Help me round out my battery!

Your next shotgun should be a 28 ga. Once you have used it for a season or two, I am betting that the 20 will go to a new home.

I agree with all who mentioned a rimfire, and pretty well certainly a .22. I am not a fan of the Ruger 10-22, but there are zillions of them out there and you can get just about anything your wildest dreams can imagine as after-market add-ons for them.

I have not met many gunaholics who would turn up their nose at a fine bolt gun in .375 H&H. Touch one, and you are connecting with shooting and hunting history. VERY few folks, even the opinionated amongst this crew, would suggest that a .375 H&H has no place in a "battery" of guns.

And I am VERY sorry to add that I cannot help you by selling you any of those items at this time! :rolleyes:

Doug
 
pharaoh2 said:
You have a 7mm, .308 and .300 Savage. That's a pretty good set up right there. My favorite, the .300 Winchester could fill the bigger gun,.
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That's not a battery!! That is REDUNDANCY!!:runaway: :runaway:

All those cartriges can be used for similar purposes- The only exception "may" be the 300 Savage, and that is becuase of the package it comes in, which may be appealing for some purposes.

A battery has some at either end, and some in the middle.;)
 
my dream battery is a 308 and 30-284 for deer, 30-06 for moose, and 30-30 for treestand hunting. A 300 Weatherby for bear, and a 30 carbine for plinking

someday! :dancingbanana:
 
Everybody should have a .22, a 12ga and a .270/.308/.30-06/7mmRM.

What I've got...
1) .17 HMR CZ-452
2) .22 Marlin 39a
3) .22 Win M-52 single shot
4) .223 CZ-527
5) .270Win Rem M-700 Sendero
6) .30-06 Rem M-700
7) 8x57 Rem M-700
8) .300 H&H Rem M-700 (thank you Supercub)
9) .338WM Rem M-700
10) .416RM ZKK-602
11) .45-70 Marlin 1895GS
12) .45-70 Marlin 1895 XLR
13) .458 Lott CZ-550
 
Gatehouse said:
That's not a battery!! That is REDUNDANCY!!:runaway: :runaway:

All those cartriges can be used for similar purposes- The only exception "may" be the 300 Savage, and that is becuase of the package it comes in, which may be appealing for some purposes.

A battery has some at either end, and some in the middle.;)
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I don't know, the savage would make a nice, iron sighted deer rifle in a 99. The .308 loaded with 150 grain bullets would stretch it's range a bit farther and be good deer/speedgoat medicine out to around 300. The 7mm will make a wonderful elk or moose rifle, but I think the .300 WM would be better. Myself? I'd be happy with a .308 and 7mm.
 
you could go super heavy for a thumper,458 lott 416 rigby or 375 h+h or you could go for an ultra light gun in the supper 30 ,s for shhep and goats I also love the 6mm rem or 25/06 hey im just dreaming
 
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Inspire me..... I wouldn't mind trying my hand at sheep, goats, varmints, hogs etc. in the coming years.
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Looks like you need a .22 rimfire for some serious trigger time (CZ has some nice ones) and a .223, maybe in a stevens or savage.
 
Thanks everyone after looking through the suggestions and doing some research today I am thinking a .223 and a .35 caliber medium bore. I like the look of the .35 whelen and the .350 rem mag in terms of terminal performance and tollerable recoil. Of these two cartridges which would you go with?
 
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Since you do not yet reload, the .35 Whelen will be more useful to you. There is essentially "no" factory .350 Rem Mag ammo left in the country, and you are not going to find what is left in any store that I know of. (I suppose it is possible that somebody might decide to make this ammo again, or that a large stash of it is sitting somewhere, but....) .35 Whelen ammo is still not in every store, but it is being made and your local gun store can at least order it.

And based on a small sample size of three guns in .350 Rem Mag, and two in .35 Whelen, the recoil on the former fat little short case is definitely stiffer than the Whelen, but both are stout.

Doug
 
pharaoh2 said:
I don't know, the savage would make a nice, iron sighted deer rifle in a 99. The .308 loaded with 150 grain bullets would stretch it's range a bit farther and be good deer/speedgoat medicine out to around 300. The 7mm will make a wonderful elk or moose rifle, but I think the .300 WM would be better. Myself? I'd be happy with a .308 and 7mm.
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I am not sure if you have any caliber restrictions in BC for sheep, goats, varmints, hogs etc. ? In SW Ontario we have a general caliber restriction for high powered rifles > .270

I am also looking for another piece – somewhat of an "everything gun" to round out my collection…

My candidates included:

.270WSM - which I think your 7MM RM does everything with a little more versatility..

6.5x55 - after reading some impressive reviews

If you decide to reload perhaps the .257 Weatherby Magnum deserves a look

The other option I am looking at now is a Muzzleloader for a little versatility in hunting Deer around here, as well as possibly for Moose. Not sure that fits your situation though....
 
:D a 375 is easy to shoot,easy to reload and a proven performer. Avarmit gun (I use a 243 most but have 4 dif.22 centerfire cal) a 22 or 2 is the first step, a good bolt W scope.(u will shot this most so get an accurate one ) AND INJOY
 
Gatehouse said:
Get rid of them and buy one good rifle, chambered in anything from 7-08 to 300Winchester, then buy a 223, and finally a bigger bore, like a 375 or 45/70 or 9.3x 62 or whatever you like...
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Gatehouse are you insuating I don't have one good rifle? :kickInTheNuts: :D

I am pretty happy with the others or I would have sold them. I use the 99 with the peep as a coastal bush rifle for blacktails. My .308 is my packing rifle as it weighs only 5.5 pounds and is a true mountain rifle. My 7mag currently is for everything else. I have all these rifles now shooting sub moa. My LE are closet queens but they were my grandfathers, issued to him in WWII and I will die with them. There is some redundancy among the weapons I use hunting for sure but I like it that way.

I spend a ton of time amongst bears at work and otherwise so a larger stopper makes sense. Up until now my 7mag has been enough but....... and I want a smaller cartridge for trying my hand at varminting and the range.

Thanks for all the suggestions I hav decided on a 223 and may pick one up over the weekend. Thus far the 35 whelen, 350 rem mag, 338 win mag, the 375 h&h and the 375 ruger all intrigue me.

Thanks for all the suggestions.
 
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"Thus far the 35 whelen, 350 rem mag, 338 win mag, the 375 h&h and the 375 ruger all intrigue me."

TWO of those have readily available ammo just about anywhere - the .338 Win Mag and the .375 H&H. Both are exceptional cartridges. Both will do what you need. One of them is MUCH cooler, and when you own a gun in that chambering you are a member of a worldwide group of hunters, mostly men, who KNOW that their chosen shootin' iron is an icon.

Doug
 
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