'at a boy BBJ,
As usuall you stated what I was having trouble saying quite concisely.
OBTW my list would be quite incomplete without the calibers you mentioned I must agree. So heap them on Lets review:
Here's what you
NEED:
1. 223 for varmints
2. 22-250 for long range varmints
3. 22 hornet for close range varmints
4. 218 bee for close range varmints when you run out of 22 hornetammo
5. 221 firebal for varmints (you can shoot all day without barrel heat)
6. 20 vartarg for varmints (because I want one)
7. 25-06 for antelope
8.270 wsm for antelope
9. 280 rem just because
10. 30-06 everyone should have one
11. 300 win mag no particularreason
12. 338 win mag for elk and scary stuff
13. 375 for anything scarier than the 338
14. 416 for anything scarier than the 375
15. Belgium Browning A5 sweet sixteen....nuff said
16. Quality over and under 12 gauge. for pheasants, clay targets etc.
17. 22 lr if you need a reason, It won't do me any good to explain.
18. A pre 64 Model 70 in the caliber of your choice
19. A cooper rifle in the caliber of your choice
20. A Kimber rifle in the caliber of your choice
21. A 45 ACP 1911 style pistol, for protection and uspsa shoots
22. A Glock because tommy lee jones used one in "US Marshals"
23. A H&K of some order. To appreciate German engineering.
24. A wildcat cartridge of some kind. Just to say you have one.
25. A Winchester 73 lever gun. It won the west, dang it.
26. A benchrest quality rifle either 6 PPC, 6 BR, 22 ppc, 20 VT etc. to make little groups
27. On of Ackley's "improved" cartridges. He's a legend, dang it.
28. A Weatherby.....to appreciate your other rifles....[8D]
29. An EnglishDouble Rifle....Because anything that costs that much has to be good!
30. A first generation Colt.
31. A HMR .17 for general whistle pig killen
32. 7mm stw
33. 308 win
34. 30-30 lever gun
35.
36.300 ultra
37. 870 wingmaster
38. 204 ruger
39. 270 win
40. 270 wsm
41.308, 243, 6,5x55, 8x68S, 9,3x62, no explanation needed for these calibers.
42. 6 mm varmint
43. 35 Rem. brush
44. 7mm Rem. Mag.
45. 325 wsm
46. Remington 870 Super Magnum Combo-will handle any shotgunning on the planet
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47. 6.5 x 284
48. 260 rem
49.458 lott
50. 340 wby
51. 220 swift
52.