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Poll Question: if you had to have one cailber to hunt in North America Which?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
0 [0.00%]
4 [10.00%]
5 [12.50%]
11 [27.50%]
7 [17.50%]
7 [17.50%]
1 [2.50%]
2 [5.00%]
3 [7.50%]
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    Posted: July/29/2007 at 23:05
here a revised poll for you guys to vote on and much more simple
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote tahqua Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July/30/2007 at 06:26
I like the 7mm. It shoots flatter than my .06 and the recoil is similar. Both are very good and ammo is everywhere.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote martin3175 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July/30/2007 at 11:34
I like the 30-06..can shoot 100 gr.s up to 220 gr.s , and handles just about all game except for the really dangerous stuff. You can buy ammo anywhere , tons of cheap surplus, use the hi energy stuff for a little more speed, and firearms for it are easy to come buy.
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Mr. Jackson....................I like your polls!!!!.....................On this one? My `ol favorite, for 35 years, the .300 Win. Mag. for all North American big game will do nicely (sold it)......My new 300 WSM (other) will also do the trick!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote lucznik Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July/30/2007 at 12:50

What, no 6.5mm?

 

 

 

What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?
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Originally posted by lucznik lucznik wrote:

What, no 6.5mm?

 

 

 

Yeah, a Wby., its called a 257 Wby. magnum and it would be my all around choice for North American hunting, if I had a choice of one caliber.  While, truly designated a 25 caliber bullet, it actually measures exactly 6.53 mm.  Capable on long distance shots with great accuracy and has the power and bullet selection to take down the biggest game on the continent.  Kick is not that bad and it can be purchased in a variety of brands to suit your taste from a Vanguard on up to a Blaser.

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If forced, I'd probably be o.k. with any magnum chambering in 7mm - .338 caliber... BUT, I'd hate to know I had to go through life being forced to own only 1 rifle!

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jackson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July/31/2007 at 14:39
yeah i like doing these polls cause its funny to see what you guys see,thank god we dont have to own one rifle in one cailber and thank god we live were we can shoot all we want
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we will see how long that lasts
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Originally posted by pyro6999 pyro6999 wrote:

we will see how long that lasts

 

Unfortunately, I have the same fears of what the future may bring, bud.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote pyro6999 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July/31/2007 at 21:55
if it comes to that i am head back west cause its hell to find a man in the mountains especially if someone who is looking for you doesnt have a clue of where they are, lots of U.N.  battalions will get wiped out in the rocky mountains when it comes to that point of taking away our guns
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote koshkin Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July/31/2007 at 23:46
Shot placement is key and I am not too interested in the really big and dangerous stuff anyway.

Out of the choices offered, I'd go with a 308 (however, it was a tough call between that and my 280Rem).

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This is an old thread but it deserves to be reviewed just to see how fast the country is sliding backwards, considering the ammunition situation in America today.
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still a 7mm mag  Big Smile
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I have never owned a 7MM, but I have owned 30-06s
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote BobC Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August/21/2013 at 23:25
30-06 is my sentimental favorite followed closely by the .308.
Up here in Maine in all but a very few situations 500 yards is considered long range so .30 caliber has it covered pretty well. 
I also have a big soft spot for the .303 British and I'm growing quite fond of the 6.5x55 lately.
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I am still impressed with my 280Rem.
 
That having been said, my new 6.5x47 is rapidly moving toward the top of the list.
 
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Still a 7 RM
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45-70 ~ I don't have the genetics to shoot long range.
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We are so restricted on the amount of firearms we can own. So many calibres I would like to own, but if could only have one, it would be the trusty old 30-06. For what I can afford to hunt, I don't  need anything else.
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