5 gun battery. Been a bit since this topic has crossed the board unless I missed it - which is possible too.

What 5 & why? Make it personal and share any details that are important to you. I know many of us could build several (many) different 5 gun combos that could do anything but there are a few new members posting that might be building their first battery.

Im curious what the batteries would look like as we travel around our country & beyond. Understanding that we each do different things with our tools - I suspect none will be the same but selfishly hope to draw out a few common threads. Have fun fellas

Today my Ruger-ish battery is:

.22 Mag - Ruger 77/22M
6mm Rem - Ruger 77 Flatbolt
308 Ruger 77 RL
338-06 Ruger 77 R
12ga O/U - Valmet

5 really? Not going to touch it with a 10 foot pole..

5 gun varmint battery:
17 HMR CZ 457
17 Hornet CZ 527
17 Fireball Remington Model 7
20 Vartarg Cooper 38
22-250 1-8 twist Tikka Varmint

Hahaha I understand…fully.

My 5 gun hunting battery:
1. 22 Long Rifle Remington 541T
2. 223 Remington 700 BDL Varmint Special
3. 30-06 Springfield Beretta Mato
4. 416 Rigby CZ 550 Magnum
5. 12 gauge Caesar Guerini Summit Sporting

This is in the hunting rifle section so I assume it's a 5 hunting rifle battery?
1) Cz 452 American 22 LR
2) Cz 527 221 Fireball
3) Ruger MPR .223
4) Rem 700 .308 Win
5) Ruger 77 .300WM

If I had to get by with just 5 altogether.
1) Cz452 .22LR
2)Colt 6920 .223
3) Franchi Affnity 12ga
4) Cz 527 .221 FB
5) Rem 700 .308Win

Cz455 .22 lr
Ruger #1B .22-250
Rem 700 ADL .243
Rem 760 ADL .35 rem
Steyr Prohunter .3006

Boring stuff but covers all ill need

Proly could get by w .243 and .3006 rifles and a .22lr pistol.

1. Ruger Mark III 5.5" bull barrel
2. .243 Ruger 77 (or maybe .25-06)
3. .375 Ruger 77
4. Winchester Model 12 Heavy Duck cut to 26", steel shot safe tubes installed and lead removed from the buttstock to make it more svelte
5. Glock 22 (or maybe 19)

That should do it.

How about 10x5?

12 gauge
223 AR
7 mag
338 win mag
375 H&H

1. Ruger Blackhawk 357/9mm
2. Marlin 1894 357 Mag.
3. Remington 700 Classic 7X57 3.5x10 Leupold
4. Remington 870 Mag. 12ga. Mod/and a 20" smoothbore barrel/rifle sights
5. Glock 17 9mm

I tried this and it didn’t work out for me.

A little off the shelf as I'm primarily a coyote and duck hunter.

Rem 700 lightweight in 20P(coyotes)
Savage 10 22-204(coyotes)
Savage 10 25-204 (deer, cougar, javelina)
JP Sauer 16ga/16ga/7x57R (big game and whatever)
Husqvarna 51 sxs (waterfowl)

Yes, these are my goto's right now with a few others mixed in for special circumstances.

I thought this was 5 rifles LOL.
Hell no to being limited to 5 total irons.

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223 Rem
7mm-08
9.3x62

But if it was 5 rigs for everything, sporting and other.....

.223 in an AR 15 16"
.30-06 in a bolt rifle
9mm P365
.50 cal MZ
And a 12 ga 870 supermagnum 23"

Same. My downsizing to five turned into 10 and 10 turned into...

.22
.223
6mm ARC
6.5x55
12 gauge

Yes, downsizing for me was futile. I sold my Ruger 338 and said I don’t need a 338 and ended up with a Winchester Super Grade. Sold the super grade and said no more 338’s and now have a Kimber. Just going to keep the Kimber because I’ll just end up with something else. Oh, I also have 325 WSM Kimber that I needed for some reason.

I actually started doing the mental gymnastics of which 5 rifles I would keep and then I saw people were including shotguns and pistols. I’m out, getting down to 5 firearms just can’t be done! 😁

I ain’t /can’t do it.

