What calibers have you used?

[ethan.s.miles]

Because you got all sweaty and wet looking for the crippled deer?

Haha there is definitely a fine line between wanting less recoil and a hard hitting bullet

 

[06 SB]

I have tried many cartridges in the following calibers...

.224
.243
.264
.284
.308
.338
.375
.458

 

[Jscheich]

12 gauge
30-06
30-30
308

 

[bikerj86]

I'll start, in no particular order:

12 gage 00
7 RM
30-06
308
7-08
35 Rem
30-30
6.5G
6.5C
6.8 SPC
45-70, subs & supers
44 Mag
50 cal ML

Probably missing a couple. Over the years, I've been far more successful with archery gear, like 8-1 more successful.

It seems like I've always chased the next great thing. For the last couple seasons, I've been using 45-70 subs suppressed. I've shot a few with them, and haven't lost any, but the results weren't what I expected/hoped for. They don't expand much, but a 45 doesn't shrink. I shot one last season thru both shoulders at 50 yards, and he plowed a path thru the snow almost right to me. He died about 10 yards to my left.

Opposite of that, I haven't had to track any I've killed with either 30-30 or 6.8 SPC. They've all been DRT, so why the hell would I switch? I don't even own a 30-30 anymore. I still have the 6.8, and plenty of the load that I used. Even suppressed it's pretty loud, and for no particular reason, I'm trying to keep things quiet.

I have the idea stuck in my head that I need to try 300blk subs. I have a few boxes of 194 gr Underwoods that look they'd tear an ugly hole thru a deer, provided they open up.


Anyway, chime in! What have you used, what did you like, what didn't you like?

For whitetail:
.308
6.5cm
.50 ML
12 Ga
20GA
For moose:
.300WM
For caribou:
6.5CM
.300 WM

 

[bikerj86]

For whitetail:
.308
6.5cm
.50 ML
12 Ga
20GA
For moose:
.300WM
For caribou:
6.5CM
.300 WM

Forgot my grizzly lol
30WM

 

[Hide Hunter]

243
12 gauge slug
300 wm