Ideal/preferred cartridge on species

[Nhoro]

30-06 for everything up to Kudu and a 458 Lott for the rest. Only other rifle I have is a 22 lr. I would say a 375 h&h is probably ideal for the Eland but I couldn't be bothered with another rifle so close to the 458

 

[mark-hunter]

Now that I have settled on my Blaser R8 setup with a 7x64 and .375h&h combo with z8i 2,3-18x56 and 1-8x24, respectively, I thought it would be interesting to make a thread of people’s ideal or preferred cartridges for different species as listed below:

I will put like this, first caliber is what I would use based on what I have, and in brackets I will put my theoretically ideal cartridge

- roe (buck): 223 rem, 30-06 (6.5x55, 243 win)
- fallow (stag): 30-06 (7x57, 6.5x55)
- red deer (stag): 9.3x62 or 375 HH (8x68, 338 win mag)
- wild boar: 9.3x62 (8x68)
- moose: 9.3x62, 375 H&H (338 wm)
- brown bear, 9.3x62, 375 H&H (8x68)
- black bear 30-06, 9.3x62, 375 H&H
- grizzly: 9.3x62, 375 H&H (8x68)
- sable: 9.3x62, 375 H&H (8x68, 338 win mag)
- kudu: 9.3x62, 375 H&H (8x68, 338 win mag)
- eland: 9.3x62, 375 H&H (8x68, 338 win mag)
- buffalo: 375 H&H (416 Rigby)

Caliber to do it all: 375 H&H

 

[MS 9x56]

-roe (buck): 7x57mm Mauser
- fallow (stag): 7x57mm Mauser
- red deer (stag): 7x57mm Mauser
- wild boar: 7x57mm Mauser or 12 gauge
- moose: 7x57mm Mauser
- brown bear: .375 Holland & Holland Magnum
- black bear: 7x57mm Mauser
- grizzly: .375 Holland & Holland Magnum
- sable: 7x57mm Mauser
- kudu: 7x57mm Mauser
- eland: .375 Holland & Holland Magnum
- buffalo: .375 Holland & Holland Magnum

Now here is the expert opinion we have been waiting to hear from!

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Now here is the expert opinion we have been waiting to hear from!

I assure you. I’m hardly an expert at anything. But that you so much for your kind words.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

The lever action perspective...

.45-70 -> buffalo
.338 Marlin Express -> everything else