I baxically have a 4 rifle battery for worldwide hunting:
Custom 22 Hornet
Custom 280
Dakota 76 338winmag
416 Rigby
(I do have a 300winmag plastic/stainless for crap weather conditions but have yet to take anything other than a hog or two)
There was a similar thread at 24hour and as I stated there....I am done!

I can do it with two:
1 - .223 with hard ball (lots of penetration little meat damage) and UMC (blows up on contact and leaves a good sized hole in deer sized animals) ammo.
2 - 9.3x62 with an assortment of solids and softs.
Both cz's, both full stocks, both with scopes in quick release rings.
Brian

my 2 cents--

240 wby
300wby
340 wby
460 wby

quote:

Originally posted by ted thorn:
Bare bones

.22 rimfire practice and small game
.223 rem. varmits
30/06 spring. deer all types
.375 H&H everything else...large bear or Africa

Yep. Bare Bones has it exactly right. Except that the 30/06 will work on everything up to the largest Kodiak bears (it will even work on them, but the .375 would be better) and everything in Africa except elephant, Cape buffalo, rhino, lion, and maybe eland. (I'm sure that all those animals have been successfully taken from time to time with the 30/06 too. But using it on them is stretching its capabilities a bit far.)

quote:

Originally posted by Dr. Lou:
Not again... how many ways can this question be asked?

Its like asking "If you chose to starve to death very slowly, what would you eat while you died?"

Why would anyone chose gunorexia? The world is full of un-owned firearms, all needing a healthy social environment Everyone should do their part.

Browning semiauto 22lr
mauser in .257 Roberts
Mauser in 275 Rigby
Ruger #1 in 9.3x74r
Ruger #1 in 450/400
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** Disclaimer: These choices may change weekly without notice

I still use and have these:
.17 Ackley Hornet in a CZ 527
.250 SAI Ruger 77 Mark II

I had these but now gone:
.300 Win Mag in Win 70 Classic Sporter
.458 American in Ruger 77 Mark II

Id start with my custom springfield, in .257R
30,06 Probably a model 70 or a custom mauser.
A .338 win mag, Again a good CRF.
And For the really big stuff with claws fangs and tusks, I,ll take a CZ 550 in 416 Rigby...tj3006

If I had to do it all with the least amount of Rifles in my battery , then it would go something like this .

22-250 / .223

7MM RM / 06

375 H&H /.50 Cal

Thankfully I have several in between to choose from .

Never had to carry that .50 very far and don't believe I would choose that for my light mountain arsenal !.

Shoot Straight Know Your Target . ...

quote:

Its like asking "If you chose to starve to death very slowly, what would you eat while you died?"

That's funny!!

For the small animals The 22-250, 257 WBY and The 22 long rifle.

For the medium animals The 257 WBY, 30-06, 300 Win. mag., The 300 RUM., and The 338 RUM.

Now for the large animals 375 H&H, 416 Rem. and
The CZ American Safari 458 Lott. Also the 338 RUM for the close to large.

My humble list:
.222 in a rem 788
.257 wby mag in a mk V
.350 rem mag in a m77
.416 rem mag in a m70

Hmmm! A four gun battery to hunt the world?

223 Rem
25-06
338WM
416 Rigby

Hmmm! I only have one of those calibres!

I already have a bare bones arsenal. It's damned tricky finding the time to meddle with load development, optics and all that jazz anyway.

1. .222Rem. This year I have used it for just about anything from crow to roe deer.
2+3. .308Win. When combined with a laser range meter, one can shoot at distances where you can't really use a superduper magnum either without a range meter.
4. 9,3x62, due to the lack of elephants in Sweden. If there were, or if I'd be about to hunt all over the world, I'd go for a .375HH instead. With hot loads and Nosler Ballistic Tips, the long range performance is impressive. With 286gr Norma Oryx, it's outright deadly too.

Bare bones?

#1. 22LR.
#2. 223 Rem (or similar)
#3. 7x57R/12g BBF.
#4. 28g O/U.

That would cover just about everything I'd be likely to hunt.

Excluding wildcats:

*22-250 (50 gr. Sierra Blitzking)
*6.5x57 (130 gr Swift Scirocco II)
*9.3x66 (286 gr Nosler Partition)
*458 Lott (500 gr. Hornady solid)

Including Wildcats:
*6mm Rem. AI (Hornady 75 gr. V-Max & 90 gr. Swift Scirocco II)
*280 AI (150 gr. Scirocco II)
*338/300 RUM improved (225 gr. Nosler AccuBond)
*416/375 RUM improved (Woodleigh 410 gr. SN/RN)

1. .223 Remington

2. .25-06

3. .338 Winchester Magnum

4. .411/.416 Remington Magnum

1. .223 Rem
2. .25'06
3. 7mm Rem mag.
4. .375 H&H

quote:

Originally posted by Wooly ESS:
Hmmm! A four gun battery to hunt the world?

223 Rem
25-06
338WM
416 Rigby

Hmmm! I only have one of those calibres!

I agree.....My list:

223 Rem
25-06
338WM
416 Rigby or 416 rem mag

I have them all except the 416 which I hope someday to purchase ! And if I were to add rifle nr.5 to the list it would be 30-06 or 300 win mag.

