What different calibers have you used over the years to take game. Be as specific as you'd like to be, caliber, game animal, distance, bullet weight, performance, placement.

All of the above or just caliber. I think it could make a good read and be interesting to see what we've all taken game with. Shotguns included as well as pistols, if you want to include bows, that's great too.

I'll be back later and put mine in, if no responces by then, I'll delete this and put it out of it's misery.

1. 105 howitzer, white phos.
2. 105 bee hive round
3. Laws armor piercing
Most of the game was in Asia and we got to hunt free for a year or so. No high fences, all free ranging game. HuntTx, sorry I couldn't resist. This question has been asked a gillion times so I thought I'd add a little color to it.

ok i'll start and let everyone rag on me. Remeber this is from "years" past as well!!!

Deer
.22,.22mag,222,223,300sav.,30-06, 7 1/2 20 gauge.(cut in half), recurve and compound.


Varmints: .22,.22mag,22 hornet,222,223, 12 ga, recurve bow,a stick

7m-08 140 gr Sierra GameKing.
Whitetail, hogs, axis, blackbuck, fallow, red deer, coyote, turkey.

300 Win Mag 150 gr.
Red Deer
Whitetail

Whitetail Deer
7mm Mag / 150g
7mm Mag / 175g
30/30 / 150g
.270 / 130g

I'll play along.

22 Hornet = 1 White tail deer, a dozen or so Javelina, two Wild Turkeys.

220 Swift = Bobcat.

257 Roberts = White tailed Deer, Axis deer, Feral Hogs, Javelina.

6.5x55 Swedish Mauser = White tail Deer, Javelina.

264 Win Mag = White tail deer.

7mm. Rem. Mag = White tail deer, Pronghorn Antelope, Feral Hogs, Coyote.

300 Win. Mag. = White tail and Mule deer, coyote, bobcat.

300 Weatherby Mag = White tail and Mule deer, Elk, Feral Hogs, Prong Horn Antelope.

338 Win Mag. = White tail and Mule Deer.

340 Weatherby Mag = Moose, Elk, Woodland Caribou, White tail and Mule Deer.

35 Whelen = White tail and Mule Deer, Elk, Barren Ground Caribou, Pronghorn Antelope, Feral Hog, Wild Turkey.

38-55 = Javelina.

375 H&H = Musk Ox, Elk, White Tail Deer, Feral hogs.

44 Rem Mag. = White tail Deer, Javelinas.

45/70 = White tail Deer, Javelina, Bobcat.

458 Win Mag. = White tail Deer, Javelina.

30-06 150gr or 180gr Nosler Partition mostly.

Whitetail Deer
Mule Deer
Black Bear
Pronghorn
Feral Hogs
Javalena
Axis Deer
Fallow Deer
Corsican Ram
Coyotes
Bobcat
Rabbits
Skunks
Racoon
Prarie Dogs
Kudu
Impala
Bushbuck
Blue Wildebeest
Warthog
Blesbuck
Reedbuck
Porcupine


375 H&H Magnum 300gr solids, 300gr soft pts., 270gr spitzers

Cape Buffalo
Black Wildebeest
Blue Wildebeest
Zebra
Impala
Warthog
Waterbuck



7x57mm Mauser with mostly 140gr spitzers.

Whitetail Deer
Rabbits


30-30 Winchester 170gr.

Whitetail Deer
Hogs
Racoons


.35 Remington 200gr.

Whitetail Deer
Hogs
Bobcat
Coyote
Racoon


.223 or 5.56 NATO with 55gr ball, Ballistic Tip, Soft Points

Whitetail Deer
Hogs
Coyotes
Crows
Rabbits
Rock Hyrax


.300 Winchester Magnum

Whitetail Deer (Killed one deer with it and sold it.)


12ga. 00 Buck Shot

Hogs

Thanks for answering again, guess I need to keep my butt outta the "for sale" section and pay attention.

Cool hand, that was a unique answer and thank-you for your service, Lord knows you probably got none back then.

CH I was hoping you'd answer thanks, I knew you'd taken alot with alot of different rifles from reading your posts and wanted to see your list.

MT , I hate jealousy but you're tempting me, an African safari is one of the things I really hope the good Lord can provide for me in Heaven 'cause I don't think I'll ever get to go on one here.

thanks to the rest of you also, good reading for me. My list is nothing fancy.
Whitetail
.308
7mm Rem. mag. 2 dead and the only animalI ever lost, 80 yard between the shoulders frontal shot but her but was quartered away. Huge purple jellied junk on the ground and enough hair to make Telly Savalis a toupee. Never found her and I lived on that acreage.
.303 British ( first rifle )
.270 Wby
.270 Win.
7mm-08
7mm STW
30-06
.243

Pronghorn ( federal draw lottery hunt )
.243

Hogs

.270 Wby
.357 Sig ( in trap )

Bobcat & coyote's

7mm-08

OK here goes.

