Since we have our own Canadian forum now, just curious what everybody's favourite rifle/rifles is and what do you hunt with it.

A few of mine:
BRNO 452 22 LR-anything from gophers to rabbits
Rem 700 220 Swift-coyotes and varmints
Ruger 77RSI 250 Savage
Rem 7 250 AI
Rem 700 257 Roberts
Rem 700 257 AI
Ruger 77 257 Weatherby- my baby and go to gun sheep/caribou
Rem 700 270
Savage 99 300 Savage
Rem 700 338- my other go to gun, moose/bear
CZ 550 416 Rigby- only shot a gopher so far
Marlin 45/70
Ruger #1 458

Let's hear about your guns

-Ruger 10/22 for grouse/rabbits
-Model 94 Large Loop in 44 Magnum for bear protection while hiking/camping/fishing
-Model 70 Supergrade 300 WinMag for anything!
-Tikka Whitetail redone in 375/338 Taylor for moose/elk
-Norinco SKS for redneckin' with
-Side-by-side 12 gauge for trap
-soon to have a 6.5-06 A.I., and a 22PPC

[ 10-31-2003, 22:26: Message edited by: CampX ]

Winchester M-70 in .30-06 as my main do-it-all rifle.

Winchester 1894 in .30WCF for when the deer head into the dark stuff.

Winchester M-70 in .22-250 for critters ranging from coyotes up to wolves.

A BSA Hunter that is in at the gunsmiths right now being fitted with a new barrel chambered in .338-06. It should make a hell of a moose & bear rifle.

Marlin 39A for most things suitable to shoot with a .22 rimfire.

Browning BPS 12 gauge for everything that flies.

2-300 ultramags built on stainless 700 actions for my moose,bear and elk hunting.
2-7mmstw's built on stainless 700 actions for my deer,pronghorn and bighorn hunting.

Just to name a few...

Tikka whitetail hunter .308 for deer
Ruger # 1 .223 cal for Groundhogs
CIL 308 Target Rifle
Ruger 10/22 for plinking

Officer Yukon257

Guns? What guns? I don't own any guns! I'm a bow hunter! No I don't know anyone who owns any guns!

Rem m700 stainless mtn rifle 260 Remington - coyotes to deer
Rem m700 LSS 7mm SAUM - deer through moose/elk/bear
Ruger No1-H 416 rem - bear, moose, elk
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Browning BPS MOSG 3" 12 ga. - waterfowl

The only "Canadian" Rifles I have are two Ross rifles, a Longbranch SMLE, and a pair of Cooeys.

Boilerroom!!

You VILL show me da guns!!!!!

Mach Schnell!!!!!
Mach Schnell!!!!!!!

-Rem 700 for varmints
-7X57 for deer
-8X57 for deer, bear, moose, elk
-9.3X62 for anything
Thats it, honest

Not nearly enough guns!!!!
Sako 75 Hunter 25.06-deer,sheep,antelope
Ruger M77 7 mm rem mag-moose,elk
Browning BAR .308-back-up for deer,moose,elk,etc.
Lee Enfield .303-just because it was $40.
Ruger 10/22-plinking,squirrels and chickens
Mossberg model 500 12 ga-Ducks,geese,rabbits and
even used as a jack handle to get the previous owners Dodge Coronet out of the ditch in the mid-seventies.Works great for shooting around corners. :

[ 10-31-2003, 17:21: Message edited by: turnerhunter ]

I'm with Johnny Canuck on this one. The only "Canadian" rifles I own are Ross, Cooey, and Longbranch 4 and 5's. Now, of the "foreign" rifles I use, well, too many to list, but don't tell my wife that. - Dan

You guys crack me up.

I have owned alot of different guns in alot of different chamberings. From 22LR. to the 375H&H. I am sure like most of you have.
The 7mm rem. Mag was a long time favorite and still is. So was the 25-06.They all worked as long as you put the bullet where it is supposed to go. I have decided to trim some fat in the gun safe.

I am going to stick with my new favorite, a custom M70 .30/338.
I soon will have a M700 in a 25-284.

These will be the two guns I will hunt everything with.
Going is the 7mmSTW and my 338Win.Mag. This is a hard thing to do, but I am more and more believing in the one gun hunter for various reasons.


Daryl

turnerhunter- not enough guns? I wish my wife would say that! The ones I listed previously are the ones I mainly use for hunting this year. Here's a more complete list of what I shoot.
-22lr
-223 Rem
-6.5X54
-6.5X55
-7X57
-8X57JS
-9.3X57
-9.3X62
-9.3X74R
-9.3X64
-308
-303 Brit
-30 Carbine
-357 Mag
-45-70
-43 Mauser
I load for 'em all(except the 22lr) and I love 'em all. As for actual Canadian guns, I have your usual Cooeys and a Longbranch. Most of my guns are Mausers or other European makes, with a sprinkling of Ruger, Reminton, and the odd Winchester. The question I have is this- Is it possible to have too many guns?

