Since I'm a practical man in an un-practical place, I must define my list to what I use; the critters I seek have made my choices:
1. 22-250 for dogs (yodel and howlers)
2. 264 winnie for goats and sheepies
3. 338 winnie for blackies, moose and boo'
(for boo' because of ole grizz)
4. 416 Taylor for grizz/brownie (and also in
case an ornery boo' charges)
5. my Belgian Auto-5 12 ga. I've used for 30
years...too many memories to forget her!
I could think of several others, but this list is those I continually reach for when out-bound. (except for the 416...it's new, but have great hopes for her!)
best,
bhtr

This is assuming that I could have anything I want, regardless of price.

1. A Browning Citori 4-barrel skeet set (12, 20, 28, .410). 28 inch barrels. Can this count as one gun? I'd want the 12 ga. barrel bored to accept 3 1/2 in. magnum loads as well as screw-in chokes. Then it could be used for trap, waterfowl, and upland shooting in addition to skeet.

2. A super-accurate .22 rimfire, maybe an Anschutz, with a Leupold 4.5-14 40mm scope.

3. A 22-250 custom heavy-barrel, 26 in. barrel, on a Remington 40X action. 6.5-20 40mm Leupold scope.

4. A "mountain rifle" .270 weighing a max. of 7 1/3 pounds with scope, sling, and ammo. Probably on a Dakota action, 22 in. barrel, classic straight wood stock of French walnut, checkered 22 lines to the inch in a fleur-de-lis pattern, 3.5-10 40mm Leupold scope.

5. A Dakota 76 in 375 Rem. Ultra. Mag., synthetic stock, Leupold 2.5-8 scope. (Basically a copy of Saeed's 375/404)

I'm assuming that all the rifles will consistently shoot groups of 0.5 inch or less at 100 yards. The 22-250 should shoot 5-shot groups of 0.3 or less, and the .22 rimfire should shoot 5-shot groups of 0.25 or less at 50 yards.

1. Ritterbusch take-down in .375HH with a schmidt und bender 1.5x5- german claw mounts 25in barrel with express sights- for good plains game rifle

2. hagn single shot in 450 Dakota- open sights 24in barrel- all african large-big game

3. dakota 76 in 338win mag- zeiss fixed 6 power with quick detaches and open sights 24in barrel larger game such as elk and moose- bears

4. oberndorf mauser type m with fish scale checkering and a old swarovski or hendsolt rifle scope on german claw mounts-likely a 9.3x62 this would be my gun for hunting europe

5. winchester classic m70 in 280 remington with a loathar walther barrel- number 3 contour. no open sights. swaro fixed 6 power scope on regular 2 peice bases. 22.8 in barrel. this would be my sheep gun

I would take this gun and only use the action. I would take the disgusting david miller designed stock and throw it somewhere... a good stock is a must on this one! action completely worked over ofcourse...

[This message has been edited by Buell (edited 01-27-2002).]

These questions are intersting but scary.....
I need more than five guns.
But, if push came to shove, my answer would be:
Sir I have only five, the other 97 fell outta my boat while duck hunting.

Assuming that a T/C counts as more than one gun....

1. Glock 23 40s&w --> Light, portable, and delivers plenty of discouragement.
2. 12ga Benelli Montefeltro --> A fine semi-auto action in a gun that fits very well. Also, filled with slugs for
3. Rem 700 24" 280AI --> Great trajectory and plenty of WHOP for most all non-dangerous big game. Great trajectory too.
4. Rem 700 26" 243AI varmint barrel -->
For all the vermin from p. dogs to deer where gun weight isn't an issue. Trajectory will be comparable to the .280AI
5. Rem Speedmaster .22LR --> Simple, reliable, full size, tube fed .22 rifle.

I'm particularly fond of Burris optics. So there would be a 4-16 on the .243 and a 2-8 on the .280.

Practically speaking, that's as close as I can come to perfection in 5 guns for what I do.

Great topic. Here's my list:

1. CZ 550 Lux in 9.3x62. A Blaser R93 in the same along with the 28/70 and 6.5x57 barrels available in Europe would be a pricey alternative. I've been trying to get information about the Mauser Model 66S and its interchangeable barrels. If anyone could help with that I'd be most appreciative.

2. Winchester Model 1894 Carbine in .30WCF

3. Winchester Model 9422

4. Beretta 1201FP (with available 28" modified choke barrel)

5. Smith & Wesson Model 686, 3" barrel

Its been fun to see all the different posts.

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Clay

Hmmmmm...
A super accurate .22RF-Cooper 36 w/a Leupold scope

A SIG P210 in 45 Auto

Ruger #1 in 309 JDJ w/a 3x9 Zeiss scope

My 12 ga Mossberg 500 turkey gun

A 416 Rem Mag in any gun...I'm easy.

.22 rimfire rifle

Contender pistol, with a barrel in every caliber ever made

12 guage, 30-06 O/U

AR-15 with uppers in every calibers available

375 H&H

see, I can handle anything anywhere im the world

My 5 considering I have to pay for them and utility, durability;

1. 12GA Remington MDL 11 (Auto 5 patent)
(dad's old gun- Turkey hunt)

4. Smith MDL17 22 6-1/2" Revolver- K frame
(other gramp's gun- good target shooting and close range varmint)

2. Marlin MDL39A 22 Lever Short barrel (special- Grandpa's gun- good squirrel gun)

5. S&W MDL29 44 mag revolver (Hunt & home defense)

3. Lever action MDL94 Legacy for open sight varmint ,deer and cowboy shooting- cheap to reload and light and no recoil, brush gun

Cant stop: (wish list)

6. Centerfire rifle- probably .243 Remington MDL 700BDL - highly adequate for deer & varmint in Arkansas

7. 22Mag Bolt Action- Kimber?, or Marlin 22Mag automatic carbine. Light varmint gun.

8. 357 S&W 4 inch revolver to carry or Kimber 45 MDL 1911

9. SKS 7.62x39 with synthetic Dragunov Stock - cheap shooting , low recoil

10. .223 Colt or Bushmaster Semi Auto

OK, I was able to stop at 10.

.375, '.06, 6mm, 12 ga. shotgun, .22 mag

[This message has been edited by BBBruce (edited 02-01-2002).]

Only five?.......
Springfield 1911A1 .45acp, Ruger 10/22, Rem 870 12ga., Winchester m70 classic 30-06, and of course a Browning M2

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Endeavor to Persevere

BRNO mod 2, cal 22 LR, Schmidt&Bender 4X36
BRNO 601, cal 260Rem,Schmidt&Bender 3-12X50
Ruger NO.1, cal 8x68S, Kahles 6X42
BRNO 600,cal 416 Taylor, Kahles 1,1-4,5X20
Simson,Suhl drilling,cal 12/12/8x57IRS, Kahles 1,5-6x42.

this is a terrible question. we don't need to give anyone the idea that we can survive with only 5 guns.

.223 in an ar-15
.45 acp in a glock 30
12 ga in a remington 11-87 supermag
.300 win in a winchester model 70 ss
.416 wby mag in a wby mark v euromark