|
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 11,952
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 11,952 |
From some of the 700s I own already .........
- 223 1:8" BRUX sporter in a Bansner - 257Roberts faux TI King bbl - 30-06 BDL sporter in a B&C
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 21,317
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 21,317 |
22rf, 223, something 6.5mm or larger.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 3,509
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 3,509 |
I assume you mean centerfire rifles. I must always have a fine 22lr.
I would use the same action and trigger in all.
For BG hunting I want something that moves a 130-150 grain bullet at around 3000. For me that means a 27 or 28 something (270 or 280 or 280 Ackley maybe 7 RM). 6.5’s are a little small and the 30’s are on the large size. All up 7# or less, 22” barrel. For BG in the lower 48 that is it.
For varmints I prefer a 6mm that goes fast so something like 6 Creedmore up to 6-284. Heavier and long, maybe 8 1/4# 25” barrel.
Last edited by RinB; 02/22/18.
“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away”. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Posted by Brad.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 19,179
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 19,179 |
So how looney is this: restricts himself to three rifles, of which 1. the primary is a short magnum 2. the backup is a 243 3. the just because is a 223 4. #4 comes and goes but always leaves for another #4 Dogger - I can't play because... 1. Short mags don't trip my switch. 2. It hurts my head trying to choose !! Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap
Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 518
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 518 |
Hmmm
I would say:
.358 winchester
.260 remington
And a .22 hornet to round things out.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 30,282
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 30,282 |
22lr (no brainer) 7mm-08 (or 6.5 Creedmoor) 30-06 (or 308 Win)
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 2,601
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 2,601 |
22lr (no brainer) 7mm-08 (or 6.5 Creedmoor) 30-06 (or 308 Win) Pretty close. 22lr 260 rem 300WM
Nut
Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
Thomas Jefferson
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 495
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 495 |
I'll try and play......
But I like em' tall and thin not Short Fat and rebated!
1. 7mm RSAUM
2. 6mm AI
3. 223
4. 25-280AI
Of course what we all really want is a Ultra Short, Ultra light weight, Ultra long range 6.5CM with a 9oz. 5-30x50mm & 34mm main tube scope mounted in NF rings;)
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 17,927
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 17,927 |
Pretty much the same here.
223 243 270
Go ahead and laugh at the 270. It's here, it's queer and I have to get used to it. I can get the appeal of having a schits and giggles #4. 6.5 CM CTR for me. If I were shopping.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 2,601
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 2,601 |
Pretty much the same here.
223 243 270
Go ahead and laugh at the 270. It's here, it's queer and I have to get used to it. I can get the appeal of having a schits and giggles #4. 6.5 CM CTR for me. If I were shopping.
I'd go with your three as easily as the three I listed. 270 and 243 were my first two centerfires. My gun cabinet had a 22lr, 243, 270, a 12 ga and nothing else for a very long time...thousands of dollars ago.
Nut
Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
Thomas Jefferson
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 1,513
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 1,513 |
if I'm starting over 22, 223, 30-30. Or maybe 22 Mag, (one of 243/6.5x55/6.5 Creedmoor), and 357.
The fourth could be any of the above or 45-70,, 30-06, 222, Hornet or 17HMR. Most of the 4th would be new to me calbers, except the 30-06, and right now I got an eye on an old 03A3 sporter that if I bought i'd be stuck with, so 4 might be 5.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 22,736
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 22,736 |
Long winter no doubt - 22lr or 17HMR, .270 WCF and 300WSM.
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 15,751 Likes: 1
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 15,751 Likes: 1 |
Doesn't matter in my case, all academic since I live in Ohio and can't use them
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 151,717 Likes: 14
Campfire Savant
|
Campfire Savant
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 151,717 Likes: 14 |
I need a third safe too. I have three and four of some calibers!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,092
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,092 |
For the Lower 48 center-fire rifles, I think I would do: 1. 325 WSM / 338 Win 2. 7 WSM / 7mm Rem 3. 223 / 22-250 Actually, I would want the 6 above. The 4th category would be a 6.5 Creedmoor. Many choices out there that serve the same function with the same results. ------------------------------------------------ So how looney is this: restricts himself to three rifles, of which 1. the primary is a short magnum 2. the backup is a 243 3. the just because is a 223 4. #4 comes and goes but always leaves for another #4
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 19,179
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 19,179 |
6.5 CM CTR for me. If I were shopping.
16, Man you NEED a Creed. How long R U going to put it off ? Just think - 47 or so grs powder —> —> 2950 fps - Short Action - Light Wt. UR missing out on all the rage and hoopla!! Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap
Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 17,820
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 17,820 |
My three are .257 Roberts, .30-06 and .35 Whelen.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 4,376
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 4,376 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 17,927
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 17,927 |
6.5 CM CTR for me. If I were shopping.
16, Man you NEED a Creed. How long R U going to put it off ? Just think - 47 or so grs powder —> —> 2950 fps - Short Action - Light Wt. UR missing out on all the rage and hoopla!! Jerry Ya can't unring a bell.... CTR 6.5CM in the old T3 stock with my modified Talkeys and a SWFA. Bingo..
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,027
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,027 |
7mm-08 223 Rem 22LR
That’ll do the job Bingo
Hell...Reloading/Shooting are still my favorite things to do,besides play in the box the kids came in.................
|
|
|
|
596 members (22250rem, 007FJ, 10gaugemag, 1lessdog, 219DW, 1234, 54 invisible),
2,498
guests, and
1,325
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,192,200
Posts18,485,185
Members73,966
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|