Different guns for big game.

[Moosie]

I shoot a 300 mag.. for deer, elk , bear, moose, or Coyotee's.

1. How many here actually change guns for each species ?
2. And why ?

 

[Curly]

I shoot 300 mag for everything too. One load also..........168gr Triple shock works for everything.

 

[AZ402]

I have two that pretty much cover N. American game, 25-06 and a 300wsm.

 

[wyomingtim]

Just one for me... 300mag, 180gr power point

 

[T Bone]

for big game I use 270, 30-06, 300 win. If I'm packing long distances I'll use the lightweight 30-06. Other than that, I use whatever rifle my hand falls on.

 

[BuzzH]

I have a variety for different critters.

For antelope/deer its pretty much the 7mm anymore. I used to use a 6mm quite a bit for antelope/deer, still take it out once in while just to make sure it still works.

For elk/moose, etc. almost always the 338.

Used a 30/06 for many years for everything.

Coyotes: 22-250.

Advantage to one for everything is you get pretty darn familiar and typically pretty deadly when you have one firearm.

I like to match the caliber to the game.

 

[justdada]

7mm for just about everything, aside from antelope and coyote which get the 6mm smack down.
The 'why?' is because they are the flattest shooting rounds around can be loaded appropriately for any size of N.A. game.

 

[noharleyyet]

270 wsm/140 accubonds with a 7 mag #1/ 154 Interbonds, thrown in for sentimental reasons, for Texas critters....7 ultra mag/175 a-frames for western elk.

 

[elk_hunter]

7mm Mag for me...deer, elk, you name it. It's a flat shooter and I can comfortably shoot 500 yards.

 

[GFHunter]

7mm mag for deer, elk, bear and antelope.
.243 for coyotes on windy days and .204 ruger or .220 swift on calm days.

.243 works good on whitey or muley does also.

 

[Mac7]

Like to shoot and like guns so own a variety.
If I was going deer hunting today would take my 308win.
If I was going elk hunting today would take my 300 win. mag.
Though either would work for both.
Right now I have 7 different calibers from 243-338.Sometimes I have trouble picking one to take.Out of state hunts I ussualy take two.

 

[Ridge Runner]

Two covers it for me. 257 Wby mag and 300 ultra mag.

 

[jabber]

300 Win Mag is my main weapon of choice, although I usually have the 280 somewhere close as my backup in case the 300 has some technical difficulties

 

[Bambistew]

Aren't we supposed to have 3-4 rifles for every game animal we hunt?

I'm pretty confidant in all the rifles I own at the moment. It seems like I rotate them through on a yearly basis. This year the 280rem, 35Brown/whelen and 375H&H are up to bat for whitetails. I know what you're thinking... the 280 is overkill.

Elk will be with a muzzy, otherwise it would be with my new toy, 338-06AI

I suppose if I had drawn a tag I'd waited for a long time to get either elk or deer. I'd pull out my 7mag for the hutn. It pretty much aims, fires, guts, packs the critter all by itself. Not much to look at but rust and gouges are marks of experience IMO.

 

[MarvB]

Got a slew of shooters but tend to use just two...6.5x55 for blacktail and hogs....300 winnie for everything else. That being said, I will "usually" pull something else out of the tank for one local trip each fall just to shoot something different. On one of last year btail hunts I packed the 6mm for a weekend, the year prior it was the -06....three years back I spent half the OR trip in the lodgepoles with the 350Rem mag.....

 

[DRAFTSTUD]

I pretty much just shoot my 300 WinMag. with a leupold 4.5x14. I really like my son's 7mm-08. I might try to get one of those for WT. John

 

[Washington Hunter]

I use my 270 for everything. I do have a 30/06 that is my "back-up" gun, but I've only hunted with it once and killed a bear with it that time. The 270 would have worked just as well.

 

[Frequently Banned Troll]

300RUM for everything including gophers.

 

[Calif. Hunter]

I love firearms, so I have a bunch. Deer = .257 Wthby, .300 Win or .30-06

Elk = .300 Mag, .338 or .358 Win

Antelope = .243 or .257 Wthby

Varmints = .223 or .22-250

For years, a .300 mag or a .30-06 did it all for me. Then I added a .223. I do like flat-shooting rifles, usually lightweight. A Tikka T-3 LIte in .300 Win in rapidly becoming a favorite, although it does kick a bit since it is so light.

 

[Spitz]

300 win. mag for everything here; hasn't failed me yet.