I promise to stop with this type of question right after this one.

Coyotes to BIG bears.

Here are my choices:

250-3000 on 722 action
6.5x57 on 700 action
7x57 on 700 action
8x57 on 700 action
9.3x62 on 70 action

You'd think I was 80% German...

I'll just add the 223 and 308 Blaser bbls to my 3 rifle battery listed on the other post and I am good to go.
Add a 375 H&H Blaser bbl and my 450 No2 double and you have my world wide battery.
Two rifles in each catagory Light, Medium, and Heavy.
With a 223 thrown in for varmints.

[ 07-22-2003, 03:16: Message edited by: N E 450 No2 ]

Ok--I'll bite this is too easy

my 6/06 my 270 and my 340-and that is the end of that--I could just take my 340 and would but--I do believe in always having three guns.

"GET TO THE HILL"

Dog

[ 07-22-2003, 04:26: Message edited by: Mark R Dobrenski ]

my guns to go .223
.308
7stw
.338win
.458lott[for the big stuff]

223
260 Rem
300 SAUM
358/375 Dakota
416 Dakota

Compare the ratios of consecutive frontal areas and you'll find someting interesting...

.219 Zipper
7.65 Argentine Mauser
9.3x62mm Mauser
8mm Rem Mag
.416 Rigby

you'd think I was 80% odd, but actually I'm a full 100%-er-I mean...um...nevermind.

[ 07-22-2003, 05:23: Message edited by: Curtis_Lemay ]

My 5 would be:

.22 rf (for small game and pests)

.243 Mauser action (varminting & deer)

.300 H&H Mauser action(most of my big game hunting)

.458 on .404 Jeffrey's case, on a Mauser action, for the big nasties

12 ga Ithaca model 37

I could hunt the world with this battery. My only qualification on these would be they would have to shoot MY handloads. I don't do factory ammunition. Well maybe factory ammo in the Ithaca. If I could have 6 I would throw in a good .50 or .54 Hawken style muzzle loader.

22LR CZ 452
223 Rock River NM AR-15
30-06 Howa 1500
300 Win Mag Sako 75 (trade it for same in 375 H&H)
12 gauge Remington 870

[ 07-22-2003, 07:08: Message edited by: Orion 1 ]

5 ISN'T ENOUGH...

Well, shoot, it isn't!
The key word is 'gun', so, I'll have to REALLY narrow it down.

1. .22LR Marlin 81 bolt-action that I recently acquired that belonged to my Dad. I haven't seen it in 43 years, and he's been dead for 28.

2. .44 Magnum Ruger Redhawk 5.5" blued revolver.

3. 12-gauge Remington 870 pump-action shotgun with extra bbls. and accessories.

4. .375 H&H bolt-action rifle, probably the Browning A-Bolt II/BOSS I've been inquiring about lately, because I would be able to hunt ALL game with it and tune it for any load.

5. .223 Bushmaster XM15E2S with several uppers, including a dedicated .22LR and a .50 BMG...

Yeah, that'd do.

Was the question what 5 rifles,???

Can I answer it with what 50 rifle battery do I have for all of my North American Hunting and shooting??

From smallest to largest, count off.

1).22 L.R.
2).257 Roberts
3).300 H&H
4).375 H&H
5) 12 gauge
O.K., O.K. 1).22 L.R.
2).218 Bee
3).257 Roberts
4).300 H&H
5).375 H&H
You know, I feel naked with out a scatter gun.

[ 07-31-2003, 04:23: Message edited by: packrat ]

Yes, 5 RIFLES, I should have been more specific.

243 win
284win
300dakota
375 ultra mag
458 lott
from coyotesto bison

Well
my choce would be:

6,5-284 Norma. mauser action
7X64 Brenneke, mauser action
300 wby, Ed Brown 702
9,3X64, mauser action
416 rigby, mauser action

I came to think of dozen more I would like to add, plus a few shotguns

/ JOHAN

9.3 x 62:

Just adding a little humor. So with five, I have to get rid of the other 45???

My wife jokes about each year, what do I do to justify having so many; get my deer and then shoot the carcass once with the other 49?

If I had to limit my safe to only 5, that is like asking me to cut down on the number of children that God already gave me. Can't give away any of them.

I hear you, Seafire. I can hardly imagine looking in my gun safe(s) and seeing only 5 rifles. It is always interesting to see what others choose. I've been catching up on some your threads over in European Big Game Hunting about caliber selection etc. - good stuff.

9.3

Let's not talk about how many I have. I was already chastised about bringing up the Brotherhood of Those Who Have Too Many Rifles so I won't mention it ever again. However, I can't see use in NA for more than three:

.22 rimfire
25/06
.375 H&H

Now shotguns are a whole 'nuther story! Man cain't have too many shotguns!

1. 22LR
2. 7.82 Lazzeroni Patriot
3. 9.53 Lazzeroni Hellcat
and rather than spend the money on #4 and #5 I would take the money for the rifles & scopes etc and go to Africa.

Ummmm...

.22 LR
.218 Bee
7-30 Waters
.45-70
12 gauge

In Contender carbine only same as above but 28 gauge instead of 12. 5 barrels for every need.

What 5 rifles? Hummm?
1. CZ 452 in 22 Hornet
2. Rem. 600 in 257 Roberts
3. Rem 721 in 300 H&H
4. CZ 550 in 375 H&H
5. Any Double Rifle in 450 No.2 Nitro Express
KAB

223 Rem
240 wby mag
25-06
7mm Rem Mag
300 Win Mag

Okay

CZ 550 lamintaed heavy 22/250
CZ 550 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser
CZ 550 .300 Winchester Magnum
CZ 550 .375 H&H Magnum
CZ 550 .458 Lott Shortned to 20" Synthetic Stock.