Whitetail
.218bee
.223
.243
.257 Roberts
25-06
.270.
7mm rem mag
.38-55

Axis
.270

Fallow
7mm rem mag

Hogs
12 guage
.243
.270
.7mm rem mag
.38-55

Turkey
.243
.270
7mm rem mag

Whitetail
.22-250
.243
.270
7mm Mag

Hogs
.17 HMR
.22 Mag
.22-250
.223
.243
.270
7MM Mag

OK I will bite.... probably can't come close to as much detail as some but I'll do it this way:

Whitetail Deer
308 (Most); 270; 30-06; .243; 223; 30-40 Krag (won't be many of them); 25-06; 12 ga; 9mm; 45acp; 30-30 (ooops almost forgot the one with a friends) 260.

Axis...only with 308

Hogs, with all of the above plus 22's, 20ga, 380, 7x30 Waters

Have bird hunted with 12, 20's and 16's....

Varmints... 223, 22-250, 243, 25-06, 270, 260 Rem 7mm Mag, 308, 30-06, 3030, 12ga

OK,
20gauge
Ducks
Dove

12 Gauge
Ducks
Dove

.17hmr
Fox

.22
Rabbit

.22 Mag
Rabbit

.243
Deer
Hogs
Bobcat

30.06
Deer

Current "favorites" for deer:
257 Roberts; 120gr Solid Base
257 AI: 120gr Speer or 120gr Hornady HP
25WSSM: 120gr Speer
270WSM: 130gr Accubond
264 Win Mag: 125gr Partition

For Elk:
7Mag; 160gr Partition

Yotes & Rabbits:
225Win; 63gr Sierra and 50gr Speer TNT

Good kill !! Damn good kill !!

Whitetail:
.250 Savage
.270 Win.
.300 WSM
.45-70 Govt.
.44 Mag.

Hogs:
.250 Savage
.300 WSM
.44 Mag

Turkey:
.250 Savage
.270 Win.

Axis:
.250 Savage

Blackbuck:
.250 Savage

American Bison:
.300 WSM

Eland:
.300 WSM

Countless squirrels, rabbits, skunks, etc... with a .22 LR and .17 HMR

Whitetail deer
270win. (most)
243win.
7mm-08
7 mag.
257 ackley imp.

Hogs
270win.
7mm-08

Grey fox,coyotes,and javelina
270win.

Turkey
270win
12 ga.

Bow
deer,turkey,javelina,bobcat,exotics

Deer
25-06(Favorite)
257 wby(2nd)
243(3rd)
22-250(4th)

Deer but they are alright
222
223
270
30-06
270wsm
300 mag
30-30
308
338

Favorite hog gun
30-30

Yote
243 or 22-250 or 12ga 3.5

Just "for fun".....

Deer
.243, 30-30 marlin, 30-06 woodsmaster semi auto, .300 win mag., Compound.

Turkey
20g shotgun, 12g shotgun, 30-30, 30-06, .300 win mag

Hog
30-30, SKS, 30-06, .300 win mag, .22, .38 revolver, compound

Too much thought for me.

just too many animals & calibers for me to remember...but i do remember LOTS of fun

Chupa, between the eyes, 700 yards, 204, 32 grain, never found him.....

Black Mt. Lion, neck shot, 10 yards, 30-06, 150 grain, ran off.....

Well now you've made me feel bad about myself. I'll join in and contribute. Once again, I'm a simple man with the very basics on hand!! After I "rotated" back to the states and while I was traveling and saw a vast array of weapons I settled down to mostly shotgunning and clays for about 10 years. After winning a small title in that endeavor I really got into the long gun. I sold my first collection of guns and now I've got only a few!!

My first was:
Model 70, 270 Win. (I won the rifle in a skeet shoot)
Model 742, 30.06 auto ( my most faithful rifle)
Model 94, 30.30 Win (1964)
Model 17, .22 hex barrel Marlin pump (Granddaddy's rifle)
Model ? .22 manlicker stock Mossberg w/scope 4pwr
Model ? .223, Savage Varmit w/3x24 scope (my truck gun)
Model ? 270, Savage w/black composit stock w/3x12 leopold (fired it this year for the first time in 5 years)

Great story. I still hear that 105 torching off from time to time and remember the gooks in the wire at Phnom Phen. Nightmare!!! How can we ever be drawn back to those places through memories? Sorry I'm off topic!!