.45-70
.357 / 38 SP
44 Mag / 44 SP
41 Mag
45 Colt / .410 Shotgun / 454 Casull
45 ACP / 460 Rowland
22lr / 22 Short / 22 long
.223 / 5.56x45
.308 Win / 7.62x51
7.63 x 39
300 AAC/Whisper
9mm Luger
10mm / 40SW
22 Hornet
20 Gauge
12 Gauge
6.5x55 Swede
7mm-08
30-06
30-30
22 Mag
Other
.308 will get it done! A little too much for squirrels but great for hunting anything that walks on this continent. Sure would miss my 1911 though.
30/06.
I give loading advice based on my actual results in factory rifles with standard chambers, twist rates and basic accurizing.
My goals for using cast boolits are lots of good, cheap, and reasonably accurate shooting, while avoiding overly tedious loading processes.
The BHN Deformation Formula, and why I don't use it.
How to find and fix sizing die eccentricity problems.
Do you trust your casting thermometer?
A few musings.
I've played this game before several times over the years on other forums, and my choice was always the .22 because of the fact that (wisely or not) it's killed everything from squirrels to deer, and even people. But eventually I became convinced that the shotgunners, especially the 12 Ga. voters are right. Good slugs are pretty accurate at 100 yds., and the .30-06 voters are unlikely to hit a flying goose or duck unless they're descendants of Annie Oakley. If all you're ever going to do is go to the range and shoot your cast .38 Special loads, then that choice is fine, but throw the one word "survival" into it, and the whole game changes. So I'll vote for the 12 Ga. 20 Ga. is fine, but usually "mo is betta."
I voted 223/5.56. Could be used as a handgun or rifle cartridge. I live in AZ, and it would work for me.
I'm picking 10mm - its a stocked round that not a lot of people use. It has a lot of kinetic energy delivered with an excellent selection of bullets for maximum cross sectional expansion. It has high ammo capacity in my weapons, and with a TNW ASR Id take it out to 200m, Ive also experimented making 10mm shotshells for winged ****, and its lighter than my 45s by a little
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If it had to be a pistol/ rifle round, the 44 mag. Although, you just cannot be a 12 gauge for versatility.
410/45/454/460 for mine as it is the only combination that would allow handguns, rifles & shotguns. The OP did say you could have multiple firearms in the same chambering and weren't limited to only one firearm.
He also said money was no object so shouldn't be any trouble getting a nice 410 double built that would handle 460 pressures, same with a getting a lever action 460 built, 45/70 level rifle performance. Has anyone checked if a 2" 410 will chamber in a 460? Im guessing they would as 2" is the fired case length and 460 case is 1.8" so no need to even have the chamber lengthened on your revolver.
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. -Psalm 91:1
For cast bullet shooting, it's the .30-30 for me (as long as I can have it in my M54 Winchester bolt gun). Since I don't see myself heading out to the great wide open to hunt anymore, it would suffice for all my Eastern woods hunting and range experimentation for the rest of my days.
I would literally hate it, but the only one on your list that would be usuable for everything would be the 12 gauge.
I would have to go with the 357. It's a good round for most anything and rarely do I have to shoot something twice to take it down. I am partial to lever actions, so 10 rounds from a good rifle is very effective for defense or hunting. With a little practice fire rates and reload times get really fast really quick.
I initially voted for .357, but after reading the rules I would go with my .41 mag, since availability of ammunition isn't an issue. Between my 6" M57, and my Henry the .41 would work quite well since handloading it makes it pretty versatile. Can be loaded down pretty soft for small stuff and loaded up pretty stout for big stuff using the rifle.
The 38special has done everything I've ever asked it to so why change on,they are as easy to make today as they were 50+years ago. I own many others but my favorite is still the 38special.
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left.
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Looking for a Hensly &Gibbs #258 any thing from a two cavity to a 10cavityI found a new one from a member here
Simple....20mm. The perfect gun for every use except for the cost per round.
357 magnum for me , its versatility and wide range of loadings are hard to beat.
My choices:If you could have only one cartridge, what would it be and why?
If only one fish, it would be a Bluegill.
If only one game animal, it would be a squirrel.
If only one cartridge, it would be the .357 magnum. Just because! I like it alot!
If rifle's, handgun's and shotguns are considered equal, they are not. if i only had one firearm, it would be a 30 cal, either 300 Savage or 308, maybe 30-30. Anyof those is more than able to kill game birds! If it's a self defense requirement, I'd go either 9m or 38, hard to beat a 38! if it's survival only, I'm stocking up on 22 mag ammo. Quiet and able to kill game all out of proportion to it's size. It'll take out the bad guy too and a pocket full of ammo isn't that heavy. I must be thinking along these line's recently. I don't own a 22 CF anymore but I've been thinking if I came into a bit of money, I'd get a 22 Hornet to shoot cast bullet's only in. Now I think that would be a dandy. With it or a 22 RF I would certainly work on escape and evade tactics. There is no rule that says you have to stand your ground and fight! Live to fight another day! Yea the more I think about it, the more I realize I need a Hornet. Another factor for the Hornet is the amount of lead it takes to make a bullet! For a 165 gr 30 cal bullet you can make three 55 gr 224 bullet's!
The 44 mag. It's just so versatile, and it has the power to do most jobs.
I went back and forth on this... a great variety of options as far as loading and platforms are available for so many different calibers that most of them are capable of filling multiple roles... but if i were to choose just one, I think the 12 gauge would be it. I don't hunt at long ranges, so don't really need anything along those lines. A shotgun in the right configuration can be concealed just fine if needed, as well.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |