What could we do without?
 

I was looking through the manuals this morning for a load for the 270WSM. It came to me again that we are swamped with caliber choices that are so close to each other that its a wonder how they all survive. Just the choices in 7MM and 30 caliber are mind boggeling. We all have our favorite calibers but what could we make do with?

Being a pretty avid hunter I would always have to have my 22 Rimfire and 12 Ga BPS. but favorites aside I think a 223 for varmits, a 280, for all the deer family and a 416 Rem Mag for the big bears and the possible trip accross the pond, would fill my needs pretty well. Add My 44 Mag Bisley Hunter and my Ruger 45 Auto and maybe a 22 pistol for practice, That should be plenty. I am sure my wife would agree.;). Of course, this is only a pipe dream and it will never happen.:D

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I see the same,the one bullet that I think could go away is the 6.8 SPC,other than a military round it has no use as a hunting round.
For what I could live with would be
1-22 LR (small game)
1-.223(varmits)
1-25-06(Deer-Antelope)
1-.338 win mag(Deer-Elk-bears)
1-458 lott(Moose-Buffalo-daughters boy freinds)
1-12 ga(Birds and more boy freinds)
That I could survive with but not live with.
BBJ

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My own personal minimumcolectionwould be

22 for plinking
12 guage shotgun for birds
223 for varmints
25wsm for deer,pronghorn,sheep
300winmag for moose and elk


Out of the manycartridges that we have to choose from,there are a few that I will never have any use for,those being:

the 6mms
the 6.5mms
the 270s
the 358s

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.22 - small game
12 gauge - birds
.35 Whelen - bigger than deer game
6.5x55 Swede - deer sized game

Oh wait, that's what I already have [8D]

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I sure could do without allot of calibers that I do have, but what’s the fun in that. If I had to have the minimum it would have to be , 22 lr, 12 ga. and a rifle for deer like the 6.5 or 270 or 7 mm , just like the old days...

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I think it's cool that everyone agrees that we can't live without a 22lr and 12ga. Out of all the fast, powerful, super duper cartridges to choose from, no one can live without these 2. Awesome.

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I will jump in & give my list also.
1-22-lr.
1-223
1-270
1-300 win mag
1-12guage.
this would cover everything I hunt.

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Hum... something new or just on your wish list...:D

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ORIGINAL: stubblejumper

25wsm for deer,pronghorn,sheep

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Hum... something new or just on your wish list...:D

Did anyone say that widcats weren't allowed as a choice?:D

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Did anyone say that wildcats weren't allowed as a choice?:D

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Sneaky guy...:D

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BBJ. Those must be some tough boy friends. Or I quess you just want to make sure:D.

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Long guns:
.22lr
12ga
.223
30-06
458 Lott

Handguns:
40S&W
454 Cassull

But this sure would be a pretty boring place to live, shoot, and hunt if we had to minimize.

If you notice none of us have picked all of the same cartridges for our personal lists. Hence why we have somany choices.

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I wanna make shure they have some grit.:D
BBJ

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What could we do without?

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.17 cal Remington
.22 hornet
.218 bee
.220 swift

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Right now today (could change tomorrow!) I'd have to keep...
.22
12 ga
6.5 X 55 (can I keep 5 of 'em?)
8mm/06
and still need to buy a .375 H&H

But I'd probably have withdrawal or die if I actually had to part with my 243, my 7 X 57, my 7.62 X 39's, my 308, my 300 Savage, my 30/06, my (sniff) 8mm/06, or my 20 and 16 ga's

They all are used, just not necessarily "needed"

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Guns are no different than woman, no matter what you have, you'll always see one that you need.

Doug

BTW: I Survived very nicely for25 years with justa .22 Rifle & Pistol, 12ga pump and a 30-30....That's changed a little here lately..

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22 LR- for fun and practice.
22-250- for varmint shooting and target popping at longer range
30-06 for deer and black bear in the mountains.
7mm mag for long range deer/bear hunting
375 HH- for anything bigger than a black bear in N.A.:D

And a custom 6mm wsm built on a sako action with a 28in kreider and laminated varmint style thumbhole stock- for lots of fun and sheits and giggles. :D

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Lets see...
.22 for little critters
45-70 for big critters
12 gauge for feathered friends that won't hold still.....
Toss in a 7mm Rem Mag if I move to Montana or Idaho

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These are all cartidges that are balistic twins of better cartridges I am sure there is more I didn't think of right off the top of my head:
[ol][*].22 hornet(tiny cases that have very thin walls don't last for reloading.)[*]204 ruger (to close to the 17 never compare to the .22's)[*]220 swift ( just slightly better than the 22-250 with more powder to burn.)[*]257 roberts[*]250/300 savages[*]WSM all the short mags you want a mag make it long[*].260[*].280 [/ol]
I did not notice this post before starting top 12 this is my list of keepers.
[ol][*].22 short- I use this when camping (not hunting) for squirrels and chipmunks. I use it when I amcloseto camp and don't want all the noiseofother rounds.I use open sites a marlin tube fed bolt action.[*].22 lr.- a must have plinker cheap cheap cheap and accurate. 10/22and the marlin above.[*].22 mag.- I use this marlin as my squirrel gun if that is all I am going to use it for I have shot a couple of foxes with this gun and it has preformed well. I would not hesitate to use it on a coyote uder 125yrds.[*]9mm- yep 9mmhi-point carbine this ismy favorite fun gun. I have shot a bunch of jackswith it and a few squirrels. [*].223 rem.- a all day long shooter wont break the bank orburn your barrel.(200 stevens) for all varmints I hunt chipmunk to coyote.[*]22-250- as much velocity as you need in a .22 center fire. I would like one in a savage heavy barrel. [*].243 win.- alot of people use this for hunting deer I haveguns better for that purpose so this is a coyote gun (rem. 700 bdl.)[*]257 weatherby- I have this for deer and antelope I may try it ondistant coyote some day. Weatherby[*]7mm-08 - I am not sure why I like this caliber so much I bought it for deer and the .257 has taken over that role. My savage scout can shoot and it is just fun to shoot. I would use thison anything up to elk and hopefullywill.[*]30-06 I do not own one yet but will I don't think you can go wrong here with big game.[*]300 win mag.- I also need to pick one of these up. REM 700 sps.[*].338 win mag.- Also need to get one of these I will never leave the country to hunt so brown bear would be it if I were that lucky. [/ol]

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In North America, we could "make do" with nothing but the good ol' .30/'06! But what FUN would THAT be??

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You are right about the 30-06. I am sure there are many hunters who have hunted every species in NA with the 30-06. And when it comes down to it, they were pretty well armed. The same could be said for the 300 Win Mag which ups everything a little but that includes recoil. Many have rightly stated that the 30-06 is about the upper limit that almost all hunters can tolerate for recoil. The 300 Win Mag pushs that to the just beyond catagory for many. While a few shots in the field won't make or break the recoil thing, many are just not comfortable at the range with the 300 M. When I was twenty years younger and had been kicked a lot less, the 300 Was not a problem. Had I found the Shooters Friend recoil pad then, I would still be shooting my 700 Classic 300 Win Mag.

When people get tired of getting hammered at the range, they to will buy a Shooters Friend recoil pad and forget recoil from then on. Its the worlds best invention for the kick weary shooter.:D. I would go to the range without my pants before I would go without my Shooters Friend. NO!! I don't sell them or own any stock in their company. Check it out at cabelas site. They claim 70 percent reduction in felt recoil, thats a conservative estimate IMO.

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12g......06...pass the hand grenades