My 5. 22lr, 22 hornet 22-250, 30-06 12ga.

I’ll try just for giggles.
CZ 455 stainless in 22 mag.
Remington model seven predator in 223.
Remington mountain rifle in 7x57.
Mark X mauser actioned custom stocked 9.3x62.
Remington 870 12 gauge with modified 28” and smooth bore 20” barrels.
I think with these 5 similarly configured actions (except the pump) and cartridge choices, I could hunt just about anything, comfortably.

12 gauge (Rem 870)
32-20 (Model 1892)
243 Win (Savage 114 AC)
280 Rem (M70 FWT)
9.3x62 (Win 670)

I'd start with the classic 3-gun battery: .22lr, 12 ga, and deer rifle. Whatever flavors you prefer.

Add a .223 bolt gun (left handed mini mauser) and a .38 j-frame (S&W 36).

If living in a warzone, swap in an AR and a Glock.

Ruger 10/22 .22LR
Vanguard .240 WBY
Mauser .35 Whelen
Weatherby MK5 .340 WBY
Benelli 12ga.

Maybe a little over gunned with the .240, but it shoots amazing. My other current option in that slot is a Mauser .257 Bob.

77/22 .22 wmr
Remington 7615 .223/556
M70 .257 Wby
700 .350 Rem
SP-10 10ga

I hear ya on the x5

Could be a 5 gun overall or just a a 5 gun hunting battery. Fun to read however you want to play it. Btw - I couldn’t narrow it down any easier than any of you guys - it’s just been a long snowy day & I was curious.

I do see lots of love for CZ .22LR’s - I have to agree, my 455 is a great gun.

So many great responses!

5 ought to get it done but leaves no room for fun.
If I had to be restricted….
357 revolver or 9mm auto (357 Blackhawk)
17hmr for hunting or 22 for plinking (suppressed 17HMR)
6.5-308 general purpose rifle (6.5 Grendel)
300-375 large rifle (35 Whelen)
Shotgun of choice (16 ga Ithaca)

.45 Wilson LW Commander EDC
.22 LR Kimber Just cuz
7mm RemMag Winchester 70 Western Game
338 Win Mag Winchester 70 for Alaska
.358 Win Kimber Montana for Adk Whitetail

$h1t, I have about a dozen rifles I don't need.

I could survive with these three left hand:

1) Rem 581 .22LR suppressed
2) Rem 700 KS 270 Win
3) Benelli SBE 12ga

Everything else is just a "want"...

I have a different list but the same last line. Maybe it’s time to reconsider.

tag

Why would I need 5?

That’s a great question. I was hoping you’d chime in.

Ruger 10/22 in 22lr
Kimber Montana 223
Kimber Montana 7-08
Wilson Hackathorn Special 45 ACP
Winchester Super X4 in 12ga

2022 i'm gonna roll

18" rifle length gas ar build.. 55gr for practice, 77 for killing

switch to 22lr upper for plinking/practice

all others are going into long term storage. won't see them until middle of 2023 at the earliest. if i can't kill it with a 77gr tmk then it doesn't need to be killed. i'll borrow back the 6br i loaned if i get lucky on elk tag/tags.

Or I could go with my core Winchester 70 Classics, all stock in McMillan "Bridges" Edge stocks.

280 Remington
7mm Remington Magnum
300 Weatherby (or Ultra Mag)
338 Win Mag
Plus the aforementioned. 45

Or an all Kimber line up

.280 Ackley Montana
.280 Ackley Classic Select
30-06 Montana
.30-06 Classic Select
. 358 Montana

I could swap out the 223 Montana for a Fausti 16ga SxS

22lr Cooper Jackson Hunter - small stuff and practice
257 Robert’s Nula - coyotes/deer
30-06 Nula - basic all rounder (current favorite)
28 nosler custom build for longer shots
9.3x62 m70 built by Redneck - big stuff

All my rifles are left handed

Other rifles that I work in include:
Gene Simillion lh m70 in 270 win
7-08 Nula
6.5-284 custom build
204 ruger m77

Fixed it.

