Best all around Caliber??

[Fetty Wapiti]

However you want to word it. OP is getting the answers he was looking for,

I just hope he gets a rifle with a detachable clip. Those are sure handy

A clip? What is he buying an M1? I dont trust people that willingly choose a magazine over a hinged floorplate on a hunting rifle. No one should. They have a place, but ew brother ew...

 

[Fetty Wapiti]

A Tikka doesn't give that option, so those tikka owners never had the choice. They get a pass.

 

[nuffgun]

magazines are just more reliable. You see….. it’s not so much a tikka thing, it’s more of a less drama and fuss thing, and tikkas seem to fit the bill in every category.

 

[glock233]

6.5 PRC or 25 Creed. For a do-all.

 

[B Harrison]

Since you only mentioned deer or bigger, .308 is the caliber to grab next.
My next 30 caliber will likely be a WSM with a 20” tube.
Seekins most likely, hopefully just a new barrel and bolt face for my 6CR…


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[WRO]

A Tikka doesn't give that option, so those tikka owners never had the choice. They get a pass.

And a single shot sometimes when they forget/lose their clips .


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[Fetty Wapiti]

I bet you only shoot metric calibers

Bingo! And for good reason...

 

[HuntHarder]

6.5mm

 

[MeatMissile]

The correct answer is always the .300 Win Mag. Best all-around rifle for everything.

(And since I have rifles in all of your "potential" rifle options, they are all good choices!)

I agree 100%. Just make sure it’s in a rifle that has more magazine space than 3.34” if you intend to handload.

 

[DangerRanger]

6.5

 

[TheViking]

If I had to have 1 rifle for everything it'd probably be a 25 creed.

I have a 6 creed and a 6.5 PRC but I’m having a really hard time not building a badass 25 creed and having it as my do all gun.

 

[Dfou]

They ask about calibre and then rattle off a bunch of cartridges... the number of shooters that don't differentiate the two is disappointing but something I have learned to accept and work around. If you can't change it, don't let it get to you.

Kinda like revolvers are pistols but not all pistols are revolvers. Or the old clip vs magazine

 

[cochese187]

I live in Texas but hunt out west as well. If you had to pick a caliber to do it all everything from Texas whitetail to Bull elk what would you choose? 308, 7mm-08, 7mmPRC, 30-06, 300wsm? ( i already have a 6.5cm, 6.5prc, 270. Just have the itch to buy a new rifle. I don't Wana hear save your money and buy more ammo for the guns I have lol)

I agree imo 30-06 easy to get ammo selections and has been in most hunters gunsafes from the beginning.

 

[300 win mag]

all around caliber,well that depends on where and what you will be hunting,myself there is a lot of game out there,i would choose 300 wsm myself.could get by in grizz,elk,moose country with it.when dtuff can go sideways i am not interested in much lesser cartridges.rokslide is a great forum but i will stay closer to fuddy duddy than you creedmore worshippers.

 

[Telford29]

6.5 caliber, 6.5 prc best all around do everything cartridge.

 

[ZAK13]

I'd pick the old and reliable 30-06 or 270. I'm really liking the 6.8W as well, out of the newer cartridges.

 

[Robpiat]

I’m in the 308 camp if I had to pick one. I don’t have one at the moment but have loaded 208s to 2550 and light bullets fast.

Since I don’t have to pick one I have one of everything else lol

 

[eric1115]

Has anyone noticed that @TexanHunter tossed the "what cartridge" question out and hasn't said another word in 5 pages? He got us!

 

[300 win mag]

i have a 6.5 sherman short.brand new and havn't shot it yet.sure i am going to like it but with the cartridges listed i want the most horsepower if i only had one rifle.

 

[30338]

Thinking a well built 7x64 brenneke would be good. Surprised it wasn’t already mentioned….