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Lotsa threads about "best" rifle for long range, light, mountain, price, yadda yadda....But what would you buy just for the hell of it? Sure, you might hunt with it, but not necessarily a "purpose" driven choice or some fang dangled cartridge that's cool for the moment.


For me, I think it might be one of the circa 1980'ish pimped out Weatherby's in 257 or a jacked up Mauser actioned 7x57 with open sights. Kinda Robert Ruark Africa style.

No real reason, just kinda cool to have sorta thing.

Maybe a 45-70 levergun. A Rossi R92 .357. A lightweight.223 bolt action.

50 BMG

+1

Or 44 desert eagle

Or an ak

Springfield M1A1. Lotsa fun. Shot mine today. Blasting rotten pumpkins and such.😎

AR15. I’ve had a few but never could warm up to them. Especially when I tried to go higher end. I need to try a $400 one. That I might actually like

Kimber montana in .223 and...
Remington 673, any caliber would work, but I went with .308 can't beat the tiger laminated stock and full vent rib barrel!

Today?

1920 Savage in .300

Just because.

Might be something else by the end of the week.

Loony!!

I have enough rifles, but the one I picked up recently just because is a MINT Yonkers Kimber K22 Classic in 22LR. I put a VX-III 4.5-14X40 A/O on top, and it averages under a minute out to 100 yards with SK Std Plus.

Sa-weet little rifle!

Marlin guide gun in 45/70 or .444 with the john wayne loop.

Probably a 12 gauge or a 45/70 and I'd shorten the barrel and stock as much as legally possible and carry it when hiking in the wilderness mountains in Montana where more and more Grizzly are showing there face.


Trystan

Winchester model 95, 405 winchester

6.5 Creedmoor

Savage 99 in 6.5 creed and Kimber 84L in french walnut and 6.5X57.

My Jim Wisner built lightened Swede in 7x57. No doubt....

This one if I had the spare coin.



J. Harkom & Son 275 Rigby

Superb, from a maker few have even heard of. An old friend, dead for several years now, had one of THE finest collections of single shot rifles anywhere and doubles, as well.

Some 40 years ago, he sold a minty, H&H Royal .375 Flanged, to some Aussie tourist in my hometown, the case was lost, but, rifle pristine, for $2600.00 CDN......I just missed this and still dream of it!

I dunno about this as I am becoming more aggressive at selling my guns, still 40+ and won't buy another, but, if a really choice German or Ferlacher, "Bockbusflinten" were to turn up, 7x65r-16.70mm, with claws and rings for two US 1" scopes, engraved, super wood and good irons, welllllllll..........have a nice one, 7x57r-16, a Browning 7500 .309x12 and a Merkel 9.3-74rx12, but, somehow the 65r just calls to me.

The only other would be a full house 9.3x62 on a roundbolt 21 action, best of everything, by my friend Ralf Martini, and I am tempted, but, want the bux so we can travel more than another rifle. Must be gettin' old!

I think I'd pick a Winchester M92, caliber wouldn't matter too much, 38-40 or 44-40. Also, at one time I had a collection of the Argentine Mauser carbines, 1891's and 1909's. Though the 1909 DWM made Mauser was probably one of the best ever made, there was just something about those little 1891 Calvary Carbines that I loved. Wish I hadn't sold the one I had.

Brno Mdl 21/22 sans scope, or maybe a Winchester M54.

Always wanted either a Win 71 or 64 in the lever realm. Hell even a nice older 94 would be a neat change in paces from bolts and pumps.

I still really want a Ruger 96 in .44 Mag.




Travis