i will start for hunting under 200 yrds i like using my 30-30 with 140 gr. monoflex and for anything passed that i like using my 338 win mag with 200 gr. ballistic silivertip.
It's a toss up, all depends on my mood that day and where I'm hunting. My 45-70 or 450 bushmaster for thick stuff or if I'm wanting to really lay the smack down. 308 if it's a little more wide open
My 30/30 with 125grn HP hand loads for blackwater, I have another,smaller caliber I like better, they don't run off, its always bang flop, but they do bloody the corn bad. It is my backyard meat getter. Heart/lung shots with the 30/30 results in some running, always. I hate having to track them.Plus the other smaller one is more accurate out to 150yds. No its not a 22, way faster than that.