paul1

I shoot a .270 most of the time on moose and caribou, but I also have a .307, and an old 303 infield that I like to take a shot out of every now and then.

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jmcd

I got:
2-22's
1-30:30
1-32spc
1-30:06
1-300 win mag
1-375HH (just bought)
1-50cal muzzle loader
I hunt deer, moose, caribou and elk. Bear this coming spring.
So far the favorite is the 300. Will use the 375HH next season for moose and bear.
I have used 270, 7mm mag, 243,6mm,7x57, 30:06 and 300 win mag on deer and I gotta say i've had to track a lot less with the 300 win mag than any other caliber.
My wife says size does matter.At the least it makes a difference.

Duffy

For most of the big game I have shot, I have used a Win. model 70 in .264 Win. mag. This includes Moose, Elk, Mule deer, Whitetail, Black bear, Pronghorn and Bighorn sheep.(and coyotes)

I have also shot some big game with a:
Savage 99 lever .300 savage
Rem. 788 bolt in .243
Interarms bolt 7X57
Rem 7600 pump in .35 whelen
Rem 1100 semi 12 ga (hastings slug barrel)
Enfield replica .58 cal muzzleloader
CVA Express .54 cal double muzzleloader
T/C Encore 209X50 muzzleloader
Savage O/U .222/20ga (coyotes with the .222)

And a Ben Pearson 210 compound bow.

Robin

glob3006

I own 4 long guns,each for a separate use.I know them very well and in return they treat me very well.

Marlin 22lr semi-auto (squirrels,rabbits)

Remington 870 pump shotgun (geese)

Winchester model-70 30.06 (mostly Elk some deer)

CVA Hawken .54cal percussion(Elk only)

1eyedfish

I like to buy guns that are economical to shot when at all possible - that way i can shot then a lot more& for hunting&nonhunting both. so have mostly standard cal,s like 223. .270 30/06 etc.
(id use whatever to hunt with that worked well big bores, mags etc tho)

Aslo loading big those straight wall cases i like (ezier for me lol) but that mostly smaller revolvers 357 mag & 44 mag etc but going to start reloading 45/70,s sometime too.
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halcon

I hunt deer with a 243 Win or a 25-06 Rem
Elk I use a 300 Win ,300 Wthby or a compound bow depending on the mood. I Have owned a 416 Rigby but never found anything big enough to need it where I hunted .I took it in on a gun trade and it took forever to find a buyer for it .Four boxes of shells cost more than I paid for the gun .

basserman

270 Weatherby Mag (sometimes) elk on down

280 Rem. (most of the time) elk on down

Have not shot an elk with either although my brother has, but they're murder on muleys and WT's

"Semper Fi"

.333 Nitro Express

I'm with ElkCampMaster on this one.

I have shot more game with the .375 H&H than I have with all other calibers combined. I am literally in love with the 300-grain bullet, which, in my mind, is capable of handling any job that can be reasonably expected of a big-game rig.

Rather than changing bullet weights, I tend to choose different designs within the 300-gr lineup (spitzers, boattails, roundnoses, solids, etc). My favorite all-around bullet is the Winchester Fail Safe, which I push at a somewhat conservative 2,550 fps in my handloads.

My 2 favorite rifles so chambered are a Sako 75 and the Ruger 77MkII Magnum.

Of all the other calibers I use constantly, there are a few exotic British rounds for which I have some neat rifles, and there is the 30-06, which is a joy to shoot and has NEVER let me down.

Now, to answer Elk's question on the .416, I think that, ballistically, there is little to choose between the Rem and the Rigby. However, at least on paper, the Rigby has some slight advantages in the sense that it operates at 10,000psi less than its cousin and that it feeds more smoothly thanks to its non-belted design.

Also, if you are a handloader, the Rigby offers quite a bit more powder capacity, which becomes a plus if you want to try out lighter-weight, faster bullets. For instance, I have used Hawk's 350 spitzers, and they are real screamers ~ making the Rigby a potential long-range number.

As far as the Winchester Vs. CZ, they are both good rifles. The CZ is a bit gritty out of the box, although once you shoot it in, it normally performs really well.

Greetings from Blue Ridge Country

Edited by - .333 Nitro Express on 12/30/2002 09:29:11