All would wear Leupolds & warne or Talley mounts. The addition of 2 more choices frees up for a bit more specialization rather than "covering bases" hence leaving out the 9.3x62 & .416 Rigby and adding .300 win mag, .375 H&H and specialising with a .458 Lott. In my eyes the .416 Rigby can do a little .458 lott and a little .375 H&H.

Rate my choices

Not too fancy, but:
.22LR
22-250
7mm-08
300 Win Mag
375 H&H

Pretty much handles anything on this continent.

Good Hunting,

Bob

OK - I'll Play

1.) 243 WIN - Sako Forester 24"
2.) 7x57 Mau - Customer Mauser 24"
3.) 30-06 Spr. - Browning Safari 22"
4.) 35 Whelen - Rem Classic 22" or
338 Win Mag - Ruger M77 II 24"
5.) 416 Taylor - Custom Ruger M77 26" or
375 H&H - BRNO 602 25"

I think that will cover just about everything that walks

BD

Good Day

Shotguns, rimfires and handguns notwithstanding, I would choose the following:

Sako .22-250
Sako .25-06
Sako 6.5x55 SE
Sako .358 Win
Sako .375 H&H

[ 08-30-2003, 18:02: Message edited by: DOCTOR LOU ]

Mee too - looks like fun
1. Pre-64 Mod 70 Varminter in .243 Win w/ Unertl 10x Vulture for prairie rats & goats
2. Pre-64 Mod 70 Westerner in .264 WM w/ 3x9 Weaver Micro Trac (the old one) for deer & elk and almost anything else that walks
3. New Mod 70 Classic Supergrade in 300 WM w/ Leopold VariX III 3x9 for travel. Can't trust baggage handlers with #s 1 or 2.
4. Ruger M77 Magnum in .416 Rigby w/ 1.5x5 Leopold for stuff that might bite
5. Springfield Mod 87A in 22LR w/ factory sights. This one hangs over the back door and gets as much use and the other 4 put togeather.
Don't be jealous, took me a lifetime to put this battery togeather.

The question being an all inclusive five gun battery.

6.5-06 30 Degree Improved
30-06 Standard
375 H&H Standard
Left Hand Dakota Blueprinted Actions
All custom Hart, Kreiger, Shilen or Lilja barrels Customed by a benchrest quality gunsmith.
All steel epoxy bedded in waterproofed Laminated Sako Hunter Style Stocks for the field and Sister XXX Walnuts for show.
All wearing Leupolds VX-IIIs - Talley Bases and rings trued and lapped. I would say LPS's on the 06 & 375 but can't see the difference.
6.5-06 a 6.5-20X50 30mm EFR -Unbelieveable scope.
30-06 and 375 both would wear 2.5-8 X 36mm.
And just for varmits & Fun - a 6mmppc - Nesika LBRP classic action in a laminated Sehane Tracker and 6.5-20X50 30mm EFR Scope in lapped double screw Kelby rings on Davidson Bases to show off with.
Add a H&H Royal Double in 450 #2 Nitro Express.

1) 22lr
2)223
3)250 savage improved
4)300 WBY
5)416 Rem

I can't believe I did not get the 35 Whelen improved or the 358 into the list, But we are talking about only 5 and that is not what I want, I would like many, many more.

Here's one way to do it:
(all prices used)
22LR repeater, Marlin M60, $75
6.5 Swede, 96, of course, $200
30-06 or 280 bolt, Model 70 Classic, $400
8x57 M, - you guessed it - a VZ24, $100
45/70, Marlin 1894, $400

That's under 1200 bucks for way more than you need. The Mausers are for fun.

What can you accomplish with 5 guns that you cannot do with 20?

Also I find it interesting that nobody has listed the 270 as their favorite.

12 gauge pump, Remington 870
22 LR, Marlin 39 Octagon
6mm Remington, FN Deluxe
30-06, Brno ZG-47
375 H&H, pre-64 M-70

Keeping the choices to centerfires only then I'll go with,

1.] .22 Hornet for varmints and targets out to 175 yds.

2.] .223 WSSM to cover the farther distances

3.] .25-06 for the biggest varmints up to big game in the 500 lb. class

4.] .300 Weatherby Magnum for almost everything else

5.] .375 Weatherby Magnum for what the .300 doesn't cover.

Lawdog

I can do it with four:

22-250 for varmints
.308 for deer
.300 Win. Magnum for deer, elk, moose
.375 H&H for the big stuff

X

Hello 9.3....

22Mag
22-250
6MM
25-06
.300 Win Mag

All The Best
Steel

9.3X62,

I think I'd go with : .22 LR, .22-250, 7mm-08, .30-06 and a .338 Win. Mag. That, IMHO, would take care of everything.

1 22 LR
2 223
3 7mm
4 358 Norma
5 375 ICL

22LR
223
270
338 RUM
416 Rigby

Good Hunting, "Z"

My choice of a five gun battery would be. ----22 mag in Browning pump with 3X12 Tasco worldclass scope. ---- .257 Wby Accumark with 6X24 Burris Signature scope. ---- 7mm STW Winchester Laredo with 6.5X20 Vari X III scope. ---- .358 STA Winchester Model 70 with 4.5X14 Leupold Vari X III scope, or .340 Wby Sporter with 4X16 Burris Signature scope. ---- .416 Rem Winchester Model 70 Express with 3X9 Ziess Conquest scope. -----I could also substitute a .300 Win mag with 3X9 Redfield scope for the STW. Good shooting

Guns that I need for hunting:

Sauer 16X16X8X57JR.
Savage 99 .358 Win.

Three more to round out the five.

Win M 61 .22 LR - 6X36 Leu parallax at 60 yds.
Ruger #1A 30-06
Win M 70 375 HH