One Cartridge for All North American Game

[Texas270]

If you had to pick one cartridge from pronghorn to polar bear, what would it be?

And why?

 

[MagnumHntr]

If you had to pick one cartridge from pronghorn to polar bear, what would it be?

And why?

25-08 AI

Enough terminal performance for anything to 700yds in any environment and just low enough recoil to spot almost all impacts.

 

[RWT]

Already did with a 308 for the last 20 years. Then I forked up my shoulder and have to use a 6.5CM now. If I don’t get surgery I’ll be shooting a Grendel soon.

Lower recoil, great selection of bullet weights and types. Easy and plentiful reloading and performs better than I can shoot to a limit of 600 yards.

 

[elkguide]

the correct answer is always a .300 Win Mag.

 

[wildwilderness]

The Rokslide special .223/77tmk - for sure it will stop that pennisula brown bear when you hit it in the ear

 

[Jrkotz]

If I had to choose one probably 6.5 PRC

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I’d probably pick a 30-06.

 

[6mm Remington]

30-06 or 300 WSM. Pretty set on my 280AI though as well. Okay one of these three.

 

[flyfisher117]

.243 win. It was my first centerfire hunting rifle so I’m just fond of the cartridge.

 

[atmat]

I’m functionally down to a 6creed.

 

[BAKPAKR]

I have always liked 30 cal magnums but Rokslide is starting to sway me. So, maybe, a 7 PRC.

 

[glock233]

6 Creed or fast twist .243 for ranges under 700. 6.5 PRC if you want to stretch it from 700-1000.

 

[6mm Remington]

.243 win. It was my first centerfire hunting rifle so I’m just fond of the cartridge.

And mine was the 6mm Remington. I have lots of memories with it as well. Couple of great .243/6mm's!

 

[Muad-Dweeb]

7mm backcountry from a 16" barrel seems about perfect for anything under 500 yards. Not sure I'd ever attempt to shoot that far tho.

 

[Cherokeeguide]

I'd pick the .30-'06, as unfashionably "Fudd" as that is.

Why?

1) I'm heavily invested in the cartridge, even though I presently have no firearms that use it. I have a crap-ton of cases, large rifle primers, IMR 4064 and 4350, and component bullets from 125 grain Sierra spitzers to 220 grain Colorado Bullets / Barnes blunt-nosed solids. I still have a crap-ton of loaded .30-'06 ammo, as well.

2) It works. Not just on the North American continent, but on all of them. I took an inherited Griffin and Howe in .30-'06 to Botswana twice and shot everything on m license with it both times.

3) The M-1 Garand and 1903A3 Springfield use it, so I can use it in one or the other to shoot CMP Games "GSM" matches.

 

[BuckSmasher]

I’d probably pick a 30-06.

Me to.

 

[jhm2023]

If I could only have one cartridge for everything North America it would be a .338 win mag. If I wasn't counting Alaska, I'd take a 7 PRC or 7 Rem Mag

 

[bnewt3]

270.......excellent choice for everything.

 

[dreamingWest]

10 years ago I picked a standard barreled 30-06.
Why: I liked old-school. I liked the 30-06's trajectory-to-recoil level for a 30-cal. 30-cals seemed to make guides in grizzly country more comfortable. Not too many unnecessary arguments when you are in camp with a 30-06.

This year I picked a shortened and suppressed 6.5 PRC.
Why: I expect the same or better terminal performance as the 30-06 with lower recoil, extended range, and less noise.

(Edited to add "the why".)

 

[Dave Thomas]

Mine is the 7 saum. I already have it and like it. You can get it done with something smaller and be able to spot your shots but it's what I chose.