I had a hard time choosing from the ones in my gun closet that are waiting patiently for their turn to go hunting. So I chose groups of rifles with a theme. I could hunt all of North American game with any 3 of these and not feel handicapped.
a Finnish trio: Sako Finnbear AV .25-06 Rem Leupold 3.5-10 - open country deer and pronghorn, anything smallish and far away Sako Classic AV .35 Whelen Zeiss 3-9x50 - big critters in the bush Sako L579 Deluxe .308 Win Zeiss 2-10x42 - everything else
or: A Czech trio: Brno 22F fullstock carbine 7x57mm Leupold 2.5x Brno QD mt. CZ Brno ZKK 600 Greisbach Custom .30-06 Kahles 2-7x Talley QD CZ 550 AHR custom .375 H&H Kaps 4x Talley QD
More Finns and an Italian: Sako 85M Bavarian 7x64 Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 Leupold QD Sako 85L Kodiak .375 H&H Leupold VXIII 2.5-8 & Leupold QD mount Chiappa M92 carbine .44 magnum Lyman receiver sight
Exotic but capable German Italian & Austrian: Krieghof trumpf Dural Drilling 16x16/7x57R & insert barrel .22 RF mag. w/Kales 3-9x40 in claw mounts - One gun to do it all Beretta Silver Sable O/U 9.3x74R S&B 1.5-8x42 / EAW QR mounts For anything big or fast moving Mannlicher-Schoenauer Model NO 7x64 Fullstock carbine, Double set triggers, scope in claw mounts and good iron sights.
The USA candidates: Ruger Mk II M77 Stainless .30-06 with canoe paddle stock, Zeiss 3-9x40 and NECG peep as backup. - for pretty much anything, anywhere Marlin guide gun Stainless 1895 .45-70 - For big stuff in the bush .. I have no other American rifles, but perhaps no more are needed!