5 rifles
22 LR Ruger 10/22
22-250 Rem LVSF
270 Win Model 70 classic
338-06 Model 70 classix
416 Rem Model 70 SAfari

5 shotguns
12ga Benelli SBE
12ga Win 101 O/U
16ga Browning
20ga Benelli
410 my Grandpa's old Iver Johnson

5 Pistols
Ruger 22 LR
Bowning 1911 380
Sig 938 9mm
Glock 20 10 mm
S&W Mt gun 44 mag

5 bows
Kota Jackrabbit
Jack Kempf Wildcat
Sarrels Blue Ridge
Bear Super Kodiak
Sarrels Black HIlls

Being pragmatic with 5 firearms
Ruger 10/22 LR
Pump 12 gauge
223
30-06
375 H&H

My choices
Ruger 10/22 LR
Benelli 12ga SBE
22-250 LVSF
Model 70 classic 270 Win or Model 70 classic 338-06. I would seriously struggle with this choice
Model 70 Safari 416 Rem because I want to go after Buffalo again.
If I was to never go back to African, I could do without the 416 and the 338-06 would be my big gun..

Five guns:

5 plinking 22's
5 hunting 22's
5 target 22's
5 varmint 22's

5 small game walking rifles
5 small game sitting rifles

5 close range colony varmint rifles
5 medium range colony varmint rifles
5 long range colony varmint rifles

...etc, etc, etc

Bruce

Yeah I cant do with only 5 guns total so I cant play this game 👎🏾......Hb

Feel’s gross to talk about only having/using five rifles. But I’ll play along.

Browning BL-22 for small vermin
Ruger American 8 twist 22-250 for bigger vermin, and antelope if needed
Custom Remington 700 257 WBY for Deer and Antelope
Remington 700 300 Win Mag for elk
Remington 11-87 12 gauge. Ducks and geese.

5 gun battery

No 22 rim fires, they are illegal where I live. Don't ask.

1) Browning X-Bolt stainless .223 Rem.

2) Tikka Superlight stainless (in McEdge stock) 6.5 CM

3) Ruger No.1 stainless/walnut 6.5x55 SE

4) Winchester M70 stainless Featherweight (in McEdge stock) 30-06 Spr.

5) Remington 870 Magnum Express (old one) w/bird and slug barrels 12 GA.

5 rifles would cover everything I do pretty nicely, but I definitely have more. Here would be my line up, mix of function and class. I like nice walnut, and synthetic as well. This is from my current line up, and would give me plenty of overlap and cover all my bases for North America.

1. Cz452 22LR
2. Tikka T3x .223 rem
3. Tikka T3x 270 win (or 6.5 cm)
4. Kimber classic select 30-06
5. Legendary arms works Professional 300 win Mag.

I like the way you fix things!

1) CZ 455 .17 HMR

2) Interarms Mark X .22/6mm

3) Winchester M 70 Featherweight .270 Win

4) Winchester M 70 .300 Wby

5) Winchester M 70 .375 H&H

I'll try:

17 Hornet
223 Tikka T3 Hunter
6mm Remington
308 Tikka T3
338 Federal or 9,3x62

I'll use Seafire's data to download my 223 loads to 22LR, 22 Mag and 22 Hornet.

The 6mm Remington and 338 Federal are barrels for my R8.

The 338 Federal could be replaced by the 9,3x62 R8 barrel and would really up my game.

22lr
223
300 Magnum
12 gauge
50 cal.ML

,223 would be dropped if I could just have 4.

That's easy. I have no interest in Africa, Big Bears, or Varmints, apart from gophers...

22lr scoped, w/ backup open sights - 77/22 All Weather
Lightweight 308 - Kimber MT
Midweight 308 w/ backup open sights - M70 SS
12 Gauge Pump Shotgun - Remington 870
Glock 19 or SS 4" Ruger Security Six - I have both but push to shove would probably go Glock.

