What cartridges have you used on Big game?

[swampghost]

22LR-hogs, bobcat..does that count?
12 gauge-hog, deer (I only have whitetails), coyote
6mm Rem.-deer
308-deer, hog, coyote
7mm Rem. Mag-deer, hogs, coyote
50 cal ML-deer, hog
45/70-deer, hog
35 Rem. deer
Bow--deer, hog
Crossbow-deer, hog
I guess you can tell we have a lot of hogs..LOL!
And I guess I can count shotgun with bird shot..turkey, coyote and a hog

 

[Seabreeze]

22 LR
22mag
243
25-06
30-30
300 Weatherby
223
308
7-08
358 Winchester

25-06 and 358 Winchester are favorites for deer. I do like the 7-08 a lot.

 

[Guy Miner]

22LR-hogs, bobcat..does that count?
12 gauge-hog, deer (I only have whitetails), coyote
6mm Rem.-deer
308-deer, hog, coyote
7mm Rem. Mag-deer, hogs, coyote
50 cal ML-deer, hog
45/70-deer, hog
35 Rem. deer
Bow--deer, hog
Crossbow-deer, hog
I guess you can tell we have a lot of hogs..LOL!
And I guess I can count shotgun with bird shot..turkey, coyote and a hog

I'd count a bobcat! Missed one with my 45 1911 years ago... Those cats are quick.

Guy

 

[JD338]

I'd count a bobcat! Missed one with my 45 1911 years ago... Those cats are quick.

Guy

I bet you missed it by a hare. A +P load probably would have got it.

JD338

 

[RL338]

Those cats are quick

Bob might be fast , but he probably had 9 lives

 

[Blkram]

I bet you missed it by a hare. A +P load probably would have got it.

JD338

Since most "hares" are approx 6" deep and about a foot long, I doubt the +P would have made enough difference on Mr Bobkitty!

 

[bmiller]

wow enjoy reading the list of calibers used here's mine'
22 hornet
222 rem
22-250
223
25-06
250 savage
257 weatherby
30 carbine
30-30
308
30-06
300 win mag
303 British
356 win
444

 

[Ralt71]

This post is very cool. I feel like an amateur compared to most of you. My list isn't as long, but I have had some pretty exciting hunts with some of these calibers.

.22LR
.38 snub nose
.223
.243
30/30
44 mag
444 Marlin
45-70
32
35 Rem
357
300 WM
300 WSM
300 Ultra
7mm Mag
8mm Mouser
6.5 PRC

Mine are mostly Whitetail, Hogs, Black Bear.. I hope this counts as big game

If I am allowed to add Coyotes & Bobcats
22-250
224 Valkyrie
22 hornet
.17 HMR

 

[DrMike]

This post is very cool. I feel like an amateur compared to most of you. My list isn't as long, but I have had some pretty exciting hunts with some of these calibers.

8mm Mouser

What size "mouse" did you tag with this one?

 

[Ralt71]

What size "mouse" did you tag with this one?

*Mauser haha. I may have been celebrating yesterday, all day. Didn't catch that lol

This one was super cool. A guy we hunted with was retired Airforce fighter pilot. He bought a few German Mouser's from a WWII Armory that was sealed up for years. It came covered in a cosmeline like substance. Told me if I clean it up I could carry it hunting, open iron sights and all. So I did. First deer I seen, I shot. I think it came in at 80 pounds.

I believe it's referred to as a K98? I don't recall 100%. The actual caliber was 7.92x something. I'm not good with those types of rifles and can't remember now, that was 1996.

 

[AFG270]

Okay, I was kidding by only listing the 30-06, but I did eventually come to the realization that Dad was right back in the 1970's when he told me that the only rifle a fellow really needed was a 30-06.

Regards, Guy

My Dad said the very same thing. He passed away a few years ago at the age of 93, and hunted all his life with only a 30-06. He shot everything from ground squirrels to elk with a good old 30-06.

 

[RogueRiver]

22 hornet-doe
6.5x52 carcano- my first blacktail buck
30/30- several deer
7.62x39- buck
35 whelen, over a dozen blacktail bucks, a mule deer, a couple of bears, 2 spike elk
45/70, blacktail buck
50 cal muzzleloader, Blacktail bucks, a cow elk
the above I have taken game with. carried but never harvested biggame w/ 22-250, 264 wm, 30-06. hope to fill antelope tag w 264 this year

 

[kujuak]

300 Win Mag-Stone's sheep(3),Dall sheep, elk(6),moose (6),caribou(2),mountain goat,mule deer,white tail deer,black tail deer (3) ,black bear (2),and one unlucky coyote

44 Remington magnum-mule deer

348Winchester-black bear (2)

338WinMag-grizzly bear,moose,elk

22LR-grouse

 

[jason1290]

223
243
6.5 Bleedmoor
7mm PRC
30-30
308
30-06
338 federal
358 win

All blacktail, Roosevelt elk, and black bear

 

[Blkram]

"6.5 Bleedmoor"

That is the second time I've heard someone refer to the Creedmoor as the Bleedmoor. (to be honest, I am still not sure if it was meant to be sarcastic or not.)

The first was our guide in NZ when we arrived for our 2023 red stag, fallow buck and Arapawa ram hunt.
She did mention after our hunt that she had a new appreciation of the 6.5 CM after witnessing the on-game performance of the 130 gr Terminal Ascent ammunition we were using.
She had never seen am Arapawa ram DRT prior to my wife's shot, as she said they would typically run 100 to 400 yards after lethal hits with any other cartridge/bullet combination. (The shot was heart/double lung through both shoulders with a complete pass through at 122 yards.) The one shot kills on the red stag at 296 and fallow buck at 267 didn't hurt either, as the fallow buck travelled the furthest after the shot, when it jumped and fell 15 yards down the side of the gut before expiring.

 

[jason1290]

Darn I thought I was clever for thinking of that one! Yes it’s a fine cartridge. I took a big Roosevelt with mine a few years ago and was very impressed with the results. My handload was a 140 grain Speer impact over a stout load of H4350 and they clock about 2750fps from my tikka. I took the shot in deep timber about 70 yards right through one front shoulder and breaking the other. The bull made a lunge forward and ended up pushing downhill to its demise. It was maybe another 70 yards from where he stood when I shot him. I have seen a good number of these animals bleed from various other cartridges and calibers but I was blown away by how much blood that bull pumped out on the way down. That’s why I call it the “Bleedmoor”

 

[Blkram]

I get 2855 fps with the 130 gr Terminal Ascent ammunition in my rifle's 24" Benchmark 5R barrel (LH Browning X Bolt All Weather). My rifle loves this ammo! It will produce 3 shot groups of 0.291" at 100 yards.
My Winchester 1885 High Wall in 6.5 CM also likes this ammo. It produces 2911 fps out of its 28" barrel with 3 shot groups of 0.599" at 100 yards. I plan on using it on my next antelope hunt (whenever that may be...)

 

[Todd NE WY]

.264 Win Mag
7mm Mag
.35 Remington
30-06
45-70
6.5-06
338-06
.41 Magnum
.264 was the first for antelope, deer and elk and has the most elk.
6.5-06 has killed the most animals, all deer and antelope.