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Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. AussieGunWriter #6744583 08/04/12
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AMRA Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,047 Alabama	I would use what I already have. WBY Stainless 270 WBY Mag w/ Zeiss Conquest 2.5-8x32 #20 Ret. WBY ULW 30-06 Cerakoted w/ Leupold VXIII 1.75-6x32 HD Winchester 1895 405 WCF.by Z-HAT AMRA Molan Labe

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Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. SuperCub #6744600 08/04/12
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SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,642 Midwest	Originally Posted by SuperCub 1. 223 2. 270Win 3. 375Magnum 3 is all that's needed, and those would be hard to whoop as a three gun battery. WWP53D

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. johnw #6744610 08/04/12
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SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,642 Midwest	Originally Posted by johnw i'm amused that a guy can "seriously" consider a "top gunsmith" five rifle collection and humbly ask for ideas in the same paragraph... Concur. WWP53D

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. SKane #6744786 08/04/12
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rem338win Campfire Member R Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 496 Cowtown, AB, Canada	If I was stuck with five rifles, I'd twitch without more details. .223 with a 22" #3 Krieger on a Kimber 84m in a nice Claro Walnut stock VX3 4.5-14x40 AO .257 Roberts on a SA Model 70 with a 22" #1 Krieger in a stalking rifle paterned piece of French Walnut VX3 3.5-10x40 .284 Winchester in a NULA with #1 @ 22" with FX2 6x36 .338 Winchester or .358 Norma on a Model 70 with #3 Krieger @ 23" in a McMillan/Echols Edge and VX3 2.5-8x36 404 Jeffrey on a Granite Mountain with whatever cut rifled tube, banded front white bead, rear peep fitted. English walnut in a Holland and Holland pattern. Bridges cut for QD Talleys and use a new 3x Leupold for the Fudds...... Yah, that would make me happy....... AF Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. John_Gregori #6746626 08/05/12
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CharlieSisk Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 4,343	John I'd consider a switch barrel option in the mix.....several of those will work in the same action. Charlie The data and opinions contained in these posts are the results of experiences with my equipment. NO CONCLUSIONS SHOULD BE DRAWN FROM ANY DATA PRESENTED, DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THESE RESULTSj

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Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. CharlieSisk #6746913 08/05/12
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AussieGunWriter Campfire Tracker A Joined: May 2005 Posts: 7,082	Good idea. One of my Model 70's is a switch barrel and I never use it so it can be easy to forget. Mine is set up for .25/06 and .30/06 interchange. When truth is ignored, it does not change an untruth from remaining a lie.

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. AussieGunWriter #6748414 08/05/12
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Tom1947 Campfire Member T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 164 Gettysburg, PA	Five rifels my picks would be: 22-250 25-06 280 308 I really have not had a use for larger rifels but some day may have to get a 35 Remington. Tom

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. Tom1947 #6748468 08/05/12
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rob p Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,731 rhode island	For the entire World! For Cape Buffalo up to Elephant, you'd need something big. You can use a big caliber to let the air out of a grizzly bear if you want too. There are a lot of Nitro Express out there. .416 Rem Mag and WBY are supposed to be big monster killers too, complete with sphincter stretching recoil. I watched a Peter Capstick interview saying he liked the .458 Winchester. It's powerful enough, and you can probably pick up ammo for it anywhere in a pinch. So: .458 Winchester For everything from coyotes up to large antelope, I like the 30-06 Springfield. Available all over the World, and you can shoot bullets from 40 grains in Remington Accelerator ammo to what 220 grain bombers. Most people can handle the recoil, and the caliber is inherently accurate. So: .30-06 Springfield From everything from bunny rabbits to bobcats... I would never leave home without a .22 LR. If my plane crashed and I had all 3 but could only carry one, I'd take the .22! It's the pot filler. You can carry enough ammo to empty a forest in your shirt pocket, and anyone can shoot it. So: .22LR "I didn't get the sophisticated gene in this family. I started the sophisticated gene in this family." Willie Robertson

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. AussieGunWriter #6748478 08/05/12
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Mule Deer Campfire Kahuna M Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 60,117 Banana Belt, Montana	John, I included a rimfire for several reasons: The OP included varmints, and there are a lot of varmints that are ideally shot with a rimfire. Most of the really good shots I know have an accurate, full-sized rimfire, usually a .22 Long Rifle. In fact, one of the standard questions Howard French, the editor of GUNS & AMMO when it was in its heyday, asked of people who applied for a staff position was about what kind of .22 they owned. If they replied that a .22 was a kid's gun, then they didn't get the job, as French considered a .22 essential. Now, not many people get a custom rimfire built, but I do know a bunch who have! In fact I've custom-stocked at least two rimfire rifles. I consider a good rimfire one of the essential 3-5 rifles--whether or not its custom or not. “Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. Tom1947 #6748481 08/05/12
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Sightfisher Campfire Regular S Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 939 FL	Taking a 22LR and shotguns out of the mix, I could get by very nicely with these: .257 Roberts .30-06 .375 H&H .416 Rigby To finish it out, I'd add a Win M52 Sporter, a Beretta DT11 in 12ga, and an Arrieta 20ga.