22lr - Brno Mod 2
222 - Sako AI Hunter
222 - Sako AI Varmint
30-06 - Brno ZG-47

308 - Tikka T3 SS

Still the same as has been for 30+ years.....a good , scoped, 22 rim fire, bolt action rifle and my .375 AI. No reason to alter that which works! memtb

I think you did, all 800 times.

For the upcoming spring varminting
1. CZ 17HMR varmint
2. CZ 527 204 ruger
3. Tikka 223 scout
4. Tikka 223 varmint
5. Tikka 22-250

Probably 900. I know you’re right & it’s a ridiculous topic in general, however it’s nice to see how peoples preferences evolve throughout the years and how incoming sportsmen & women might see things. Anyhow…2022!

Ruger super singlesix convertible my wife gave me for our first anniversary 30 years ago

Ruger 77/22 mag I got from one of my oldest friends

Semi custom Remington 700 .243

Semi custom Remington 700 .270 my dad gave me when I was 16

Remington 870 12 gauge two barrel combo.

If I could add one more it’d be a smith and Wesson model 60 3” .357 that my dad also gave me.

It is all fun, but unless some severe lifestyle changes have to happen, there is no way I could I would ever get down to five firearms.

Hunting, firearms and bows are pretty much all I do besides work and family.

I always think of hunting rifles when these questions arise, and I always answer the same. That said if “battery” goes beyond hunting rifles.....a few more than 5! memtb

Ruger 77 30-06
Parker bros. 12 gauge
Henry .22
Colt 1911
Traditions. 50 flintlock

Everything else could go although I wish I could squeeze my Glock in

So it’s cool if a hunter takes a particular cartridge & chooses several platforms right? I could easily make a 30-06 serve the deep woods & also the high open mountains. Two rifles of the same cartridge count as one rifle?

Maybe batteries for 2022 could express the benefits that todays bullets give us…right? Like who would have ever thought 30 years ago that the .223 would be doing what it is. (77TMK)

Just a few thoughts

Make it a 20 gun battery. That I could do.

Lol

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Lol I hear ya - send it!

“20 Gun Battery - what is it - the ones you’ll never sell & why”

5 hunting rifle battery:

CZ 455 w/17 HMR & 22 LR barrels
Tikka T3x Superlite 223 Rem
Remington M700 SS 270 Win
Winchester M70 SS 338 Win Mag
TC Pro Hunter FX .50 cal muzzleloader

5 Gun Battery:

CZ 455 w/17 HMR & 22 LR barrels
BCM AR w/11.5” and 16” uppers 5.56x45
Remington 700 SS 30-06
Remington 870 12 GA (18 & 28 inch barrels)
M&P9 9x19

5 Gun Battery after gun/magazine bans:

CZ 455 w/17 HMR & 22 LR barrels
Winchester 94 30-30 WCF
Remington 700 SS 30-06
Remington 870 12 GA (18 & 28 inch barrels)
Colt Series 70 Govt. 45 ACP

Winchester 63 22 LR
Model 70 270 Win
Model 70 264 Win
Model 70 300 Win
Model 70 416 Rem

Can hunt the world.

SIG P245 .45 ACP
CZ 452 .22LR
CZ 527 Carbine .223
SIG SHR 970 30.06
Beretta A390 12 gauge

One needs a .22 long rifle to train and with which to procure a small game at moderate ranges. My choice would be a Ruger 10-22 with a fixed four power scope.

One needs a defensive pistol with which to defend family and home at short ranges. My choice would be a Browning Hi-Power in 9 mm.

One needs a shotgun with which to defend family and home at moderate ranges and with which to procure winged game. My choice would be a 12 gauge Benelli.

One needs a major caliber rifle with which to defend the home and family at medium to long ranges and procure large game. My choice would be a Winchester model 70 stainless in 30-06, mounted with either a 2.5 x 8 or 3 x 9

In this day and age I think one is wise to have a combat arm. My choice would be an AR platform in 5.56 with some sort of optical red dot site.

Five gun for a particular hunt/shoot???

