Your 3 favorite hunting cartridges of all time

[grand veneur]

In theory and in dreams:

300 H&H Magnum
9,3x64
12,7x70 Schüler

In practice, something else has proven successful worldwide.

 

[Jonathan Kashouty]

.22 LR, .243 AI, .300 Jarrett, .375 H&H

 

[grand veneur]

In practice, I mainly shot game with the cartridges 300 Winchester Magnum, 340 Weatherby Magnum, 9,3x64 Brenneke and 460 Weatherby Magnum.

 

[358 Norma]

300 WBY
358 Norma
416 Remington

 

[Fish2table]

300 H&H
375 H&h
505 Gibbs

Those are my favorites
Fish

 

[Flewis]

Do you mean favorite before lunch or after?

 

[KCSafari]

The three rifles I pull out the safe most are in these calibers:
243 Win
375 Dakota
404 Jeffery

 

[KenD]

22 Mag
270 Win
338 Win Mag

 

[hfe544]

22 LR
28 Nosler
7mm-08

 

[Macuta]

8,68 s
9.3*62
375 H&H
and 6.5 cred (sorry one more)

 

[Pasme]

300 H&H Magnum
28 Nosler
7mm-08

 

[TheDoubleD]

17 Hornady Hornet on BSA1215
.308 Norma Mag on KDF K-15
.338/06 Ackley on Columbian 98 Mauser.

 

[Atticus]

Current favorites in the safe:

300 H&H
9.3x62
404 Jeffery

And a 2” 12b for grouse and woodcock

 

[Rare Breed]

My new favorites are
450 NE given it is so classic and a Rigby London
275 Rigby Highland Stalker again a classic caliber by a great gun maker
404 Jeffery are you getting I am a classic Nostalgia kind of Africa hunting type of person

 

[458JCE]

I have new favourites now, but the calibres with which I have hunted, and enjoyed, most are:
270 WIN
338 WINMAG
458 Lott

If we were ever limited to one gun it would be 338WM.

 

[Capebuffalo]

I have new favourites now, but the calibres with which I have hunted, and enjoyed, most are:
270 WIN
338 WINMAG
458 Lott

If we were ever limited to one gun it would be 338WM.

I come to the same conclusion every time!

 

[generalzip]

6.8 spc
6.5 creedmoor/PRC
375 Ruger

The 6.8 is great in a short 12.5” AR and hits hogs way harder than 223 and 300blk. Super handy rifle
6.5 is great on pretty much any animal I’d come across in Texas and can be used for the majority of everything in North America. Shoots flat and barely loses energy as it flies.
375 ruger for the things the first 2 won’t kill reliably and my trip to Africa.

I’ve probably killed more animals with the 6.8 spc than any other cartridge I use stalking. But in a blind the 6.5 creed has the highest count so far.

 

[KoedoePoesPienk]

7x57
270win
300 H&H

 

[Newboomer]

7x57
270win
300 H&H

22lr
30-06
375H&H.

 

[KoedoePoesPienk]

22lr
30-06
375H&H.

I’ve got to admit you may have a point on the .22