FWIW, I don't own anything big big.

338-06 is go to moose round, have a couple bigger, but rarely think of them.

In your situation, bare bones minimum, shotgun for game. Something for defense. Large handgun. Small handgun. 22 rifle- 22 handgun might cancel the need for a 22 rifle, but my 10-22 with can serves a lot of purposes fairly quietly- but the can fits on the 22 pistol too..... 06 and then a 375 or 416 ish would suffice IMHO. Or again IMHO, you could sell the 06 and get a 338 win mag and let it do all the big game issues. My buddy ran one as a guide even on sheep stuff for so long I don't remember when he picked up a 416 ruger for bears finally... 338 stopped/helped stop a couple of big brown ones on the coast for clients as needed.

I have a light 284 if I ever get the chance to climb high for white things... I would not pack heavy for that...


We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....