If you could only keep three guns, what would they be?

[franzfmdavis]

I seem to periodically have some version of this discussion with friends, so it made me curious to know what my AH forum friends would choose.

If you could only keep three guns, what would they be?

 

[franzfmdavis]

I will start it off based on my current options:

1. Rigby HS in .275 Rigby
2. Webley & Scott SxS 12g
3. Wilson Combat full size 1911(case hardened frame/polished blue slide) in 45acp

 

[Hunt anything]

My savage 20 gauge ( for birds and small game)
My Ruger Alaskan .375 Ruger ( for anything bigger than a rabbit)
And my Winchester 22. ( to keep my wife happy so I can shoot armadillos in the yard without scaring the dogs)

 

[krish]

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[CoElkHunter]

I can’t decide. Can we buy more later after deciding on just three now? LOL

 

[franzfmdavis]

I can’t decide. Can we buy more later after deciding on just three now? LOL

As silly as it is, it is a hard choice and my answers have changed from year to year.

 

[IvW]

500 Jeff ZKK602
9.3x74R O/U double(Krieghoff or Blaser)
7x65R Hubertus or K95 single shot

If I may add barrels the O/U will have another barrel set 7x57R/20ga with 22 Hornet insert barrel and the single shot another barrel 6.5x57R and perhaps a 28ga as well....

My feeling this morning anyway......

 

[CBH Australia]

This is going to vary greatly on peoples location and needs.

I could do most things with a .22, a . 308 and a 12gauge.

Well I haven’t shot a rabbit in ages, but the .22 has been used for dispatching pests.

But wait, we use a .223 a lot for spotlighting and I don’t use my shotgun much.

I spend more time on the range than hunting atm so I need a target rifle and that doesn’t crossover with a hunting rifle rifle. Decisions,decisions

The last few years that I have been back in town and not working in remote location I have used my .280a.i for hunting and done a couple of trips with the .308.

The .300wm gets neglected but I’m not ready to sell it cheap and I would not want to part with my.375H&H until I have hunted Buffalo.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Sitting here tonight??

Marlin MXLR in .338 Marlin Express
Marlin GBL/.45-70
Savage 24 V-A/.30-30 over a 20
Ruger 10/22

Yeah that's 4. I never could count well.

 

[KJE81]

The first two are an easy choice:
- My incoming custom rifle in .375 H&H.
- My custom shotgun in 20/76.

The third one would be a tough choice between my Heym BBF26 Superluxus combination gun/cape gun or my Guerini Armi Chamois EELL kipplauf. The kipplauf is more elaborate/more beautiful but I would probably get more use of the Heym since thats the rifle/gun I use for hunting Black Grouse and Capercaille over my Finnish spitz. Meaning the Heym is the gun/rifle I use the most aside from the shotgun.