hallo, this is my new gun. A Mauser 9,3x62....I love my gun!!!

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Originally posted by Buliwyf:
.416 Rigby
.7mm STW
.223 wssm

...Very tight. I COULD NEVER DO THAT !!!

The following is my battery, not including shotguns and .22's, we would be here all day. ----- .243 WSSM, 25 WSSM, .257 WBY, 2-.270 WSM's, 7mm STW, .300 Winny, .340 WBY, .338 Lapua, 2-.358 STA's, .416 Rem, .416 Rigby. Good shooting.

Looking back at all of the big game I have shot over the years, most was taken with two general calibers of rifles; .280 Remington (or it's European counter-parts the 7x64 and 7x65),and the .375 H&H Magnum. If I were starting over I would like to have the following:

.22 Long Rifle Martini Model 12

.280 Remington Hagn single shot
.375 H&H Magnum Winchester M70 Stainless in a laminated stock

.45-70 Shiloh sharps target rifle

20-gauge Pre-1990 John Wilkes sxs with 27-inch or longer barrels
12-gauge Beretta 686 Onyx O/U with 28-inch barrels

.44 Magnum S&W 629 4-inch
.22 LR S&W 317 Kit Gun

.54 caliber or larger traditional-style percussion muzzleloader

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Originally posted by GDOG:

quote:

Originally posted by Buliwyf:
.416 Rigby
.7mm STW
.223 wssm

...Very tight. I COULD NEVER DO THAT !!!

Glad to hear that

Let's try this:

.500 Jeffery
.375 Weatherby
25 wssm
204 Ruger

O.K. my turn...but just the rifles I use

Weatherby Super Big Game Master 7 Rem Mag
Kimber 84M 7-08
Kimber 22LR Classic
Browning A-Bolt Medalion with custom stock .270 WSM
Ruger 77 Stainless/Laminate .270 Win
Remington ADL Black Rifle 30-06 Spring.
Reminton ADL Black Rifle .243 Win
Knight Disc Elite stainless/syn .45 cal ****with Nikon 4X40 Monarch

All are topped with Leupold VariX II and III scopes and ring sets....except the Knight Disc

My battery:

-Remington 700 BDL 338 Win Mag.

-Ceska 550Magnum 375 H&H Magnum.

-Ceska 550Safari Magnum 458 Lott

And I'm saving up for:

-Weatherby Vanguard 7 mm Remington Magnum

If I reduce my battery, here is what I would keep:

1.22 LR Remington 572 BDL
2..257 Roberts Ruger No. 1-A
3.7x57 Custom
4.8x57 sporterized K98 custom stock
5.9.3x62 CZ 550 American
6.12 gauge Remington 870 (my first in 1963)

or I could do it this way:

1.22 LR Remington 572 BDL
2..25-06 Rem Ruger Mk II
3..270 Win FN (work in progress)
4..30-06 Ruger Hawkeye
5..45-70 Sharps
6.12 gauge Remington 870 (my first in 1963)

416 Rigby
338 Win Mag

(have taken guinea fowl with the later for a tasty dinner in camp)

This is my battery:

.270 Win Pre War Mod 70 (My rifle)

What I travel with:
.270 Win Pre 64 Mod 70 by Kevin Weaver
.300 Win Mod 70 by Charlie Sisk
.340 Wby Pre 64 Mod 70 by Kevin Weaver

The safe is a whole different can of worms............

mine right now
kimber 84 22 lr
HK 300 22 mag
Blaser BBF in 12ga/22 hornet
Blaser R93:
6.5x55
7/64
8,5x63 reb
9.3x62
Blaser D99 9.3x9.3x20ga
FAMARS 450/400 3" double rifle


Shotguns

AYA 37 12ga
Grulla royal 20/28ga combo
Browning 20ga O/U
Browning 410 O/U
Kreighoff K80 12ga comp

Thats what i use, everything else sets.

