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I could do very happily with 270 and the 375. If I was to stick in a 3rd one then 6mm/06 and in a very accuracy based rifle. However, the 270 does very well with this as well. | |||
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Did you ever wonder what it is about guys with an average of 2 safes full of guns musing about getting by with only three that is so captivating?  I cant quite figure it out either, but today Im gonna go with 22-250, 280 Rem and a 405 Win just for the hell of it. Happy Veterans day by the way. And thanks to all of our veterans for your service.  AK-47 The only Communist Idea that Liberals don't like. | |||
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Now that's funny, but oh so true! And I want to second your comments to our valued Veterans on this special day! | |||
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Yea me too. Im pretty sure there has been a "3 Gun battery" thread 90% of the time since I signed on to AR several years ago. But I still like to play along. | |||
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.270 Rem 700 Ti, 30-378 Weatherby Accumark, 45-70 Marlin SDT Cats have nine lives. Which makes them ideal for experimentation... | |||
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Just shoot a 7x57 mauser three times and you are done. | |||
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Latest thinking: 35 Whelen 300 Win mag 6.5 Creedmoor OR 35 Whelen 280 Ackley Improved | |||
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I like your thinking | |||
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I would go for: 1) 6.5x55 or 7x57 mauser 22” barrel 2) 9.3x57 or 358 win mauser 18” barrel full stock for brush hunting and a truck gun 3) 9.3x62 or 375-06 AI mauser 24” barrel A 3-rifle battery for the world and even thick-skinned dangerous game in a pinch. RC Shoot the largest caliber you can shoot well, and practice, practice, practice. | |||
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I would choose from my rifles the .257 Wby, the .358 STA, and the .416 Rigby or Rem. They have handled all I have personally taken from the smallest to the largest. Ask me to morrow and I will say three different chamberings. Good Shooting phurley | |||
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340 Weatherby, 300 Weatherby, 257 Weatherby | |||
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Those are a nice battery, but the guy at the beginning had asked for 'non-magnum'. I guess that I transgressed a little when I said, "270 Win, 338 WM, Done." PHurley before him put together 3 quite nice, too: ".257 Wby, the .358 STA, and the .416 Rigby or Rem." I look for balance in battery. Many on this list solve the problem by getting one of everything. So for a light, accurate, far-reaching deer and antelope rifle? It would be hard to beat the 270 Win, although a 7-08, 6.5PRC and 280 are all equal to the job. With deer and antelope covered out to 500 yards, what is next? Something heavier. Not just the same bullets faster, but a bigger bullet. I think of the 338 WinMag as a non-magnum magnum. It is a natural growth in case capacity to push the bigger bullets. It does give up a little bit of speed to the 270, but not much. It's like a bigger bullet to a 30-06. And for North America, everything is adequately covered with the 338. But I would personally choose something bigger for an Alaskan Brownie as well as Africa, where I like to hang out. Handloaded 416 Rigbys are awesome. 6000+ ft#. But the rifles are big and on the heavy side for long walks in the forest. If it is true that we can acquire wisdom in our later years, then I might trade in a pound or two of rifle in order to carry a 416 Ruger. I suppose that's a magnum, too, and crosses the line into "big bore" territory. So I guess we all have our inconsistencies. A handy 375 Ruger might sit on the borderline, but I would trade up to an accurate 416 if given a chance. The 416 is a great impala gun. :-)  The above was two shooters off a 100-yard car hood, checking out a 416 for a long walk. It paid off many hours later. It was timed nicely as the daddy stepped across an opening following a long string of does. Luck? Instinctive shooting off my knees? Well, tasty for sure.  But we digress. Back to the thread. 270 Winchester. 338 Winchester (Magnum) Done. PS: Of all the calibers listed for a "well-rounded battery", the one that we do not have in the family, yet, is the 416 Ruger. I guess that is what age is all about. +-+-+-+-+-+-+ "A well-rounded hunting battery might include: 500 AccRel Nyati, 416 Rigby or 416 Ruger, 375Ruger or 338WM, 308 or 270, 243, 223" -- Conserving creation, hunting the harvest. | |||
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I agree with 416Tanzan that the 270 / 338 combo makes a lot of sense. I ultimately decided on a 280 AI / 35 Whelen combo which is pretty close in performance to the 270 and 338. | |||
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This kind of hair splitting is a little silly but fun. One rifle battery: 375 H&H Two rifle battery: 375 H&H, 30-06 Three rifle battery: 375 H&H, 30-06, 243 I add the 243 because I haven't and don't plan to hunt anything on the big 4 (or 5) aside from Cape buffalo. | |||
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Just swap that 243 for a 22 or a shotgun for guides fowl/birds. So many “legendary” HuntersDe a career of 3 rifles and a shotgun. How did they ever do it? :-) | |||
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To own only 3 is just too depressing to consider. | |||
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Nice choices. For the future, here's a neat caliber to consider. My first choice if the need arises for a heavy hitter. playin' with the 404 Jeffery. Have fun.
