If I had to focus on one rifle...

[Gibbshooter43]

TX Badger, I kinda like your reasoning simply because it reflects some of mine. Maybe that's why I have 4 25 caliber guns and 3 264 caliber guns in my safe and only one 30 caliber. I guess I don't expect to be shooting that many grizzlies.

 

[PredatorSlayer]

God forbid that this should ever happen, but I've been wondering... like so many of you, I've been fortunate enough to accumulate a broad spectrum of rifles (and I hope I'm not thru yet). But if I had to really focus in on just one to put all my effort into - time, money, load development, shooting time, research - which rifle, or which caliber would it be?

a 6.5 of some flavor. I think it is a great all around caliber for everything from varmints to elk. My son has a CM and I have a PRC. If I could only keep one rifle it would be my PRC.

 

[John Polk]

.300 Weatherby.

 

[375rifleman]

The 30-06 is versatile

 

[Greyfox]

Approaching 60 years old and spending almost a lifetime with a myriad of rifles/cartridges, I did what you are suggesting about 10 years ago. Much thought and consideration was given between choosing the 6.5x284 and 300WM. IMO, the decision weighs heavily on the type of hunting is anticipated looking forward. In my case, I spent my prior years hunting a wide range of game from squirrels to Cape Buffalo. Looking forward, my interest was to pursue LR hunting, primarily for medium sized game, Whitetails(my favorite), Mule Deer, Antelope....Possibly, an Elk or Moose. The rifle would be used more then the "conventional" hunting rifle for LR shooting skill development. Weight, shoot-ability, and recoil management would be factors. Given medium game would be my predominant use, I ended up choosing the 6.5. Since then, and a few dozen medium game animals effectively taken from 500-1100 yards, I think the choice was a good one. If larger game (ie Elk) at long range was anticipated to be bulk of my quarry I would have chosen the 300WM.

 

[308stillbrass]

You scared the Democrats gonna come for your rifles ?

 

[Gater]

.300 min mag you have a wide selection of bullets for reloading if god forbid you are in need of ammo while on a hunting trip .300 mag ammo is easy to find out west

 

[Shooter 69]

I would have to say a 300 win.

 

[emp1953]

If I didn't have to contend with African Water Buffalo, Polar Bears or Grizzly's I'd opt for a .270win. Good Ammo is available everywhere.

 

[Backcountry sports]

I have way too many supplies of 7mm bullets and brass for my 7mm-08 and 7mm Rem Mag, that said I would go with the 7mm Rem Mag so I could hunt almost all game species available

If I had only one gun it would be a 7mm you can hunt anything In north america and get ammo anywhere

 

[Eagleye242]

I believe I would keep a 30 cal magnum of one flavor or other as an all round rifle. EE

 

[littlewhaler]

.300 RUM

280AI

 

[Backcountry sports]

If I had only one gun it would be a 7mm you can hunt anything In north america and get ammo anywhere

I like 7mm so much I have 3 of them and a 7saum all elk and mule deer stoppers

 

[Willoughby]

300winmag for me, does it all well