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.223 and 30-06. Both in Kimber Montana flavor. Go forth and slay. A 223 and a 30-06 would be tough to beat That would work just fine but with the 223 it would be so boring I would have to add one more for a little excitement somewhere. 257 Roy or something speedy to spice it up at least a little bit.
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Not a big fan of "all around" rifles that are marginally good for a lot of things, but not particularly good at anything.
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Not a big fan of "all around" rifles that are marginally good for a lot of things, but not particularly good at anything. There why I said two. With a 270, 300 Mag 270, 338WM 6.5, 300 7-08, 300 etc what could you not kill between antelope, deer, bighorn, Mtn. Goats, caribou, Kudu to Moose and not do a good job of killing it? You can have specialized rifles for Cape Buffalo, Brown Bears, etc.
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Being as I’m mainly a BG hunter my two would be a 270 Winchester and a 338 Win.
I can’t imagine living without my ARs so I’ll just put those in the “22 and 12 gauge” bracket.
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.270 Win and a .338 Win mag.
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.270 Win and a .338 Win mag. Copycat 
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.270 Win and a .338 Win mag. Copycat Great minds. 
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.270 Win and a .338 Win mag. Copycat Great minds. I’ll take that too!
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Hmm - a little twisted but rooted.
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Oops - OP said 2 - deleted 222
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.223 & .30-06. If I could have a 3rd, 7-08.
If I was limited to one, .30-06, 165gr, Not sure I really “need” more than that.
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Not a big fan of "all around" rifles that are marginally good for a lot of things, but not particularly good at anything. How about “all around” rifles that are perfectly adequate for most things?
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I have 2 Montana’s....a 223 and a 308. Same scopes, same mounts..... I mostly hunt deer and hogs in the fall/winter/spring and shoot ground squirrels in the summer. Truth be told, I use the 223 for most of it.....I just hang onto the 308 for out of state deer hunting where the ranges may be more than 300 yards . Inside 300 I have have FULL confidence in the 223 and have proved it to myself many times over.
I have others but these are the last 2 that will ever leave and really the only 2 I use any more.
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Two is definitely cutting it too thin for me.
But, within your guidelines.
223 / 5.56x45
338 Winchester Yep, got both
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I have all those combos except the 6.5 PRC, but have a 6.5-06, 264’s, 26 Nosler
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Im boring.
Rem 700 adl .243 in an HS stock w Leupold 3-9x.
.3006 Steyr prohunter w Leupold 3.5-10x
I do have a .223 and a .35 rem but if I was forced to run only two....the top ones.
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.223 and 30-06. Both in Kimber Montana flavor. Go forth and slay. This, for the easy button. Or, 6mmRem and 9.3x62 for the less easy button.
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6.5x55 and 35 Whelen if I could only have two.
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