Top 5 favorite rifle cartridges
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.22 LR. Great for small game and shoots well in match rifles.
.223 I have shot more cleans in rapid fire with this round than any other. Easy to shoot, cheap to shoot, easy to reload, accurate.
308 Tradition: When you win a match with a 308, you have proved that dinosaurs still walk the earth.
6.5 X 55 Because sometimes you have to go metric.
30-06. When Moses came down from the mountain, in one hand he held the tablets, and in the other, a M1903 Springfield. Good enough for God, good enough for me.
.223 I have shot more cleans in rapid fire with this round than any other. Easy to shoot, cheap to shoot, easy to reload, accurate.
308 Tradition: When you win a match with a 308, you have proved that dinosaurs still walk the earth.
6.5 X 55 Because sometimes you have to go metric.
30-06. When Moses came down from the mountain, in one hand he held the tablets, and in the other, a M1903 Springfield. Good enough for God, good enough for me.
)James R. Burke
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1.) .30-06
2.) 22 L.R.
3.) .243
4.) .416 Rem Mag
5.) 30-30
2.) 22 L.R.
3.) .243
4.) .416 Rem Mag
5.) 30-30
thefloridawoodsman
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my top rifle rounds
1--22lr
2--30-06
3--300 rum
4--223
5--338 laupa
6--243
7--357
8--7mm remigton(.280)
9--7.62x39
10--6.5 Grendel
1--22lr
2--30-06
3--300 rum
4--223
5--338 laupa
6--243
7--357
8--7mm remigton(.280)
9--7.62x39
10--6.5 Grendel
Achilles11B
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1. .30-06. Sure, nowadays, .308 is the preferred .30-caliber round, but I have to go with the '06 purely for the historical factor. It's a great round for hunting, but it takes on a new significance when put through a Garand.
2. 5.56mm. Having spent eight years as an Army infantryman, I have developed a relationship with this round and the AR15 platform like I imagine many other current and former servicemembers have as well.
3. .22LR. Cheap, fun, accurate, cheap, fun, fun, cheap, accurate...I could go on.
4. .308. Good in a rifle, good in a machine gun. It can go the distance and it hits hard, nothing not to like.
5. .50 BMG. Making 90% of all forms of cover obsolete for the better part of a century.
2. 5.56mm. Having spent eight years as an Army infantryman, I have developed a relationship with this round and the AR15 platform like I imagine many other current and former servicemembers have as well.
3. .22LR. Cheap, fun, accurate, cheap, fun, fun, cheap, accurate...I could go on.
4. .308. Good in a rifle, good in a machine gun. It can go the distance and it hits hard, nothing not to like.
5. .50 BMG. Making 90% of all forms of cover obsolete for the better part of a century.
38superhero
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.22
.223
.284
.30
.338
.223
.284
.30
.338
Johnny Falcon
New member
.22LR
.223
.30-30
.270
.30-06
All I need.
.223
.30-30
.270
.30-06
All I need.
RedNeckWino
New member
.308win, .223rem, 264winmag, 7mm remmag, .40 s&w,
22 LR --- because I hate chasing brass from my centerfires. I shoot this cartridge 100X more than any other
223 --- I like the slow twist in my 223. 1:12 sending my 40 grain vmax puts it into 204 territory. Also helps that I have ~9k rounds of 223 brass waiting to be next in the press.
25-06 --- 115 grain bullets out of these are one of my favorites for where I live & what I do.
22-250 --- I don't know why but I have an odd fascination with this cartridge. Can't explain it but I sure do enjoy it.
_________ --- I'll leave #5 blank in recognition of the next one to buy. Don't have a 30-06 yet but I've found one I really like & am thinking it needs to go in my pile. After that, space #5 will go on to the next cartridge/caliber I don't yet have. No wonder it's called gunBROKER. It makes me exactly that!
223 --- I like the slow twist in my 223. 1:12 sending my 40 grain vmax puts it into 204 territory. Also helps that I have ~9k rounds of 223 brass waiting to be next in the press.
25-06 --- 115 grain bullets out of these are one of my favorites for where I live & what I do.
22-250 --- I don't know why but I have an odd fascination with this cartridge. Can't explain it but I sure do enjoy it.
_________ --- I'll leave #5 blank in recognition of the next one to buy. Don't have a 30-06 yet but I've found one I really like & am thinking it needs to go in my pile. After that, space #5 will go on to the next cartridge/caliber I don't yet have. No wonder it's called gunBROKER. It makes me exactly that!
I’m replying before reading other posts, just to see how I compare, and not get swayed.
.22LR. If you don’t own a .22LR firearm, you are un-American. (I've got 9)
.223. Good all around, from varmint hunting to self defense. Reasonably priced ammo. NATO round.
.308. With a well placed shot, should be able to take any game animal in North America. NATO round.
.30-06. Tradition, and same as .308.
.30-30. Tradition. Probably taken more deer then any of the above.
Honorable mention…. My 7mmSTW!
.22LR. If you don’t own a .22LR firearm, you are un-American. (I've got 9)
.223. Good all around, from varmint hunting to self defense. Reasonably priced ammo. NATO round.
.308. With a well placed shot, should be able to take any game animal in North America. NATO round.
.30-06. Tradition, and same as .308.
.30-30. Tradition. Probably taken more deer then any of the above.
Honorable mention…. My 7mmSTW!