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Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. John_Gregori #6748487 08/05/12
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ExpatFromOK Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,081 Oklahoma, Canadian River	.223 w/fast twist .243 .30-06 .375 bolt .470 double "There are no dangerous weapons. There are only dangerous men." - Robert Heinlein

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. SKane #6748574 08/05/12
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BMT Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 21,740 Alvadore, Oregon	22lr 223 308 375 12 guage 45 ACP After much consideration, I got rid of the rest. BMT "The Church can and should help modern society by tirelessly insisting that the work of women in the home be recognized and respected by all in its irreplaceable value." Apostolic Exhortation On The Family, Pope John Paul II

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. CharlieSisk #6748594 08/05/12
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vacrt2002 Campfire Tracker V Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,062 Virginia Beach, VA	22lr 22mag 204 ruger 250ai 3006 -------------- 223 will replace the 204 this “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets credit.” R. Reagan

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. vacrt2002 #6748706 08/05/12
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idahoguy101 Campfire Regular I Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,965 Caldwell, Idaho	On the three entirely practice choices: 22LR, .30/06, 375 H&H For the two options I'd nominate: For varmints add either a .223 Rem, a 22-250, or a 243 Win If you need a big bore "stopping rifle" I would add a 458 Win Last edited by idahoguy101; 08/05/12.

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. idahoguy101 #6748783 08/05/12
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chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,219 TX	.22lr or .22mag Marlin Bolt Action .223 Bushmaster M4c .308 Ruger Scout .300 Rem. UltraMag 45-70 Marlin 1895 LA I won't ever be wasting $ on 5 new Custom Rifles. Even if I could afford them, these 5 that I all ready own would serve me well. And with Buffalo Bore type ammo, the 45-70 will work just fine for "dangerous game" I chose the .223 & .308 because that is probably what most readily available ammo will be if SHTF. Lord help me, but If I had to thin out my collection to only 5 rifles, I could make due with these. I can't believe only 2 people mentioned the .308.... Last edited by chlinstructor; 08/05/12. "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. chlinstructor #6748953 08/05/12
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Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. senior #6749113 08/06/12
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bangeye Campfire Tracker B Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,891 Edge of nowhere	Ok not much expertise on the elephant end of the spectrum but here goes: 3 guns: 22lr, 270, 375 H&H 4 guns: 22lr 270, 375H&H, 54cal ML 5 Guns 22lr. 243, 30-06, 375 H&H 54 cal ML A good ML opens a lot of extra hunting opportunities. OF course all are subject to owning a good 12 ga shotgun that is not included in the count.

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. bangeye #6749191 08/06/12
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ar15a292f Campfire Regular A Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2,040 Valparaiso, IN	I'd go with the following: 22 long rifle 223 Remington 30-06 Springfield 416 Remington or Rigby

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. rob p #6749227 08/06/12
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MShuntfish Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,913 Hot, Humid, South Mississippi	Originally Posted by rob p For the entire World! For Cape Buffalo up to Elephant, you'd need something big. You can use a big caliber to let the air out of a grizzly bear if you want too. There are a lot of Nitro Express out there. .416 Rem Mag and WBY are supposed to be big monster killers too, complete with sphincter stretching recoil. I watched a Peter Capstick interview saying he liked the .458 Winchester. It's powerful enough, and you can probably pick up ammo for it anywhere in a pinch. So: .458 Winchester For everything from coyotes up to large antelope, I like the 30-06 Springfield. Available all over the World, and you can shoot bullets from 40 grains in Remington Accelerator ammo to what 220 grain bombers. Most people can handle the recoil, and the caliber is inherently accurate. So: .30-06 Springfield From everything from bunny rabbits to bobcats... I would never leave home without a .22 LR. If my plane crashed and I had all 3 but could only carry one, I'd take the .22! It's the pot filler. You can carry enough ammo to empty a forest in your shirt pocket, and anyone can shoot it. So: .22LR This, plus .223. Teach every child you meet the importance of forgiveness. It's our only hope of surviving their wrath once they realize just how badly we've screwed things up for them.

Re: What top 3-5 rifles for hunting the world? Gunwriters et al. MShuntfish #6749529 08/06/12
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WoodsyAl Campfire Regular W Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,290 Colorado & Mississippi	I agree rob p had a pretty well-reasoned list. Of course, I've never used (so far) anything larger than a 30-06 to shoot game, so I don't have personal experience. Al Spend your life wisely.

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