Ok, for Prairie Dogs here goes:

17 Hornet
204 Ruger
223 Remington
22-250
22-250AI
And a 45 Colt revolver loaded with #7 for snakes.

I usually don’t bring five for big game, since three will be enough.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1014602951?pid=927318

fill this case and use what you brought the next 3 years.

feed it one 50cal ammo can filled full of whatever ammo u like.


it's way harder then it looks.

tempting to go switch barrel on the hunting/practice rifle but the can of ammo is limiting too.

While I’m attached to most all of my firearms. I won’t sell my Dad’s Winchester Pre64 SuperGrade Featherweight in 30/06 or his Winchester Model 71 348 Win that was stolen from him exactly, to the day, 40 years ago.

Police recovered the 348 Win after a man, who claimed to have bought it 40 years earlier, had tried to sell it on consignment through a gun store. They had to run the serial # before taking it on consignment. It came up stolen. I got the call from the police on the exact day, 40 years later from when it was taken.

#MiracleModel71



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1. Ruger 10/22
2. Fox Sterlingworth 12ga
3. S&W 69 44mag/44 special
4. Marlin 336 44 magnum
5. Ruger 77 30/06

Very cool story! Thank you for sharing that. Never give up hope. They certainly are gorgeous rifles.

That’s a bad ass pair Beav. Just nothing left to be said.

17hmr. Cooper Jackson Squirrel
.223 Rem Remington 700 lvsf set in ti takeoff
.243 Win. Remington 700 lvsf set in ti takeoff
25-06 Rem Hill Country Custom on 700 action
35 Whelen Hill Country Custom on 700 action

Why all the others not sure but not going to deal with the issue now. I am 1 away from pure satisfaction I am certain.

I guess if we have to limit ourselves

After some deep thinking and days of self assessment, I now realize the err of my thread building ways - I’ve turned back toward the light. Thank you gentlemen!

To think I almost posted a thread titled ‘How many guns do you need…really?!” (Joking)

Ok I'll try.
22 LR. Winchester Model 69A
223 AR
308 Model 700 Stainless
16 gauge Model 37 Ithaca threaded for choke tubes
1911 45 ACP

You sure hit that nail on the head, evolve indeed. I know I have.

I'm pretty close to being there, I just need to sell a few. This is what will still be around after the culling.

CZ 455 22LR
AR 15 223
12 gauge BPS, at some point I'm going to turn it into a Benelli.
Tikka Superlight 6.5 Creedmoor, I'm going to sell my 358 winchester and make the Tikka a switch barrel, 6.5 Creedmoor/358 Winchester.

Howa mini action 223.

I'm on the fence whether to put more money into it or sell it and buy another Tikka. I screwed up a couple of weeks ago and didn't get an Encore that was way to cheap. If I could luck into a cheap Encore, that would be my number five.

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At least 3 GOP House members has been implicated in helping the Terroists who attacked last week.

One was even tweeting where other House and Senate members where hiding.... so the terrorists could find them.

I have five guns in the chest of drawers by my bed. I can't contemplate life without 100.

I've culled my rifles to seven, that's as low as I'll go, at least for now...
6mm Creedmoor, Christensen Arms
270 Win X 2 = CA Ridgeline, Win 70
308 Win, Defiance Tenacity, Proof Carbon Barrel
7mm RM X 2 = CA Ridgeline, Win 70
30-06 Win 70
Ruger 10/22
Thompson Center Hawken 50 cal

All wear McMillan stocks with the exception of the 7mm Rm win 70, that's a Brown Precision.

Don't use the shotguns much but there's a Mossberg pump, 12ga turkey gun, a Beretta O/U 12 ga 3", a Beretta 303 in 20 ga and a Win 370 Youth 20 ga, my first ever gun given to me by my father when I was 8, 49 years and counting on that one!

I always get a kick out of the "in the spirit of the thread" responses of, "no way" as though if you participated it just might happen. "If your pickup blew up and you had to choose another form of transportation, what would it be?" "Um, not for me, I don't want my truck to blow up". I will participate and, no, I too don't want it to happen.

