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Browning A-bolt .338 Winchester mag I have had since 1988 or Tikka T3 stainless .338 Winchester mag.
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One gun for everything? I would pick this one so I know that I have all the bases covered. Accurate, dependable, classic and will hold its value for many moons. Can be used for all my big game hunting no matter where I go. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/c...7163_win70sprgd_fw.jsp?hierarchyId=11931
"...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.
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Oh hell, I suppose all things considered I would keep my Ruger M77 Hawkeye in 35 Whelen...I would also keep my original 30-06 barrel layin' around....just in case  All in all it would really be a coin flip between my 270, 300WM or 35 Whelen. If I could only afford one rifle, that would mean I could also only afford to hunt locally. Since I dont live in Africa or even Alaska anymore...any one of my rifles would be fine with me. JW
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Daisy Red Ryder chambered for standard BB's. Still have mine...dad bought it for me 28 years ago.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Dakota 76 in .375 Holland.
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I usually mind my own business and all...but this thread needs to be locked, deleted and vaporized into cyberspace before someone actually tries this....grin
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Stainless synthetic bolt action 30.06 of some sort.........................547.
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Remington 700 s/s bdl 300 win mag 2.5-10x40 4200. Said and done
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My first CF hunting rifle was a M700 in 30-06.
I think I'll choose that (again).
The CENTER will hold.
Reality, Patriotism,Trump: you can only pick two
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300 rum and load it up and down for what ever I hunt.
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375 ruger 375 HH 375 Ultra///
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I guess if it were just one.... My wife bought me for an anniversery present a few years ago, a Supergrade Model 70 in 270wsm. If I got rid of it and kept something else, I would probably have to get rid of her too.
Is it allowed to have more than one stock for this "one" gun? If so I would get an additional lighter weight stock for it, one to use and not get this one all scarred up. That rifle and caliber is all that I would ever need, especially since I reload. Really it's a beautiful rifle, great cartridge, very accurate, balances perfectly, no feeding problems, great trigger, and shoots different loads to the same POI. What more could one want?
There is no accounting for taste.
Experience is a great thing as long as one survives it.
Generally, there ain't a lot that separates the two however,
Barely making it is a whole lot more satisfying than barely not making it.
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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! If I had to pick one, not yet owning anything, it'd probably be a .30-'06 in whatever fit me best with a 4x that had enough tube length not to need extension rings, mounted in Talley Lightweights. Now... if you're talking about what's already in the safe, it'd be the Griffin & Howe 7x57 sporter that was my Great Grandfather's. And my Grandfather's. And my Dad's. It's truly a "1-gun" gun, because it was the only centerfire they used. From groundhogs to Yukon moose. It still wears the 2.5x Lyman Alaskan from decades ago, and I can't see replacing it. FC
"Every day is a holiday, and every meal is a banquet."
- Mrs. FC
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FC- If I had a CF that had been "passed" to me, like you, it would be the one I would keep. It sounds like it provides very warm memories. And, IMO that's what it's all about.
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There is no accounting for taste.
Experience is a great thing as long as one survives it.
Generally, there ain't a lot that separates the two however,
Barely making it is a whole lot more satisfying than barely not making it.
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although my sako 270/edge has the most kills to it, I'd likely pick my 1955 M70 30'06 fwt, as it could sit in an edge or a real pretty wood stock and I have a couple spare barrels for it.
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You sound like my wife! OK, if I have to. My #1 RSI 30-06. Thanks for ruining my day. 
Keep your powder dry and stay frosty my friends.
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