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It's kinda fun to stir the pot once in awhile. NRA Life Member DRSS-Claflin Chapter Mannlicher Collectors Assn KCCA IAA | |||
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The complete shooter must have at least one black powder cartridge rifle and use black in it. Maybe I am a complete nut... The only factory loaded ammo I have shot in the last five years is .22rf, 22Hornet, 30'06 and 35 Whelen! | |||
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Yep, CZ 550 American 9.3 x 62 CZ 550 American Safari Magnum .458 Lott But I don't think either qualify as exactly obsolete. NRA Endowment Life member CZ 550 American 9.3 X 62 Mauser/ Leupold VX-3 2.5-8 x 36 CZ 550 Safari Classic .458 Lott | |||
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I look at the list of calibers and rifles and have to wonder, did Elmer Keith ever mention a metric caliber like the 9.3x62mm? I love the 35 Whelen but think any .308 Winchester off-spring or any variant on the .30-06 Springfield works just fine. My list is pitiful compared to all that are mentioned here: 22 LR 223 22-250 257 Roberts 308 Winchester 30-06 Springfield 338 Win Mag 35 Whelen 9.3x62mm 38-55 375 H&H 375 Ruger 416 Taylor 458 Lott 50 cal in-line Pyrodex/BP As to rifle types, never fired a Savage 99, Marlin 336 or Weatherby in any caliber. I am still working my way through the calibers I own until I've experienced every one in the game fields. Not too likely to ever take an African big five animal, but a hard cast bullet from the 458 Lott might work on an American buffalo. With appologies to Jack O'Connor and W. D. M. Bell, no 270 Win, or 7mm exposure either. Of course if you've never mastered revolver hunting, you can't truely master rifle shooting, but that's another forum. | |||
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 This is my current list - .22LR .222 Rem 6.5X54 MS 7mm 08 280 Ack Imp 9.3X62 9.5X57 MS 416 Rigby Others I have owned but no longer have 22-250 Rem 243 Win 6.5X55 Swed 270 Win 7X64 Brenneke 300 Sav 308 Win 30'06 358 Win 9.3X57 "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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If one owns the right rifle for the job, and can shoot it well, he is a complete shooter. | |||
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There are too many nominations for any awards committee to properly consider.  Mike | |||
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Gotta have a 9.3×64 Brenneke to be a complete shooter. :-). And a 6.5 Creedmoor. And a 17 Hornady Hornet and a 458 Win Mag. . And those will pretty well do everything needed. The 64 B. Is so rare that a lot of wildcats are a lot easier to feed. Phil Shoemaker : "I went to a .30-06 on a fine old Mauser action. That worked successfully for a few years until a wounded, vindictive brown bear taught me that precise bullet placement is not always possible in thick alders, at spitting distances and when time is measured in split seconds. Lucky to come out of that lesson alive, I decided to look for a more suitable rifle." | |||
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 This is my current battery: .240Weatherby, 270Weatherby,8x57, .300 H&H, .333Jeffery, .378Weatherby, .577/500 H&H, 10bore. To be frank, the .270 Weatherby, .333Jeffery and .378Weatherby is really all I need. I have had all Brenneke, Mauser and Winchester calibers. Rigby .416 .303, .400/350. Several Remington calibers too. DRSS: HQ Scandinavia. Chapters in Sweden & Norway | |||
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The only two on the OP's list I haven't played with is the .458 Win. Mag. and the 9.3 X 62. The rest I have either played with casually or seriously, depending on whether I owned them or they belonged to a friend. I don't know if I have enough years left in my life to remember all that have passed through my hands. Right now my love affair is with a 10.5X47R, 9 X 71 Peterlongo, 9.3 X 75R Nimrod, 9 X 57 Mauser. 11.15 X 60R Mauser in a nice German DR and the still somewhat common though not available over the counter at most places, the 8.15 X 46R. How's that for "obsolescent and obsolete"? I still have and shoot my two Sharps in 45-90 and 40-70 and a somewhat neglected Ballard in 45-100. Then there's the E. M. Reilley DR in 500 BPE that still brings a grin when used with Nitro for black loads....and some others that load from either the breech with a lever, bolt or falling block or from the muzzle. Oh...just recently a friend has been kind enough to let me play with his double in 9.3 X 74R. DRSS: E. M. Reilley 500 BPE E. Goldmann in Erfurt, 11.15 X 60R Those who fail to study history are condemned to repeat it | |||
