If you could only have 3 long guns, which would you choose?

[rfd]

Tough one there, 22lr, .223 Rem., 28 Nosler. Hate not having a shotgun, but can't do without a varmint round

Sharps .45-70 w/black powder cartridge paper patched bullets, CZ457 .22LR, Mossberg Maverick 12ga.

 

[bear52157]

Well it would be 17WSM 7PRC AND 300RUM

 

[Mike Patton]

204 ruger, fast, flat and cheap to load! 22LR just for fun gun, 243 one of the best all around hunting, flat shooting and plenty big when you load your own!

 

[Mike Patton]

270 Win, 300 Win or Weatherby, and Probably 375 Ruger cover all the big and dangerous game I would ever hunt.

Your are all so large?

 

[6.5x300 WBY]

I probably responded to this but not looking back through 32 pages.

1. 22LR
2. 6.5x300 weatherby
3. 338-378 weatherby

4. Yeah I know. But I need my 6 Creedmoor

 

[bigtuna431]

Since the question was what three rifles??, not calibers here's mine... Mod 700 Remington in 338 RUM, Mod 70 Winchester in 264 Win Mag, and Mod 700 Rem in 223 Rem. And I own all three...plus many others,,,

 

[K.E.C.]

Hell I will join in even though this thread started over 5 years ago.
Model 70 264 Win.mag
Rem. Sendero 300 Rum
Weatherby Mark V 30-378
Wow only 3 I could go on. And on.

 

[kgarrett]

Ruger American Rimfire 17 hmr
Gunwerks Nexus 6.5/300 PRC
Blaser R8 223/6.5PRC/375 H&H

Yes, that's cheating . I only own the first two, but am working on the 3rd.

 

[K.E.C.]

Ruger American Rimfire 17 hmr
Gunwerks Nexus 6.5/300 PRC
Blaser R8 223/6.5PRC/375 H&H

Yes, that's cheating . I only own the first two, but am working on the 3rd.

NICE.^^^^^
6.5/300 PRC. Wow. 6.5/300 Weatherby
Witch one Wins.
Having A Blaser R8 would be cool.

 

[Dooner]

6.5 Win Mag with a 26" 7.5 twist
7PRC w/a 26" 8 twist
300PRC w/ a 26" 8 twist

 

[rbTanzan]

270 Win, 300 Win or Weatherby, and Probably 375 Ruger cover all the big and dangerous game I would ever hunt.

Your are all so large?

Gotta go with Mountain Sloth.
Of course, the 300 PRC today is essentially the 300Weatherby with a fast twist barrel and reasonably priced brass. Properly hand loaded the 300PRC could cover most of the 375 Ruger in a pinch, and with a muzzle-brake it's a "270" for most any medium game at reasonable ranges.

So with the 300, maybe go up to a 416Rigby hand-loaded (the 416Ruger is OK as a lighter-carry substitute), for bigger stuff. And a 223 or 243 for little stuff.
But most of my old-fashioned life has found the 270Win, 338WM, and 416Rigby to cover everything.

So you can't go wrong with a 270, 300, and 375.

 

[Lenny Foffa]

Easy for me. #1 A .270 Win in a Weatherby Mark V Ultralight rifle; #2 A 270 Weatherby Mag ,in a Weatherby Mark V 26 inch Bbl in a full sized rifle; and #3 300 Weatherby Mag, Weatherby Mark V also with a 26-inch Bbl. These three rifles and calibers would cover 95 percent of my Hunting needs. Then I would probably miss my short 30-06 Woods rifle, but you said only 3.

 

[Swinehunt74]

Okay, I'll play.
.22 Anchutz double trigger, 2K 40gr SK
308 Origin Proof CF 20" 1K 168, 1K 175gr sitting on Peterson brass
300WM/338 Lapua switch barrel, both tricked out Bartleins 24" sitting in chasis, 500 rds 190 Berger VLD hunting for 300wm, 250gr-300gr SMK 250 ea, Lapua brass for 338LM....
All weapons sporting NXS NF scopes
If I didn't have ammo, would have some very nice clubs!!!!!!!!

 

[Reelamin]

22WMR, 223, 12ga all single shot hammer fired.