too many guns not enough hunting

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I'm at the point at which gun to take hunting this fall. looks like every year is getting harder to get a moose tag and I find myself saying which gun to take for the different hunts. it was a lot easier when I had just a few... I started reloading again tonight and loaded 100 375 h&h with 260 gr accubonds. I'll be lucky to shoot one animal with one, last year I took the 30/30 336bl for everything. there were times I wish I had more gun like when I walked up to a big bull moose in dense pine and he snorted at me , his hair all standing , he was pissed and the 30/30'looked very small in my hands , plus it was deer season.I carried a Lyman great plains bpm 50 cal a few days and at the end of the day my arms were gonna fall off.this year I'm deciding what to carry and what style of hunting I'll do,I know a lot of guys on here have a lot of guns. how do you decide which to take and you ever have an instance where you wished you took a different gun?
 
I never worry what is in my hands.

I am deadly with whatever I carry. ;)

Seriously though ,I think comfort and confidence trump rifle choice and chambering.

More rifles just seems like a guy wants more toys.

A good old bolt or lever that you know shoots true is the best bet in my opinion.
 
What's wrong with haveing more guns than you can hunt with? I'm usually good for a dozen or twenty BG animals a year, and could easily go a few years without useing the same rifle twice. Individual rifles for single species hunts are as likely to be chosen on a whim or curiousity as anything else

Haveing the right tool in your hands is easy. For North America a standard weight bolt gun in something like .300 Mag, 7 STW or even a .338 all tuned up for zero to 500 will seldom leave you wishing you were carrying something else. For Africa, or any buffalo intensive endevour something in a .375 will take care of anything that comes up.
 
I don't own guns just to own them. Every gun I have is meant to fulfill a specific need or purpose. I'd rather have fewer and better guns that I'm using than a bunch that don't get shot.

But you always need to have back-up guns too. :)
 
Kelly Timoffee said:
Seriously though ,I think comfort and confidence trump rifle choice and chambering.
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:agree:Comfort level with the rifle you hunt with is very important. Know your gun and practice with it as often as possible. It is best when the rifle you hunt with feels like a natural extension of your own body.



Dogleg said:
What's wrong with haveing more guns than you can hunt with?.... Haveing the right tool in your hands...........
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This also is true. Situations change and hunting spots change as well. When I hunt deer in the bush, I use 30-30 with iron sights, but when I hunt deer in open fields making longer shots, I prefer a 308 with a scope. It's nice to have the option of choice.
 
I like to have the ability to stop the animal I'm hunting quickly and cleanly. Rifle caliber and bullet weight are chosen on tjhe best suited to the type of hunting ill be doing. This year for deer ill use a 50cal scoped inline for deer when in a stand or field edge and a sxs 12ga for pushing thru wooded areas. For my bear hunt ill be bringing a 45-70 double rifle with heavy slow bullets for when I'm on stand or in very thick cover and my 25-06 for longer shots in the more open areas. Both are light wieght easy to carry. And a 120 grain bullet at 3200fps or a 500grain bullet at 1400fps will flatten any black bear if placed properly. I love both guns. 2 years ago I loved my slug gun and took it
 
Claybuster said:
I don't own guns just to own them. Every gun I have is meant to fulfill a specific need or purpose. I'd rather have fewer and better guns that I'm using than a bunch that don't get shot.

But you always need to have back-up guns too. :)
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Is this the claybuster we know and love:HR: You sit down since you are not yourself today. You need as many guns as you have slots in the vault then when there is no slots, you have to get another vault on sale .:)
 
this is the reason why i'm hunting black bear with a 338 win mag.

"honey i need a 338 for bears and it's a really good deal!"


fast forward two months as i'm loading up the truck with the trusty old gun i hear "i thought you bought the new gun for bears" :eek: she remembered...
 
Claybuster said:
I don't own guns just to own them. Every gun I have is meant to fulfill a specific need or purpose. I'd rather have fewer and better guns that I'm using than a bunch that don't get shot.

But you always need to have back-up guns too. :)
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Yeah but what happens when you end up getting back up guns for the back up guns. I have run out of safe room now, I am having difficulty selling a gun even though I dont like it... gun hoarding, its a horrible sickness. :p
 
Claybuster said:
I don't own guns just to own them. Every gun I have is meant to fulfill a specific need or purpose. I'd rather have fewer and better guns that I'm using than a bunch that don't get shot.

But you always need to have back-up guns too. :)
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Same here but my specific needs or purpose are getting more and more specific.:p. I got my .260 for normal range deer, my 7mm SAUM for longer range deer, my .35 Whelen for normal range moose, my .444 Marlin for close range moose, my .300WSM for long range moose, etc...;)
 
Zokakoka said:
Get a 30-06, make a load for both moose and deer :) 180gr hunting ballistic tip should be a good one
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Obviously you're not feeling well! Sit down take an aspirin and maybe a couple of stiff scotch's. A good night's sleep should clear youir mind and you can march right down to your local gunstore and buy a couple of "other" guns.....Just because.:D
 
There are hunters who own guns just to hunt, and there are hunters that are also enthusiastic shooters. The latter group tend to own lots of guns, the former group tend to have a small amount or even only one.
 
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