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1) 22lr
2) 223rem
3) 308win
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1. 223 with an 8 twist, could download to 22mag levels. 75gr amax for long range targets, and 40gr NBT for varmints, 60gr partitions for deer in the woods. 2. 270 Win. Open country hunting and mountain hunting. Pronghorn through elk. seems to work even when the bullets bounce off!  3. 9.3x62 , timber elk, bear, moose. African game 5 rounds in the mag. modest recoil and rifle weight.
Originally Posted by Judman
PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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If I literally had to go the rest of the way with only 3 rifles and considering food/survival/ease of getting ammo and overall cost to shoot. They would be:
Ruger SS 10/22 for small game. ease of use cost to shoot and simple to work on.
My slicked up Rem. 700 SS BDL/synthetic stock 30-06. The shear flexibility of this most boring cartridge cannot be denied. 125 grain through 220 grain bullets allows the user to do lots of things.
Last would be my Model 70 SS/synthetic classic 375HH. Just allows you to hunt any animal on the planet with not too much punishment and very effective and proven results for a 100 years.
BUT, I would like one accommodation to this list....My 28 inch Rem. 870 12 gauge for everything else you might need to do. YMMV
If you find yourself in a hole....quit digging
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My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
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250AI, 308 win 1:12 and 3006 1:10 well last year 
“There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets credit.” R. Reagan
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I'm actually doing this right now. I've sold most of my guns besides the ones I've gotten from my grandpa but those don't get shot. I'm down to a 17-204 for fur, 7mm mashburn for antelope on up, and my 12 gauge for birds. I am adding another mashburn I guess but it will be the wife's so she quits trying to steal mine.
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Not sure how a 6 year old thread comes back to life. 3 guns is a tall order, I haven't been able to wind my 30-06's down to three. I don't really see me buying more but who knows, I like my
Winchester mod 70 Classic Stainless 243
Winchester mod 70 Classic Stainless 30-06
Sako 375 H&H in a McMillan stock.
But I couldn't get rid of my
Marlin 1895 45-70 custom
I could probably live with these. But what's the point?
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GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS
ESPECIALLY THE SNIPERS!
"Suppose you were an idiot And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself."
-Mark Twain
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223
300 Savage
358 Winchester
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Dying gets closer every day
Lloyd McCarter and the Honky Tonk Revival
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Big game only or rimfire and varmint guns or?????
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Only way I am getting down to 3 guns is a SHTF scenario, so it has to be a suppressed 10/22, an M4, and a FN/FAL.
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I constantly cull center fire rifles in search of the perfect 2 rifles. For my location and hunting interests all I need are 2. This year I will land with a 6.5x47 and a 280ai. This gives me a mild and heavy option for deer/hoofed critters. I always lose money selling my synthetic cf rifles. The plan is to stop culling them once I find the perfect pair. I love 22lr's and own several. If I was forced to choose one 3rd rifle I would probably go with a 17hmr.
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If I went back through all the 3 or 4 rifle battery threads I have posted on, I doubt any of the rifles would be the same.
My choices "now" would be:
1. 22LR
2. 35 Remington
3 30/06
Harry
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Recently I've been considering simplifying to my .270, a backup, lighter .270, and .22lr. Proceeds from all the others going to paying for a lifetime of components and powder.
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I could get by alright with a .22LR, .223 and .30-06 but I sure don't want to.
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Recently I've been considering simplifying to my .270, a backup, lighter .270, and .22lr. Proceeds from all the others going to paying for a lifetime of components and powder.
I have those two and a couple more. Just the 2 270's would do it all...
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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I have a light 270 stamped "260 Rem" and a heavy 270 stamped "7mm Rem Mag". Then a third 270 that's actually stamped 270 Win.
And I can't bring myself to get rid of any of them...
I guess this means I'm done???
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I have a light 270 stamped "260 Rem" and a heavy 270 stamped "7mm Rem Mag". Then a third 270 that's actually stamped 270 Win.
And I can't bring myself to get rid of any of them...
I guess this means I'm done???
Just means you're number-confused.
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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None of my rifles use batteries. I have more than three though.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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For BG continent wide,a light 270 with 22" barrel (nothing longer),about 7 pounds. Serves double duty in brush and open nicely. Everywhere from Maine to Alberta and the Rockies.
A 7mm magnum of some stripe weighing 7.5-8 pounds,24" barrel ( nothing longer)...longer distances, maybe. Bigger animals. Overlap with the 270 to a certain degree. The advantages come in with higher velocity, heavier bullets, flatter trajectory etc etc. Where I used to use a 300 magnum but don't anymore.
In that genre I don't mind overlap.
375 H&H.23-25" barrel. Weight of 8-8.5 pounds.
Don't care about covering target and varmints...that's incidental practice shooting only.Use all kinds of stuff. Only BG hunting counts.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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