A .22 LR or .300 WBY MAG or 16 Ga double barrel. If it lives in North America I can kill it with one of those three...I have other choices but I tend to get stupid.

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Why pare down when you can buy another safe?

I have a brochure on my desk right now.
But where to put another safe?

Hopefully a minimum battery is something that will only be in theory. If I had to pare down to the bare bones it would be:

Winchester 22lr pump - Granpa gave it to me as my first gun, it's the last one I'll ever part with

S&W model 41 22 LR pistol - If you want to shoot pistols you need a 22 lr to practice with.

Remington 870 12ga with 2 barrels. One barrel is a 28" with IC to Full chokes, the other is a slug barrel with sites. You could hunt any bird anywhere Remington 870 12ga with 2 barrelsand deer in shotgun only states.

Kimber Montana 325 WSM - Easy to carry, very accurate and powerful enough for any game in NA.

Winchester M-70 416 Remington Mag - Powerful enough for any game in Africa. Accurate too.

Springfield Armory XD-45 Compact - Perfect for CCW or any self-defense use. Can use compact or std mags of 10 or 13rds. Accurate, reliable, easy to shoot.

Knight SR-15 M4 - A premium AR-15 for self-defense use. More than accurate enough for varmint hunting if scoped.


Thinking about these I think it's interesting that I wouldn't necessarily keep my favorites but the ones that are the most versatile if I had to pare the list down.
I prefer the 270 WSM over the 325 WSM for deer and antelope which I do the most of. I prefer my AUG to the AR-15 but if you're limited the AR-15 has more parts readily available. I'd be more likely to hunt with a scoped 22 rifle than grandpa's pump but it has FAR to much sentimental value to me (and it's a drill with iron sites).
Interesting to make the list, I just hope it never comes down to having to keep just a few....................DJ

My battery is lacking a scoped longrange biggame rifle, a 44 mag or 45 Colt Redhawk and a Slavia 630.

22 lr Marlin semiauto , cheap scope, magpiegun
6,5x55 sporterized norwegian Krag, aperturesight, competition fieldshooter
270 win Tikka M65, Zeiss 6*42. Very accurate former favourite, now closetresident.
30-40 Krag C.Sharps Highwall, new favourite moose, capercallie, fox and general fun shooting.
35 Whelen Mauser 98, Meopta 4*32, shoots any load well, my "longrange" biggamegun.
375 H&H 700 Rem, standard ironsights, after one to many hits to the forehead it lost its scope.

22 lr. Ruger 22/45
9 mm Ruger P89
45 Colt Ruger Old Model Vaquero

I'm not paring down.

Edit: I forgot, Valmet 412 12 GA shotgun for grouse, fox and cats.

22-250 Remington VLS
6.5 rem mag custom Douglas rebarrel
280AI custom Hart rebarrel
30-06 Steyr Forester
300 win mag Beretta Mato
338 RUM custom Brux rebarrel
375 Ruger custom Pac Nor rebarrel

Next will be filling that gap between the 22-250 and the 6.5 rem mag, probably a 257 Roberts Improved

Sako 85 finn .308
Sako 75 finn 300 WM
Sako 75 finn 270
Sako L61 finnbear 6.5x55
Sako L61 hunter 30-06
Remington 742 30-06
Remington 1100 12guage
Remington 11-87 12 guage
Henry big boy 44 mag
Henry 17HMR
Henry golden boy 22LR
Henry golden boy 22 mag
Henry big boy 45 colt
Ithaca model 37 sweet 16
Beretta 682gold supersporting 12/subguage tubes
smith & wesson .38 and 357
smith & wesson sw9v 9mm
Colt CCO 1911 .45acp
Kimber custom classic stainless 1911 .45acp
Thompson Center Triumph .50
I know i'm forgetting somthin, lol

470NE Double
375H&H - looking to replace with 416rigby
7mmRemMag - tops hunting
308Win - bush stalking
223 - varmints
12Ga semi - ducks
12Ga sxs AYA sidelock - Pheasants

.22lr - Brno Mod.2
16ga sxs - Manufrance
9.3x62 R93 - 2 scopes (Docter 1-4x24, Zeiss 3-12x56)
9.3x74R Merkel double

Keeping myself from scoping Merkel. Once (if) it will be done, there will be only one 9.3 in the house .

