The Three-Calibre British Hunter – What would you choose?

[tarponhead]

Mine are .223 rem, 6.5x55 SE and .308 which I udner stand will cater for all but the most dangerous game, which I couldn't bring myself to shoot anyway.

 

[TURNBOLT]

Mine would be 22lr, 22-250, 308, which would cater for everything in the uk.

 

[User00014]

Personally I don't bother with vermin, so in all reality you only need 2 calibres and thats 270 win and 30-06 but I really do have an itch for a 338-06

 

[Greener Jim]

Personally I don't bother with vermin, so in all reality you only need 2 calibres and thats 270 win and 30-06 but I really do have an itch for a 338-06

If our paths ever align you're more han welcome to have a go with mine, once it's built that is!

 

[TH4]

For me, 220 Swift, 270 and 375 H+H Covers just about everything

 

[John Gryphon]

I wonder what some of you blokes are going to shoot backyard Grey Squirrels with.

 

[Benji53]

.204ruger .243win .7mm rem mag covers it all for me

 

[kimh]

22 Hornet
204
30-06

 

[kimh]

22 FAC or Hush 410 in reply to what to hit the back yard squirrel with

 

[The deer man]

I wonder what some of you blokes are going to shoot backyard Grey Squirrels with.

Shotgun!

 

[DML]

338LM
50BMG
20mm
That should cover everything!

 

[NigelM]

338LM
50BMG
20mm
That should cover everything!

Perfect for that Mouse Deer that Willie was posting about

 

[Konnari]

6XC
30-06
9.3x62

 

[EDCM]

.204ruger .243win .7mm rem mag covers it all for me

My Ideal too!

 

[EDCM]

I wonder what some of you blokes are going to shoot backyard Grey Squirrels with.

The OP did say centrefire.

 

[User00035]

The OP did say centrefire.

Whoops, missed that bit. So rim fires are a given in which case I'll add an HMR or an FAC air for squirrels and take a .222, .243, .30-06 for my CFs.

 

[nun_hunter]

I'd stick with my .222 and get rid of my 243 and 308 and replace with a 6.5 ( unsure about chamberings, either 6.5x47 or Creedmore) and then book a boar hunt abroad and get a .375H&H and have if opened for UK large deer. Pretty much all species worldwide covered then too.

 

[I. Farticus]

6.5x55mm:
140gr for everything in the UK
156/160gr for everything anywhere else

I'm too cheap to buy anything that will get used very little...!

"Beware the man with one gun. He probably knows how to use it"

 

[nun_hunter]

6.5x55mm:
140gr for everything in the UK
156/160gr for everything anywhere else

I'm too cheap to buy anything that will get used very little...!

"Beware the man with one gun. He probably knows how to use it"

Or get eaten by an angry grizzly bear or trampled by a buffalo

 

[I. Farticus]

Or get eaten by an angry grizzly bear or trampled by a buffalo

Absolutely agree, but the OP stated plains not dangerous game, and I'd pop those 2 in the "Really F*cking Dangerous" column!!!!!