I have three deer, hog and black bear rifles/carbines-
1- My main gun for 2 to 200 yard hunting, Remington 7600 carbine 30-06 Spr. with a Leupold VX-II 2-7x33mm Scope.
2- My open sight gun for thick brush, deep woods and still hunting where my shots will most likely be 75/100 yards max, Marlin 336C 35 Rem. with XS Ghost Ring Sights.
3- My long range gun for watching fields or where my shots may be longer then 200 yards, Remington 700 Classic 280 Rem. with a Redfield Tracker 3-9x40mm Scope.
The 7600 will be used probably 75% of the time. The 336C will be used pretty much the rest of the time. The 700 will be used every once in a while. Most of my hunting is in the woods so 200 yard plus shots aren't common.
NYH!