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I still deer hunt, elk hunt, and shoot the occasional varmint. Bear , maybe. Maybe I’ll take Uncle Alps advice and take the pairs of 7x57 and 7mm Weatherby to the range and dump the two that shoots the least and start there.
I have no ulterior motive to finance anything or downsize our home. Just thinking about too many rifles that I never use.
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My wants would likely be different than your needs, but you said what would I keep:
.300 Weatherby Mk V .257 Roberts R77 .30-06 V .35 Whelen M700
I’m not sure what Model a “V” is. But I’d have to have a 30-06.
The 7x57 could replace one of those...
My exact keeper-list also!
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OK, here goes: .300 Savage 99 ??? .250-3000 Savage 99 keep as wife’s by the front door rifle .358 Win 99F sell to a friend who has wanted it for years .300 Weatherby Mk V keep until I quit elk hunting 7mm Weatherby Mk V. Sell one of them. .257 Roberts R77. Keep it .308 Win M700. Give to my son .30-06 Mark V. Keep. Wife gave it to me our 30th anniversary 6.5-300 Weatherby Vanguard. Try it out hunting deer. .35 Whelen M700. Give to my son. 7x57 M70 FWT. Sell, doesn’t shoot well anyway. 7x57 Savage 111 keep for deer rifle, shoots well
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.30-06 Mark V. Keep. Wife gave it to me our 30th anniversary
You're showing good survival instincts.
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7X57 M70 35 Whelen
That pretty much covers it IMO
Good bullets properly placed always work, but not everyone knows what good bullets are, or can reliably place them in the field
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7X57 M70 35 Whelen
That pretty much covers it IMO Edited to add I somehow missed your last post 🧐
Good bullets properly placed always work, but not everyone knows what good bullets are, or can reliably place them in the field
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Keep the rifles you can't replace with just a little shopping. That means the Savage 99 in .358 tops my list of keepers. You decide the rest.
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.257 Roberts R77 6.5-300 Weatherby Vanguard .35 Whelen M700 7x57 M70 FWT
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These four,
.300 Savage 99 .250-3000 Savage 99 .358 Win 99F .300 Weatherby Mk V and these four. 7mm Weatherby Mk V .257 Roberts R77 .308 Win M700 .30-06 Mark V and these four, 6.5-300 Weatherby Vanguard .35 Whelen M700 7x57 M70 FWT 7x57 Savage 111
Its all right to be white!! Stupidity left unattended will run rampant Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and then win by experience
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In this time of peak firearm and ammo sales I find 270 win and often 243win available in factory ammo.
Here's my minimum
AR 5.56 with an 22lr upper. This covers a lot of ground itself.
30-30 win. I like it and ammonis common
308 win or 30-06. Nothing needs said here but a person needs a popular 30cal rifle.
Optional would be an 44mag or 45-70 levergun if you were into a hobby of shooting and reloading and casting your own bullets. This is hobby status and not necessary.
If a person just didn't care for the 30cal rifles I would 100% have the 270win in that slot because it's availability in many rifles and ammo is very common.
Thats really it. 4 or 5 do a good job of taking care of everything. Wish I could whittle it down to that myself. Throw in a shotgun and an revolver and pistol and your truly outfitted.
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Shucks, you just aren't shooting enough! keep the rifles and shoot more. Winters coming start thinking about reloading more. Don't slow down speed up. good luck!
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All three 99’s and The 7mm Weatherby
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You obviously like 99s, so keep either the .250 or the .300. Beyond that, the -06 or the .35 would likely take care of anything else you might need to shoot. Those two should be sufficient.
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This would be easy...
.358 Win 99F .257 Roberts R77 30-06 V 7x57 M70 FWT
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In true tradition of campfire answers,
fast twist .223 6.5 Creedmoor .280 Rem 9.3x 62
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I've been chipping away at the herd. Pretty close to utah708's list now, only the 280 is a Sauer 7X64. No .223 and no plans for one. Just picked up a Steyr Mannlicher FS in 6.5X55, so the Tikka T3x in 6.5 Creed just might need a new home. Have the 9.3X62 in a CZ550. It will stay. Many pistols have gone, only S&W now, and a couple of 1911's. Given several to kids and relations. Retirement move soon so now time to look at the reloading stuff..
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IWAM,
am not amazed at how long this thread has gone on.
I haven't made suggestions because my choices would (as have all the "answers" so far) reflected my personal prejudices--which are often based on experiences and emotion, like the preferences of most humans about anything.
So I would suggest choosing those rifles that have provided the most to your experience and emotions. This is partly because within certain broad cartridges and "ballistics" really don't make that much difference.
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IWAM? Yep the ones that have worked for myself YMMV.
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30-06 Weatherby Mark V .257 Roberts Roger M77
and maybe the 300 Weatherby Mag.
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