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I do not recall how I voted originally.
Now, with what is happening and could happen, harvesting game or “fun” shooting seems a lower priority. Being able to defend our homes and families is the priority.
I live in a very rural area, so it must a rifle caliber. Being capable of engaging at 400 yards would be important due to my location. It must be available in a semi-Auto platform. It would be beneficial to have something with low enough recoil to be useable by ladies and children if the SHTF.
Unlimited components means casting has no importance in the selection.
The 5.56 meets those parameters. If I was alone, likely the .308.
BTW, my little rifle arsenal is made up of 5.56, .30/30, .308 and .300 Mag. The .30/30’s are there in case AR’s are abolished, and I do not need the .300 Mag now that my dream of a western elk hunt seems less and less likely.
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For me, in AZ, .38 spl./.357 mag. Works well in revolvers and lever guns. If I lived very far north it would be .44 spl/.44 mag. for the same reasons.
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Good question. For me it would be 30 caliber/31 caliber. This would include 30 M1 carbine, 308/7.62x51, 30-06. 30-40 Krag, 30-30,7.65x53mm Argentine mauser, 303 British, and 7.62x54r. And for grins and giggles 32-20. Frank
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I'm not as young as I used to be and much older than I ever imagined being so with everything that has brought on I voted .357/.38sp. That allows a plethora of revolvers, and a few semi-autos, to pick from. Add in a Ruger 77/357 or a lever gun and you have a lightweight combo that is 75-100 yd capable. Easy and inexpensive to reload for and not too stressful on a bad shoulder or back.
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If I am voting from my "heart" it's gotta by a .45 Colt,
vote from brain (or w/ common sense): .22LR - after all what won't it do?
If I gotta grab and go and get the hell out of here: 30-06.
And, the Sig 229 isn't on the list 'cause it's always with me.
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.38-56 W.C.F. doesn't everyone have Marlin 1895 chambered in .38-56?
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My one caliber would be my 35 Rem . This is based just off what I would hunt in the range limits in my area . I can kill anything in Pa with it , have the option to use light pistol bullets at low vel For small game .
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38/357 [smilie=b: it could do everything needed but it would be hard to leave the 1911 behind.I've seen how well a 45 and a 308 works first hand.
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Chose the .45 acp as I have more revolvers, autos and sbrs in that caliber than any other. Great defensive caliber, accurate and in a pinch with the right load could be a close range hunter.
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44-40
Fits my pistols& lever rifle
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I think I would have to go with a 308, you can load it down to a ground hog load or beef it up to take deer ( that is if I could only have one )
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Another for 357mag here. I think it's the best compromise, letting you have a practical carry gun and a meaningful rifle with the same case. There is probably nothing I will need or want to do that it cannot handle with a proper handload.
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38/357 load them up or down ,light boolits heavy boolits .leverguns revolvers semi autos bolt actions .now thats adaptable.
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I voted other. However, it is still in the 35 cal realm. For me it would have to be the 35 Whelen. It appears to be a cast friendly cartridge. It can use pistol or rifle boolits or bullets for that matter. It can be loaded light with pistol powders or TrailBoss for small game hunting, plinking or suppressed ninja shooting. It can then be loaded with heavy projectiles and turned into a real thumper capable of taking almost anything on the planet. Brass is readily available and can be easily formed from 06 or 270 brass.
A close second was the 38/357 mag for all the reasons already listed in previous posts.
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Soo many situations in life so I would go 300B/O, mainly because I can go super and subs 100gr-250gr. Good for quiet sub H.D., 0-250yd Varmint-med game hunting, low powder consumption, tons of bullet types, casting options, easy to get parts and more...I think in my case this would be an all around good caliber as it fills nearly every situation.
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Pretty sure 357 magnum. It has an unbeatable combination of being cast boolit friendly, potent enough for deer in a rifle, works well in revolvers, and uses up less lead than bigger bores, and the ammo is more compact than bigger bores.
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Only one cartridge? Okay, but I'm not one dimensional person. So -
shotgun: 20 gauge magnum
rifle: .22-250, .30-06, .35 Rem
handgun: .22 RF, .357, .45 ACP
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It befuddles my mind why this post is not a sticky yet! Haha, I created it in 2016 and it's still going strong in 2021! :D