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If you could only have one
« on: June 26, 2010, 06:45:17 AM »
If you could only have one, what caliber would it be?   also include a runner up, so its' if you could only have two', really.
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2010, 06:48:26 AM »
45/70 and 45colt/454casull
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2010, 06:50:36 AM »
45-70
204 or 223
If there were a third it would be 270.



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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2010, 06:55:42 AM »
45 70 & 308   Both proven in times past.
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2010, 06:56:00 AM »
45/70 without question.  So much versatility.  You can go from a 250gr @ 2800fps to a 400 grainer pushing 2200.  Second is tough call.  .25-06 maybe.
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2010, 06:57:55 AM »
Oldsoldja you are fairly new here this is something that has been discussed before and the conclusion has been that it is a astronomical impossibility... for to be forced to choose the earth would spin off it's axis and into oblivian. But for today mine is the New 32 cal Huntsman ;D Kurt
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2010, 07:05:33 AM »
Quote from: oldsoldja on June 26, 2010, 06:45:17 AM
If you could only have one,

This from a guy that has spent the last month buying every other gun listed in the classifieds?? ;D

For just plain fun shooting and accuracy, plus the low cost of powder and bullets, and the capability of taking game from red squirrel to white tail,,the 223
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2010, 07:06:25 AM »
Kurt is right on, this has been the topic of many, many discussions, my best answer right now is the 260 Remington or 30-30 Superlight, next year it will likely be something else, depends on what I acquire in the mean time!!  ;D

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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2010, 07:24:49 AM »
Kurt's right on in another aspect......Hoakiegeewilikers....I didn't even know we had a .32 Huntsman option.....I don't have one yet ??? ??? ???

If I could only have one, common sence would dictate the .30-06.  My heart would choose the .357 Max shortie......but then there's the .45-70....and then the 7mm-08.......oh yeah, the .445....gosh...I donno.  So many Handies, so little time :'(

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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2010, 07:44:53 AM »
.44 Magnum, It can be shot from a revolver and a rifle.  A rifle can push a 300gr to 1800fps with around 22gr-23gr of powder and can take any game within 150 yards on this continent if needed to.  Same can be said for the 454 Casull just up the numbers a little.

It would be nice to have the ability to take small game but I would have to forgo the smaller cartridges because I would like to have confidence that I wont become the one being hunted.

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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2010, 07:54:55 AM »
45-70  ;D
30-30
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2010, 08:44:29 AM »
Quote from: GreenMachine79 on June 26, 2010, 07:44:53 AM
.44 Magnum, It can be shot from a revolver and a rifle.  A rifle can push a 300gr to 1800fps with around 22gr-23gr of powder and can take any game within 150 yards on this continent if needed to.  Same can be said for the 454 Casull just up the numbers a little.

It would be nice to have the ability to take small game but I would have to forgo the smaller cartridges because I would like to have confidence that I wont become the one being hunted.



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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2010, 08:45:33 AM »
Pete you should know by now that the possibilties are there for just about anything you want with these H&R's as long as you stay within it's physical limits and can find someone willing to get a little off kilter!!  Larry has stepped to the plate more than once... check the pics in the H&R ML forum. Kurt
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2010, 08:50:46 AM »
.44 mag, since I can hunt deer with it in Indiana.

2nd would be my .308.
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2010, 08:51:38 AM »
Can't believe NO ONE chose this one. 357 MAXIMUM. Followed by the 45/70.
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2010, 08:54:55 AM »
30-30 closley followed by the 223.  Doug
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2010, 09:02:46 AM »
Jeff, My two .357s are Maximum, and they are among of my favorites.....but...if ya could only have one, it wouldn't be adequate.  I wouldn't take on a griz or a big elk, moose, etc. at a distance.  I'd use it here in Michigan on black bear perhaps, but I think my .45-70, .30-06 or .445 would be better suited for the job.  It is a superb caliber, and I love it....but again, If I could only have one, it wouldn't be the Max.

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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #17 on: June 26, 2010, 09:34:06 AM »
For a factory handi chambeing...my 38-55
For a non factory handi chambering...my 375 Win or Datil's 25-35 ;D
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #18 on: June 26, 2010, 09:53:44 AM »
Although I have yet to fire it (I hate moving!) I would tend toward the .44 mag also.  Mates up nicely with my Smith pistol.

Then again, the .45-70 I have fired and I love it.  Talk about versitle, oh my.

Actually, the H&R rifle is my 'last rifle to go'.  Of course it chambers more than one caliber.  :)


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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #19 on: June 26, 2010, 10:03:23 AM »
45-70
22lr versa
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #20 on: June 26, 2010, 10:23:29 AM »
Although I love shooting the 45 calibers, I live and hunt whitetail in a shotgun only state, so it would have to be a rifled barrel 12 ga.  If I lived in a centerfire deer area,  the 30-06 would be my first choice as the factory ammo available covers just about anything walking around the US of A.  If I didn't hunt, a 45/70 through 120 would be my first choice.

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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #21 on: June 26, 2010, 10:28:19 AM »
.223 Spot on !!!
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #22 on: June 26, 2010, 01:56:56 PM »
If I could only have one??? It'd be a .223 for use as a Jeep varmint gun, the pallet stock you know!
If I could have two??? .30-06 or .270, flip a coin!
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #23 on: June 26, 2010, 02:44:50 PM »
I only own 1 centerfire rifle at the moment - 45 Colt. Perfect for my hunting needs. If I could only keep 1 gun it would be my 16 gauge Topper since I can hunt everything in my state with it.
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #24 on: June 26, 2010, 03:01:29 PM »
Hello, 45-70 / 30-06/ 7X57 and on and on and on  :) ;) :D ;D ::) 8)  Tom
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #25 on: June 26, 2010, 03:24:07 PM »
A 12 ga. shotgun would be #1 as long as it would shoot Brenneke slugs right on top of the bead at 75 yards. Slugs, buckshot and birdshot cover a lot of bases. The number 2 choice is much more difficult, I guess I would go with a .35 Whelen, plenty of horsepower at longer range.
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #26 on: June 26, 2010, 03:40:49 PM »
1. 30 cal.
2. 22 cal.



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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #27 on: June 26, 2010, 04:11:18 PM »
.45-70 I've got 2
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #28 on: June 26, 2010, 06:32:38 PM »
I would pick my .243 followed by my 30-30 they both shoot well and I have a sharps for my 45/70 fix  ;D
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Re: If you could only have one
« Reply #29 on: June 26, 2010, 07:01:09 PM »
I'm pretty sure no one here will be surprised my first choice is my 45-70 BC. I've loaded it from 550 gr T. Rex killers (still looking for a T. Rex....) to 150 gr subsonic rabbit/coon/coyote/fox killers (have found quite a few rabbits).

Second choice.....probably my 30-30, it's pretty versatile in a single shot. 

Course give me a few weeks with my 22" 45-70 barrel and it may put me in a spot on that second choice....
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