what is your favorite hunting rifle caliber

Well, my 30-06 is my baby and easily the most accurate rifle I have ever shot and it is tough to beat the 06 for all around use. I will say that the 06 is my favorite but I also have a soft spot for the 45-70. I have an 1895G in 45-70 that is my go to rifle when hunting hogs in brush. It is a handy package and a 405 grain softnose at 1800 fps or so makes quite the impression on a large hog.
 
30-06 Who needs anything else? From squirrel to Elk it will put them down with one shot. Mostly from a Rem 7600 carbine topped with a leopold 3-9 and boxed Fed Prem 165 siera's. I dont even know why I carry the clips with me. I have never needed more than one shot.
 
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Favorite hunting caliber?
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Favorite hunting cartridge = ..30-06, followed by the .30-30 and the .308 Winchester.
Pete

Caliber and cartridge are not the same.
 
For suburban raccoon hunting, the 50CB, a wildcat of mine for body shots, 22CB short for head shots.
For suburban crow hunting, the .177 pellet gun for neck shots.
For antelope and mule deer, the 7mmRemMag or 270 Win.
For ground squirrels, prairie dogs, and marmots, the .223, unless they are stupid, and then I use the 22LR.

I have tried, but with a rifle I have never killed an elk, white tail, or coyote.
 
30-30 for deer within forests and foothills

Jack

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Long-range varmint: .25-06 Rem (87-100gr bullets)
Pronghorn: .25-06 or .270 Win (115-130gr)
White-tail: .270 Win or .308 Win (130-150gr)
Mule Deer: .270 Win, .308 Win, .30-06 Sprg (150-168gr)
Elk: .308 Win, .30-06 Sprg (180gr)

My go-to rifles for all weather conditions are an SPS SS in .308 Win, a Savage 116 or a Win 70 EW in .30-06, all stainless and with synthetic stocks. My other rifles are wood/blued...they're fair weather friends.

FH
 
Until recently my hunting rifle was an Enfield No 4, modified to a No 5 jungle carbine. The .303 round was great for deer, elk, and most anything.

But when I shot a deer in the spine, even though I aimed for the shoulder, I discovered that the weapon's accuracy was severely lacking. So, with permission from the wife, I treated myself to a new deer rifle.

I needed to make it a cheap buy, so she wouldn't get mad, so I decided to buy a Savage Axis from Walmart (less than $300). I had told the salesperson 30-06. Even bought a box of 30-06 ammo to go with it. Got home, loaded the magazine, and tried to chamber a round. Wouldn't fit. Couldn't figure it out, until I looked at the box and realized the knucklehead had given me a 270 Winchester instead of a 30-06. Called Walmart, they apologized (salesperson admitted it was her fault), and got a $50 gift card for my trouble. Which promptly was turned over to the wife.

Other than the 500 pound trigger pull, this rifle is a tack driver. I load 90gn hollow point for coyote, and 130gn Nosler Accubond for deer. With a Redfield scope, this is a very good weapon.

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Anything mule deer or smaller: 25-06 rem, 115 Barnes tsx has remarkable/mysterious killing powers :)

Anything larger than a Mulie: 270 win or old faithful 30-06
 
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i hunted deer most of my life with .303 British or a 12g...worked fine for me.

I'd love to have a 6.5x55, but 30-30, .308, .270, 30-06, 8mm JS, would be fine. If I had only three, then .22LR, .308, and 12G.
 
The only hunting I do any more is an annual hog hunting trip for freezer meat. I use 762X39 in an AR or AK type rifle. One shot kills, hogs drop dead where they are shot. I guess that would be my favorite hunting caliber.
 
Have 3 that are my favs right now, 1 is a Ruger 77 chambered in 30.06 . 2 is an Ishpore Enfield in .7.62 NATO (.308 Win)that i've scouterized, and 3 is a Ruger Mini-14 ranch rifle . Have many others to play with, but i found myself spending more time with these 3 than the others.
 
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