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Well then you only have TWO .270s!!!


Jerry

I'm down to only two centerfire rifles.
A Ruger American 223 stainless synthetic and a Winchester model 70 308.

I used to have many more, but I wanted money for other hobbies and these seemed like the most practical to keep.

22LR

220 Swift

220 Swift (maybe a 22/250)

Varmints beware

When I'm thinking practical:
Winchester 94-22 22lr
T/C Black Diamond 50cal
Sako 30-06

But if the sky is the limit...
Anschutz sporter 22lr
NULA in 257 Weatherby
Sako Deluxe in 375 H&H

I'd be okay with:

22LR

223

280

All 22's aside:

6.5x55 bolt (if you need to ask ...)

338WM bolt (ditto)

450-400 double (just to fondle and polish while watching TV)

if only I had the $ for that last one....

Years ago it was 22, 22-250, 30-06.
Then 22, 223, 30-06
For a while it was 22, 243, and a various 300 mag. Now I have cycled back to the the 223 and 30-06.

The older I got the less I like recoil.

25-06
7mm RM
375 H&H

Or, at least that is my latest attempt at the three rifle battery

After you sell those (next week), then what will your 3 rifle battery be???

2R Lovell, 6mm Lee Navy, 9.3 BS.

I'll say.

My own 3-rifle battery consists of .22lr, .30-30, .30-06.

In my safe today...staying All American...

.257 Roberts (Rem M7MS)
7mm SAUM (Rem AWR)
.375 H&H (Montana 1999)

Or, if I want to stay with just one rifle (Merkel Helix, 3 barrels on 2 actions):

6.5x55
7mm RM
9.3x62

I'm really impressed with the Helix. The design and fit works for me.

Regardless, why stop at three?

22 lr
30-06
223

I don't think I have played lately. Time changes things. Age and health are directly related to time. What I have left to do with a rifle can be done with a good:

.22 LR

.223

.308

My bolt .223 is new. If it doesn't pan out, I have a .243 that is a twin to the .308 that will do nicely. Colony pests are thin in our country. Dad managed to almost 90 with only the .22 and a .30-30.

Jack

.22 RF, .257 Roberts & .35 Whelen.

243

264 WM

25-06

OK, I decided to play (FWIW)

CZ 455 American combo (.22 LR & .17 HMR)
Custom .257 AI (Krieger bbl, Mex Mauser action & Rimrock stock)
Pre-64 Model 70 Fwt. .30-06

Already have the latter two and will probably move ahead to acquire the first one after I get a couple of builds that are in the works squared away...

This would be my dream 3 gun battery.

.22 Newton
.256 Newton
.35 Newton
That about covers it, in grand style.

.17hmr
257WBY
338WM

These three covered all of my needs for years before turning into a rifle looney.

All my big game hunting could be handled nicely by two rifles.

#1 for many years has been a Remington Model 7KS Custom Shop in .350 Remington Magnum. firearms44 found this one for me on GunBroker with a BuyNow of $800.00. It is a joy to hunt with..weighs exactly 7# ready to hunt. I wish it was blackened stainless but from what I have read only two stainless .350s were ever made.

It currently has a 1.75-6 Leupold on board but that will be getting changed to a 2.5-8 with a B&C reticle I recently found.

With bullets from 150 to 250 grains it can be tailored to handle anything from coyote to brown bear. My standard load is the 220 grain Speer HotCore FP at 2600 fps.




#2 rifle is a Remington 700 CDL stainless/fluted in .257 Weatherby. It is equipped with a 6-18 Shepherd scope and is just used when the shots are probably going to be long... Gun is .5 MOA accurate. Can be used for everything from long range varmints to elk. One day the wood stock will be changed out to a synthetic...



Steel at 3-600 yards...




Last rifle would be for smaller game. Would be a .223 and would be torn between a bolt gun and a AR... For hunting I usually prefer a bolt so would probably opt for the Tikka that I traded Mackay Sagebrush for. Stainless with a 1-8 twist and synthetic stock... Doesn't shoot light flatbased bullets at all but starting with 52 grain BTs up to 75s it is a tack driver... It also has a 6-18 Shepherd on board...





Those three would do it for me as far as hunting anything I'll ever hunt goes...

Bob