Centerfire rifles - your path

[northernmaineguide]

A .223/ 7mm08 will cover about all general hunting. If your going after Elk/ Moose or big Bears a 30/06 with a 180/220 bullet will finish the list.......

 

[Bonasababy]

Used to own and/or shoot:

Glenfield pump 22
Chipmunk 22
Ruger 1022
H/R bull barrel 223
Winchester 94 30-30
Marlin 336 30-30 (banquet winner)
Remington 742 30-06 (jamomatic)

Still own
Gamo air rifle
Remington stainless model 7 7mm-08
Remington 700 Mtn Rifle 30-06
Winchester 94 Big Bore .356

Plus a traditions Vortek Backcountry 50 cal MZ, an Ithaca 37 12 rifled deerslayer slug gun, and a Remington 870 20 youth turkey gun I have a 20 rifled slug barrel for....if they count.

 

[MrCarbine]

Four of my most used:

Winchester M70 Carbine (push feed) 308 Win


Winchester M70 Featherweight (push feed) 7x57 Mauser


Weatherby MKV Lightweight 280 Rem


BSA CF2 222 Rem (what I call my farm rifle )


Enjoy

 

[Don Fischer]

Pretty obvious most of us are more shooter's than hunters! I too, have more rifles than I need but getting better at not overdoing it. Today I have a 22RF and 22RF mag. 243, 25-06, 260 Rem, 6.5x55, 6.5x06 and a 30-06. I don't hunt anything I'd actually need more than that 243 for but my go to these days are my 6.5's. Don't hunt in any country where anything might harm me out there! Like my 30-06, inherited from a very close friend. 1903 built by Paul Jaeger in 1945. Finally came to the conclusion even my 243 with the right bullet will work as well as the 30-06 if I do my part. But only thing I look for with the 243 is coyote's at the largest!

Years ago living in Montana I had about 20 different rifles. Had a 7mm mag I'd got in Germany, let face it back then it could do it all! Well got out in Montana in Grizzly country and lost my nerve so along came a 338 win mag! Of course it was to much for shooting ground squirrely so entered a 222 Rem. Sorta of made my 243 useless! had always wanted a 25-06 and down the road I did get one. But in the mean time went through a 280 Rem, couple 308's, couple 7x57's and a 6.5-55. oh yea there was a 300 win mag along the way too, and I'm sure other's I've forgotten. Ah, a 22 Hornet! Opps, forgot the 270 win and a few 223's!

Then somewhere along the way I got old and realized I didn't care for recoil much which brings me up to date. If I was simply a hunter I'd probably only have my 22 mag and 6.5x55. I've managed to kill three elk with three shots with my 6.5x06 and don't shoot much past 250yds. I think my 6.5x55 with the same 140gr bullet would do as well, probably the 260 would also! Oh damn. Forgot I still have a 308 too!

Shotguns don't count here do they? I have six of them. 2-16's an AyA and mod 37, a 20ga CZ, 2-28's AyA and a CZ and a 410 AyA.