Caliber survey

[Jbbivens]

375 Ruger
45/70
30-06

375 Ruger is my favorite. No tracking needed.

 

[OldFart]

.243 WIN (K) Antelope
.264 WIN MAG (K) Deer, Antelope, Elk
30 '06 (K) Deer, Antelope, Elk, Bear, Sheep
.338 WIN MAG (K) Elk, Moose

 

[recurve60#]

This should be interesting.
1) list the centerfire calibers you have hunted with... mostly interested in deer hunting. Indicate if you killed with them.
2) if anything extraordinary about one, please indicate so.
3) if you've settled on something, please list reasons why.
Not interested in shotguns or MLs for this survey.

For me...
(K) indicates kill

.222
.223 (k)
.243 win (k)
.260 rem (k)
7/08 (k)
.308 (k)
6.5 Grendel
7.62 x 39
6.5 CM (k)
6.5x55 Swede (k)
7mm Mauser
8mm Mauser
30/06 (k)
30-30 win
35 rem (k)
.300 Weatherby
45-70
.357 mag
.44 mag (k)
25-06
25 wssm (k)
.270 win
6.5 x 284 Norma (k)
22-250 (k)
.303 British


I think that's all of them. I don't remember any of them killing a deer any deader than the others. The only deer I ever lost was shot with a 35 rem.
I've settled on the 243 win. The light recoil is easy on my bad shoulder. I've also taken quite a few deer with it, and it gets the job done. Serves double duty for yotes, so...win win.

Needs 444 marlin listed

 

[Tenntrapper]

Needs 444 marlin listed

The list I posted is of the rifles I've used. The 444 is definitely one I would like to add to my list.

 

[philsanchez76]

357 mag (K)- only killed from 80 yards or less
270 (k)- first deer gun
308 (k)- current and favorite deer caliber
50 cal MZ inline (k)
45 cal smokeless mz (k) killed out to 200 yards with this set up

 

[Huntaholic]

22 wmr through a 50 cal smokeless MZ pretty well covers calibers.

 

[1 good shot]

Most of the others that have been mentioned
Plus
300rcm k
338 rcm
338-06 k
6.5-06 k
8mm rem mag
7x64 k
284 win k
6mm rem k
257wby k
240wby k
6.8 spc k
358 win k
257 roberts k
300 saum k
7mm saum
35 whelen k
350 rem mag k
375 H&H
376 steyr k

 

[Tenntrapper]

Most of the others that have been mentioned
Plus
300rcm k
338 rcm
338-06 k
6.5-06 k
8mm rem mag
7x64 k
284 win k
6mm rem k
257wby k
240wby k
6.8 spc k
358 win k
257 roberts k
300 saum k
7mm saum
35 whelen k
350 rem mag k
375 H&H
376 steyr k

The 284 win and 35 whelen are two that I would also like to add to my list.

 

[Rakkin6]

.300 Win Mag K
.270 Win K
.35 Remington K
12 Gauge Sabot Slug K

Grew up using rifle but hunt where it is slug and muzzleloader only now. I will say with my Benelli SBE2 with rifled barrel and Savage 212 sabot slugs are deadly. Honestly there aren't to many places where I hunt that I can't reach them with one of my slug guns.

 

[44 mag]

Most of the others that have been mentioned
Plus
300rcm k
338 rcm
338-06 k
6.5-06 k
8mm rem mag
7x64 k
284 win k
6mm rem k
257wby k
240wby k
6.8 spc k
358 win k
257 roberts k
300 saum k
7mm saum
35 whelen k
350 rem mag k
375 H&H
376 steyr k

Dang I forgot the 35 Whelen

 

[Flintlocksforme]

44 mag Ruger carbine Kill
30-06 Kill
7mm mag Kill
Same model 700 BDLs Remingtons since the early 80s

 

[1 good shot]

Dang I forgot the 35 Whelen

Actually one of my favorites

 

[archer19]

270
303
308
7mm
3030
243

243 last 20 yrs

 

[SC Manimal]

30/30 k
300 Blackout
30-06 k
7mm wsm k
270 k
300 Win Mag k
I've hunted and killed with a few others but these have memories attached. Haven't shot one yet with the Blackout but it's first I've hunted with AR platform. Also the WSM is my favorite, probably because it was the first bought with my own money.

 

[wsm]

270 win 308win 7mm -08 rem 350 legend

 

[Snake]

375 Ruger
45/70
30-06

375 Ruger is my favorite. No tracking needed.

Also the 45-70 ..

 

[J.A.F.O.]

.270win/x
.308win/x
.257 wby mag/x
6mm rem
7mm/rem mag
7mm-08/x
.338 lp mag
6.5 prc/x
.375 H&H mag
30/30

.270 and 6.5 prc are my favorites.

 

[TNBillyEarl]

7mm08 (k)
7mmRM (k)
.30-06 (k)
7mmWSM (check w/ me tomorrow afternoon)

-B

 

[Urban_Hunter]

Hunted with a bunch

Killed with:
7 rem mag
308
270
6.8 spc
35 rem

My favorite is the 6.8spc with the 95gr ttsx

I've seen an extremely disproportionate amount of lost deer to the 243 and chalked it up to poor shot placement or poor bullet selection and tried it myself with the Hornady all copper gmx. Shot a doe at 20 yds slightly quartered towards me and she ran off carrying her leg quartered to me. Never found the deer or a drop of blood. Never again.

 

[infoman jr.]

.243 k
.270 k
.300 win mag k
7-08 k
.308 k
.300 blk
5.56 k

I've hunted with the .308 for the past 5 years or so. I've really taken a liking to a suppressed AR platform for hunting.