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07-01-2014, 08:40 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Sherwood Park Ab
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What Cartridges Have You Members Used To Kill Big Game??
I am curious as to what cartridges members have used over the years to fill their tags? I am going on just shy of 25 years and my list is:
.30-06 Springfield
.308 Winchester
.300 Winchester Magnum
.300 Winchester Short Magnum
.38-55 Winchester
.30-.30 Winchester
444 Marlin
The list of cartridges owned that never made it out in the field for hunting purposes is a lot longer. I have yet to fill a tag with my Great Grandfathers 1899 in .303 and that's a must.
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An awful lot of big game was killed with the .30-06 including the big bears before everyone became affluent enough to own a rifle for every species of game they might hunt.
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07-01-2014, 08:57 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Southern Alberta
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300 wsm
270 win
270 Wby mag
7mm Rm
338 Wm
250- 3000
30-06
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07-01-2014, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Calgary
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308 Winchester, 300 win mag, 338 win mag, 7mm remington mag, 257 wby mag, 7mm-08, 30-30, 250-3000. Just to name a few
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07-01-2014, 09:09 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Calgary
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I have used...
.270 Win
.243 Win
.250 Savage
.257 Roberts
.264 Win Mag
7mm Rem Mag
7mm08
30/06
.338 Win Mag
.375 H&H
.300 WBY
I don't think I have missed any. Until now I never thought that I had killed game with that many different cartridges. Nice thread.
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07-01-2014, 09:13 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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7WSM (sold)
7RM (2 different guns, both sold)
300WM (borrowed)
338WM (2 different guns, one sold, the one remaining is the one I use most)
Bowtech Assassin
A few in the safe that I have never used or have just plain bad luck with, so no big game kills with those guns.
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07-01-2014, 09:18 PM
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243 Winchester
25-06 Remington
7mm-08 Remington
270winchester
30-06
30-30 Winchester
300 wsm
I've used a couple more but thatswhy its called hunting not shooting
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07-01-2014, 09:20 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Look behind you :)
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.240 wby
.260imp
.270win
.30-06
.300wm
.300wby
LC
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07-01-2014, 09:24 PM
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243
260
270
7mm-08
7X57
280
280 AI
7mm Rem Mag
7mm Mashburn
308
30-06
300 Win Mag
338 Win Mag
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07-01-2014, 09:24 PM
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.243 wssm
.257 wby
.270 wby
300 wsm
300 win
300 wby
30-378 wby
7x57 mauser
30-30
.35 remington
.444 marlin
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07-01-2014, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lacombe
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.243, 6mm ,25-06, 25-06ai,7x57,.280,7mag,270, 308,30-06,300 win mag,303, .375 h&h
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07-01-2014, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Lethbridge
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30-06
300mag
7mm Mag
.243
I would like to add a couple over the next few seasons
12gauge
7.62X39
And what ever diameter my arrow shafts are lol.
Ill need to buy more rifles for the others I want to shoot with, but well have to give that one time 
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07-01-2014, 09:28 PM
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.243
.308
.303 british
30-30
300wm
45-70
And my coyote rifle is 22-250
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07-01-2014, 09:29 PM
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Location: Ft. McMurray
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Jjeepers, let's see now...
forgetting the various muzzle loaders, I've killed big game critters with :
250 Savage
257 Roberts
6.5X54MS
6.5X55Swede
6.5WSM
264WM
270WIN
7X57
280REM
30/30
308
30'06
.303Brit
8mm MS
20 gauge
12 gauge
Likely a few I missed as well.
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07-01-2014, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Camrose
Posts: 45,349
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243win
6mm rem.
257wby
260rem
7mm-08
280ai
7mmrem mag
7mmstw
30-30
300wby
300rum
8mmrem mag
338x8mm rem mag
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07-01-2014, 10:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SEA
Posts: 115
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243
25-06
257wby
6.5x284
26 Nosler
270win
270wsm
7mm wm
7mm wsm
7rum
325wsm
30-30
250-3000
300savage
303 Brit
300rum
30-378wby
338win mag
375hh
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07-01-2014, 10:10 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Brooks
Posts: 2,247
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calibers
.243
250 savage
.270
.30-06
.270wby
.300 win mag
.338 win mag
.340 wby
.348 win
.35 whelan
350 rem mag
358 norma
9.3x62
9.3x74r
.375 HH
.458x2" american
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07-01-2014, 10:21 PM
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I'm amazed how little 303 is on these lists.
I've killed more with it than anything else.
(But haven't killed nearly as many big game animals as the number of different cartridges on most of those lists.)
My lame list is:
303 brit
30 06
308
and coyotes and foxes with .22 way back when.
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07-01-2014, 11:18 PM
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Big game list is pretty small. 308 and 243. But I have shot gophers with lots of different rifles and cartridges.
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07-02-2014, 12:09 AM
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Location: Outside of Onoway
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.303 British
30.06 Springfield
7mm Rem Mag
In order for big game.
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07-02-2014, 12:10 AM
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25-06
30-06
7-08
.22
12 guage
All I have ever needed. Each serves their purpose
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07-02-2014, 12:15 AM
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270 win
Quest primal bow
Seems to get down what I need them to
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07-02-2014, 12:30 AM
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Location: onoway, Ab
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303brit
308win
30-06 spring
243win
270 win
338 wm
300 wm
30-30
Hoping to get a moose this fall with my 45/70 and a deer or elk with my 6.5x55
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07-02-2014, 06:06 AM
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Location: Tomahawk
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list
30/06
6.5x55
30/30
308
303 brit
303 sav
7-08
22 hornet on coyotes / small game
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07-02-2014, 06:32 AM
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Location: Lloydminster AB/SK
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243
30-06
270
300 WSM
50 call. Inline
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07-02-2014, 06:37 AM
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243
25-06
25wssm
260
264wm
270win
7mm rm
30-06
338wm
50cal Bp
I think that's it for now.
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07-02-2014, 09:58 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Dreadful Valley
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.243Win
.25'06
6.5'06
.270Win
.270WSM
7mm-08
.284Win
.280AI
7mm Rem Mag
30-30Win
30'06
300WSM
300 Win Mag
.357 Rem Mag
.358Win
.54cal Muzzleloader
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07-02-2014, 10:20 AM
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None.... I prefer to use the bullets not the cartridge to kill the animal
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07-02-2014, 10:24 AM
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Location: Olds, Alberta, Canukistan.
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I've used the good old '06 for the vast majority. I've also used:
325 WSM
338 WM
6MM
30-30
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07-02-2014, 11:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nekred
None.... I prefer to use the bullets not the cartridge to kill the animal
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Yeah, that would be known as caliber....
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An awful lot of big game was killed with the .30-06 including the big bears before everyone became affluent enough to own a rifle for every species of game they might hunt.
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07-02-2014, 11:59 AM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Pincher creek
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257 wby mag
444 marlin
300 wby mag
Considering I've only been hunting for 3 years. I hope to kill something with a Swedish rolling block in 12.7x44mm!! It was built in 1877.
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