25-35 for me.
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25-35 for me.
12 gauge. Anything from mice to moose, with the right load.
Assuming you can get ammo, a .22 rifle makes a lot of sense also.
Robert
38 special is my most fun cartridge that is fun to shoot very accurate and cheap to shoot.For more serious shooting 357 will work for me. Both in rifle and hand gun........Terry
38/357 for me.
I would have opted for 45/70 but I don't imagine I would ever want a revolver chambered in that.
38/357 from snubbies up to rifles with round balls up to 200 grainers it a pretty great combo.
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What ever my dictator/commander issued to me. Thankfully I am a free man and do not have to make such absurd decisions.
38/357 Revolver, Auto Loader pistols, lever action or auto loader rifles. In short a full array of firearm platforms available in those calibers. Able to hunt from small game to larger N. American animals. Some game animals might prove a bit of a challenge but they are at least possible. A light 38 from a lever gun is a decent bunny thumper.
What the heck even as a home defense round the 38 while not some mythical, magical caliber it is an entirely serviceable caliber. Bad people don't like getting shot with it, or shot at with it. While not providing the shock and awe of a 12 gauge, one can use a 38 in the living room and still hear afterwards. Not to mention a double tap from a 38 provides it's own version of "awe" as in "awe sugar I've been shot".
I'm the odd duck it seems that picked 45 auto. It's my favorite cartridge of all the ones I shoot. I must go through 3000 of them a year easy. You can get everything from a 1911, to a smith 625 (I think that's the number) using moon clips, maybe one of the hipoint 4595 carbines. Then there's always the mauser conversions that I've read about. I think someone was making specialized AR uppers for .45acp too.
I can carry a .22 pistol and rifle, a brick or two of ammo, water and other essentials. Sound doesn't carry far.
12 ga. From birds to bear to bad guys.
444 marlin.
.357 its just so versatile
The 357/38 would answer all needs I have and be good at most of them. IF I could add just one more, it would be the 22LR. But the 22LR can not be my ONLY caliber. Wallacem in Ga
I believe that S&W's Governor accepts 45 ACP as well as 45 Colt and .410 shotshell. http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w...7_757751_image
I started to pick the 38/357, but wound up voting for the 22's.
This is too tough. I wish we could have two. I'm going with .38/.357 also. From a carbine it will handle any animal in this part of the country to 100 yards and revolvers so chambered can handle all personal protection needs.
Since you are limiting it to one - mine would be the 38/357. Reason being that it is very economical to load, many boolit designs and a good cartridge for where I live as far as plinking and or critters - both in revolver and my Handi Rifle.
That said . . . if you were to allow two votes - one for pistol and one for rifle - my favorite rifle cartridge choice would be the 30-30 Winchester.
12 gauge. It is the most versatile of any of the above calibers. Works for everything except concealed carry.
With a tax stamp and a little shop time, an SBR 870 could be considered a CCW, maybe not for pocket carry :)
For me, its .30-06. Loads from RB to 200 gr+ and easy to cast for. But IF I could have a backup, it would be a 12 ga. Wing shooting with an aught six is tough!
.22 LR in my Nylon 66. Almost voted 12 ga. - but 100 rds of .22 in my pocket would feed me for a long time. And don't attempt to tell me I'm undergunned...