What Caliber...

[6mm Remington]

Am I the only one that hunts with a 30-06 all the time I have 150 and 180 gr Accubond hot loaded hand loads.......sometimes I get really crazy and load up Partitions.

I don't remember who said it, but it goes, A 30-06 IS NEVER A BAD CHOICE!

 

[ScottR]

I don't remember who said it, but it goes, A 30-06 IS NEVER A BAD CHOICE!

I tend to agree, especially in our neck of the woods. 180 grain bullet out of one of them can be deadly on just about any species.

 

[Gr8bawana]

While I don't have any tags this year, my rifle of choice is my Rem. model 700 ADL in 7mm mag that I bought on lay-away at Big-5 back in 1980. I shoot Core-Lokt ammo 99.9% of the time in either 150 or 175 grain.
Back-up is an identical rifle in .270 that I bought for my wife in 1983 only in BDL trim, much prettier than mine.

 

[hunter mojo]

50 caliber muzzleloader - Utah Deer. I tagged out.

Getting ready to hunt Utah deer with my 2 sons. They will be carrying a .243 and a .270 WSM. The WSM is my favorite caliber as of late. Then both boys will be shooting the .270 WSM for a late season cow elk hunt.

 

[Catahoula12]

Am I the only one that hunts with a 30-06 all the time I have 150 and 180 gr Accubond hot loaded hand loads.......sometimes I get really crazy and load up Partitions.

Slugz.... I have two 30-06?s. My inherited Remington 721 from my grandfather which I?ve used on deer and elk open sights. Just bought a new Browning X Bolt Hunter 30-06 topped with a Nightforce SHV 4-14x56 three days ago. Has not been shot yet, soon though, after I get back from my elk hunt. I?m with ya on that caliber.

 

[Mr Drysdale]

Tikka Superlite 7mm Rem Mag with 150 grain CoreLokts
Browning A-Bolt 308 Win with 168 grain Barnes TTSX
Browning A-Bolt 260 Rem with 120 grain Fusions

I shoot all of them regularly and just grab the one I'm in the mood for. Whitetails in Mississippi.

 

[Multi-SpeciesHunter]

Always my .300 win Tikka lite with vortex 4-16x50. Shooting partitions. But I have shot barnes before and that worked well too. Might give move up to 190 or 200 gr though, haven't decided.

 

[Silentstalker]

.270 Win with hand loaded 150 gr nosler partitions. It did not disappoint!

 

[280ackimp]

In the olden days, 25 years ago ...280 AI (before it was standardized & famous) with a 160 gr Partition at about 2,950 fps and changed to a BT and it was an error ! Should have stayed with the Partition! Next hunt will either be the with the same load/gun or be with a 300 Wthby and 180 Swift Scirocco bonded core at 3,150 fps. It gives me something to ponder on long nights in the winter !

 

[xtreme]

Browning 7mm 168 go for anything medium to long range. Browning 243wssm for Ar. Deer.

 

[BrettKoenecke]

.270Win for Elk. I think I'll use a .264WM for West River Deer and use my .243Win for East River.

 

[ScottR]

.270Win for Elk. I think I'll use a .264WM for West River Deer and use my .243Win for East River.

Always nice to have options ha.

 

[Sawfish]

T/C Encore 25/06 pistol for deer. Will switch to T/C Encore 30/06 pistol next hunt, and a T/C Encore 35 Whelen Improved pistol for bear or larger game.

 

[Hilltop]

T/C Encore 25/06 pistol for deer. Will switch to T/C Encore 30/06 pistol next hunt, and a T/C Encore 35 Whelen Improved pistol for bear or larger game.

I think I would enjoy pistol hunting. It's on my list for future hunts.... Maybe some day when I can't draw a bow back I'll get serious about it.

 

[Sawfish]

I think I would enjoy pistol hunting.

I used to think that too. I wore all the bluing off of my old Super Blackhawk hauling it around in my Blazer while waiting for a good (easy) opportunity. I went to Texas on a hunt, and one of the Smith & Wesson reps. was there. He loaned me one of his pistols and I killed a Blackbuck doe (low cost, low risk). That was 32 years ago, and I have been hunting with handguns ever since.

 

[papabearxx]

My go to for pretty much all big game is 300 win mag. It has been the same for 30 or so years. Although recently, I have been thinking about going with something a little lighter for deer and antelope. I am not sure what that will be yet, but maybe 25/06 or 260 rem. Can't make up my mind....

 

[rammont]

I used to hunt with a Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 mag for deer and javelina, I quit using it after a decade or so and then I started to hunt with a variety of rifles, .243, .270, 30-30, and .308. I settled on using an M1A SOCOM with a 16" barrel in .308 cal. I've only taken a few animals with it and got my elk with it last year. This year I'm trying my new Montana Rifle Co. X2 in 30-05 with a Vortex Viper PST GenII scope.

 

[Granby guy]

My go to gun is a 300 wby.mark v. I shoot a lot of deer with my 257 wby. and my 270 wsm is a fantastic all around rifle. I love all 3.

 

[50bowhunter]

My Tikka 7mm-08 has already accounted for 2 antelope this year, and hopefully a big whitetail in a few weeks. I'll be toting my T/C triumph for muzzleloader season next week.


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[QuazyQuinton]

Since I haven't been the shooter yet, it's been a steady diet of 7mm-08 for my wife and kids, one a Savage and the other a Weatherby. The Weatherby gets one more try for my wife's bull hunt starting Wednesday. After that I have a cow tag, so I'll open up my 7mm mag. My main disappointment is that it doesn't look like I'm going to get any blood on the new .45-70 I bought last spring.

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