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Top 3 caliber's

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Top 3 caliber's
« on: March 13, 2019, 04:53:53 PM »
What are your top 3 favorite caliber's past and present

Mine are
.257 Weatherby
6.5-284 Norma
.340 Weatherby

The 28 Nosler is a very impressive hard hitting big game round, doesn't make the top 3 but is a strong 4th

Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2019, 05:02:44 PM »
1. 257 Weatherby
2. 204 Ruger
3. 300 Weatherby
Roger
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Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2019, 05:15:06 PM »
1: 240 Weatherby
2: 204 Ruger
3: 340 Weatherby

Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2019, 05:40:06 PM »
300 wby.
340 wby.
7mm Rem. Mag.
Mark

Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2019, 05:51:49 PM »
Tough call...but for big game:

1. 300 Winchester Magnum
2. 28 Nosler
3. 25-06 Remington
JK

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Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2019, 06:01:14 PM »
1.  300 Weatherby Magnum
2.  6.5mm Creedmoor
3.  7mm Weatherby Magnum
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Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2019, 06:22:36 PM »
7.08 (Moose and Bear)

243 (Deer and incidental Black Bear)

30.06 (when I was younger, broke and had young kids and needed a "one gun for everything) :)
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Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2019, 06:28:19 PM »
.257 Wby
.270 wby
22-250
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Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2019, 06:32:35 PM »
I don't have much of a collection.

.223
.243.
.270 win

Love shooting gophers with my 17HMR buy my 10/22 does a pretty good job.
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Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2019, 06:38:41 PM »
223
240 wby
338 federal
Scott

Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2019, 06:49:06 PM »

.308
.223
.257 WM

Mark V Deluxe .257,6.5-300,300
Mark V Tactical 338 Lapua, .308
Tikka T3x Light 22-250
Ber B-14 HMR 6.5 CM
Marlin 1895 SBL 45-70
Win 94 30-30
AR-15 Match 5.56
AR-15 Match Wylde .223
AR-10 Match .308
WASR-10/63 AK47 7.62x57
Russian SKS 7.62x57
Turkish Mauser 8mm
UZI Mini Pistol 9mm
Barrett M82A1 50BMG

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Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2019, 06:50:44 PM »
1. .257WBY
2. .22-250
3. .270WSM if your asking what I like, .300WSM if you are asking what I think is the most useful.
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Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2019, 06:59:30 PM »
.340 Wby
.25-06
.22LR
Aussie gun nut.

Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2019, 07:00:11 PM »
1-7mm Weatherby mag
2-7mm/08
3-30/378 Weatherby mag or 300 Win mag
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Re: Top 3 caliber's
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2019, 07:16:03 PM »
280 rem
7mm rem
7mm weatherby