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Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910288 03/17/21 Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 385 MS D david442 Campfire Member david442 Campfire Member D Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 385 MS Currently, .308 (Montana) and 7mmRM (tikka superlite).

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910295 03/17/21 Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,747 Kane WY W WYcoyote Campfire Tracker WYcoyote Campfire Tracker W Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,747 Kane WY My choice from the chamberings that I have: 260 Rem (Tikka) 300 WM (Savage w/custom barrel)

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910324 03/17/21 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,368 Idaho D drover Campfire Tracker drover Campfire Tracker D Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,368 Idaho Number one needs to be a 223 which will check a lot of squares. Number two can be anything from 243 up depending on your personal looneyism. drover 223 Rem, my favorite cartridge - you can't argue with truckloads of dead PD's and gophers. 24hourcampfire.com - The site where there is a problem for every solution.

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910343 03/17/21 Joined: Nov 2019 Posts: 3,604 PNW G Gooch_McGrundle Campfire Tracker Gooch_McGrundle Campfire Tracker G Joined: Nov 2019 Posts: 3,604 PNW I’d be ok with: An M700 in 243 with an 8 twist barrel and a 4-12x or 4-16x scope. Probably shoot mostly target bullets. An M700 in 7mm RM with standard 9 1/2 twist and a 3-10x scope. I’d shoot 160gr Partitions or Accubonds, whatever shot best. Maybe 140gr TTSX.

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910350 03/17/21 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by ridgerunner_ky Two cartridges for nearly everything, hunting rifles, no bench rear rifles etc. Whats a bench rear rifle? "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910371 03/17/21 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,951 Longbranch, Washington JBabcock Campfire Regular JBabcock Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,951 Longbranch, Washington 5.56 in an AR-15 and a 30-06. With today’s bullets, there’s not much you can’t do comfortably with a 30-06. The state of affairs in our nation makes an AR-15 an absolute in my mind.

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910472 03/17/21 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 964 J Joezone Campfire Regular Joezone Campfire Regular J Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 964 Originally Posted by ridgerunner_ky Originally Posted by Joezone I'd go 6.5x47, that way you don't get points deducted for using the 6.5CM:) And for number 2, I'd go 300WM. But it would really be nice to add a 223, a 280AI, a 308, an 06 ..... I’m embarrassed to admit I even own a 6.5CM. I would be afraid to show up somewhere with one, be afraid I wouldn’t get invited back. Maybe I just wouldn’t mention what cartridge I was shooting. I've got more than one! Oh the shame!:) ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: 2 Rifles Joezone #15910496 03/17/21 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 740 R ridgerunner_ky OP Campfire Regular OP ridgerunner_ky Campfire Regular R Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 740 Originally Posted by Joezone Originally Posted by ridgerunner_ky Originally Posted by Joezone I'd go 6.5x47, that way you don't get points deducted for using the 6.5CM:) And for number 2, I'd go 300WM. But it would really be nice to add a 223, a 280AI, a 308, an 06 ..... I’m embarrassed to admit I even own a 6.5CM. I would be afraid to show up somewhere with one, be afraid I wouldn’t get invited back. Maybe I just wouldn’t mention what cartridge I was shooting. I've got more than one! Oh the shame!:) I’ve only owned it for 5 days and I feel like I’ve betrayed my people or something. Hoping I don’t get exiled.

Re: 2 Rifles jackmountain #15910529 03/17/21 Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 427 Northern Virginia T TeeBone Campfire Member TeeBone Campfire Member T Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 427 Northern Virginia Originally Posted by jackmountain Originally Posted by TeeBone 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? I suppose if you can get by with an all around hat, an all around hunting jacket, and all around hunting shoes, then an all around hunting rifle would be adequate too.

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910555 03/17/21 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 201 Weatherford, TX S Smilner01 Campfire Member Smilner01 Campfire Member S Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 201 Weatherford, TX 17 hornet and 257WBY 😎

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910598 03/17/21 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,923 Black Hills of Dakota CRS Campfire Tracker CRS Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,923 Black Hills of Dakota Easy choice for me. 270 Win and 338-06 Arcus Venator

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910611 03/17/21 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,498 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,498 Wind River Wyoming Can't do 2. Could do 3. 22 LR, 270 Win and 375H&H (or 9.3X62)

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910627 03/17/21 Joined: May 2017 Posts: 4,907 Sweet Home W WAM Campfire Tracker WAM Campfire Tracker W Joined: May 2017 Posts: 4,907 Sweet Home .257 Roberts and a .300 Weatherby Magnum. Nothing on the planet one of these won’t kill with the appropriate bullet. Happy Trails Life Member NRA, RMEF, American Legion, MAGA. Not necessarily in that order.

Re: 2 Rifles ingwe #15910665 03/17/21 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 740 R ridgerunner_ky OP Campfire Regular OP ridgerunner_ky Campfire Regular R Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 740 Originally Posted by ingwe Originally Posted by ridgerunner_ky Two cartridges for nearly everything, hunting rifles, no bench rear rifles etc. Whats a bench rear rifle? I dunno 🤷‍♂️

Re: 2 Rifles JBabcock #15910671 03/17/21 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 740 R ridgerunner_ky OP Campfire Regular OP ridgerunner_ky Campfire Regular R Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 740 Originally Posted by JBabcock 5.56 in an AR-15 and a 30-06. With today’s bullets, there’s not much you can’t do comfortably with a 30-06. The state of affairs in our nation makes an AR-15 an absolute in my mind. I agree but the AR doesn’t count toward your two.

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910750 03/17/21 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,061 Central PA and AZ T Takman Campfire Regular Takman Campfire Regular T Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,061 Central PA and AZ 7mm-08 and 300 WM. Just because I am wandering around doesn't mean I am lost.

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910787 03/18/21 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,756 SW Virginia V VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter V Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,756 SW Virginia Since i never varmint/predator hunt i have no need for a .223 Rem class cartridge so my two cartridges would be: .308 Win in a Kimber Montana .300 Win in a Tikka T3x Superlite ( Sportsmans warehouse model)......Hb

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910788 03/18/21 Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,943 G GF1 Campfire Tracker GF1 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,943 Two good bolt rifles in 30/06. FN M98 Mauser, Winchester Model 70. Last edited by GF1; 03/18/21.

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15910905 03/18/21 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,459 Eastern Shore, Va L longshot3 Campfire Tracker longshot3 Campfire Tracker L Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,459 Eastern Shore, Va 6.5 CM and the 338 WM. Simple!

Re: 2 Rifles ridgerunner_ky #15911055 03/18/21 Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,855 USA MK257 Campfire Regular MK257 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,855 USA .300 winchester & .300 winchester...has never left me wanting more and ammo for one would feed the other... same could be said for 1000 other cartridges, just saying- if a 2 rifle limit is on the table, I’ll keep loading and components simple as well. MK