller really because I have used all these caliber/cartridges for years.Just have not seen much need for anything larger than a 270 or magnum capacity 7mm...and if I do, I skip the in between stuff and go to the 375H&H.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Favourite calibre is likely .224". Cartridge would be the 22LR. Centrefire would have to be 30 calibre, chambered in 30-06, with 300 WM coming up close. Lately though, big bores are lighting me up -- 45-70 and 405 Winchester.
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Again, another trick question, but the 7mm's are certainly taking hold!
7x57 284Wi 7x61S&H 7WSM
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Primarily Deer, hogs and yotes on the menu for me:
Battery of 6.5's (6.5x55 to 264 Win Mag) two 7mm-08's two 270 Win's one 30-06 several 22 WMR's and LR's
"Good judgment comes from experience but unfortunately, experience is often derived from a series of bad judgments"
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That MOFO is an equal opportunity DESTROYER, I like it. Gunner
Trump Won!
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I am a 7-08 addict. I currently own 6. When I elk hunt, I go to a bigger csrtridge/calibre but it seems lotsa folks use the 7-08 for elk hunting. If a 7-08 was my only rifle, I wouldn't have a problem using it. I'd load up some 160s and go.
Aim for the exit hole.
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Huge fan of the 25.06 Rem. for deer, just doesn't get any better! More one shot, DRT kills with this caliber than anything else I've ever used.
For elk and/or moose, probably doesn't get any better than a .300 Win. or WSM.
That said, my next deer/elk combo rifle will almost certainly be a .270 WSM.
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I have mostly .243's and .300 WSM's but I love the .264 WM the best.
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Most owned is .45-70. Fave right now is .25-06.
Exquisitely turdlike in all of his many manifestations!!
Resist much - obey little. Hayduke lives!
"30-06 guys don't worry about schit 'cause 30-06 guys don't worry....." 16bore
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With the plethora of excellent bullets available today we are free to choose about any caliber/cartridge for most hunting situations. In fact, in today's world we have greatly increased the number of choices for the one 'all around' cartridge/caliber. With that in mind I ask of you...
What caliber do you have the most of in your battery of rifles?
Is it your favorite and/or most used (I'm kind of assuming so)?
Have you gone larger or smaller as you age?
Obviously, most of us have and use multiple calibers but do you have a preference for (your) typical hunting scenario? Most I own is two 308s, but my fav is the 708, but my 6mm Rem isnt too far behind. Its definitely more enjoyable to shoot of the lot.
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My favorite 270 Win Most owned 270 Win, I think there is 7 in the house. But I have owned, traded and played with many more.
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I'm kickin' around getting a 6.5x284, 7mm-08, or a 270 Winnie.
Exquisitely turdlike in all of his many manifestations!!
Resist much - obey little. Hayduke lives!
"30-06 guys don't worry about schit 'cause 30-06 guys don't worry....." 16bore
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That would be a .284 for me....favorite 7mm cartridge would be the 280 Remington followed by the 7-08.
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most owned would be a .270 but my favorites would definetly be my .264 win mags and 300 weatherby mag
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That MOFO is an equal opportunity DESTROYER, I like it. Gunner Tru dat!!!!!!!!
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well,i've owned about 20 270win's in the last 30yrs. killed well over 200 deer,around 10 bear plus i used to load it down and varmint hunt. i know i've killed a few thousand groundhogs.
i have 2 now,tikka t3 lite and i just picked up a mossberg ssi-one in 270. that gun shoots as good as my tikka,may have to drop something with it this fall.
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..like Ken above I like the .35s for hunting... Currently have: Remington 600/.350 RM Remington Model Seven KS/.350 RM Ruger 77MKII .350 RM cut down to 18.25" Ruger Frontier .358 Winchester Marlin 336D .35 Remington 18.5" barrel Also have .308s, .405s and .41 Mags...but the .35s are the "Go-To" when it comes to hunting... Bob
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If KTP still has that Hawkeye in .338 Federal when I finally get a day off it's going to look a lot like that .350 when I'm done with it. I need to finalize what's going out the door....
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