my hunting aresenal. i do belive i've got evrything covered.

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i was doing some thinking and i think i've got all my bases covered in terms of hunting situations and the guns i'd need.

Small Game/Plinking; Mossberg 146B .22LR
Varmint/Predators; Rem. 700 SPS Varmint .223 Rem
Open Country Big Game; Weatherby Vanguard .30-06AI
Bush Big Game; 1903 Krag/Jorgensen 6.5x54 M/S
Heavy Game/Africa; 1903 Springfield .358 Norma Mag
Upland Birds; Browning Auto-5 20 Ga.
Waterfowl/Turkey/Slug; Benelli Nova 12 Ga.
Black Powder; Norinco inline

add a Jennings Extreme 70 lb bow for archery and the obliatory Lee-Enfield & Cooey single shot, and i think i'm covered for any Canadian hunting situation that might arise, although i'm counting on you guys to point out a glaring error. now i can focus on rebuilding my handgun collection....
 
cooey model 60
ruger 10/22
endfield convert to 22 LR for training ww1 vintage
no 1 mrk3*
no 4 mrk1*
Huskvarna sporter in 30-06 i got re-blued, timney trigger, bolt polished, walnut stock with hand checker, pacmayr recoil pad and a burris FFL2 2-7x scope done last year
Mosin Nagant 44 carbine
H&R topper 20g
czech 8mm mauser
6.5 mm swedish mauser model 96
rem 870 express 12g
beretta 390 12 g
ithaca model 500 or 600 cant remember 20 g o/u

Soon to come......so long as mom doesn't fin out:D
ruger mr III
ruger security six
P38
mosin nagant91/30

not bad for 17 years old lol i think i have most bases covered :D
 
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Kilo Charlie said:
Gee, Kevin, why can't you be like all the cool kids and put that list in your signature line?
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no, i've always found that an odd thing to do. i posted this cuz it just kinda popped into my head the otherday when i was going through my gun cabinet that i'm ready to go for anything hunting wise. i was actually kinda surprised.i thought i was lacking. guess not.
 
Pretty well covered Kevin, maybe light in the real big calibers but you did say NA game.
My collection so far (wouldn't call it an aresenal)

10/22 and Tbolt
77/22Hornet
700 VSSFII 204
527 and 7615 223
Cooper 25-06AI
Win 300WM
H&R 500S&W
12 and 20g

629 and 686, would like a rifle in 375, 338LM to round things out
 
i've thought about a .375 or bigger, but with some of my handloads the energy of my .358 Norma is equal or better then the .375 H&H. planning to hunt Africa with in the next 10 years, but just plains game so it'll be fine, infact for most of them it'll be overkill.
 
Application: Preferred gun

Small Game/Plinking; Ruger 10/22
Varmint/Predators; Swiss Arms PE-90 flattop incoming
Open Country Big Game; Rem 700 LTR in 308
Bush Big Game; custom Rem 700 7mm
Heavy Game/Africa; Ruger No 1 458 Lott
Upland Birds; Fabarm Martial Pro Forces (?)
Waterfowl/Turkey/Slug; same as above, plus shorty Rem870, plus two SxSs (one 20", one 12.5" incoming)
Black Powder; Nada, no desire to play with this yet
Bow; Bowtech Diamond

The shotguns need some work in terms of actual hunting rigs, but I don't do alot of bird hunting so it hasn't been an issue yet.
 
Center fires

I kinda went the other way
CZ rimfires many in 22&17HMR
CZ 527 Hornet
CZ 527 204 Ruger
Sako Vixen 223
Sako 75 22-250
HS Precision Varmint 204 Ruger
Sako L579 Varmint 243
Rem VLS 243
Sako 75 HB 25-06
Steyr Pro H 6.5x55
Shilen custom 7x57
Pre 64 Win 308 feather

FS
 
I need a 50 BMG, 338LM Ackley, a 375 H&H, 308 and a nice O/U 12 and 20ga, and im set. :)

Maybe a few more walkaround varminters...

