Your 3 favorite hunting cartridges of all time

[Idaho Joe]

Now if I win the lotto.....

Well now, if we're talking winning the lotto, and it probably needs to be a big one:
.275 Rigby in a Rigby boltgun of course
.375 H&H in a H&H boltgun
.470 NE in a fine double, maker TBD


If I'm stuck with my cornbread and buttermilk budget:
.30-06 Ruger M77 (already own it)
.375 H&H Win. mod 70
.458 Lott Win. mod 70
...and I'll be almost as happy!

 

[Jim Golden]

6.5X55 swedish Mauser
303 British
7MM remmington Mag
300 Win mag
375H&H
505 Gibbs

Sorry, I could not stop at three!

Hard to pick just three!

 

[Wiley64]

22-250
7 rem mag
375 HH mag

 

[Slider]

My three would be a 22-250,264 Win Mag and a 500 Nitro

 

[Rilak]

22-250
7mm rem mag
8x68

 

[RichD]

.30-30 Win in a 94 (that's what I first used on whitetail in New York 1960's);
.30-06 when I moved to Colorado 1979;
.300 Wby Mag (that my wife gave me for our 1st Christmas 1985 - still have both).

Now looking for .375 Ruger

 

[Wildwillalaska]

6.5 SAUM
338/06AI
375 H&H, but the 416 Rigby is edging it out rapidly.

 

[CZDiesel]

The “Holy Trinity!”

 

[CoElkHunter]

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The “Holy Trinity!”

.264, .338 (Better be LOL) and .458 WINCHESTER MAGNUMS! See how they're ALL the same lengths. Beautiful!

 

[CoElkHunter]

.264, .338 (Better be LOL) and .458 WINCHESTER MAGNUMS! See how they're ALL the same lengths. Beautiful!

Wait a minute, that one in the middle looks like a .300 WINCHESTER MAGNUM and NOT a .338 WINCHESTER MAGNUM? Sacrilege! LOL

 

[CZDiesel]

Wait a minute, that one in the middle looks like a .300 WINCHESTER MAGNUM and NOT a .338 WINCHESTER MAGNUM? Sacrilege! LOL

It’s a 338 Win Mag as you first surmised! The Winchester Trinity! 264WM, 338WM, and 458WM!!!

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

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The “Holy Trinity!”

@CZDiesel
Looks nothing like a 22K Hornet, fast 25 and a Whelen to me.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
Bob

 

[Tbitty]

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The “Holy Trinity!”

Almost there.... if only it were the 25-06, 30-06, 35-06 aka 35 Whelen. (I know at least 1 memeber who would prefer the "aught six" trio)

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Almost there.... if only it were the 25-06, 30-06, 35-06 aka 35 Whelen. (I know at least 1 memeber who would prefer the "aught six" trio)

@Tbitty
Leave out the out the ought six and put in the 280 and you pretty well have it. Yes I would prefer the term Whelen as god hisef used it.
Never uses that blasphemous term 35-06 unless you are referring to the AI, as the 35-06 AI isn't worth the effort.
Bob