Originally Posted by
Bullcamp82834
It's funny. If I had no rifles and needed to buy just one to handle everything I hunt, that would be easy.
If I had to get rid of all my current rifles except one all around rifle for everything I'd bust a gasket in my brain. Each one fills a particular niche to perfection. I don't think I'd be able to decide.
I hear ya. I've been carrying the same 7mm Mag since I was 14. I have 2 old M1984 30-30s that mean a lot to me. I love my 6.5x55 Swede and my wife would kill me if I got rid of my M1903 6.5x54 Mannicher Schoenauer. My 450 Marlin is hell on wheels for heavy timber hunting and so in my 350 Rem Mag. Dad gave me an old Springfield 30-40 Krag when I was 10. My slug gun and all my muzzleloeader are proven game getters. I don't want to get rid of any of them.
But if I absolutely had to I'm keeping either the 375 H&H or the 9.3x62 Mauser. But I hope I never get forced into actually doing it.