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What’s your five? 5 Calibers to do it all...
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<blockquote data-quote="joep17" data-source="post: 2130639" data-attributes="member: 1457"><p>Okay,</p><p>I will bite!! I own many rifles and load for 43 different cartridges and then shoot about 4000 rounds a year of 308 in F-Class so my opinion on this is not really valid as i can pick and choose for what i am attempting to do.</p><p></p><p>I had this dilemma 5 years ago. My main importer procured me 4 matching Turkish Exhibition blanks and I had to decide on 4 heritage type custom rifles to build. I chose Cooper out of Montana and selected every single option except case colour hardening.</p><p></p><p>I chose the most useful and common cartridges for uses i have here in Alberta.</p><p></p><p>22LR</p><p>17 HMR</p><p>222 Rem</p><p>270 Win</p><p></p><p>They turned out beautifully and I cannot thank Cooper enough for the outstanding workmanship and quality.</p><p></p><p>For the 5th rifle it depends upon what my hunting would be.</p><p></p><p>For N/A hunting, I would choose my Kimber of Oregon 338 Win Mag</p><p></p><p>For Africa i would choose either Kimber of Oregon or the new Kimber Caprivi in 377 HH. They are easier to shoot than most people think.</p><p></p><p>I do have a 416 Rigby and 458 WM that would be a good choice for Africa but they are not a lot of fun to shoot "often and repeatedly"</p><p></p><p>I am not a fan of any muzzle brakes on a hunting rifle and wont hunt with someone who uses them. The PH is used in Namibia advised prior to the Safari that if I showed up with a brake, he would not hunt with me.</p><p></p><p>The only exception is varmint rifles where we are all wearing hearing protection. My 220 Swift with a brake does not lift off target to see the hit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joep17, post: 2130639, member: 1457"] Okay, I will bite!! I own many rifles and load for 43 different cartridges and then shoot about 4000 rounds a year of 308 in F-Class so my opinion on this is not really valid as i can pick and choose for what i am attempting to do. I had this dilemma 5 years ago. My main importer procured me 4 matching Turkish Exhibition blanks and I had to decide on 4 heritage type custom rifles to build. I chose Cooper out of Montana and selected every single option except case colour hardening. I chose the most useful and common cartridges for uses i have here in Alberta. 22LR 17 HMR 222 Rem 270 Win They turned out beautifully and I cannot thank Cooper enough for the outstanding workmanship and quality. For the 5th rifle it depends upon what my hunting would be. For N/A hunting, I would choose my Kimber of Oregon 338 Win Mag For Africa i would choose either Kimber of Oregon or the new Kimber Caprivi in 377 HH. They are easier to shoot than most people think. I do have a 416 Rigby and 458 WM that would be a good choice for Africa but they are not a lot of fun to shoot "often and repeatedly" I am not a fan of any muzzle brakes on a hunting rifle and wont hunt with someone who uses them. The PH is used in Namibia advised prior to the Safari that if I showed up with a brake, he would not hunt with me. The only exception is varmint rifles where we are all wearing hearing protection. My 220 Swift with a brake does not lift off target to see the hit. [/QUOTE]
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