Favorite caliber

WLew · 06-21-2009, 11:08 PM

My favorite is the good ol 270 win. It's pure hell on coyotes with 100 grain hp's and death incarnate on deer and elk with 140 grain Accubonds or 130 grain Partitions.

moosemike · 06-22-2009, 12:31 PM

I like the .270 loaded with 150 grains.

bigione · 06-23-2009, 10:15 AM

Win.mod.70 30:06 followed closely by Rem Nylon 66 22lr and Rem.mod 1200 12 ga. If you are short on ammo, it is the eaisest to fine in the stores or in the field.

Dan22 · 06-23-2009, 10:56 AM

I love the .22.

Also have a 30-30 Winchester until I can trade it off for another .22 pistol.

big shrek · 06-23-2009, 02:41 PM

Have you lost yer mind????

Trading a Winchester .30-30 for a .22 PISTOL?????
I wouldn't even do that for a Gold-Plated Calico with 4 mags!!! (ok...MAYBE)

Don't make me come over there with a paddle!!! And NOT in the FUN way!!!

Then again, if yer that crazy...I could dig up a Jennings .22lr somewhere...

the_harbinger · 06-23-2009, 03:57 PM

7.62x54r

Kentucky Fan · 06-23-2009, 04:57 PM

30-06 With 165 grain Core-Lokts

147 Inches · 06-23-2009, 05:23 PM

All except 2 whitetail were taken with a .270, so kudo's to that. 30-30 and my 12 ga. took the others.

I like the 7mm family.
I might tell you something different tomorrow...

jason1965 · 06-23-2009, 08:02 PM

I'm very partial to the .30 cal choices,but I also like the hard hitting 8mm 205 grain.

chesterwin · 06-23-2009, 08:09 PM

Difficult question considering I like so many. Are we talking handgun or longgun? I probably shoot more .22's than anything just because of the cost. I haven't done any reloading recently and wonder if my powder and primers are still even any good. My dog walking gun is a .22. Favorite deer rifle for the fields is a .308 mauser mounted w/ a 6.5X20 leuopold. Woods I prefer a lever gun. .357 - .45-90 depending on mood.

Dan22 · 06-23-2009, 09:35 PM

Big Shrek,

My Winchester 30-30 is one of those short barrel Trapper models.

I'd want a pretty good .22 pistol for it.

I'm 70 years old and don't want to go on a hunting trek just to shoot the little Bambi's they have here in Florida.

big shrek · 06-24-2009, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan22

Big Shrek,

My Winchester 30-30 is one of those short barrel Trapper models.

I'd want a pretty good .22 pistol for it.

I'm 70 years old and don't want to go on a hunting trek just to shoot the little Bambi's they have here in Florida.

Take out a few hogs...they're whats keeping our deer like Coyote with horns.

I'd like to find some of those dumb bunnies from the 50's who thought bringing Spanish Boar to Florida was a good idea...the Torquemada would be kinder.

For big deer, I just cross the state line into 'bama or Gawgia

LOTS of 'em around Valdosta

jrswanson1 · 06-24-2009, 04:06 PM

For rifles, it's 7mm-08, for handguns, 10mm. For SASS, 32-20. 12 Gauge for birds.

Jim

Packerfan2600 · 06-24-2009, 06:02 PM

30-06.

FortyXDM · 06-24-2009, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrswanson1

For rifles, it's 7mm-08, for handguns, 10mm. For SASS, 32-20. 12 Gauge for birds.

Jim

Jim - Same here buddy, ecept the rifle is a 308, handgun a .40 for defense, SASS .45 (if I shot SASS) and 20 ga. double for birds.

Tom

Annie Oakleaf · 06-25-2009, 05:06 PM

If I had to choose- my dad's old 308 for rifles and my bf's 16 ga o/u for shotguns

only problem is getting the money for some more

knightRider · 06-25-2009, 05:19 PM

right now as far as shooting and PRICE 5.45/39 is great and cheap. but my all time favorite round is 9mm. cheap fun and i can put 18 rounds in one magazine and can put 5 rounds in less than 2 seconds in the a zone.

bobvonb · 06-25-2009, 06:54 PM

I'm looking to rebarrel a gun to 6.5 Swede, love the 7-08, admire the Big 7, am playing with my 8x56Rs, but when push comes to shove it's gonna be a 30-06 in my hands this fall.

chesterwin · 06-26-2009, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbowers5

Being a gunsmith and builder of custom rifles I probably have shot more different caliber rifles than most men have ever seen much less owned, that being said I don't have a favorite caliber because there are so many that will do the job of taking game in a quick a humane manner that matching the caliber to the job is more important to me than the caliber it self.
Steve

Well stated. Choose the right gun for the task at hand.

