What’s your five? 5 Calibers to do it all...

[BHP9]

Rifle.
22LR & 22 Mag
.223/5.56
.308/7.62
30/06

Handgun.
22LR
9mm
40S&W
45 ACP
38/.357

That should do me, but IF I must ditch 1 rifle, it would be the 30/06 (not enough ammo on hand).

 

[Byrdman13]

22lr
45acp
243
32 Winchester special
20 gauge

Eventually 270 will make its way back in there when I find my new rifle

 

[J_V_Berry]

I could go with 5.56
25-06
280ai
30-06
35 Whelen
I cold almost make them all from the same brass. I am surprised on the few rums and few 338 lapua. The 338 win mag got a lot more votes than I was expecting. I also thought about the 338-06 and a 1911 .45 but ran out of spots in my baby safe

 

[amu_shooter]

For me:

22 LR
.223 Rem
.257 Weatherby
7mm STW
338 Lapua

 

[lancetkenyon]

.224
.264
.308
9mm
12ga (technically not a "caliber")

 

[RB II]

Mainly due to ammo availability when TSHTF:
223/5.56
308
300 WM
12 ga
9mm and/or 45 ACP

If those can't get it done, likely it isn't worth doing!!!

 

[dfitz7604]

223
6.5x47 Lapua
280ai
300prc
45/70

 

[Chadp82]

280 Rem. General hunting
45 ACP for people
357 close and longer range people or critters
30-06 (or 300 WM) availability in 30 cal, versatility
45-70, for dinosaurs

 

[69precision]

Right now for my needs:
204 bolt gun heavy barrel
223 AR
6.5 creedmoor heavyish barrel
For what I do, steel from100-1200, deer and elk to 400 it's everything I need. Doesn't mean I'm not interested in getting a few more but it would be for fun.

 

[COmtnman1]

Hey guys,

I've been watching our threads for a while now and curiosity has got the best of me. With so many great choices out there for LRH which cartridges and calibers really set themselves apart from the rest, if any? Which ones make almost everyone's must have list? The reality is most people can't afford a half dozen rifles or more, so if you had the opportunity to hunt the world for everything from groundhogs to elephants and were limited to 5 cartridges or less what would they be? Just curious which ones consistently rise to the top and if any of the new Gucci cartridges make the cut or we wind up sticking with the tried and true. Feel free to state your reason or uses for each cartridge. I am not looking for a debate. There are no wrong answers. Everyone has there favorites. Just curious if there is any consistency? I think it could help some of the new guys narrow there choices when selecting their next cartridge....

I'll start! 308, 270 win, 300 WIn Mag, 338 RUM, 375 H&H. What are your thoughts???

i'm very late in coming to this thread, but none the less, i'll be glad to participate & make sure i read all of the posts before i actually posted this. The cartridges i choose will be on limited actual use & what i've read & seen. These would be my choices if handgun is left our of this question?
1. 22 LR
2. 223 rifle
3. 7mm/30 cal rifle
4. 338 cal
5. 378 cal

 

[hesse]

17hmr
22-250
264 win
300wsm
357 mag
That is my pick

 

[COmtnman1]

Thanks guys for contributing! Keep them coming! Let me help us out a little. I am going to give you two freebies. Let's awesome everyone has a 22LR and a shotgun (i.e. 12ga etc.) of some sort. What are your other five and why?

I said 270 because as I have stated before it was my first love! But they are hard to beat in a light weight mountain rifle. It would be my choice for sheep or anything I have to hike in to kill at ranges out to 750 yards as well as whitetail. My next choice would be my universal big bore for bears and dangerous game out to 400 yards, 375 H&H. It would be a more traditional medium weight sporter of some type. Third I would choose 300 Win Mag for elk, Moose, kudu etc., a medium weight sporter as well. Then a 338 RUM big barreled heavy varmint barreled gun for all things beyond a 1000 yards. Finally, 308, because everybody needs one, a varmint configuration of some sort for the little critters out to 500 yards or so. I might would replace that with a 6.5 of some sort but I'd have to give it some thought. I do like 6.5s.

If we were going by continent or region. Lower 48 (270, 308, 300WM), Alaska (270, 300, 338), Africa (270, 300, 375).

ok, this is how far i've gotten, so haven't gotten to anything about handguns yet, another rifle to replace the 22, i'd add both the 7mm & 30 cal.

 

[ARlife4me]

I'm going with the easy button and stay with 1 caliber

6.5gren (10 of spades)
6.5creed (jack of spades)
260rem (queen of spades)
6.5prc (king of spades)
264wm (ace of spades)

This is the only caliber I have with 5 different cartridges.

 

[casey36]

.22lr, 7mm-08, 7mm STW, .45-70, and a 12 ga.