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How well do you like the 378 ? Phil Shoemaker : "I went to a .30-06 on a fine old Mauser action. That worked successfully for a few years until a wounded, vindictive brown bear taught me that precise bullet placement is not always possible in thick alders, at spitting distances and when time is measured in split seconds. Lucky to come out of that lesson alive, I decided to look for a more suitable rifle." | |||
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Jens, I just knew you were going to post the .333 Jeffery. Still think it would be the nuts on a Ruger No. 1 action with 26 or 18-inch barrel and express sights. Steve, in spite of the usual AR name-calling, this is a fun thread. I have not yet owned a .257 Roberts for some reason, although I have had .25 Rem., .25-35 and .250 Savage rifles. Always wanted a Model 8 in .25 Remington. Also wanted a .256 Mannlicher ... There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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I like the .378Wea for it´s ballistics. Simply no nonsens. I like it this well:      DRSS: HQ Scandinavia. Chapters in Sweden & Norway | |||
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Well, to be "compleat" do it all over again in double rifle, drillings, single shots,... The fun is endless (if you have the money). Focus on experiences vs. calibers... _______________________ | |||
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You . . . er . . . actually SHOOT the right 3? The .378 WB, .577/500 H & H and the 10 bore?) Man . . . your . . . er . . . antlers are far, far greater than my own . . . | |||
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22 Hornet through 8-Bore with a mixed bad of shotguns and I'm not near complete yet. lol | |||
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6mm Lee Navy!  There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Complete or rather "accomplished" SHOOTERS (not necessarily hunters) always seem to come around to SHOOTERS/BENCHREST 6mm PPC 6.5x284 SHOOTERS/TACTICAL 338 Lapua 50 BMG SHOOTERS/HUNTERS All the ones listed by everyone up above But you should eventually come around to trying 280AI 338 RUM JMHO ____________________________________ There are those who would misteach us that to stick in a rut is consistency - and a virtue, and that to climb out of the rut is inconsistency - and a vice. - Mark Twain | Chinese Proverb: When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others. ___________________________________ | |||
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Calibers you need to have owned to be a "compleat" shooter .22 LR. The rest is interchangeable.  AK-47 The only Communist Idea that Liberals don't like. | |||
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OK,OK, I'll try to fit in here. I MAY have to substitute here and there. There was mention of an M99 .300...I have a take-down .250/3000 and an M722 .300...OK? A Mannlicher, hmmm, My 7x57 is a Mannlicher-stocked, butterknife-handled Mauser..count? Can I count my .300 WinMag? And my M71 has been converted to a .375/348 Imp, and it is slightly less powerful than the .375 H&H...very slightly! I'm with the Blackhawk over the Colt, by choice. My .35 is a .357 Herrett in a weird handgun..prolly not, huh? Obsolete? Hmmm. .256 WinMag in M92 carbine, or .25/35 (Imp) in M94 Winchester? My 6.5/06 Imp and .270 Win AI are both in FN M98s, so I can have a metric, but I doubt I'll ever get around to a 9.3. My 8x57 became my 7x57, and my '06 became my .300Mag. I would like to agree about the Walmart thing. Everybody seems to agree that buying new would be nice, but SOME things HAVE to be bought used, therefore put the line where you want. I've rebarrelled several times, so one gun fell under several catagories. A lot can be accomplished if you can do SO>ME of the work yourself. That was fun, Gene | |||
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223 Remington 270 Winchester 338 Winchester Magnum | |||
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.351 Winchester Self Loader. | |||
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Crazyhorse: I owned one of those rascals just long enough to lose some spendy brass in the sage brush. Always thought it would be fun to try to strafe a jack rabbit with one. I think a Winchester 1907 would make a fine javelina rifle. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Two of my favorites, .318 Express and 6.5 x53R. DRSS(We Band of Bubba's Div.) N.R.A (Life) T.S.R.A (Life) D.S.C. | |||
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