I'm a bit of a gun collector. Now, thats not to say that I have a vault of expensive guns or anything. Everything I own is a hunter. I've got some rifles with nice wood, but they have scratches because I use them. A friend asked me one time "why in the world would I carry something that pretty in the woods?" My response was to tell him: "thats what they are for"

So lets say for a moment that for some unknown reason that you were forced to pick one gun and one gun only which would it be. I mean caliber, make, model, and why? I know we'll get a lot of 270 and 30-06 response here and thats fine. Just explain why and try to refrain from running someone elses choice down.

Whats my selection? Well, that would be tough. My 280 rem is a front runner, so is my 12 ga. O/U shotgun, as would the venerable 22 mag. I'm guess I'll stick with my Browning A bolt 280 rem. Its a very versatile round. Its good for any of the large game animals with the exceptions of the big bears. Its also my favorite gun because its been with me the longest.