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After too many years of hunting with way too many guns of all types, I've been cleaning out the safe and getting rid of the one's that I don't use enough to justify keeping.
Even though I believe you can't play a game of golf with just one club; I get to wondering what I would keep if it came down to just one rifle and caliber for ALL my hunting. Even though the .30-06 will do everything I do, I like big hole's!
For my taste, I think it would be my '.375 Ruger' Stainless metal, aftermarket synthetic stock, fixed 2.5 power Leupold scope'. 7-3/4 lbs.
What would you-all keep?
Just ONE!
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Just one? In that case it will be a pre-64 M70 standard in .30-06 SPRG. It currently wears an older gloss Vari-X III 2.5.-8x36mm mounted on Redfield Jr. Mnts., but I will pull a matte finish VX-III 3.5-10x40mm off another rifle (cannot keep that one right!) and put it on the 30-06.
Ps I have been thinking the same thoughts, but have no real interest in parting with any of my rifles right now - maybe in a few years I might start thinning out.
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This is the EXACT reason I built this; Donor Gun: Winchester M-70 Classic; Stainless Steel Caliber Choice: 338-06 A-Square Barrel Make: Pac-Nor Barrel Material: Stainless Steel Barrel Profile: #3 Contour , 5 groove Barrel Length: 24� Extractor: Williams Stainless Steel Extractor Barrel Crown: Recessed Target Crown Rate of Twist: 1 in 10� Metal Finish: All Metal, even action screws/bolts Cerakoted �Midnight Blue� (H-238) Stock: Winchester Factory Super Grade Recoil Pad: Pachmyr Trigger: Factory � set at 2.75lbs Bottom Metal: Montana Rifle Company 1-Piece Trigger Guard Assembly Stainless Steel Bedding: Aluminum Pillar Bedding of action, Free Float Barrel Replaced slot head action screws with hex head stainless steel screws Replaced factory Tupperware follower with a quality polished stainless steel follower Weight: 8.5003 lbs Smith: Lee Christianson (Redneck) It now wears a Leupold VX-3 3.5-10x40 Matte with standard duplex... ![[Linked Image]](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f121/Muscadine36269/33806ASquare010.jpg) I thought and researched long and hard about caliber choices. I simply didn't want to do a magnum when 99% of my hunting is for whitetail deer. Being that this was the case, I settled for the 338-06 and am hoping that I don't run up on anything that a 210 gr. premium bullet at 2700 fps won't handle...
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Certainly can`t argue with a 375, let alone the 375 Ruger for all game anywhere in the world. Hogs, deer, elk, caribou, moose, all bears, all African plains and African dangerous game too.
A Jeff Quinn quote..."With the right bullet, the 375 Ruger is flatter shooting than the 30-06, as flat shooting as the 270 Win, and hits alot harder than both when it gets there!"
Imo, and if given a choice for the best balance and versatility, the 375 has the best overall bullet diameter, as an only "ONE" anywhere in the world caliber choice for any game.
Which 375? 375 H&H, 375 Ruger, 375 Wby, 375 RUM, 378 Wby. All depends on one`s recoil tolerances, preferences in rifle tastes such as rifle OAL, weight, action lengths, etc and etc.
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Pick one caliber and rifle for everything NO! ETA: I'd pick a 308, probably.
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I guess it would be my Serengeti 6.5x284. I'd hide my two 6.5x55's someplace.  
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Man, what sort of question is THAT!
I guess my 9.3x62.
It's good enough for Africa.
But really, that's a mad question.
Do you also mean for bunny bashing and predator hunting?
Can't a sling a little take down .22lr in my pack?
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Everything WHERE? I don't think I'll ever make it to Africa and Alaska isn't all that likely. I'm not so sure my "one rifle" isn't a revolver. I don't use it very much, but my fallback for 15-ish years has been a Ruger Super Blackhawk "Hunter" .44 mag. For a long time I couldn't always afford to own more than one rifle and a couple seasons when I got caught trading rifles and didn't have one opening day, my .44 brought home the annual venison.
But as far as a single RIFLE ... I guess I'd lean towards .338 win mag with temptations for .375 H&H, 7x57, .257 Roberts, .35 Whelen, 7mm-08, and .300 win mag. It would be a problem. I would probably have to give up some hunting if I were to settle for only 1 rifle. I shoot a lot more jackrabbits than I do deer or elk in a given year.
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If I had t get down to just one rifle it would be my 7mm Rem mag. It shoots as flat as a 270 and hits as hard as a 30-06.
If I ever went hunting for the big bears in Alaska or African stuff I would buy another rifle.
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I would have to pick my .375 H&H Model 70 Win.
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OK i'll bite... the 338WM
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Win. Model 70 in 30-06, or, 7X57
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Yep, me too. Mine has a McMillan stock, old low Sako rings holding a Leupold 3x. Weighs 7lb 7oz with this scope. Not so much fun to shoot a box of ammo while prone, but no other limitations to speak of. John
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This is the EXACT reason I built this; Donor Gun: Winchester M-70 Classic; Stainless Steel Caliber Choice: 338-06 A-Square Barrel Make: Pac-Nor Barrel Material: Stainless Steel Barrel Profile: #3 Contour , 5 groove Barrel Length: 24� Extractor: Williams Stainless Steel Extractor Barrel Crown: Recessed Target Crown Rate of Twist: 1 in 10� Metal Finish: All Metal, even action screws/bolts Cerakoted �Midnight Blue� (H-238) Stock: Winchester Factory Super Grade Recoil Pad: Pachmyr Trigger: Factory � set at 2.75lbs Bottom Metal: Montana Rifle Company 1-Piece Trigger Guard Assembly Stainless Steel Bedding: Aluminum Pillar Bedding of action, Free Float Barrel Replaced slot head action screws with hex head stainless steel screws Replaced factory Tupperware follower with a quality polished stainless steel follower Weight: 8.5003 lbs Smith: Lee Christianson (Redneck) It now wears a Leupold VX-3 3.5-10x40 Matte with standard duplex... I thought and researched long and hard about caliber choices. I simply didn't want to do a magnum when 99% of my hunting is for whitetail deer. Being that this was the case, I settled for the 338-06 and am hoping that I don't run up on anything that a 210 gr. premium bullet at 2700 fps won't handle... Absolute perfection.  Doc
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Well my Blaser R-93 in 7mm RM would due for the hunting that I am going to be doing for the next 30 or so years. After that well age will be a factor. I will be 86 by then.
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