If I were to own only one No. 1 rifle...This is a discussion on If I were to own only one No. 1 rifle... within the Ruger Single-Shot forums, part of the Rifle & Shotgun Forum category; What caliber should I get? I'm kind of looking for a caliber that someone would own if this was their only rifle in a large ...
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April 21st, 2012, 10:08 PM
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#1 | | Delta2
Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Agawam
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What caliber should I get? I'm kind of looking for a caliber that someone would own if this was their only rifle in a large caliber. I would want to be able to hunt, target shoot, and I would want a caliber that could work though a SHTF apocalypse scenario. I do not plan on using the single shot rifle for a SHTF scenario but I do want to know what caliber someone would choose for that and I will probably get a No. 1 in such caliber. My initial thinking is .308 but I am wide open to suggestions as my experience with rifles consists of taking 2 shots with my friends AR-15.
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April 21st, 2012, 11:34 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia
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223 but thats me 308 be my the next choice.
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April 22nd, 2012, 02:53 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New Zealand
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Originally Posted by 2296mag  223 but thats me 308 be my the next choice. | I would also opt for .223 as my number one....maybe its an ANZAC thing ...lol.   ....ammos easy to carry, there's a great variety of bullet weights and different projectiles,its a military round so there's always going to be plenty of ammo around. If you place your round in the right place there's not to much you cant drop with it and we haven't the predators and dangerous game around that you guys in the States may have to contend with.
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April 22nd, 2012, 03:47 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine
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What caliber? .30 caliber. As for a cartridge, .308 or .30-06. Only chose those chamberings due to their readily available supply of ammo. For having just a single #1, aside from the whole apocalypse scenario *roll eyes* I'd opt for a .45-70 as it'll pretty much do it all on this continent.
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April 22nd, 2012, 04:27 AM
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Join Date: May 2011 Location: missouri
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30-06 and be done
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April 22nd, 2012, 04:36 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Illinois
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Target Shoot, .308 or .223
Hunting, .308 or .30-06
SHTF, .308
.308
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April 22nd, 2012, 04:38 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Missouri
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If I had to pick one of mine it would be my bolt action 30.06.
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April 22nd, 2012, 05:59 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pennsylvania
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How about .30-30? Should be plenty of that around.
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April 22nd, 2012, 06:04 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Orleans
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Originally Posted by kckid101 30-06 and be done | +1
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April 22nd, 2012, 06:05 AM
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I would go with 30-06. In the 20s or 30s a man named Gancel Fitz took every head of north American big game with a 30-06 and that includes Kodiak bear Grizzly bear and polar bear with bullets that are nowhere near as good as today.
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April 22nd, 2012, 06:07 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Marquette, Michigan
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.223 would be my first choice...and it was the first one I ever bought....have 4 so far...
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April 22nd, 2012, 07:14 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Alaska
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I would choose 308 cal as the ammo's plentiful, good punch at range, will take most game in North America except the grizzly.
For a platform for the 308 look into the Ruger scout rifle for a good SHTF weapon or the M77 for hunting.
Good luck and have fun shooting!
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April 22nd, 2012, 07:24 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Missouri
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Old school baby 30-6
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April 22nd, 2012, 09:29 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Part time FL Part time AK
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Don't have a No.1 but if I did I would want either an extremely fast varmint round, .270 Win, .30-06, or .45-70. Varmint round would be fun to shoot the other 3 are great big game cartridges and pretty easy to find anywhere.
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April 22nd, 2012, 10:07 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: OK
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One of two great calibers. 30-06 or 45/70. Two great and versitale rounds.
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