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

[Djones8030]

Maybe I should pair down my collection. Truthfully, I have my favorites and the others could be framed and hung on a wall. Some are invaluable but for sentimental reasons. I'm not asking for those to be included in the list. But let's say, purely for whimsical gab, that you could only have 3 calibers, any calibers, which would you choose?

You didn't specify rifle only. Since shotgun is technically a long gun, I'd say 12 guage, .308 bolt, and .223 carbine

 

[s3shot]

Maybe I should pair down my collection. Truthfully, I have my favorites and the others could be framed and hung on a wall. Some are invaluable but for sentimental reasons. I'm not asking for those to be included in the list. But let's say, purely for whimsical gab, that you could only have 3 calibers, any calibers, which would you choose?

I would put the .22 lr on there because of teaching my Grandkids then jump to my .300 WM then my 6.5 cm I would not include my .338 Lapua for its wobbly out to 5-600 yds and I hope I'm not looking to take down a Jeep. But it is there in case!

 

[WYMIKE]

CZ Tacticool .22 with suppressor, 12 gauge Browning O/U Citouri, and 8mm Remington Magnum.

 

[65 GRENDEL]

An AR15 in 6.5 Grendel, AR10 in .308 and a 6.5 Creedmoor bolt action.

 

[redleg1013]

Well, isn't this a conundrum?
Since this is a hunting site:
257 Roberts AI (state requires .243 or larger for deer)
30-06
300 PRC SI

 

[kolob10]

Of course I have already picked them out. They are in my safe.

22 KHornet
.308 Win.
300 Win Mag
Good for squirrels to Grizzly Bears (in a pinch).

 

[DJ Fergus]

6.5mm, 7mm, .308.

As for cartridge choice....
6.5SS, .280AI, .300RUM

I like your choices, especially the calibers.
I would go with 6.5 creedmoor, 7mm rem mag and take your pick of a decent 30 cal magnum. I do like 280 rem & 280Ai and possibly going to build one of the two soon and I Know that 280ai can achieve 7rm velocities so I guess that could be a toss up for me between the two. Those three calibers would cover just about anything a fellow would want to do, whether it's large game or carrying a youth on a hunting trip with a 6.5 for the lower recoil. 6.5 would cover varmints as well.

 

[Varberger757]

6,5x63 Messner Mag
A modern 7mm (magnum performance).
8 mm is a must have to me (magnum performance).

 

[Canhunter35]

22lr
6mm creed
7mm rm 1:8twist

For years I made do with 22lr, 22-250, and a 308

 

[Moki]

I'm into single shot T/C Contender carbines and Prohunter rifles so would have to have one frame of each model with multiple barrels the 3rd would be my 21" barreled Rem 700 LSS in 375RUM

 

[Mike Patton]

Maybe I should pair down my collection. Truthfully, I have my favorites and the others could be framed and hung on a wall. Some are invaluable but for sentimental reasons. I'm not asking for those to be included in the list. But let's say, purely for whimsical gab, that you could only have 3 calibers, any calibers, which would you choose?

.22, 204, 6 creed

 

[Mike Patton]

.22, 204, 6 creed

The 204 is most incredible if you have not used one, out to 450 yards shooting dogs in Colorado, 6creed, well faster, flatter and reaches out just as far as 6.5

 

[Swiftkill]

Maybe I should pair down my collection. Truthfully, I have my favorites and the others could be framed and hung on a wall. Some are invaluable but for sentimental reasons. I'm not asking for those to be included in the list. But let's say, purely for whimsical gab, that you could only have 3 calibers, any calibers, which would you choose?

High cap shotgun like jmpro.
22/250 or similar OR 243 better
22 LR ruger 1022
And 300 win mag or similar
IMPOSSIBLE, trick question!!!

 

[WahooYahoo]

What all did you do in rebarreling your 7mag? Details?

It's a Remage . So Remington action with a savage style barrel and barrel nut. No smith involved. Just take the barreled action out of the stock. Put it in a barrel vice. Remove the nut, unscrew the barrel and apply whatever barrel/caliber you want as long as it uses the same bolt face. Chamber the no go/ go gauges and head space it. Lock down the barrel nut and put it back in your stock. Takes only slightly longer to do than it did to explain it.
So if I want a 7 practical I would just buy that cambered barrel. Or for that matter 257 weatherby, 264 win mag, 300 win mag , any caliber that uses a magnum bolt face.