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I'll take the 257 Roberts ................. 223 and 22-250 after that. Here's a bit of history from wiki. History
Many cartridge designers in the 1920s were creating various .25 caliber cartridges. Because of its size, the 7×57mm Mauser case was a common choice, having near the ideal volume capacity for the "quarter-bore" (called this because the .25 caliber is one quarter of an inch) using powders available at that time. Ned Roberts is usually credited with being the designer for this cartridge idea. Eventually in 1934 Remington Arms chose to introduce their own commercial version of such a cartridge, and although it wasn't the exact dimensions of the wildcat made by Roberts, they called it the .257 Roberts.
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Just two; .223 and 7mm-08. My “favorite” depends on the time of year, but mostly it’s the -08.
If we live long enough, we all have regrets. But the ones that nag at us the most are the ones in which we know we had a choice.
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223, 22-250, 25-06, & 7 mag have been my mainstays for decades.
But I've shot bucket fulls of 44 Remington Magnums.
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6.5Mag and .350mag make a great pigeon pair, .. but alas been dead in the water for some time.
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Have fun.....j3
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.350 Mag..especially if it is in a 600 or 7KS....
Handgun... .41...what else does one need....
If you can not deal with reality, reality will deal with you....
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In size order 5mm RFM 6mm Rem 7mm RM 8mm RM *Thanks to JRS*   incidentally I have all of them. My #1pick for ONE Rifle/cartridge for hunting overall is 7mm RM. Jerry Aw you are missing a couple of the best varmint calibers IMHO. The near defunct 4.5MM Rem & the 5.56 Rem Fireball Better known as the 17 & .221 Fireball. If I had to choose only one of these two,Id have to go with the 17 Rem Fireball. She has special respect from me.
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control
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223
22-250
6mm
7-08
7 mag
300 saum
300 rum
375 rum
44 mag
Dang I really like shooting the two 300's and the 7-08.
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The first center fire rifle I owned was a .35 Remington.
I shot my first deer with a 6 mm Remington.
I killed my three bears, biggest bull elk and biggest whitetail with an 8 mm Rem mag that I still own. I don't own the original of the other two but later replaced them after I stupidly sold them.
I bought my first .41 Rem mag handgun when I was 16 and still have it.
Those four are my favorites.
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257 Roberts and the 25-06 anything else is blasphemy 
Retired and Loving It!!
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22-250 is the top dog with 222 and 7-08 as runner ups.
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In size order 5mm RFM 6mm Rem 7mm RM 8mm RM *Thanks to JRS* incidentally I have all of them. My #1pick for ONE Rifle/cartridge for hunting overall is 7mm RM. Jerry Aw you are missing a couple of the best varmint calibers IMHO. The near defunct 4.5MM Rem & the 5.56 Rem Fireball Better known as the 17 & .221 Fireball. If I had to choose only one of these two,Id have to go with the 17 Rem Fireball. She has special respect from me. I'd agree except I don't have enuff vermin to use what I have. I have 22 rf, 22 rfM, and the 6mm Rem and 'seldom' get to use one for varmints.
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