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Originally Posted by George_De_Vries_3rd

I don't think things would be too different for me. I've always been what I think John Barsness calls a "churner," someone who is always trying something different in rifles, cartridges, etc, though I think I'm finally over it.

Or at least I'm in remission.


I'd start with the 243, 30/06, and the 375. The question would be, how long before I started itching to try something else.

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Stainless Rem 700 SPS with Timney trigger assembly and McMillan edge stock in .270 Win. with Conquest HD scope.

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17 HMR, 221 Fireball, 250-3000, 284, 358, a big 7 of one variety or another.

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22, 243, and 270. Very simple and effective

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22 LR, 223, 308


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Wouldn't buy any differently or change what I have ...I'm covered full spectrum from gopher to T-Rex.


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I would have bought the Sako AV lux in 30-06 that was on sale when I was a kid and wanted to buy my first rifle. Even for back then it was cheap. Rifles got really expensive around here as the rand depreciated against the dollar over the years.

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If it were me and you asked me today... It would probably be these two..

M70 338 Win Mag

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M70 7mm MSM..

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The pair of them would cover a ton of ground. I don't do much plinking and don't even own a 22LR that I can call my own..

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I think I'd do okay... I guess you could throw a shotgun in there as well as well as my SBH 5.5 44..


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I have a 240 Wby had a 257 Wby and have a 25-06 TK3 and a 30-06 Styre and they are all sweet kinda whish i still had the 257. Oh well hind sight:-)


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if i could start over i would start hunting big game out west at a younger age before my lungs and legs gave out, i should have found the money somewere.


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Originally Posted by REDMAN
if i could start over i would start hunting big game out west at a younger age before my lungs and legs gave out, i should have found the money somewere.

Yeah that's the trouble, you can't get it back. I should have sold off something and gone to Africa in the 70's but I thought I was too broke. Now I'm just broken down!


I am continually astounded at how quickly people make up their minds on little evidence or none at all.
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.22 cz
.223 colony varminter
.220 Swift
.25/06 or .270
.300 win

12 ga 870
20 ga 870

I have all of these plus others, so I wouldn't make many changes..


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All lefties

222 Rem - would probably get a Savage 223 and have it set back and rechambered
260 Remington - Tikka or maybe Sako
270 Win - Rem 700 put into a Mcmillan Edge
307 Win - Winchester M 94
308 Norma Mag - probably a Rem 700 300 Win set back and rechambered
35 Whelen - Rem 700, would consider a Ruger


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I wouldn't change a damn thing. It's been a fun ride.



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Starting over(last week), 243 and 270, perfect pair for anything here, 90's at 3150fps and 140's at 3050.

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A 22-250 and 55's would be another sweet 400 yard laser.

And of course a couple shotguns as well.



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I have to say I do not have all that many regrets. However, given hindsight, there may be a few blind alleys I could have missed.

For instance, my first deer rifle was a Remington 742. My buddy put a 742 and a 760 in front of me and asked me to pick. I picked the 742. It's been out of action since 2004 with a bad case of the chatters. Mind you, I had gobs of fun with it, but I see where I went wrong.

Back in those days, I lusted for a Remington 700 BDL. I wasn't thinking about a Win Mod 70. As it turned out a used 670 fell into my hands a bit later, and I never did get around to buying the 700. I repent any thoughts I had of a Remington bolt gun.

I would have bought my Savage 99 much sooner, back when they were not collector's items. I'd still buy a 308 WIN, but I bet if I'd gotten a 358 WIN, I'd have never gotten into 35 Whelen. Frankly, I wish I had a whole rack of them.

I would have bought a bolt-action 223 REM much sooner. I cannot say I regretted buying my Mini-14 twenty years ago, but it kept me from buying a bolt gun. It's funny. A buddy of mine from Texas asked me about my Mini-14, and I said I liked it. It was a heck of a lot more accurate than common opinion of the time would dictate. My one qualm was that I should have bought the ranch version, because mounting a scope on mine was problematic. 5 years later, he died and a near-new stainless scoped Ranch Rifle arrived at my door. It had been the last rifle he bought, and he made sure I got it.

Which reminds me: I would started buying stainless rifles a lot sooner. My Ruger Hawkeye last year convinced me of that.

I should have bought my 25-06 sooner. I love my custom Mauser.

I do not regret buying my Marlin 336 in 30-30, but I think I should have kept it as the designated yute rifle for my sons. On the other hand, I fully repent not buying a Marlin in 357 Mag sooner. I love that little thing.

I should have bought a hundred Albanian SKS when I had a chance back in 2006. They've appreciated from $70 to $400.

A M1 Carbine would be nice right about now. I could not figure why I'd need one back in the early 80's. I can't say what I'd be doing with it, but that has never stopped me.







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Originally Posted by SamOlson
Starting over(last week), 243 and 270, perfect pair for anything here, 90's at 3150fps and 140's at 3050.

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A 22-250 and 55's would be another sweet 400 yard laser.

And of course a couple shotguns as well.




Nice! scopes on each?
All up weight of each with the bipods attached?

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My father-in-law gave me a 30.cal carbine and a M1 grand a few yrs back about 4 yrs ago i traded off the grand for my TK3 with $250 boot still have the carbine shoots great. they use it every year in the Memorial day parade and the Veterans day parade each year so it getting a little use. the one's i love the most are the WBY.240 ultra lite and the TK3 everything i have ever shot with ether one has always dropped never traveling more than 30yds


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i traded off the Grand because it was falling apart, trigger housing kept falling out main spring had to be replaced came out in 7 pieces it had been real hot and a tight group was 8 in. at 100 yds


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