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If....and by if what I mean is it will never happen!  But if it did, and you were forced to pick one caliber, and one brand and grain of bullet for all of your lower 48 hunting needs, Which caliber and bullet would you choose? Mine would be a 270 with 150 partition. Shod
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30-06 Loaded with Hornady 165 grain BTSP Interlock
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Pretty easy�.30-06, 180 Partition�.done
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Lower 48 big game.....
30-06 with 165 Partition
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.30-06 and Hornady 180 IL.
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Pretty easy�.30-06, 180 Partition�.done That's what I was thinking...
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Pretty easy�.30-06, 180 Partition�.done That's what I was thinking... This.
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But if it did, and you were forced to pick one caliber, and one brand and grain of bullet for all of your lower 48 hunting needs,
Shod
IF...I could have answered that question 40 yrs ago, I could have saved THOUSANDS of $$. seriously!! Having spent all that money, I'm very glad I don't have to put up with only 1 cal, cartridge, and only 1 bullet. If FORCED to that limitation, there are a FEW that would get the job done. My choice would be nothing smaller than 270 Win and nothing larger than 300 WM .
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For me, being limited to one rifle and one bullet would probably mean I also would lack the resources to hunt widely. In that case, I'd keep my trusty 270 Win and shoot 140 grain Accubonds. If I limited myself to one rifle just to prove a point, I'd keep my trusty 300 H&H and shoot 200 grain Partitions.
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For me, being limited to one rifle and one bullet would probably mean I also would lack the resources to hunt widely. In that case, I'd keep my trusty 270 Win and shoot 140 grain Accubonds. If I limited myself to one rifle just to prove a point, I'd keep my trusty 300 H&H and shoot 200 grain Partitions. Forrest, that was some good thinking. Limit yourself to one rifle twice!  This way you stay within a OPs question but get to shoot 2 rifles. A true rifle loony.... Shod
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Forrest, has a good point!
To hunt the common game of the lower 48, I'd rely on my old .270 and the Hornaday 150 spire point...... or maybe I'd go big and buy a new .280 Rem and roll with the 154 Hornaday......
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One rifle.....One bullet.....BORING
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30-06 Loaded with Hornady 165 grain BTSP Interlock I'd gladly go with that combo. That is, if I didn't decide to use a 154 Interlock in a 7x57. Or... a 130 TSX out of a .300 Savage or a .308 Win� Or� something in a .280 Rem� What was the question again? FC
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what would not die shot with a 308 Winchester and a 165 grain TSX bullet?
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Lower 48...mmm...mostly deer everywhere east and west, black bear,elk, antelope,a rare draw for moose or sheep(?)........no grizzly.
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To answer jimmyp's question----- NOTHING ! maybe i'ts a vanilla cartridge but damn , I like vanila.
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