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Piece of cake: 22-250.....55gr NBT's and 63gr Sierra SMP's. 300 Win Mag.....200gr Partitions. 9.3x62.....320gr Woodleigh PP Weldcores. | |||
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I'm going with a .257 Roberts, a .300 WSM and a 9.3x62... Dick Gunn “You must always stop and roll in the good stuff; it may not smell this way tomorrow.” Lucy, a long deceased Basset Hound " | |||
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Excellent.  +-+-+-+-+-+-+ "A well-rounded hunting battery might include: 500 AccRel Nyati, 416 Rigby or 416 Ruger, 375Ruger or 338WM, 308 or 270, 243, 223" -- Conserving creation, hunting the harvest. | |||
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Nice choices. I'd go same but switch out the 300WSM for my 7x64 | |||
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I could get by with 222 Rem, 6.5 x 55, 35 Whelen The only easy day is yesterday! | |||
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I agree with both of you about the 2-rifle battery, although my choices for Alaska where I live is the .270/338 combo. | |||
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280rem and 9.3x62 would do it all but a .22 cal (.222, .223, 22/250 etc) would round it off | |||
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1. 30-06 2. 30-06 3. 30-06 Because it keep kills everything I have shot with it. USMC Retired DSC Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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6.5x55 300 Win Mag 9.3x62 but many of these combos work for me | |||
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Agreed.... | |||
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It was worth reading this thread just to see Todd’s last comment!  | |||
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Rather pointless thread IMO...Too many workable choices to come up with anything of value....as you can see by the number of options and opinions, none of which are without merit... Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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Ray, I agree. Lots of options that would work. After a lot of years and experimenting, I've decided that my battery is a .30-06 and a .416. Don't think I'll ever need anything else. Want is a different deal. | |||
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I am finally down to two calibers for Africa. Two .270 WSMs for culling and small game and a .416 Rigby for everything else. I could probably get away with just the Rigby, but trying to find that much powder in Africa for culling isn't practical. But caliber choices and selection are what keeps the gun industry alive. Rifles and calibers are like wine and women, you should experience them all. ___________________ Just Remember, We ALL Told You So. | |||
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275 Rigby 8x68s 318 westley richards | |||
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.378 Weatherby, .300 Weatherby, .240 Weatherby | |||
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Leaving Africa off. Any of the following: 270 308 3006 300H&H And a 338 win Mag for elk, moose, big bears Add African Dangerous Game: 375 or 416 "Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." Mark Twain | |||
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My 3 medium rifles are .270wea..300 H&H and .333Jeffery. I could add 7x65R and 8x57 too DRSS: HQ Scandinavia. Chapters in Sweden & Norway | |||
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I think I could get by with my 6.5x55 with 125 NP, 338-06 with 185 TTSX and 9.3x66 with 250 ACB. Switch the 250 ACB for a 286 NP or solid and you've basically got it all covered. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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378, 30/378 and a 224 would be nice  | |||
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.257 Roberts, 7mm RM or 7X57, .338-'06. Add other calibers as needed. | |||
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