Which gun to keep?
 

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.

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I'd go with the custom made Ellwood Epps 35 Whelen Mauser action. I'd pick this gun because my great grandpa gave it to my dad and he's gonna give it to me. Also because I shot my first deer with it.

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Kona,

Great choice. Family heirlooms are an excellent criteria that I hadn't even considered. Theirs a certain Browning A5 sweet 16 that was my grandpa's that if I ever inherit will never leave my possesion until I pass it down.

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I would have to pick my Sears Model 53 .30-06. My Grandpa has given it to me, and I love that rifle. It will be with me for a long, long time! It will also kill anything that I ever need to kill for food, so if I were forced in to the situation of keeping only one gun, that would probably be the main reason to keep one.

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ONE GUN OOOOOOHHHHHH THE PAIN!!!!!!!!!!

What this mental anguish you are causing,I have so many loved guns-that shall I hope never leave me.

But if I had to choose just one and one alone,it would be my .338 errr wait no,no my 25-06 no,no, it has to be my Rem Modle 7600 Game master pump 30-06 spng. this gun was given to my by my father picked up in pawn shop for 250.00 bucks 17 years ago.This gun holds my favortie memorie's of hunting with my father and friends,my first deer,my first elk,bear,antelope and other game.It also beat the pant's off my dad,brother and uncle in a shooting contest when I was 14.
This is the gun my boys will start their hunting carear with,and I hope their boys will do the same.
BBJ

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Since there is no "right answer" this should be okay....

Not my first rifle (M700 in .270)
Not my so called "family heirlooms" (Dad's M94 30-30 or Grandpa's Model 12)
Not the shotguns nor the pistols (though that would hurt a bit) :(
I'd stick with my most adaptable mid-bore....

Its a M70 Super Grade in 375 H&H with a Leupy III - 4x12
(It shoots sweet and I feel can go a-n-y-w-h-e-r-e with that one and get it all done.)

One planet,
One rifle,
Holland's 375....
[It's not an original line, but I like the "line" as well as I like that rifle!]

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Kona Boy,
Interesting choice. My favourite gunshop is Epps Sporting goods ( I buy all my rifles and shooting supplies there). It is now run by the Winkle family and Ellwood himself would be impressed with how these people do business.

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thats easy.

my remington .257 roberts.....it was my grandpas gun. he was very close to me.

big enough guy??? im a bowhunter:)

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Heaven Forbid that that would ever happen but if it did I would probably keep the 308 Browning A-Bolt. I could live with my 280 as well. If I were younger with a lifetime of hunting ahead I would go back where I started with the Rem 700 BDL 30-06. It did thje job on four continents. Although it would be hard to not pick the 7600 30-06.

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Thats a tough one, Probably the Savage 99 in .300 savage, I also would have trouble giving up my Rem 700 .223 heavy barrel custom

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Well at this point the only CF rifle I use for my biggame hunting is 7mm rem mag custom 700 with a Zeiss Conquest mounted on top. Even though I own a number of other CF's, this rifle feels right/fits right and plain ole' works jim dandy on everything I have taken (upto moose).

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Well we don't have any family heirloom firearms left, they were stolen years ago. You could take all my supository guns, but you can't have any of my muzzle loaders. I might consider a switch barrel if only receivers were involved.

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Slamfire, that sucks! I had a stuffed bear (teddy bear) that got stolen when I was at school that was my grandpas, then my dads, then mine. Still don't know who stole it to this day:(

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I would go with my Marlin 35. That was the first gun to own my Father gave it to me at the age of 9 and I still use it every year to hunt with.

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My dad's JC-Higgins Model 51 30-06 Sprg. Good luck.

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i would probably go with my Rem. 700 BDL in 30-06. i can hunt anything i want with it with the different bullet weights. i also choose it because it's almost the same thing as what i killed my first deer with. i killed it with my dad's left handed BDL in 30-06. mine will be the same exact setup except that it's right handed and the scope is slightly different.

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We suspect my sister's son, he was in his cocaine period and knew where they were and how to get in. [:o]

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I've got a Fox Sterlingworth 20 ga. that my great-grandfather bought new, it went to his daughter - my grandmother, then my father and now me. One of my kids will end up with it.

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Pick one, just one? Ouch! Okay, from all the guns I have now I guess I'll have to go with my Rem.700 LSS Mountain rifle, a 270Win., with Leupold 2-7x scope. It has proven to be a very accurate rifle, light weight, stainless steel with laminated stk. (easy to care for and strong stock). Another nice characteristic, it shoots several loads to the same point of impact, or close enough it don't need to be re-sighted for hunting purposes
(Rem.150gr. Core-lokts, Federal Classic 150gr., Win. 130gr. Power Pts., and Rem. 100gr.)
Now, if I can throw in one handgun & one shotgun, I'll take my Ruger Sec.Six 4" stainless 357mag., and my Rem.870 12ga.