What's your favourite general purpose calibre?

[Cobra]

When I lived in NW Alberta, I probably favoured my .338 Win Mag, along with 30-06 and a .35 Whelen. A number of years ago I bought a 7mm-08 after my cousin raving about his and started using it occasionally. Well, the more I used it, the more I was impressed by it's capabilities. Now that I'm back in Ontario, I probably reach for the 7mm-08 more than anything else. I currently have a Savage Sierra and a Mannlicher styled carbine from Remington's Custom Shop in 7mm-08. What's your favourite general purpose calibre?

 

[phatcyclist]

.308 has been good to me. I use it for hunting and target shooting. My first .308 right would do a 2/3 MOA group, and then I could take it and get a pig. I have really limited optics on my new .308 rifle, but I suspect it is just as accurate.

 

[mac79912]

+1 on the .308.

 

[brainiac]

+1 on the .308.

+2 on .308 / 7.62 NATO

Accurate and will take most any North American big game. Ammo used to be plentiful and cheap; not so much any more.

 

[Cobra]

C'mon you other guys, I'm being ganged up on here.

 

[300shooter]

300 win mag

 

[stockFD3S]

7.62x63

 

[Bullseye Shooter]

Always been a big fan of the .280 Remington. I know, I know, some guys will claim all it is, is a .270 Winchester on steroids, but the bullet selection is great. I had my Rem 700 chamber throated, so I can seat the bullets out a bit and have been able to approach 7mm Mag velocities without as much powder as the 7 mag requires. With either the Rem 150 Core-Lokt or Hornady 154 grain bullet, I've been able to get 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards.

 

[kingofwylietx]

For south Texas hunting, 25-06. Big enough to take anything around, but still a joy to shoot.

 

[Pappy]

7x57mm Mauser!

7x57mm Mauser. I have a very early Ruger M77 long throat and hollow bolt.
Also several Mauser rifles in 8x57mm and 7.65x53mm, but, the 7mm is the favorite.

 

[Enron Exec]

General Purpose? Hmm 223/5.56 i suppose.

 

[dbgun]

.270 Winchester

 

[PhilR]

C'mon you other guys, I'm being ganged up on here.

I have to agree with the 7mm-08. A wise old sage (can't remember his name) once wrote: You only need two calibres to take any wild game in the world...the 7mm-08 and the .416.

 

[SO758]

30.06 has served me well.

 

[Pecos45]

Cobra, you live where bigger critters roam. No way you'll win this discussion although the 338 is obviously a good one.

I've had three great loves in my life. First was 30/06.......then came the .308 which will do 75% of what a 30/06 does....but the 270 may end up being my all time favorite. It won't do quite everything an /06 can but mighty close. The thing I have come to love about the 270 is that it just does all it's tricks so easily. It's a rifleman's rifle and makes the guy shooting it seem about 10% better shot than he is with any other rifle.

I'm very sorry I waited so late to really give the 270 a chance in my life.

 

[Cobra]

Cobra, you live where bigger critters roam. No way you'll win this discussion although the 338 is obviously a good one.

I've had three great loves in my life. First was 30/06.......then came the .308 which will do 75% of what a 30/06 does....but the 270 may end up being my all time favorite. It won't do quite everything an /06 can but mighty close. The thing I have come to love about the 270 is that it just does all it's tricks so easily. It's a rifleman's rifle and makes the guy shooting it seem about 10% better shot than he is with any other rifle.

I'm very sorry I waited so late to really give the 270 a chance in my life.

The .270 in Texas doesn't surprise me but I was under the impression that the 25-06 was one of the more popular calibres in Texas.

 

[phatcyclist]

I also have my Mosins in 7.62x54R. The only reason it's flexible is because it costs very little to shoot, and the rifles keep on working.

 

[baboon]

C'mon you other guys, I'm being ganged up on here.

Hey Cobra these guys aint shooting anything big enough to need heavy calibers.

 

[Cobra]

Hey Cobra these guys aint shooting anything big enough to need heavy calibers.

Good point.

 

[Renko]

One more for .308.