Lots of older stuff I inheirited....Winchester .22's, Model 12's and 42's, Browning A-5, .303 Savage lever action and Win mod 94 etc...

But in actual use:


Savage .17 HMR
Marlin mod 60? .22 LR
A-Bolt .223 with BOSS
Briley Custom .22-250 Wather barrel
A-Bolt .243 WSSM Varmint Stalker
Score High Custom 6.5 Creedmoor, Brux Barrel
Score High Custom .264 Win Mag Wather barrel
Rem 721 with a 7 RUM take-off barrel
A-Bolt .300 Win Mag Stainless Stalker
Mod 70 Custom Sharpshooter in .300 Win Mag

Plus a few Browning Shotguns............

MineRifles)

.22 LR:BRNO Nº 2 (1964)

2 7x57WM Original Sporting (1893 action)
Mauser 1935 Steyr Military (mint)barrel

.308 W: BRNO ZKK 601 (1986)

.375 H&H: Winchester 70 Pre-64 (1954)

Regards and HAPPY NEW YEAR !

PH

Whatever it takes .17 - .375

My current battery consists of....

- Ruger 10/22
- Sako Quad change barrel w/ 22lr and 22mag barrels
- Marlin 39A
- Remington model 7 243win
- Remington model 700 270
- Win 70 classic 7mm RemMag
- 2 AR15's not yet complete (one will be 223, have't decided on the second one yet)
- More shotguns and handguns than I can think of to list without opening up the safe.....

I think that the direction I will go with my next purchase is going to be something in the medium bore class, I'd really like to have a Win model 70 in 375 H&H, either pre64 or classic. My 7 mag is my go to gun right now, and is more than enough gun for what I hunt, but I'd like a 375 just in case an opportunity to use it came up.

Pistols
Ruger single six 22lr/22mag
S&W 357 6" barrel

Shotguns
Bennelli 12ga SBE II
Browning Citori White Lightning 12ga
Browning Citori 20ga
Remington 1100 12ga

Rifles
Ruger 10/22 22lr
Ruger 1V 22-250
Ruger Mini 14 223
Browning BLR 243
Marlin 30-30
Model 70 300 Wby
Mark V 300 Wby
Model 70 338 Win

Other then wanting a big bore, and a nice 28 O/U I'm good.

Ok, I'll play,

Sako Finnfire Varmint .22lr

Custom Sako .491 in .20tac

Sako 75 vsl in 6ppc

Custom Sako 691 in 6mm rem Ackley

Tikka M55 supersporter in .308 win

Sako L61R in .300 win mag

Browning A5 12G

Browing B1 lwt sporter 12g

Webley and scott b/a .410

All get used.

Pistols
S&W 29-2 .44 Mag
Ruger SBH .44 Mag
Colt Gvt.'70 . 45 ACP
Colt Gvt.'70 . 45 ACP
Star PD .45 ACP
Colt Python .357 Mag
S&W 28 .357 Mag
S&W 60 .38 Spl
FN HP 35 9 Para
Sig-Sauer P226 9 Para
Huberti Colt 1860 .44BP
Huberti Colt 1860 .44BP
Huberti Rem 1858 .44BP
San Marco Colt Walker .44BP

Shotguns
FN-Browning B25 12 ga
FN-Browning B25 12 ga
Browning B525 12 ga 3"
Browning B80 12 ga
Ithaca 37 DS Police 12 ga

Rifles
Anschütz 1710 .22 LR
Anschütz 1418 .22 LR
Ruger 10/22 .22 LR
Blaser R93 JagdMatch .222 Rem
Blaser R93 .300 Win Mag
Blaser R93 9,6x62
FN-Browning CCS25 O/U 9,3x74R
Rem 700 Sendero SS .300 Win Mag
Sauer 202 .30-06
Sauer 202 7x64
K31 7,5x55
Rem 700 Police AICS .308 Win
Ruger 77 MkII VT custom .308 Win
Remington 1903A1

Including the rifle calibers in various drillings...

