.22-250 (I have regular and slow twist improved ones) Varmint vaporizer supreme
.270 Winchester-almost a perfect deer rifle
.300 weatherby-served me all over the world from Elk to Oryx
.375 H&H (once again I have standard and Improved versions)From Elk to big bears and buff is all I needed
45-70, a great short range "brush gun" , has twice of or more additional range than a 12ga slug.
The ecclectic(fun) list:
.22 K hornet, a hard choice between this or a .17 K hornet as a fun, quiet 200 yard varminter
6.5TCU- an improved 6.5 .223, my wife has a 6 pound Old Sako Vixen in this caliber, it shoots a 120 grain bullet at 2600fps from a 22" barrel with little recoil and big effect on anything smaller than an elk.I also like the 7mm mauser for the same kinda use, maybe up THRU Elk.
30-06 , once again I have improved and standard versions and they really can do it all.I also like the .308 Winchester-hard choice!
.35 remington- I know , its old but it blows a big hole thru anything I've shot under 200 yards. 200 grain Corelokts at 2100-2200 fps 'git er done' with little fuss , in my XP100r 14" barrel and Model 600 18" barrel I load them to that velocity. The model 14 Rem pumps, Model 8 Autos and the Marlins get a little less.They all do the job- I like .35 remington!
.358 Norma Magnum- Nearly as powerfull as the .375H&H , mine seems to kick less than my old .338 Winchesters, I used it on Elk in Oregon and Montana at longish ranges-300-400 yards from a 11 pound 28" barrel very accurate Custom Rem 31 with a good piece of big glass on it when hunting in the mountains. It does at 400 yards what the .35 Remington does at 100 yards- and more! Think big game at long range from a rested position. I have chronographed 225 grain bullets at very close to 3000 fps from my gun.
