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Wouldn't your last one actually be a .30-03?

.22 K Hornet
6.5-06
338-06

222 Model 700
300 H&H Model 70 classic if that is too popular, a 338-06
9.3x64 Brenneke VZ24

8 x 68S

400 H&H

450 Rigby

220 swift
6.5-06
9.3x62

easy peasy, these three oddballs will do it all and do it well

222 rem mag
6.5-06 AI
300 Mashburn

Here's my battery, from guns I've seen in stores locally but didn't buy:

219 Zipper Improved on a Krag action with a Winchester Model 70 22 Hornet barrel fitted up.


6.5x56 Mannlicher/Schoneauer on a Martini action with a half-round, half octagon barrel with a full length stock and express sights.

450/400 3" Nitro Express on a Farquharson falling block action, but with a California-style Monte-Carlo stock with white line spacers and a Pachmayr ventilated pad.

Rifle looneys have walked the earth for centuries, the rifles they have left behind are fascinating and frustrating at the same time. Had I had the money, I would have bought all three. Sometimes I'm glad I didn't have the money

Eureka!!! I know what to do with my Mauser .375. Thank you, Bob!

LH SS Remington 700 in 6x47 Lapua
LH mausingfield in 6.5 SAUM
LH SS Mauser magnum in 338 edge

1. 222 Remington
2. 7x64
3. 9.3x62

.22LR (I can't believe so few if any picked it.)
.223
.30-06

.17 Remington

.300 H&H

.450 Ackley Improved

I have a 12 ga, rifle, Mossberg, bolt action, slug gun fully rifled. Once I tried to pattern buckshot and , literally, it was a 12 FOOT pattern at 30 yards! Rifled barrels SLING bird shot or buck shot!

.220 Swift-have

.280AI-have

.30 Nosler necked to .338, wish they would make it and I were young enough to have my Dakota 76 redone to this round.

Note: If wildcats such as the above are not acceptable here, then my beloved 9.3x62s, loaded with 286 NPts over RE-17.

250-3000 M99

7-08 Sav M11

7.92 x 57 G 33/40

6mmBR, Savage target single shot

6.5x284, Savage 110 stainless

416 Taylor, Savage 110

One would have to be a looney to choose cartridges based on "no common chamberings" criteria.

Using firearms in the safe, though, I can come close:

.22 Short,
Remington Model 24 (mfg 1931) and High Standard Model C (mfg 1940), both bought NIB by my paternal grandfather.

6.5-06AI,
Interarms Mark X action, Boyd stock, Timney trigger, action trued with Krieger 24" fluted stainless barrel with "Coyote Hunter" engraved on right side.

.45-70,
Marlin 1895, standard length barrel, no ports. 460g Cast Performance WFNGC @ 1812fps, 3355fpe at the muzzle for DG, 300-350g for non-DG





Being more pragmatic and again using firearms in the safe, I'd choose these:

.22LR,
Browning SA-22, Browning Buckmark

7mm Remington Magnum,
Ruger M77/RS (factory iron sights) and 3-9x scope

.338WM,
Ruger MKII/RS (factory iron sights) and 3-9x scope, semi-custom assembled from stainless action, stainless barrel shortened to 22" and fluted by previous owner, Ruger skeleton boat paddle stock

.22 Cheetah

.275 Rigby

.375 RUM

.22LR

.220 Swift, 1-8 twist

6.5-06, 1-8 twist

Much too common stuff listed here to be a real Looney;

22 Long, Winchester 1873...



44-40, Colt Lightning SRC...



40-72, Winchester 1895...