Fassteel, i like your style :D
 
dudley2112 said:
cooey model 60
ruger 10/22
endfield convert to 22 LR for training ww1 vintage
no 1 mrk3*
no 4 mrk1*
Huskvarna sporter in 30-06 i got re-blued, timney trigger, bolt polished, walnut stock with hand checker, pacmayr recoil pad and a burris FFL2 2-7x scope done last year
Mosin Nagant 44 carbine
H&R topper 20g
czech 8mm mauser
6.5 mm swedish mauser model 96
rem 870 express 12g
beretta 390 12 g
ithaca model 500 or 600 cant remember 20 g o/u

Soon to come......so long as mom doesn't fin out:D
ruger mr III
ruger security six
P38
mosin nagant91/30

not bad for 17 years old lol i think i have most bases covered :D
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You mean your Dad has the bases covered;)
 
Let's see
Pests and Partridge-Cooey Model 60(?)
Quackers and Honkers- Browning BPS 31/2 chamber
Big game without enoermous fangs- Browning Abolt .280
Anything i happen upon in the Bush - .44 Mag Marlin
Large toothy Critters- Not covered (working on it)
 
Wolf-sized or smaller - Rem 700 VLS .223
Deer Sized or larger - Rem 700 SS DM 30-06
Has wings - Rem 870 12 gauge
Close in rodents - 10/22
 
kevin.303 said:
i've thought about a .375 or bigger, but with some of my handloads the energy of my .358 Norma is equal or better then the .375 H&H. planning to hunt Africa with in the next 10 years, but just plains game so it'll be fine, infact for most of them it'll be overkill.
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only one prob with that kevin , last I heard it is a minimum .375 cal for africa , although I could be wrong , but i'm positive that's what I heard. I actually bought my .416 rigby and .458 win mag because of that. A nice ruger tropical in the .416 and my 458 is a CZ
 
You are just getting started! :D

No long range 7mm/300mag/338s?
No heavy hitters....like a 375/416?
You haven't got one lever action....You "need" at least a few of those!

No LRT, bench rest, or competition stuff?

You collection needs work Bubba!
 
You don't have everything covered - a .358 NM isn't an African large game rifle and it isn't legal most places there for the big 5. What you need now, and there's a great one listed FS right now is a .500 A-Square. Now THAT'S a large game stopper -not just a killer, a stopper.
 
Most versatile gun is the 12 gauge shotgun. I can do me for small game, large game, birds, and varmints. It may not always be the least messy. But it gets the job done. And if you want, you can get really surgical with it. I just realized that I have 5 12 gauge shotguns.

I also have my backups:

Savage 12FVSS .308
Norinco M305
Browning BL22
Cooey model 60
Lyman Muzzleloader
 
greywolf said:
only one prob with that kevin , last I heard it is a minimum .375 cal for africa , although I could be wrong , but i'm positive that's what I heard. I actually bought my .416 rigby and .458 win mag because of that. A nice ruger tropical in the .416 and my 458 is a CZ
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it's only the miniumum for dangerous game such as cape buffalo and lion. for plains game, such as kudu, gemsbok or eland, the .358 would just fine, since most people use a 300 mag of some sort.

X-fan said:
You are just getting started! :D

No long range 7mm/300mag/338s?
No heavy hitters....like a 375/416?
You haven't got one lever action....You "need" at least a few of those!

No LRT, bench rest, or competition stuff?

You collection needs work Bubba!
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7mm magnum? EWWW! GROSS! why don't i just dress in drag?:D no, with practice i can make any shot i'd use one of those for with either the .30-06 Ackley or the .358 Norma.

as for lever actions, i didn't list everything i owned, just what i use for those particular hunts. there's a 1895 Winchester in 7.62x54R that gathers dust in my cabinet. and for heavy hitters i might make concession and buy a Sharps in .45-120 down the road. and i've used the .223 for 300m long range matches, did pretty good too first time out.



now what i did realize i was missing is a lightweight varmint type walking gun, and ther's no semi auto rifles either, so i killed 2 birds with 1 stone and bought the last AR180b that epps had.
 
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