Five Calibres

[shergar 42]

177 air rifle @12ft lbs good for ratting, feral pigeons in buildings etc and getting youngsters interested in the sport

22 lr

12 gauge shotgun

223

308

[ChrisJones 7,975]

.22LR

.243

 

For two legged vermin...

 

9MM

12bore

.308

[Yokel Matt 918]

The current list looks like this:

 

.22 LR

.17 HMR

.223

6.5x55

 

If I has to make it 5 the it would have to be a Holland & Holland Royal .470 Nitro Express Double Rifle. The good reason...driven muntjack.

[coldweld 65]

.22rf

.17 fireball

.243

.260

7.62 x 51

 

all reality not fantasy

Edited December 24, 2013 by coldweld

[dave1372 83]

.22lr for short range bunnies/crows

.222 for foxing/roe deer/longer range crows/bunnies

.308 for deer/boar

.458 win mag for dangerous game

.50 bmg for Taliban

Edited December 25, 2013 by dave1372

[mattydski 560]

22lr

22H

.243

6.5 x 55

 

Have the above, but would make a few changes if money were no object..

22.H would bet changed for flatter shooting varmint round... Maybe a custom .17/.20 but only because ammo cost wouldnt be a consideration then.

I would add a 30-06.... because I could....... it would probably get out on the hill for a walk

[sussex 5,777]

17 HMR SAVAGE 93R17BTVS

223 BROWNING X BOLT STAINLESS BARREL

243 BROWNING X BOLT FLUTED BARREL STAINLESS

308 HOWA LAMINATED THUMBHOLE VARMINT STAINLESS BARREL

12 GAUGE WINCHESTER SX3 CAMMO SEMI AUTO

410 SINGLE BARREL FOLD UP .

 

All the above cover me for anything i am likely to encounter on any of my shooting permissions in the UK.

 

Owen your days of creeping round with a folding 410 down your kecks are long gone ... ..

[derek.snr 7]

22rf

17hmr

243

30-06

and a large calibre double,just because

[David Aiken 253]

 

.22lr

.223

.308

.470 Nitro Express

12g shotgun (7.5, 6, BB, AA, and SLUG

 

Should cover everything?

[Born Hunter 17,817]

Realistically for UK? Five rifle calibers is more than I could find use for.

 

17hmr

222/223

25-06rem

300winmag (if we're being a bit silly)

 

Frankly the first three is all I could possibly need.

 

If I'm in fantasy land where money, regulation and opportunity aren't issues then I'm gonna need more than five! LOL

[shropshire dan 467]

.177 air

.22lr

.17 hornet

.22-250

.308

[walshie 2,804]

375 H&H with some light loads for rabbit and squirrel.

 

and a 12g.

[jacknife 2,005]

2 x .22lr

1 x .17hmr

1 x .223

1 x .308

[David Aiken 253]

Realistically for UK? Five rifle calibers is more than I could find use for.

 

17hmr

222/223

25-06rem

300winmag (if we're being a bit silly)

 

Frankly the first three is all I could possibly need.

 

If I'm in fantasy land where money, regulation and opportunity aren't issues then I'm gonna need more than five! LOL

'If you could choose 5 rifles which calibres do you think are the most versitile to cover the spectrum and would give you virtually a rifle for any occasion'

 

The question was 'any occasion' you'll be squashed by a charging Elephant with out my .470 Nitro! lol!

 

 

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[Born Hunter 17,817]

 

Realistically for UK? Five rifle calibers is more than I could find use for.

 

17hmr

222/223

25-06rem

300winmag (if we're being a bit silly)

 

Frankly the first three is all I could possibly need.

 

If I'm in fantasy land where money, regulation and opportunity aren't issues then I'm gonna need more than five! LOL

'If you could choose 5 rifles which calibres do you think are the most versitile to cover the spectrum and would give you virtually a rifle for any occasion'

 

The question was 'any occasion' you'll be squashed by a charging Elephant with out my .470 Nitro! lol!

 

 

'

 

 

For any occasion, lol, okay. Hunting only?

 

I'll need that 300winmag in a highly accurized mountain rifle setup for mountain hunts in NZ and N.America. I'll need a 375H&H mag bolt gun open sights for thick skinned dangerous game in both Africa and N.America.

 

Maybe go a .300 blackout in a AR platform for f***ing about with. Or take the 223 in an AR platform as a sporting rifle and good vermin/predator gun.

 

Keep the 17hmr for small stuff and the 25-06 as a general purpose small-medium game stalking rifle.