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As an exercise in modesty it could be done but there would be more than a few 250s and 7mms left out in the cold:

pre 64 Model 70 FW in 308

a prewar Ithaca Model 37 but in 16 gauge ( for upland more than home defence)

and an accurate BSA Supersport 5 in 22RF with a stock pile of decent rimfire ammo

Indeed, Bob. This is just an interesting/fun conversation starter.

Pre 64 Mod 70 FWT in 30-06

Winchester 9422 in 22 LR

Fox Sterlingworth SXS , 12 gauge

I have one of those in the early pin-gun version. I like that one a lot. There is a fellow here in Canada offering a Fox SW in 16ga with 26" IC/M bbls. Has been refinished but well done. A very tempting purchase.

Grandpa had a model 12 12 gauge, a 721 30-06, and a marlin 22. I own the model 12 and 721 now. I put a Bartlein 270 barrel on the 721.

All my guns were lost during Hurricane Idalia. Picked up an old beat up Remington 513S a few weeks ago. Got my eye on a Win Model 12 in 12 Ga and a Win 94 in .30-30. Dunno what else I'd need here in the Swamps.

My Dad who passed away in 1964 had a Remington Sportsman 20 ga, a Savage model 20 in 250-3000
and a Mossburg 22LR model 141(?). If I had to go with only(sob) 3guns Winchester 101 20ga and
Ruger model 77 30-06, Ruger model 77R in 22LR.

Of what I own,

M70 375 H&H
Ugartechea 12 gauge SxS
Sako P72 22 RF

#4 would be one of my 44 Magnum handguns.

OK! Here is my pick!

#1 Single shot .22 RF-----( most Important)-----This is where some learns to shoot, not just spray lead in hopes of hitting something (Very Necessary in the Hunting field!

#2 12 ga. Pump shotgun----rugged, reliable even when the temps really drop.(ammo will fire)!

Noone cares what color panties you prefer---leave the sweet little double at home and tote a real gun.

#3 .30-06/.308 Will work anywhere in the good Old US of A
Few go to Africa, so stop dreamin!

Be Practical and realistic!

Hip

I can easily answer this because I only have 3 guns. All the rest are on the bottom of a deep lake after a tragic boating accident many years ago.

Ruger 77/22 22lr
Winchester 1200 20ga
Winchester Model 70 EW in 358 Win

I have my Mauser in 35 Whelen, but for this exercise I would screw the 30/06 barrel onto it. I have a model 69A Winchester I've had for 64 years, and I have a recently purchased Ithaca 37, 12 gauge. I could do OK with this selection. Actually, I have a 30/06 barrel on the Mauser right now; I might leave it on for a while. GD

Grey,

You kinda think like me-----I have a Mauser in .358, owned a Ithica M37 in the past (lost track of it) and a Win. M69A(my squirrel rifle that have only owned for 58 yrs.

Hip

Lots of you fellas are not as old school as I'd of thought. Since my first ever three guns were Winchesters, I'm going to stay with three that I could be perfectly happy with for the way I hunt today.
1. Would be a pre-grooved receiver Winchester M61 .22 S,L,LR.
2. Is a Winchester M12 20 gauge.
3. Could be a Winchester Pre-64 '50's era M70 7x57 Carbine.
I've only got those first two and as you can imagine if I had that #3, I would drool all over it.

Dad had 3 long guns, some revolvers and some recurves. No shotgun.

His three rifles were:

- Marlin 39 (estimate 1922-1926, octogon bbl, color case), w/slim fixed scope 4x ???
- Pre-64 Winchester 94 30-30, iron sights only
- Remington 722 .257 Rob, peep sight (no scope). If Remington's history is correct, it would have been a 1948 rifle.

I'd have to give some thought what I'd go with for centerfire but from what I have:

- Dad's Marlin 39 (currently irons only)
- Ithaca 37 12G Mod 30" (corncob, no vent rib)
- Tossup here ??? (scratching head, furrowed brow, beads of sweat forming on forehead, starting to tremble ...)

A note on the 39. The early ones have a slimmer profile and the octogon barrel weighs less than bull barrels that came later, yet still very accurate. Handles and carries like a dream. I wish Marlin made them again without any silly "commemorative" googaw like recessed buttons, badges or silly gaudy letters and extra writing. Just like they were pre-1939 save the improved/strengthened bolt.

Super cool old Marlin, Gringo.

.22mag
7mm-08 / .308
20 gauge

I thought Richard Pryor was dead?

I did not own a gun until I got out of the Navy .My Uncle used to lend me a Marlin 336 in 35 Rem when I was a kid . He taught me how to shoot rifle ,shotgun and hand gun When I was about 12 years old . My dad was a WW II Vet and did not want to shoot anything again in his life. So the First three guns I bought for my self were a Post 64 mo 70 30-06 . A Ithaca lever action single shot 12 gauge and a Marlin 22 semi-auto .

My Old School 3 gun battery:
1. Remington 541T in 22LR with a Burris 3-9x32 Mini Scope
2. Beretta Mato in 30-06 Spr. with a 3-10x40 Burris Signature Select Scope
3. Caesar Guerini Summit Sporting in 12 gauge with 30" barrels

My old school three gun battery would consist of two guns that are replacements of the ones I originally had and one original. I realized the mistake I made in trading the originals and years later corrected it. None of these were fancy or high end firearms, but they were what I had and all will still do what I need to do.

1. Winchester Model 1200, 12 ga, 26" VR, with choke tubes. (original had a 28" Mod, plain barrel)
2. Browning BLR in 308. This Belgium made rifle is a replacement of an early Japanese BLR that I sold for some poor reason.
3. Mossberg Palomino, lever action 22LR. I've had this one for 54 years and my Chevy 1500 truck wouldn't haul the bricks of ammunition this rifle has fired. Looking back, I wish I had held off on my purchase and gotten the Ruger 10-22, but the Mossberg Palomino worked and would shoot any 22LR ammo with no problem. Still works....