What cartridges have you used on Big game?

[xphunter]

30-06

And I expected you to say, 308 Winchester...

 

[grry10]

.22LR
.243 Win
.257 Roberts
.257 Ack Imp
7x57
.280 Rem
7mm Rem Mag
30-06
338-06 Ack Imp
.357 Mag
35 Rem
.358 Win
.44 Rem Mag

Bolded have been used the most

 

[NYDAN]

Wow. Many of these lists are long. Mine is longer than I expected. In fact, I forgot a couple and only remembered when I went back and checked my log of animals taken.

In addition to recurve bows, compounds bows, crossbows, and a 5.0 liter F150, my list includes:

16 Ga. Shotgun slug
12 Ga. Shotgun slug
.264 WM
270 Win.
260 Rem. in XP100R pistol
.44 Mag. in S&W revolver
30-06 Spfd
.30-30 Win.
7mm-08
7mm RM
7mm WSM
300 WM
300 WSM
358 Win.
450 Marlin

 

[Guy Miner]

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 good 30-06...

I take it that we're talking deer sized game and up.

50 traditional cap lock muzzle loader
45-70 Marlin 1895
44 mag S&W 629
375 H&H
300 Win Mag
30-06 (believe it or not!)
308 Win
30-30
7mm Rem Mag
6.5 Creed
25-06
6mm Rem

223 - but with a caveat - all those were deer in town, either sick or injured. Not hunts.

Regards, Guy

 

[6mm Remington]

38-40 WCF
30-40 Krag
6mm Remington
25-06
280 Remington
280AI
30-06

 

[diverdown]

I'm feeling kind of funny as my list is kind of short:
.243 Winchester
7MM-08
30-30 Win
.35 Rem
7MM Mag
30.06
.300 Win mag
.338 Ultramag
.50 Caliber Muzzleloader

 

[FOTIS]

Sometimes, I simply ask myself, "What Have I Not Taken Big Game With Yet?"
Then, take that to hunt with.
Easy Peasy

Ditto. Now I have to bleed my 458 Lott, 375 H&H and 460 Bee.

 

[Richracer1]

243WM
26 Nosler
270WSM
7mmRUM
300 Savage
30-06
30 Nosler
300RUM
338WM
338RUM
375RUM
45 cal muzzle loader

 

[Bruce Mc]

.270 win x4 different rifles
7mm Rem Mag x3 different rifles
.243 Win x2 different rifles
.220 Swift x3 different rifles
.30-30 Win
30-06
.257 Roberts
.44 mag revolver
.357 mag revolver
50 cal muzzle loader
That's about it.

 

[TackDriver284]

7mm Mag
7mm STW
300 Win Mag
338 Lapua
6.5 Creedmoor

 

[RL338]

I could make lists for those that went out and got skunked. The list of those that need to be hunted with. Then the list of those that are not cut out as a hunting rifle.

 

[PJGunner]

.22 LR
330-30
.308
.270
30-06
.35 Whelen
.375 H&H
.357 Mag.
.44 Mag.
Paul B.

 

[Ridge_Runner]

I overlooked 6.5 man bun and 264wm

why you say man bun?

 

[salmonchaser]

Just for fun, truth be told I've owned three of them, still own one. It is a good deer cartridge, not an elk cartridge in my mind. The man bun because yuppies jumped all over it. So did a whole bunch of us old guys.

 

[Blkram]

"I’m not sure how some of you all decide what to hunt with!"

One must keep in mind, that we may not still own some of these rifles...and then again, some of us might!

As stated, some of us grab that new-to-us firearm that we haven't taken game with as yet, while others are waiting for specific hunts to use a particular firearm.
Then there are those days where we just can't leave Ol' Faithful in the safe and we take her because she is just fun to hunt with, luckier than others, or just begging to go!

 

[truck driver]

Gee you're trying to get me in trouble, so I'll abstain from listing all calibers and say I have some I bought to use but they never made it into the woods those that have taken the most game is a hand built .45 caliber muzzle loader, 30-06, 257 Roberts, 35 Whelen A I and a 12ga slug gun.

 

[gerry]

Not nearly as long as some of you.

12 gauge buckshot
260 Rem
6.5x55
264 WM
270 Win
6.8 Western
30-06
308 Norma Mag
358 Win
35 Whelen
375 Ruger

My rifles in 7mm RM and 303 British were used by other hunters but I don't recall ever shooting anything myself with them.

 

[Blkram]

It is always interesting to see how many use the tried and true cartridges to hunt with, and even more so when we learn how others also use the new, oddball, obsolete, or less popular cartridges too. And learn about cartridges we might not have thought of, or even heard of prior to this sharing of experience!
It's great to have such a variety to choose from!

 

[Teknys]

Muzzleloader
.50
.54
.58

Rifles
22-250
.243
6mm
.260
6.5Cr
6.5x284 Norma
.264Win
.270W
.270WSM
7mmRem
30-06
300WSM
300RUM
338W
338F
My 28N is clean - I think I'll work on that.

Oops - forgot about the 300WSM

 

[wvbuckbuster]

.22LR (yes, I poached an old doe once, many moons ago)
22 Magnum
22-250, 22-250 AI
220 Swift, 221 FB
224 TTH
6x47, 6mm Remington (PDs only), 6mm/284, 240 Wby,
6.5/284, 270 Win
7mm/08, 280, 280 AI, 7mm Rem Mag
25-06, 257 AI (crows only), 257 Wby
30-30, 308, 30-06, 30 Carbine, 300WM, 300 RUM
338 RPM, 338WM, 340 Wby, 338 RUM
35 WAI, 375 H&H
44 mag carbine, 44 240gr in a 50 Cal Sabot ML.

Hey Preacher, how did the 30 Carbine perform on game like a deer maybe? Reason asking, when I was a kid knew couple of guys that had them and used for deer hunting but don't recall them getting a deer with it. Weren't very many deer around these parts back then.