Must have calibers for gun collection?

[ABroussard]

Not sure if they are all must haves but this is what I'm working with.
.308
.223
12g
22lr
22mag
300wsm
243 win
20g
10g
.357mag
.40s&w
.410/45lc
.450 bushmaster
.380

[Old Bald Guy]

Made a good entry hole though, he was pouring blood like a stuck pig.

Yep, too big of an entry hole is what tells me the bullet came apart on entry. More than likely didn't have much more than jackets fragments and lead dust hit anything vital. I killed a nice 22" south Texas buck years back with a hotrodded .264 and a thin jacket bullet. All I got was a big blow up wound on entry and a tiny fragment of jacket cut the heart. Very fortunate to find the deer in that brush.

[Coach W]

17 HMR
22 LR
223
243 or 6mm
7.62x39
30.06
7mm rem mag
300 Win mag
50 cal
20 gauge
12 gauge
9mm
357 Mag
45 ACP

Those would be MUST Haves. You can kill anything on the planet with such and If ammo ever became a rarety you would be able to still get these calibers (with the excpetion of the 6mm and 50 cal).

Meaning if Stuff Hit The Fan you would be able to have PLENTY of rounds for each... you cant just walk into walmart in most places and pick up weatherby, ackley improved, or other "wildcat" chamberings.. Although there are SOME AWESOME calibers out there in those wildcats... the 257 ROY (wby) is one of those calibers.. and at 85-100 grain the dude should have never been shooting a caribou with it in the first place.

But this is just my personal list. You need to think about all the things you would like to hunt in your lifetime.

small game = .17, 22, 223
Medium range game = 223, 243 30.06, 7mm
Larger game = 30.06, 7mm, 300 win mag
Dangerous game= 300 win mag, 50 cal

Small to Medium Foul: Dove, quail, = 12 or 20 gauge.
Large Foul: Ducks, Geese, Turkey, Crane, Pheasants = 12 gauge

came back to add the 7.62x39... not really a hunting caliber but EVERYBODY needs an AK or an SKS.

[Humper]

Since I collect U S military arms I have my favorites

45 acp
30-06
30 carbine
223
30-40 krag
45-70 black powder cartridge

[Daniel75]

Dropped. I was only 75 yards away and he was facing me. 150 grain bullet right to the chest and down he went. I wasn't sure if I had enough gun, but the guides told me that quite a few hunters bring .270's with them. It worked out better than I expected.

I've heard that some/most guides won't let you bring a .270 and have a .30-06 as a minimum for elk. Always kind of chapped me because I'm a .270 guy myself and think its as much of a cannon as an '06 with the 150 grain premium bullets.

[Phillip Fields]

My List:
.22 rifle & pistol
.44 Rem Mag rifle & pistol
9mm pistol
.380ACP pistol
.38 Special pistol
.454 Casull pistol
.270 rifle
7mm-08 rifle
.30-30 rifle
.45-70 rifle
.300 Win Mag rifle
.375 H&H rifle
20 ga shotgun
12 ga shotgun
.50 cal muzzleloader
.36 cal muzzleloader
.54 cal muzzleloader

[Daniel75]

Yep, too big of an entry hole is what tells me the bullet came apart on entry. More than likely didn't have much more than jackets fragments and lead dust hit anything vital. I killed a nice 22" south Texas buck years back with a hotrodded .264 and a thin jacket bullet. All I got was a big blow up wound on entry and a tiny fragment of jacket cut the heart. Very fortunate to find the deer in that brush.

My cousin has a very nice gun collection (he has reaped the benefits of a sugar momma for the last 20 years ) and he LOVES his Browning .22 Hornet and his .264 Win Mag. I know Dale Moser swears by that gun too. Ballistics are inpressive but so is the recoil according to Chuckhawks table. I'll bet it's a deer slaying son of a gun though.

[Curtis32]

22 LR
223 bolt action
243
270 Win
7mm Rem Mag
30-30
30-06
300 Win Mag
338
410 shotgun
12 gauge

[texag93]

Mine are
17HMR
22LR
22mag
223
22-250
243
6mm Rem
270
308

9mm
357
40
10mm
45ACP

12ga.

There are still a few more to add.

[mac0515]

All you can get

[TXBlkCld]

For a standard collection I'd say
22LR
22mag
.223 or .22-250 your choice
.243
.257 Roberts or 25-06 or both
.264 WM
.270
7-08 or .280 or both
7 Mag
.308
30-06
300 WM

I personally have started a 7mm collection but only have 2 different ones at the time
7mm Mauser
.280
7.21 Tomahawk

[Red Wing R/C]

One each of the following:

22 rifle

Win 243

30-06

Savage 99 in what ever cal you like.

Win 71 in 348 cal.

[BoneDigger]

Must have?

1) .22

2) 30-30

3) a high caliber rifle in the Caliber of your choice (in the end they will all work out to 400 yards). If I could only have one, probably 30.06 or .308.

Anything else is just icing on the cake.

Todd

[Daniel75]

Whatever happened to the .35 Whelen? It was all the rage in the late 80's/early 90's?

[brent.westbrook]

IMO
22, .45, 5.56mm(not .223), .308win, and 300win or 338 lapua
this should cover anything you want to do..