What 2-3 calibers would you pick?

[MontanaMarine]

223/5.56 - AR15
308Win - sporter weight
308Win - heavy precision

 

[JollyRoger]

223, 6.5CM, 7 Mag. All Tikkas for me. The 223 and 6.5 get all the love along with a T1X. The Mag just sits these days


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[Blockcaver]

My bow gets 98% of the hunting days. I got the centerfire rifle battery covered with 3 Kimber Montana’s.....223, 7mm-08 and a .338 Federal. Also like a .22 LR and a .17HMR, mine are Cooper 57M Classics.

 

[WestMOhunter]

1. 223 (AR platform)
2. .280 AI - 700 action
3. .300 Weatherby - 700 action

 

[DangerRanger]

223 -AR
243/6CM/6.5CM -tikka/weatherby
300win/300prc -700custom

 

[Daniel Bybee]

This all depends if I keep it levers or bolt action.
Bolt action:
22lr for small game
22-250 for predators
308 win for all else.
Lever action:
22 Henry for small game
30-30 for predators on up to elk
45-70 for everything else.

All depends on your comfort levels and shot distance.

 

[One Hunter]

7mm or better yet the 28 nosler...flattest shooting round out there

 

[Dirt Wagon]

Too much stress trying to decide which 3 rifles I could keep, maybe I could choose 10, but not 3.

 

[jhim]

If I had just three, these would cover anything that'd I'd do.
1: .220 Swift
2: 6.5 PRC
3: .375 Ruger

 

[DJB]

223
6.5 CM
9.3x62

 

[Big Dunc]

.223
6.5 cm
300 wm

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

These threads are fun! I own way too many but my main 3, if I had to keep just 3 rifles would be...

.Tikka T3X Superlite .22-250 (working on customizing it currently).

.Sako Carbonlight .260

.Custom .28 Nosler

 

[SkunkCabbage]

Could honestly do
6.5cm
338fed
338wm or 375H&H as the big thumper

 

[awildswanger]

223-22-250
6.5cm-308
7mm rem-300win

pick one from each pair

Well... you see, the issue is I can’t pick lol

 

[Sadler]

22 LR
6.5 PRC
300 PRC

 

[WestMOhunter]

Too much stress trying to decide which 3 rifles I could keep, maybe I could choose 10, but not 3.

Lol. This!

 

[WestMOhunter]

1. 223 (AR platform)
2. .280 AI - 700 action
3. .300 Weatherby - 700 action

Ironically... if I had to pick only 1 rifle it’s not even on my own list of 3. That would be a 7 rem mag.

 

[Motown]

Mine would be and are all Tikkas as well. Living in PA a 308 is more than adequate, but if I lived out west that 308 would likely be replaced with a 7 mag


223 - 8 Twist
6.5 Creed
308 Win

 

[Dwest910]

Lots of great suggestions. I asked myself the same question and went with the following:
6.5mm - (6.5PRC)
7mm - (7mm Allen Mag)
.30 - (30 Nosler)

 

[wildwilderness]

When someone mentions bear, this is what I think of! Rather go bigger than smaller on the top end. Sure a 308 could kill it but I’d rather at least a 338 or bigger, especially when it’s only 18 yards away from my ground blind