3 Calibres

[243varmint]

My 3 from my cabinet.
22lr
. 243
30-06
If I could add a 4th. My Brock and Norris built 9.3x62

 

[booradley]

Coyote - Weatherby Vanguard .243
Hog - Marlin 336W 30-30
Deer - CZ 550 American 6.5x55

That’s what I use most of the time and any will do in a pinch for the other, I’ve killed a number of Axis with the 30-30 cuz I only see them at night. I have not rabbit hunted in years.

Location plays a part too. “Everything’s big in Texas”, does not apply to non high fence whitetail deer. In alberta boy’s neck of the woods they are two and quite often three times heavier than in Texas. I believe in Bergmann’s rule. In that case I might dust off my .270 or 30-06 but then again I might not.

 

[Longstrider]

For me it's what sits in the cabinet right now ....

.22 rimfire..... Bunnies, grounded squirrels and the like
.204 Ruger...... Foxes, foxes, foxes and crows at silly ranges
.270 Win. ......Deer dropper. (I was taught at a young age ..."If you can't kill it clean with a .270, you probably can't kill it clean with anything")

 

[willyroe]

.22LR / .243 / .30-06 or reduce to 2.

.17hmr / .25-06 with some speciality home load!

 

[scrumbag]

.22 hornet, .25-06 and .300WM - what I have now!

You can load the .25-06 with 75-80gn BTs for fox and a heavier 117gn for deer. The winny you can load with a mild load of 180gn so it shoots like a .308 or stoke it up to full power for big reds on the hill.

Hornet covers you for rabbits and foxes out to 200y easy.

117gr Sierra SBT Gameking per chance? My 257 Roberts loves 'em!

 

[stubear]

117gr Sierra SBT Gameking per chance? My 257 Roberts loves 'em!

117gn pro hunters! But near as dammit the same [emoji1303]

 

[flatliner]

22lr
222rem
260rem

 

[scrumbag]

22lr
222rem
260rem

There is far too much “Rem” in this post...

 

[CerebralDistortion]

Duplicate

So good it's worth repeating...

 

[farmer t]

A .22 Lr, 6mm BR and .270 Win sit in my cabinet. (when not in use!). Seems to cover all bases.

 

[Flash9919]

Only 3.....right if was only allowed to keep three of mine it would be

25-06
7x64
300wm

if rabbits were more of an issue I’d need to reconsider the 06...it does the job but collecting all the parts is a pain!

 

[St-Hubert]

I think it would be .22Lr .222 & 6.5x55

 

[Sakoodin1]

.22 r/f and 25.05 and 7mm rem mag for me!!they are 3 out of the 7 calibres I have already.the .25 is the debatable one but it’s flat and fast for foxes and good on roe as the 7mm is a bit big for roe really

 

[riflerob]

22LR
223 Rem
308 Win

Which are exactly what I've got

 

[Toots]

For all the shooting i do (or more wish I could do) then I'd opt for what I already have:-

.22lr (I don't think anyone should be without one of these)
.243 (good all rounder 85gr gamekings for everything)
.270 (would have been 7x57r if one had been available but still applies)

 

[sharkbait]

.22lr .223 6.5x55 and if I could have a fourth .177 air rifle

 

[alberta boy]

Coyote - Weatherby Vanguard .243
Hog - Marlin 336W 30-30
Deer - CZ 550 American 6.5x55

That’s what I use most of the time and any will do in a pinch for the other, I’ve killed a number of Axis with the 30-30 cuz I only see them at night. I have not rabbit hunted in years.

Location plays a part too. “Everything’s big in Texas”, does not apply to non high fence whitetail deer. In alberta boy’s neck of the woods they are two and quite often three times heavier than in Texas. I believe in Bergmann’s rule. In that case I might dust off my .270 or 30-06 but then again I might not.

You'd be surprised how many large animals are taken with a Swede up here , or for that matter a 30/30 .

AB

 

[CerebralDistortion]

For rabbit, hare and most fowl - shotgun.
For everything else - the mighty 6.5x55.

 

[Erik Hamburger]

.22Lr, .243 W and .308 W will cover you for all UK hunting scenario's, and amo is generally easy to find - an important consideration!

 

[levigsp]

My three for UK 22/243/308.