I was a one rifle man for a long time and that rifle was a .243 Win not counting (22lr and a 12 guage). But, since I started reading forums on the internet, I have since learned that it was to small for deer, to big for coyotes, and really there is no such thing as a general purpose rifle. So now I own several (17hmr, 2-22lr, .204, 2-.223ARs, 2-.243, 30/30, SKS, 7.62-54, 7mm rem mag, 300 win mag, a 20 and two 12 guages) and don't know how I ever got by all those years with just one!!!