As I get older and wiser and recoil seem to hurt more , I am content with my 760 Rem. in a 30-06. You talk about one gun, I don't think it can be done. I love to bird hunt and duck hunt one gun would be a heart breaker.
Grijim
Grijim
The man with one gun
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The point is really all but moot. Some guys do and some don't. Whether it is with a safe full of guns or with just one. My father killed an awful lot of game with the rifle pictured. From the late sixties till 2006 when he retired it in favor of a lighter Kimber classic. Aside from a .22 it was his only rifle. He was darn proficient with it and he is equally proficient with his "new" rifle.
- Location
- Smithers, B.C.
I have many rifles, but prefer to keep them in the 1 to 3 calibre range so I do not have to tinker with too much. I think having a bunch of models in the same calibre is the best and gives you variety but dependability.
I do not think the "one man, one gun" train of thought holds up well for many hunters in Canada.
Consider just two things: the animals you may be hunting and the terrain in which you hunt.
Where I live, I can hunt animals ranging from gophers to coyotes, deer to elk, cougars to bear.
In terms of terrain, I can hunt from vast, open prairies (where 6-800yd shots present themselves) to dense forest where 20-40yd shots are the norm. Factor in steep mountains or extensive hilly terrain and you need to account for the length of the shot and the weight of the rifle you are carrying.
When you consider everything, yes there is probably a rifle that will suffice for the majority of hunting scenarios but it will probably not be ideal for EVERY hunting scenario. That is why I own so many rifles - I want something that is very well suited for what I am hunting that day.
Consider just two things: the animals you may be hunting and the terrain in which you hunt.
Where I live, I can hunt animals ranging from gophers to coyotes, deer to elk, cougars to bear.
In terms of terrain, I can hunt from vast, open prairies (where 6-800yd shots present themselves) to dense forest where 20-40yd shots are the norm. Factor in steep mountains or extensive hilly terrain and you need to account for the length of the shot and the weight of the rifle you are carrying.
When you consider everything, yes there is probably a rifle that will suffice for the majority of hunting scenarios but it will probably not be ideal for EVERY hunting scenario. That is why I own so many rifles - I want something that is very well suited for what I am hunting that day.
Those bases can EASILY be covered with one rifle.
I have my 30-06 I've used for hunting the past two years that is my main gun at the moment for hunting and having fun shooting things.
Then the .22 for small game and just having a blast without breaking my bank, a few 9mm's because well everyone should have one
I'll keep getting more and more. Can't seem to sell anything like that, long as they go boom I'll keep them I think.
Then the .22 for small game and just having a blast without breaking my bank, a few 9mm's because well everyone should have one
I'll keep getting more and more. Can't seem to sell anything like that, long as they go boom I'll keep them I think.
- Location
- Back in the Peace Country
Is there anything instinctual that is developed from using the same rifle extensively...or is throwing a rifle to the shoulder, simply throwing a rifle to the shoulder.
For the hunting I do, one rifle could certainly cover it.
I do have several rifles, but do 95% of my hunting with just the one.
For the hunting I do, one rifle could certainly cover it.
I do have several rifles, but do 95% of my hunting with just the one.
- Location
- Back in the Peace Country
Sounds like a decently barreled mountain rifle would certainly fit most of these.
Now, if I need a rifle for moose in dense cover, moderate cover and little cover. A rifle for deer in, dense , moderate and open. Elk gun for in dense moderate and open. Now factor in the weights,.. we need one for long treks for moose in moderate cover, one for short treks for moose in dense cover, ..
uh, oh... caribou!!! Ok, so caribou in open,.. caribou in,..
Like I said , I know guys with 12 rifles, that could be easily be brought down to 3, and rather than being pretty good with 3 or one, they are pretty OK with 12. I too like having a lot of rifles, but I beleive I have something special with the one I use most.
- Location
- AB foothills
"Pretty good" or "pretty OK" don't cut it for me, tell them to practice more weather they own 3 or 12 rifles. I still don't get where the amount of rifles they own is going to make them better or worse
. The only thing that will make them better is trigger time and practice!I was waiting for that
I had a feeling this thread was really all you about you and your love affair with your turdy turdy.
