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I see posts, where some folks will have like 20+ rifles. When do you get the time to shoot the all? Of the rifles you have what calibers do you shoot the most, be it target shooting or hunting.

Lots of people have 20 rifles in one caliber. They don't shoot them all.

This year I have used 4 rifles and 4 cartridges for hunting. (CF)

Most of my hunting is done with my model 70 FWT 25-06.

I occasionally carry my HR/Sako .222 for coyotes.

On one day deer hunting I carried a new to me model 70 .300 holland, just to say I took a deer with it.

And on one afternoon I took my old model 700 .17 Rem out calling coyotes...

.22, .243, .284. are the calibers I run most. 7/08 and .280 Rem mostly and building a 7mm Mashburn Super. I'll likely not own anything larger than .284 caliber anymore. When the mashburn is done there is nothing I hunt that won't die nicely via the 160 grain Partition and at any distance I'm likely to shoot.

Winter: .22/250 AI or Swift- / along with either a .25-06 or .270 for coyotes.. .22 mag. or Hornet for cottontails and fox. I always take two rifles some times three or four rifles. days..


Spring / summer- .22 lr. 22mag. 222 and 223 for gophers.. A hot .22 for general varmints.. The .222 and .223 and sometimes the hot .22's are used on p. dogs just because I like to shoot them.

Last fall I used my .22-250 AI on two antelope, and the .25/06 on the buck..
Mulie was taken with my old .300 WM.
elk was taken with .375 H & H
moose taken with .375 H & H
Wy. whitetail .25-06
two meat does on the east coast 7mm-08..

This fall who knows.. the .300 will get some use for sure.. Otherwise it depends on my whim at the time.. Right now I am considering my late wife's 7mm Rem. Mag. for antelope buck, a lever action for one doe, most likely the .25-35. and maybe the .44 pistol for my other doe. Beyond that haven't considered the other hunts.. One thing for sure, if I just owned one or two rifles, I know I would not enjoy hunting as much as I do.. But that is just me.. I like firearms, rifles first, shotguns second, pistols third..

Probably 38-40 and 44-40 for the most rounds of ammunition as I have 7 or 8 guns in 38-40 and 8 or 10 in 44-40. Cowboy action eats up quite a few rounds in those cartridges.

Most calculated shooting/hunting would go to the 222 Mag, I have 5 of those. You can never have enough...

I don't have 20 just a few good ones that I use most of the time.
I have whittled my inventory down to 223's, 22/250's, 243's and a 7x57.

All my hunting anymore is varmint (gopher to wolf) so the 7x57 doesn't get used but I hang on to it just in case I decide to take up big game hunting again. 90% of the time I have one of my 223's with me, the next most used one is one of the 22/250's, next is one of the 243's, and my 7x57 just lives it's lonely existence in the dark corner of the safe.

drover

I have probably 15 or so rifles and most get used, though not always in any given year.

My .25-06 I used quite a bit this past season for 3 antelope and a mulie buck. It is at the gunsmith right now being worked on.

I also killed a mulie with my .307 Win this year, but that's a rifle that normally stays in the safe. I guess I just wanted to try something different this year.

I hunted elk quite a bit with the .25-06 and .340 Wby, but never shot one this last year.

.22LR and .270 Win...

.223AI and 5.56 by a wide margin.

.223 AI



5.56 #1



5.56 #2

Between the kids and I we have
.243
.270
7x57
280 AI
30'06
300 wsm
300 H&H
375 H&H
most used .270

.22LR and 7/08. And... .223. And then I need my lever actions in .22 mag, 32-20, .357 and .30-30.

Here is what I have currently:

• .264 - 6.5x57
  
• .308 - 30-06 (3)
  
• .338 - 330 Dakota
  
• .358 - 35 Whelen
  
• .366 - 9.3x62
  
• .375 - 375 Ruger
  

Seem to always grab one of the Springfields first. Hopefully headed to Namibia later this year and am leaning towards taking the 9.3.

I have quite a few rifles that I never use or hunt with.

My favorite HUNTING rifles are;

- 204 Ruger in a Savage 116 for varmints
- 240 PSP in a Flaig's of Pittsburgh Mauser for antelope
- 7mm-08 in a NULA for deer
- 7x57 in a CLR/Nula for deer
- 300 WSM in a Kimber Montana for elk

donsm70

22 LR
223 aka 5.56
250-3000
6.5x55
280
7x61 Sharpe & Hart
358 Win.
35 Whelen
The Whelen, Swede, and 250 for stuff bigger than a coyote. Oh, the S&H has taken the last 2 elk.:)
The 22 cal.s for every thing else!

I have rifles from 22 rim fire through .50 center fire. i shoot 22-250 and 308 win the most.

577 Snider

I have over 600 rifles, most of which I have never shot and probably won't. I have probably shot 150+/- different rifles during the past three years, keep 100+/- scoped and ready to go, but probably don't shoot more than 50+/- during any twelve month period. Those that I shoot the most are 17HM2, 17HMR, 22LR, 22Mag, 204Ruger, 223, 22-250, 243, 6BR, 25WSSM, 257Roberts, 257AI, 25-06, 260, 6.5Creedmoor, 6.5x55, 270, 7x57, 280, 7mmSAUM, 7.62x39, 30-30, 308, 30-06, and 8x57.

I would guess that 9 time out of 10, I have regretted selling or trading a firearm within a short time of doing so, so I just buy what I want and seldom sell or trade.

Sort of a Hotel California philosophy,

"Relax, said the night man, we are programmed to receive, you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave."

I keep firearms and hunting kit in Colorado, New Hampshire, and South Dakota so that I don't have to fly with a lot of hunting kit or firearms.

my 30-06 Carbine rem 700 and rem 700 300 WBY tie for most carried.
Next up are my 350 rem mag and 375 Ruger Alaskan.
Just for fun I have a 6mm Remington 700 that I shoot 65 v-maxes out of.

I also just added a Tikka T-3 Super Lite, i'm sure it will see some carry time this fall.

My wife shoots a 300 WSM.

My two little kids shot the heck out of a couple of pop cans today with a Savage Rascal the neighbor gave to them. What a great afternoon.

Sounds awesome bigsweede. Let's see what I have now....1 338 win mag... That's all 1 man needs...






















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