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My three:
Marlin Model 39A .22 LR. This is the funnest, most accurate .22 sporter that I own. The fact that it was a gift from a close friend endears it even the more. I have a Leupold M8 4x on top.
Remington Model 870 20 gauge. I love hunting uplands the very best and find the 20 is plenty for them and easier on the random cottontail rabbit than a 12 gauge.
Winchester Model 70 Classic Stainless .30-06 Springfield. I bought this rifle at 18 years old. It was the first I ever saw with a stainless steel finish and a walnut stock. I have killed many elk and deer, along with many other critters. I could happily hunt big game with this rifle forever more. I have a Leupold VX3i 3.5-10x40 on top.
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My three would be.
Winchester pre- war model 70 in 300 H&H.
A.H. Fox Sterlingworth 12ga.
Winchester 52 "C"" Sporter
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All my guns were lost during Hurricane Idalia. Picked up an old beat up Remington 513S a few weeks ago. Got my eye on a Win Model 12 in 12 Ga and a Win 94 in .30-30. Dunno what else I'd need here in the Swamps. Are you serious?! All BP, 30 sneezer… everything? How?
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My 3-gun solution when I was a youngster was a low-budget 98 Mauser conversion to .270 Win, a Remington 1100 in 12ga that I couldn't hit anything with, and a Winchester 9422 that I could hit anything with.
Today it's a Tikka T3X stainless in 7mm-08, a Charles Daly (Miroku) over-under in 20ga that fits me so perfectly it's practically instinctive and an accurized Ruger 10/22 with a bull barrel that can shoot 1/2 inch groups at 50 yards.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing -- Edmund Burke
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By preference : Winchester model 71 - Just because it's awesome
Winchester Model 63 - Same reason .
Watts 12 ga side by side or my Syracuse Lefever - The Watts is English , Light , built for 2.5" shells with a straight grip.
The Lefever is the model that has adjustments at all of the wear points and you cant wear one out. It's also a 12 gauge
with short chambers.
I also have so many family guns that if I could only actually have three to hunt with my dads BLR 81 steel .358 would have to be one of them. In that case I'd have to ditch the .22.
Fortunately I'll never only have three.
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Grumpy old man with a gun.....Do not touch .
Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
Don't bother my monument and I'll leave yours alone.
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My 3 would be as follows: Ruger 77 tang safety 30-06, Browning Citori 16 ga, Savage Anshutz 54 sporter .22
Benefactor Life Member NRA, Arizona Hunter Education Instructor
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I am there already, it is no longer theoretical for me.
No shotgun since I no longer bird hunt and no big game rifle since I no longer hunt big game. I made my rifle choices based on what I do most which is shoot ground squirrels, PD's, jack rabbits, and the revolver is for concealed carry.
Tikka T1x - 22 LR
Cooper 21 Classic in 223 Rem
S&W snubbie in 38 Spl
drover
223 Rem, my favorite cartridge - you can't argue with truckloads of dead PD's and gophers.
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My 3-gun solution when I was a youngster was a low-budget 98 Mauser conversion to .270 Win, a Remington 1100 in 12ga that I couldn't hit anything with, and a Winchester 9422 that I could hit anything with.
Today it's a Tikka T3X stainless in 7mm-08, a Charles Daly (Miroku) over-under in 20ga that fits me so perfectly it's practically instinctive and an accurized Ruger 10/22 with a bull barrel that can shoot 1/2 inch groups at 50 yards. That's about as good as it gets in a 3 gun battery.
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All my guns were lost during Hurricane Idalia. Picked up an old beat up Remington 513S a few weeks ago. Got my eye on a Win Model 12 in 12 Ga and a Win 94 in .30-30. Dunno what else I'd need here in the Swamps. Are you serious?! All BP, 30 sneezer… everything? How? His boat over turned when he was rowing out to save the six Nuns and the four puppies.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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I'd hate to have only three, but if I had to, I'd choose from my favourites the following:
AyA #53 12 ga. 28" 2-3/4" IC/Mod with straight grip, double triggers, and all the stye and grace one could hope for. Wonderful in the uplands, OK on clays, and even though it's not ideal for waterfowl, I'd use bismuth shot for that.
Brno ZKK 600 .30-06 customized by gunsmith / artist Chris Griesbach. Mounted with Kahles 2-7x36 scope. About as versatile and reliable a rifle as one could hope for.
Anschutz 1415 .22 WMR with Zeiss 4x Covers all the small game and varmints I'd care to pursue.
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my 3 gun 22 K-Hornet ss Ruger 77 , Winchester x2 semi - auto 12 gauge , Ruger #1 s.s. 257 Weatherby mag. custom. i use these 3 and the 22 K-Hornet kills the most critters every year.
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1954 M70 300H&H
1963 A5 20ga. 26" imp.
Savage Anschutz Model 54 sporter 22LR
In reality, 3 would be pure torture.
Zombie pockolypse I'm grabbing an AR15, a 12 ga., and another AR15.
"Aim right, squeeze light"
" Might as well hit what you're aiming at, it kicks the same whether you miss or not"
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Remington 870 & 760 & 121
All pumps with safety in the same place.
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Go-to Old School 3 gun battery 1958 Brno model 5 22 LR 1958 Brno ZKW465 22 Hornet 1956 Brno model 21 7x64 Brenneke Covers my wants.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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Marlin 336A in 30-30
50 caliber flintlock ( "modern" old school. Cabin Creek "Yorktown" rifle by Brad Emig)
1962 Bear Polar recurve, 41#, 66" AMO
...if you take issue with my recurve bow, then I would replace it with my JC Higgins commercial M98 in 30-06.
These three items will take care of all my hunting needs at this stage of my life-which is deer hunting in Maine.
"Behavior accepted is behavior repeated."
"Strive to be underestimated."
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Remington 700 Varmint. 6mm REM
Remington 1100 with modified barrel and a trap barrel
Remington 552 BDL 22 LR
These were all my Dad had until I was well out of high school, until the late 80’s I believe
KC
You can easily vote your way in to Socialism; but you'll have to shoot your way out.
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Ruger M77 RSI tang safety 308,Marlin 80-DL .22, Remington 1100 LW 20 ga. I just keep going back to those 3.
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Go-to Old School 3 gun battery 1958 Brno model 5 22 LR 1958 Brno ZKW465 22 Hornet 1956 Brno model 21 7x64 Brenneke Covers my wants. This is a good choice.
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My 99 300 savage that was my grandfather's.
My 12 GA Ithaca 37 with rifled and smooth barrels that was.my fathers
My Winchester 69a that was also my grandfathers.
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Remington 760 in .300 Savage with a weaver k6
Remington model.... 514 maybe? .22. it's an old bolt action. Open sights.
Jc Higgins 16ga bolt
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Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.
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