[trigger creep]

This is a favorite discussion of mine. Generally, your top 3 has 1 shotgun gauge, 1 rimfire cartridge, and 1 centerfire cartridge but your top 3 can be anything you want it to be.

My favs are: 20 Gauge (use the 12 and the .410 a lot as well, but love the 20), .22 WMR, and .270 Winchester (best dern cartridge ever devised). I can easily do all my hunting with these 3 and usually do.

 

[deerfieldredneck]

44mag,30-06, 50cal muzzleloader

 

[DEKerr]

12 Ga., .30-06, .50 Cal. (muzzleloader).

 

[eb07]

This is a favorite discussion of mine. Generally, your top 3 has 1 shotgun gauge, 1 rimfire cartridge, and 1 centerfire cartridge but your top 3 can be anything you want it to be.

My favs are: 20 Gauge (use the 12 and the .410 a lot as well, but love the 20), .22 WMR, and .270 Winchester (best dern cartridge ever devised). I can easily do all my hunting with these 3 and usually do.

12 Gauge, .223, .22WMR..... I don't hunt big animals much, mostly varmint. If I needed one for big animals, my .308

 

[shaneshot]

My favorites--- 12 gauge, 7mm-08, .45 (my new .223 may be taking one of these places as the most frequent I shoot) Some of this has more to do with a gun I have in the caliber more than the caliber itself.

End times scenario, if I could only grab 3---12 gauge, 30-30, .22 ( a lot of this is caliber specific and its commonplace availability is a huge factor) The more I think about this one, I might go 12 gauge, .223, .45.

 

[jdrancher]

Top 3 Hunting Cartridges / Gauges (for me)
1. 12 ga.
2. .30-06
3. .22lr

 

[Ruger Redhawk]

I very seldom use a shotgun anymore, If I did it would be a 12ga, a 270 Win and a 50 cal BP Rifle.

 

[Waveform]

OK - I'll play.

1. 12 ga.
2. .270
3. .44 Mag.

 

[Tater]

12 gauge
30-30
.22 rimfire (short, long, and long rifle)

 

[Mayor Al]

My top 3-

44 magnum- Two rifles Three Revolvers- primary hunting guns
.308 (7.62x51mm NATO) Winchester 100's back-up Hunters
7.62x39mm has recently replaced 12 gauge for hunting- Mini-30 & CZ 527


12 ga (SAIGA) still used in H D
.22lr for play, not serious hunting or defense

 

[Sr40ken]

.45 AP, .357 Magnum and 5.56

 

[BogieDog]

12 gauge
.357 magnum
.22 long rifle

 

[James6591]

.270 Win, great round.

 

[moondog911]

Cheap-Chinese-coach-double in 20 guage
Ruger bolt action stainless with synthetic stock in 6.5 Creedmoor
Ruger #1 stainless with laminated stock in 416 RCM

Along with a few others, that see some use should the need arise...

moondog911

 

[Crusty Deary Old Coot]

45/70 RUGER #1s - just awesome on game with my 465gr cast WFN boolits!! OoooH YES!

.243 win. Mine is an Old RUGER model 77 "Flatbolt". Have loved the.243 since the 1950s

Then being limited to three, .22 rimfire shot from my Clark Custom RUGER 77/22. Such nice tiny groups!

Crusty Deary Ol'Coot

 

[87hurricane]

Don't hunt a ton, so I'm just going with my favs:

1. 12 gauge
2. .45acp
3. 300 wby mag

 

[dhom]

12 gauge ----3006------22rimfire

 

[trigger creep]

45/70 RUGER #1s - just awesome on game with my 465gr cast WFN boolits!! OoooH YES!

.243 win. Mine is an Old RUGER model 77 "Flatbolt". Have loved the.243 since the 1950s

Then being limited to three, .22 rimfire shot from my Clark Custom RUGER 77/22. Such nice tiny groups!

Crusty Deary Ol'Coot

Want to sell your .45/70 with them "boolits" or your .243 flat bolt?

 

[LimaCharlie]

50AE Desert Eagle
45/70 Marlin 1895 lever action
325WSM Browning A-Bolt

 

[Crusty Deary Old Coot]

Sorry Trigger Creap, ------ but the 45/70 and .243 are kind of permanent around here.

Hope to take a few years more critters with the 45/70 and there are some furry four legged critters that need the help of the .243 w/55gr Nosler Balistic tips. Oh my, takes me back to the days with the 22/250!

CDOC