How’d OP do in his quest to go to one rifle??
Wound up keeping 3 of mine and 2 for my boys.
I'm still not sure why I bother with that many, but here is how I told myself it would work....
1. The "one" rifle I was going to keep is still about the only one I'll probably actually use for hunting anything bigger than a rabbit.
VZ-24 8x57 4x Weaver
2. Kept a capable "backup" rifle, just in case.
Semi tricked out ER Shaw Mk.VII, .300 Win Mag, 3-9x40 Burris FF-II,
3. Kept one "just in case" a.)My daughter ever takes an interest in huntong or b.)I ever get injured and wind up with problems with recoil(happened to my Dad after he got struck by lightning the 2nd time).
Winchester M70FW .257 Roberts Weaver 4x
4. Kept a matched pair of M98s I'm building for my boys.
Gew.98 & 98/22, 270 Winchester, 3-9x40 Redfield Revolution, McMillan.
5. Putting together a 6.5 with a spare Gew.98 action I had packed away and some parts I had around(mostly) already...not sure if I'll do a 6,5x55, 6.5x65 or a 6.5 Gibbs yet(still need to get a reamer) or if I'll even keep it after it's finished, just like tinkering with these.
And that is where I'm at after purging the stuff that never got used.