22 Hornet
223
5.6 x 52R (Drilling barrel)
243
6.5 x 55
270
7 x 57R (Drilling barrel)
7 x 65R (combo gun)
30 06
300 win mag
8 x 57IRS (Drilling barrel)
338 06 AI
9.3 x 62
9.3 x 74R (Drilling barrel)

6.5 is the best deer rifle...9.3 x 62 would be my North American all-rounder.

.223
243 WSSM
257 Robert
260 Rem
270 win
7mm-08
7x57
.308
30-06
300 Weatherby
8x57
35 Whelen

Battery just keeps growing. I think it's a disease. Tip for those running out of space - rifle rods. Just finished a walk in vault project and did away with 2 gun safes. Struggled with how to set up gun racks until I found these. Couldn't have worked out better and would also work to increase the capacity of a standard safe by quite a bit. Not attached to this guy in any way, just recommending a product I found extremely useful. Search rifle rods or gun storage solutions and you'll find them if interested. Reluctant to post pics but if anyone wants, send me an e-mail and I'll forward pics of set up.

Here's mine,
Simson 12 bore sxs,
Sako Finnfire 22lr,
BSA Monarch 222,
Blaser K95 7x57R,
Husqvarna 1640 30-06,
Dumoulin custom 9.3x62.
They cover everything I'm likely to hunt

how about:

.22
.204
.25-06
6.5x55

and then maybe a .30-06 or .35 whelen

I have 34 rifles, shotguns, and handguns. Thats my battery.

Beretta 12GA O/U
CBC .22LR
CZ 550 7x57
CZ 550 375 H+H MAG
I cannot ask for more!

My humble group
10/22
stevens22mag
788 22-250
win94 30-30[below 2million#]
99-300savage
99-358win
9.3x62-m77
1895 win in 405
marlinxlrss-45-70
model37 in16ga
NEA 10ga
think i need a 30-06 ?

quote:

Originally posted by rcamuglia:
Don't buy an new safe!

Just remove the racks and put silicone gunsocks on 'em and lean 'em up on one another from back to front of the safe you already have!

They won't get scratched and your safe will hold more!

I put a nice piece of burbur on the bottom, remove all the bolts and stand them muzzle down, hell I can get 35 rifles in a safe made for 24. FS

Battery hell, it's an arsenal.

Just seems like I accumulate stuff. For a while it was handguns, then military, black powder, carbines, then scoped rifles, then big bore.

AS far as BG rifles it's:
sako 75 mcm edge .270
pre 64 m70 fwt 30'06
pre 64 m70 fwt 243
pre 64 m70 fwt 270
pre 64 m70 300H&H
pre 64 m70 280 AI rimrock
pre 64 m70 9.3x62 rimrock
pre 64 m70 fwt 30'06 mcm edge
classic m70 300wm mcm edge
Just a little bit of overlap.
then there are my kids 3 pre 64 m70 fwt's.

Too many to list but if paired down to most useful:
6.5x57 TT Proctor bolt-action (custom built)
.22 r/f Anschutz bolt action
.17HMR BRNO bolt action

Those are all you need for England.

For Africa The following worked fine and will again:

8x57 under double 16-bore Rasch drilling
.470 NE Manton & Co double ejector rifle

The above combination cleaned up everything from ducks and guinea fowl to impala, warthog, red lechwe and elephant.

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Originally posted by 416Tanzan:
416 Rigby
338 Win Mag)

Paring down also, thinking a 416 Rigby and a 340 Weatherby custom on a CZ Magnum action with a lighter barrel would be a great pair.

If only two, then a .416 Rigby and a 25 wssm.