Bare bones, remember.

375 H&H, with easily removable scope and both scope and iron sighted in.

I have over 20 centerfire rifles in an array of calibers and I still consider it a bare bones battery!!!!!!!!

quote:

Originally posted by Allout:
I can do it with two:
1 - .223 with hard ball (lots of penetration little meat damage) and UMC (blows up on contact and leaves a good sized hole in deer sized animals) ammo.
2 - 9.3x62 with an assortment of solids and softs.
Both cz's, both full stocks, both with scopes in quick release rings.
Brian

If I could have two it would be very similar. A .223 and either a .30-06 or 9.3x62. For what I tend to hunt, the .30-06 would probably get the nod. Including what I'd like to hunt, the 9.3 may get it.

1: .223
2&3: .338 Imperial
4: 450 G&A

I sure hope my wife never reads this!

Here's my battery:
1: Varmints and small predators/204 Ruger

2: Deer, Sheep, small African plains game/7mm Rem Mag

3: Elk, Moose, Black Bears, and large African plains game/338 Win Mag

4: Large bears, The Big Five, and other dangerous game/375 Ruger

I was actually going to try to answer this post but every time I try I argue myself out of my decisions before I can get them down. I am absolutely sure that if I had to pick just ONE caliber and rifle to do the rest of my hunting with it would be my Model 70 Classic Super Grade in .338 Win Mag ...unless it was possibly my .375 H&H but I guess my 30-06 or .300 Win. Mag. could do most or maybe all of it. Then I have this really nice little .223... Oh Hell boys - I'm not giv'in ANY of 'em up! Thats my decision an' it oughta be yours.

1.Custom CZ 527 in the triple deuce (222 Rem.)
2.Custom Hagn falling block in 6.5-06
3.Custom ´98 Mauser in 35 Whelen
4.Custom 1917 Enfield in 470 Mbogo

Did I mention they would be customs?

For me it'd be my 223 my 7 Mashburn Super and my 375 Wby.

No need and or want for more.

Dober

223 rem. - Varmints and small predators
338WM - Deer, Sheep, small African plains game, ect.
338WM - Elk, Moose, Black Bears, and large African plains game
458 Lott - Large bears, The Big Five, and other dangerous game

1. 22-250 Ruger MKII Target Gray
2) 7/08 Remington LVSF Ti Stock
3) 338/06 Ruger MKII Shilen
4) 450 Marlin

Robert

My guess would be:

M70 .243
M94 .30-30AI
M98 .30-338
M98 9.3x62

that should work

1. Ruger 77V .220 Swift
2. Model 70 Stainless 7mm STW
3. Model 70 Stainless 375 Wby
4. Model 70 Stainless 458 Lott

Actually could use the 375 Wby for #2, #3 and #4 to actually go "bare bones".

1) 6.5x55
2) 8x60S
3) 9.3x62
4) .416 Rigby

Me......

Ok

Small Varmints - Abolt 300wsm 150BT-180 Oryx
Medium - ruger frontier 338Fed - 185gn Accubonds
Large - 358 Norma Mag (saw and used it in Sweden)Oryx
Giant - Abolt 458Alpine 400gn Woodleigh/Warm Loaded 511Flea 750gn A-Max/Barnes Solid
Others - Double in 505Gibbs Factory Norma Woodleighs

Hey I learnt long ago shoot bigger than required as long as you can shoot!

quote:

Originally posted by WPN:
.22LR
.30-06 Springfield
.375 H&H Magnum
12-bore

It's hard to beat this logic and I could (and have) lived with these choices. Another selection of rifles only might include:

.22-250
.270 Win
35 Whelen
.375 H&H

Ruger 10/22 or 10/22 magnum

Colt AR15 .223

Browning Continental .30-06 & 20 ga

Sako Safari .375 H&H

Any one of the first three and the later two work from my stable.

Marlin 22LR
AR15
300 WinMag bolt action that shoots best for you
That'll take care of small and large game, and conflicts of most arisings. Throw in a 1911 with plenty of spare parts for all, two cases of cigs and a pile of car batteries and you're ready for ANYTHING!

That said, I prefer a 280 Rem M70 for big game, and my 358-404J 'cat when I want "more." A sharp-shooting M700 in 308 would make a lot of sense to pair with my FAL.
All depends on what you're aiming at, I suppose.

I'm lucky...

I don't play these kinda games....

bare bones is what you have when you are starving...

Heym 88 in .450/400
T/C Encore in .375 H&H
Heym Drilling in 12X12X300 WinMag

A reworked Springfield 1922 in .22LR

A Ruger No. 1A rebarreled with a 24-inch barrel in .30-06.

A Stainless Model 70 in a Serengeti laminated stock in .338 Winchester.

A Heym PH Model double rifle in .450/400.

If the .22 LR doesn't count against my total, I would add a .257 Roberts on a small-ring mauser of some flavor.

257 Weatherby
340 Weatherby
460 weatherby
I know you expect 4 so I'll finish off with a 44 mag just for shits and giggles