JESSEDR · 06-30-2009, 07:47 PM

8MM. HIT Them right, They go down and they stay down. GUNG HO.

06-21-2009, 11:08 PM	#101
WLew Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Arkansas Posts: 194	My favorite is the good ol 270 win. It's pure hell on coyotes with 100 grain hp's and death incarnate on deer and elk with 140 grain Accubonds or 130 grain Partitions. __________________ NRA Life Member

06-23-2009, 10:56 AM	#104
Dan22 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 666	I love the .22. Also have a 30-30 Winchester until I can trade it off for another .22 pistol. __________________ USAF '58-'62

06-23-2009, 02:41 PM	#105
big shrek Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northwest, FL Posts: 3,015 Images: 56	Have you lost yer mind???? Trading a Winchester .30-30 for a .22 PISTOL????? I wouldn't even do that for a Gold-Plated Calico with 4 mags!!! (ok...MAYBE) Don't make me come over there with a paddle!!! And NOT in the FUN way!!! Then again, if yer that crazy...I could dig up a Jennings .22lr somewhere... __________________ In every Unit...there is a Scrounger...

06-23-2009, 03:57 PM	#106
the_harbinger Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: tempe az Posts: 473	7.62x54r __________________ " I have Mosinitis not Alzheimers! "-pslman

06-23-2009, 09:35 PM	#111
Dan22 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 666	Big Shrek, My Winchester 30-30 is one of those short barrel Trapper models. I'd want a pretty good .22 pistol for it. I'm 70 years old and don't want to go on a hunting trek just to shoot the little Bambi's they have here in Florida. __________________ USAF '58-'62

06-22-2009, 12:31 PM	#102
moosemike Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lebanon PA Posts: 219	I like the .270 loaded with 150 grains.

06-23-2009, 10:15 AM	#103
bigione Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: south central SD` Posts: 219	Win.mod.70 30:06 followed closely by Rem Nylon 66 22lr and Rem.mod 1200 12 ga. If you are short on ammo, it is the eaisest to fine in the stores or in the field.

06-23-2009, 04:57 PM	#107
Kentucky Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Paintsville Kentucky Posts: 163	30-06 With 165 grain Core-Lokts

06-23-2009, 05:23 PM	#108
147 Inches Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 548	All except 2 whitetail were taken with a .270, so kudo's to that. 30-30 and my 12 ga. took the others. I like the 7mm family. I might tell you something different tomorrow...

06-23-2009, 08:02 PM	#109
jason1965 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bennington NewHampshire Posts: 901	I'm very partial to the .30 cal choices,but I also like the hard hitting 8mm 205 grain.

06-23-2009, 08:09 PM	#110
chesterwin Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 515	Difficult question considering I like so many. Are we talking handgun or longgun? I probably shoot more .22's than anything just because of the cost. I haven't done any reloading recently and wonder if my powder and primers are still even any good. My dog walking gun is a .22. Favorite deer rifle for the fields is a .308 mauser mounted w/ a 6.5X20 leuopold. Woods I prefer a lever gun. .357 - .45-90 depending on mood.

06-24-2009, 04:06 PM	#113
jrswanson1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,057	For rifles, it's 7mm-08, for handguns, 10mm. For SASS, 32-20. 12 Gauge for birds. Jim

06-24-2009, 06:02 PM	#114
Packerfan2600 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 208	30-06. __________________ Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected become the expected?

06-25-2009, 05:06 PM	#116
Annie Oakleaf Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brooks Co., GA Posts: 22 Images: 4	If I had to choose- my dad's old 308 for rifles and my bf's 16 ga o/u for shotguns only problem is getting the money for some more __________________ ready... set... pull!

06-25-2009, 05:19 PM	#117
knightRider Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: you know where Posts: 3,758 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 17	right now as far as shooting and PRICE 5.45/39 is great and cheap. but my all time favorite round is 9mm. cheap fun and i can put 18 rounds in one magazine and can put 5 rounds in less than 2 seconds in the a zone. __________________ God doesn't give rights. Men have to fight for them.

06-25-2009, 06:54 PM	#118
bobvonb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Apple Valley, CA Posts: 259	addicted? I'm looking to rebarrel a gun to 6.5 Swede, love the 7-08, admire the Big 7, am playing with my 8x56Rs, but when push comes to shove it's gonna be a 30-06 in my hands this fall.

06-30-2009, 07:47 PM	#120
JESSEDR Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 35	8MM. HIT Them right, They go down and they stay down. GUNG HO.