What are the most popular LONG RANGE big game cartridges?

[Len Backus]

I am going to start a poll (in its own separate thread) and would like to have you guys list the cartridge candidates to be included in the separate poll.

From this existing thread, I will choose up to 10 to include in the official poll in its own thread. And then every one can vote.

So this thread is sort of like an elimination or qualifying round in the competition.....gun)

 

[Willys46]

1. 300 win mag
2. 30-06
3. 270
4. 7 rem mag
5. 308

Just my top five thoughts!

Willys

 

[7mmSendaro]

300WM and 7RM are my two favorites.

 

[AJ Peacock]

I would rate them this way. Considering that different parts of the country use/require different things from a rifle. I consider shotguns as big game fodder, but they aren't typically classed as 'cartridges', so I left the 12 and 20 guages off my list.

1. 30-06
2. 7mm Rem Mag
3. 30-30
4. 300 Win Mag
5. 308 Win
6. .243 Win
7. .270 Win
8. The weatherby's (gotta be on the list, but which one(s) ? 7mm, .300 )
9. 300 RUM
10. 300 WSM (if not yet, I look for it to make great strides in the next 10 years).

This list leaves off a ton of great cartridges, 25-06, 22-250, all the 338's and larger (big bears etc).

 

[Broz]

.338 Lapua Magnum
.300 Win Mag

 

[MontanaRifleman]

Edited

270 WSM
7mm RUM
7mm WSM
7mm STW
300 WSM
300 Rum
30-378
338 Rum
338 Edge
338 Lapua
338-378

I listed 11

 

[Len Backus]

My bad!!

I should have said LONG RANGE big game hunting cartridges. Sorry.

 

[Varmint Hunter]

6.5x284
300 mag in any one of 100 configurations :>)

 

[300rum]

338edge
300rum

 

[FEENIX]

6.5 x 55
.30-06
.300WM
.338WM

 

[WildcatB]

270 wsm
7mm wsm
7mm Allen Mag
7mm RUM
338 Edge
338 Allen Xpress
338 Allen Mag

 

[screech]

For long range big game hunting my guess would be

300rum
300win
300wsm
7stw
338lapua
7mmwsm
6.5x284
.243ackly or another pretty hot 6mm
338ultra
7mm ultra

there may be better cartridges but these would be my top ten guess for popularity

 

[J E Custom]

Edited

270 WSM
7mm RUM
7mm WSM
7mm STW
300 WSM
300 Rum
30-378
338 Rum
338 Edge
338 Lapua
338-378

I listed 11

I could'nt have said it better , So I will vote with Montana Rifleman.

J E CUSTOM

 

[Coues Sniper]

I could'nt have said it better , So I will vote with Montana Rifleman.

J E CUSTOM

+1, although my heart wants to put an Allen mag or two on there (338 AM, 7mm AM).