Your favorite medium-sized game cartridge?

[inGobwetrust]

.307 Winchester, too cool, and no one else I know has one. Ballistics very similar to 300 Savage.

 

[Mike Irwin]

With Nosler Partitions or A-Frames, I could see Moose with a .25-06, giving very careful shot placement in the hands of a good rifleman.

 

[ojibweindian]

I like my No.4Mk1 in .303 British.

 

[mussi]

So far, 7.5x55mm (7.5Swiss) and .308 killed almost everything very
dead down here, from deer to wild boars. However, I prefer the .300
Win Mag since it allows me to shoot at longer distances and the
greater speed will probably incapacitate the prey much faster.

 

[dog1]

300 savage unless i'm in the swamps, then it's a 35 rem.

 

[Crimper-D]

Oh Lord! _Choices!_

I own and hunt with: .243Win
6.5X55 Swede
30/06
I'd be hard pressed to choose one over the other 2, but from my records, the 30/06 has been responsible for more 'meat in the freezer' than the other 2 combined.
The 06 is a BSA featherweight, the .243 is an old Ruger M77, the Swedw is a sporterized Mod 1938/96 Husquvarna.

 

[Spectre]

I love my .45-70's, but am having a "cub scout" built in 6mm Remington.

 

[Justin]

I'm going to have to go with the classic Nintendo format as my favorite game cartridge.

 

[Ewok_Guy]

Computer wanker!!

It's .308 boys.

 

[Christopher II]

Turn off the computer, caliban, you're drunk.

- Chris

 

[Ewok_Guy]

Yeah I'd better sleep it off too. Sorry fellow TFLer's for my rude behavior.

 

[Rebeldon]

The trusty .30-30 is my favorite. More specifically, the Remington Core-Lokt 170 grain HP. There is no question the deer know they've been shot. Beyond 150 yards, the .308 is the way to go for me. But since I've never shot at a deer that far away, I'll stick with the .30-30.

 

[Archie]

6.5x55 Swede

Big on the inside, little on the outside.

 

[rugerfreak]

All these mentions of .25 cal rifles and no mention of the .257 Weatherby----With 100 gn factory loads we clocked mine at 3700 fps on my buddy's chrono and I get .5 inch groups----just point and shoot

 

[centre1]

25.06 or 300 savage.

 

[Roverman]

257 Weatherby.

Handloaded, with bullet design applicable to game and expected range.

 

[euclid]

300 Savage in a Model 99. Up here in Michigan, it can take care of just about anything you would want to hunt.

 

[ED CHAVEZ]

The trusty .308Winchester or .30-30Winchester.

 

[Q-Man]

What? No 50 BMG?? All the deer cower before the 50 BMG.

 

[ED CHAVEZ]

No crud, huh. .50BMG is boss. Damm, the penetration of the .50 is impressive. But no fun for deer. I wonder if someone has used .50BMG for elephant.