Browning A-bolt hunter, 25/06
" " " " " " , 280
BLR 308
Ruger M77 stainless canoe paddle, 7mm Rem mag
" " 10/22
Win M70 Super Grade, 7mm rem mag

Tikka 7mm rem mag
savage 223 POS
wincester M70 257 ackley
rem 700 6.5x55 arch imp

I still hunt a lot with my first big game rifle. A #4 Lee Enfield. I rebarrelled it to 30/40 Krag several years ago but it's still the same rifle I got when I was 14.
I have a 35 Whelen I built on a 1935 mauser that I like to carry when hunting the timber.
The other big game rifle I use quite a bit is a pre-war M70 which has been rebarrelled to 308 Norma mag.
I have some others which serve no real purpose since I hardly ever shoot them let alone hunt with them and I will no doubt build more. In fact, the ultimate 303 sporter is on the drawing board now! Regards, Bill.

The guns I use for hunting are:

#2 enfield in 303 - which ive used for deer and coyotes
rem 700 in 8mm rem mag - so far I've only shot a coyote with it
rem 700 in .223 with a Ron smith barrel - just got it back and it will be my gopher/coyote gun
mauser 98 sporter in .270 win
savage 342 in 22 hornet - gophers and rabbits
and hopefully this year if the weathers nice
a 1860's 3 band snider enfield

for birds I have:
Benelli SBE - ducks and rough weather
belgian A5 - gets some time in the duck blind
and when I get all the reloading stuff for it
a rigby hammered double rifle converted to 28ga with 2 1/2" chambers.

I also collect swedish mausers, lee enfields, martini's wich I hope to hunt with next year, and other military guns

Brett

Of course I think I'm the only one with the right combination for the least money (haha)
12 guage (duck and Geese)
300 win mag. in a Ruger #1 stainless (everything with different bullets)
444 Marlin (for when I shoot it with the 300 and it growls at me, runs into a thicket and waits)
But most prized of all is my little beat up old Savage in 22/20 guage. It shoots grouse to moose and has already saved my dog from a 375 lb dry sow black bear, shot 40 feet from my front door. It's like Mac Donalds "It does it all for you". And at a cheap price.

Sako 30-06
Marlin 30-30
CZ 452 22
Savage 270
Remington 870 12 guage
Used the Savage yesterday to take a whitetail up by Sundre AB.

i have a browning a-bolt 270 win for varmits,coyotes,etc,a rem700bdlLH for deer,,sheep,pronghorns,whitetails.mulies,and a 300wby for everything else that roams north america.thats it .yes,i know a 270 for varmits is a little large but that is all i have until i can get a 700VS 22-250 LH[hopefully in 2004-have to convince the wife i have to have one].

When I hunt I usually take the most Yankee of rifles,a Remington M700 30.06.If the hunt looks to be rough,another Yankee,a Winchester a push-feed M-70 30.06.They both take the exactly the same load.

Do you guys honestly think the Cdn Firearms Agency doesn't spy here?

We've often discussed in "politics" how this appears to be someone's intel setup. Personally I suspect its US.

You honestly think THEY won't share your names etc with the Cdn Firearms Agency?

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Use of my guns, hmmmmmm let me think...
12 gauge anything smaller than foxes,ewen
in destroying old electronics.
.22 CZ anything smaller than ducks
22-250 varmints,small game,crows.
30-06 "my baby" moose, bear.
45-70 moose and heawier old stuff.
30-30 contender
.222 -II-
.44 ruger redH
.45 ruger blaH theese for competition AND
shooting which I call the therapy
shooting,which is really wide
scale waist of ammo to hundreds of
purposes.Once I shot a hole in my
wall to take the telephone line
in to the house,it was so
difficult to measure the correct
spot from outside,so I shot from
inside with my .44

[ 11-04-2003, 23:30: Message edited by: Elias ]

I defintely need more guns to keep up with y'all:

12 ga Condor...registered as unknown make/brand/type
.22 WMR Marlin
.300 WIN MAG Tikka
9.3x62 Sauer 200

Frans

Terra Incognita North America
www.terrahunt.com

Took this years moose with my 1905 Ross sporter. The rest are: 1859 Sharps rebarreled 45-70
1881 Alex Henry rechambered 45-120
No1 Mk111
Winchester 1895 soon rebarreled in 7.62x59 Russian I think. And other junk like Winniy 30-30, No 4 Savage, 20guage flintlock. Just like stuff with character I guess.