. Why didn't you just spit it out from the start...
- Location
- AB foothills
Well, I guess if you cant take care of yourself and your money someone has to do it for you
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- Location
- Back in the Peace Country
I do think that I am well equipped with the gun I use for the hunting I do, but the special something is probably more nostalgia and sentimental that anything else. If I were going on a griz hunt well, I'd need to re evaluate.. or bison or whatever..
My 30/30 isn't shooting .5 inch groups, and it ain't doing a whole lot past 250 yrds,.. but as an all arounder I like it a lot.
My CZ was a dream as was my Mod 70.. and they were better than I was..
Is trigger time what makes the difefrence, no matter the rifle?
For example...if you shoot a 7mm Rem Mag. Every second day, and I shoot for the same amount of time, but it's divided over my 7mm Rem Mag, 45/70 and 22-250.
Do you think it makes a difference to your ability or mine that you used the same gun for all that practice, but I used three different guns.
My 30/30 isn't shooting .5 inch groups, and it ain't doing a whole lot past 250 yrds,.. but as an all arounder I like it a lot.
My CZ was a dream as was my Mod 70.. and they were better than I was..
Is trigger time what makes the difefrence, no matter the rifle?
For example...if you shoot a 7mm Rem Mag. Every second day, and I shoot for the same amount of time, but it's divided over my 7mm Rem Mag, 45/70 and 22-250.
Do you think it makes a difference to your ability or mine that you used the same gun for all that practice, but I used three different guns.
Maybe colourful pictures will help. This game is just about as varied as you can get in both size and terrain hunted. Notice the common denominator. Once again, yea or nay, the point is moot.
Nah, that would be boring! LOL. Each to their own but I've hunted with a dozen different rifles in the last two seasons. I enjoy them all.Maybe I should sell all the guns I currently have and buy a good 30.06 and save myself a lot of trouble.
superd222
CGN frequent flyer
I've pondered this idea and decided it can't be done.
One gun ? ? ? Nope....
At the least, you NEED 3 guns - minimum.
- one 22lr
- one CF rifle
- one shotgun
If you want to expand this a bit, you can add muzzle loader to this short list too.
This is a bare minimum requirement.
Not sure how you can own just one CF rifle - especially if you hunt and shoot varmints. Target shooting adds another bunch of possibilities too.
You gotta have this to be a CGN'er....anything else is NUTS.....
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First of all, this is called Canadiangunnutz.com , not Iownarifle.com
Second, for elk or moose, I use a larger caliber with a bit of juice behind it (for longer range shots that are relatively common). While shooting the gun once or twice for elk isn't bad, I would not want to shoot a mountain rifle chambered in 375 (or even one of my 300WM) in a 6 1/2 lb mountain rifle during deer season and especially for coyotes. That is alot of unnecessary punishment. I'm a skinny white boy though, your mileage may vary
Do not get me wrong, I own a mountain rifle (M77 Compact s/s laminate in 7mm/08). It is a great gun for hiking hills and mountains and whatnot. I do not like shooting the gun in very windy conditions (which we have alot of around here) as I find the gun is very susceptible to movement. And while I would use the rifle on elk or moose if the opportunity presented itself, it would not be my go-to gun if longer range shots would be needed on larger game. Yes, I could go to a 300WM in the same rifle, but that gun would be punishing to shoot (and a longer barrel would probably be needed, which takes away from the compactness of the gun, which makes it slightly less useful in dense brush). So on, and so on, and so on.
In the end, yes, one gun will probably cover 95% of our hunting opportunities. But I like to have choices. I like to have options. Some days I want an easier day, lugging a 7 lb rifle instead of an 11 lb rig. Some days I want to shooting gophers and coyotes with the same gun, and take my semi auto 223 instead of a bolt gun in 30-06. One day I plan to go to Africa and hunt with my 375 (whose ammunition is slightly too costly to shoot coyotes and deer with. In the end, if I only wanted one gun and no choices, I would hop in my time machine and go back to Commie Russia
