RE: Minimum North American Rifle Battery
My battery wouldn' t change much, but it' d for sure be narrowed down a lot to match rounds with game:
.22lr Marlin Model 60=small game
.22-250 Winchester 70=small game/predators
.30-06 Ruger M-77 Mark II=meduim-large game
.45-70 Marlin 1895GS=large/dangerous game
Now, my .22-250' s and .45-70' s wouldn' t necessarily have to be in there, since the .30-06' s do it all well enough, but no reason not to fill your safe if you' ve got the slots. And I' m kind of mad about not having a .416Rigby listed on here, but the .45-70 is more than enough for large/dangerous game. There' s no .44mag in there either, which really sucks, since handgun hunting is SOOOOOO much fun. Limiting myself to these four cartridges knocks out over 80% of my guns, let alone knocking out everything but these four rifles!!