MY FAVORITE IS :

REM MODEL 700 CLASSIC 35 WHELEN
REM MODEL 660 .308 CAL

Guns mmmm.
First few weeks of hunting season a CZ varmint 22 just for chickens (can't hunt anything else) when big game opens a .340 and a 9422 or if I am out of the way a.22 pistol for the chickens since it it hard to carry our pack ,heavy clothing and 2 rifles.
In the last part of the season I trade the .340 for a .308 (deer gun)I use a Susuki side kick to get around and as a truck gun I have my Ruger no:1 in 375 H&H.
I found if you are on your way to your hunting area and see something shootable the long guns are a pain to get out of the truck Quick.
As far as the rest,they are mostly clasics like winch from 22 to 45-70,target rifles ,semi auto in308 ,black powder 50 ML,50-2 1/2 Sharps some 602"s in 416 and 500AS a 338/378 and some shotguns

Regards Martin

My first post ever! Live in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Hunt deer mostly. Voerre Actioned 308 Norma mag & 6mm-284 win, Rem. 700 Mountain rifle 280 rem, T/C Contender carbine 45-70 & 308 Bellm(300 Savage ballistics using 444 Marlin brass) Marlin 1894CB 45colt Rem. 7400 carbine 30-06 & now a Remington 700 S/S 300RUM.

BBBruce
Yup, they probably do look in here, and just to give them something besides the bird, I'll anounce that I went hunting with my UNREGISTERED Win '94 30-30 this year. Scored a nice little doe for my freezer with it, and blew a chance at a monster buck by looking the wrong way when he stood up. (no shot)
Dear CFC ... Blow me!

Lately I have been using my T/C .54 Renegade , a Tikka 30-06 and a Weatherby Orion O/U 12 gauge. Other rifles in the past were a Browning B78 in 30-06, Pedersoli Rolling Block 45-70 Black Powder, Rem 788 in .243. Once in a while I use the old No 4 Lee Enfield that started it all.

Umm let's see:

At my Lodge in Canada, I only keep a Browning 50 caliber A 2 for my long range hunting, poaching and Big Game rig.

For varmints, I use my Thompson submachine gun, or my Uzi.

My M 16 is in the shop, along with my M1A.

For personal handguns, I only carry a Glock 9mm with a 18 round clip. The alarms don't go off when I carry it thru airport security.

BRUCE, is this what you were refering too? Thanks for letting me keep all of this stored at your house with all of that reloading powder and the 15,000 rounds of ammo.

sako deluxe 7mmrem.mag rem. sendero 300wm Those are my rifles that see hunting action.Very happy with both of them.

I have a few, favourite deer one is my 25/06 and I like my 300 Win mag and my 375 H&H. But I have others I like, even my trusty old 303 Sporter gets out once in awhile.

Just to name a few of my favourites
Browning Safari grade 375H&HMag
Sako Vixen 222Rem
Savage 99f 300Sav
Browning BL-22 Grade 2
Remington model 12A pump 22
Remington 700BDL 243Win
Browning BT-99
Browning mod 78 22-250
Green River .54 Lehman trade rifle
couple of win mod 12s, one trap, one field
miscelaneous 22 rimfires and shotguns

Guns I've sold and wish I had back:
Mark V Weatherby 460 Mag
Ruger # 3 45-70
30-M2 fully automatic--- the most fun you can have with your pants on

woodchuck =.222Rem., .222Rem. Mag.
coyote =.22-250Rem, .243Win.
deer =.6mm Rem. .308Win.
moose =6.5x55, 7mm Rem. Mag.

Depending on where I am I just might substitute a Rem. 870 deluxe deer gun for some of the above.
Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

i have sold off a lot of my guns and retained only those I really like, here is what I shoot and hunt with at present.



Merkel-12x12x9.3x74r

Browning-12x.308

Browning 1886SRC-45-70

Marlin 1895=336-.45-70

Pre-64 Mod. 70-Alaskan-.375

Pre-64 Mod. 70 Alaskan-.338-4 of these

Dakota Mod. 76-.338

Pre-64 Mod. 70-FWT-.30-06

Mannlicher-Schoenauer carbine-.30-06

Brno-ZG-47-.30-06-2 of these

Browning Safari-LE-.30-06

Brno-21-H-7x57

Brno-22-H-.280-rechambered

Husqvarna 4100-7x57

Pre-64 Mod. 70 FWT-.270-2 of these

Pre-64 Mod. 70-FWT-.243

Marlin-336-.44Mag.

Marlin-1894cs-.357Mag.

Rem.-870-12ga.

Browning BSS-sidelock-20ga.

Cooey .410--every Canuck has gotta have ONE Cooey

Kimber 82C-.22LR

Ruger Redhawk-.44Mag.

Ruger GP-100-.357Mag.

Glock Mod. 17-9mm

Pre-64 Mod 70 actions(2-H&H) to be barreled in ????

Mauser "Banner"-1935 action to be 9.3x62

Ruger Mini-14 S.S. Factory Folder-5.56

Sako Finnwolf-.308

Browning Belgian BLR-.308





That's it for now, but, I am searching for a few others that I need, especially a Browning Mod. 71 in .348Win.