Mine:
1) Ruger 10/22 bull barrel rifle
2) Sig P365 9mm
3) Remington 870 Wingmaster 12 gauge
4) Tikka Stainless CTR 223
5) Bergara Mountain Rifle Gen 1 308

Assuming rifles.....the same quality, accurate 22 LR bolt gun that I’ve used for 21 years and my only hunting rifle of 31 years. If it ain’t broke.....😉

The rest of the money will be spent on handguns! memtb

Gotta say I enjoyed your perspective - funny we humans are.

Ha! Worked on this philosophy long ago and went off the rails. Waayy more than five ended up in my possession.

Now, I've been trying to work it back down - with exceptions

1. Winchester 69A 22lr
2. Win model 12 - 12GA
3. M70 Fwt 30-06
4. Heavy revlover - Looking at S&W, Freedom Arms 44mag or Colt SAA 44 Spcl.
5. Small pistol - maybe ruger Mark V, Single Six, Colt convertable.

What about a back-up rifle?
What about a ????

I'll always have more tah I use or need.

I’m only limited by what I can afford and hide from my wife.

This thread reminds me of the good-old light-hearted campfire days back when I joined! Nice break from all the political and whacko threads!

My 5-gun battery would be:
22LR - Volquartsen w/ Summit w/ Tract 3-9 BDC
223 Wylde - Colt/Geissle/WOA GUN-MK1.9 UPPER w/ Trijicon Credo 1-8 FFP mil-mil
270 Win - Rem 700 w/ Bushnell 3-12 LRHS FFP mil-mil
45-70 Govt - JM Marlin 1895GST w/ XS Ghost-ring sights
12ga - Benelli M2 24"

5 "guns"? I've said for years, every American needs 5.
22 rifle
12ga. Repeater (pump/auto)
30-06, 270, 308ish bolt gun
Carbine of some sort, could be AR, AK or 30-30
Pistol, choice depends on area, application, need.
For me that means,
CZ 452
Mossberg 500
Tikka T3X
AR
Glock 17

22LR
12 ga shotgun
9mm pistol
223
270 Winchester

But life would be very boring

I'm gonna approach this as 5 total for the hell of it.

1) Ruger 10-22
2) AR-15 in 5.56
3) Synthetic stocked, 24-26", 12 gauge Remington 870
4) Glock 17 or 19 or 3-4" stainless revolver in 357 or 44 special - This one really depends on whether you'd want it for outdoors carry.
5) Bolt action hunting rifle of choice in either 300 win, 7mm rem, or 375 depending on how far reaching your hunting plans.

Funny enough but I don't own half of this list as I tend to have more specialized guns since we're not this limited!

cz 527 in 5.56
remington 600 in 300 savage custom
winchester mod 70 classic in 458 win mag
savage 99 in 358 win
winchester saddle ring in 30/30
winchester mod 94 in 25/35 custom
remington mod 141 in 35 rem custom

never said i could count

My intention exactly! A little light hearted fun despite our current circumstances.

The top 5 that the government wants to take a way first. Give me those..grin

God bless the American gun owner and pass the ammo !

Rem 870 12 gauge
22 LR bolt gun
30-06 bolt gun
375 HH bolt gun
38/357 revolver

nobody said anything about shot guns or rimfires or hand guns

Ok. If it's only centerfire rifles...
.223
6 ARC
260
270
30-06

If it's five guns...
.22 rifle
.223 ar15
6 ARC bolt
260 bolt
9mm Glock 26

Ruger 10/22
Bolt action 30/06
Remington 870
Glock 19
Any good AR-15 platform in .556

Ruger 10/22
Tikka 223
Tikka 6.5 CM
Tikka 30/06
Sauer 9.3x62

I could swap out the 6.5 for 870 12 guage
and the 9.3 for my XD 9 mm

You should get a T1X and another Tikka (long action caliber) to be punched to 9.3x62.
Talk about familiarity!

CZ 455 FS 22lr
Encore with 204, 223 and 280 barrels Ha!!
Can't decide between m 722 257 Bob or Swede
45/70 Marlin Guide Gun
12 GA Leftover double barrel
Nobody needs to know about all the others