IDBob
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Most all of us here hunt or shoot. For the target shooter he's pretty well limited to guns and calibers that meet the sanctioning body's of the sport he pursues, be it high power rifle, skeet or one of the handgun disciplines.
For the hunter rifles or handguns that have the power and accuracy for the game he's pursuing is a must.
This is my battery, honed since the early 60's. It's not static as additions and removals have been made over the years of hunting I've done.
For Varmint hunting I use two calibers now. I spent 25 years behind a 22-250 as my main coyote/squirrel gun. A few years ago I went to the 243 for a change and now added in a new 204 Ruger.
When I went to Alaska in 1975 I added an 8mm Remington Magnum in 1978 to the 308 Norma I'd been using for over ten years. It let me toss heavier bullets for the big bears up there.
A couple of years ago I added a Remington 700 Mountian rifle in 280 Remington to the mix for a light deer rifle. I also keep a short barreled Rem model 7 around in 308 for my grandkids or when a friend drops by and needs a gun for a day of deer hunting.
I spent years doing the revolver hunting thing and though I often thought about the big 45's like Cusull I ended up staying with 44 and 41 magnums. Now that I'm really to old to climb those mountains I've just kept a lightweight 41 mag for my pack in the bear woods when fishing.
I also keep a little Ultra-light Taurus 38 special for a pocket carry gun on occasion.
I've never been much of a bird hunter, but years of the Remington 870 pump guns kept one around for birds. last year I added one of the over bored, camo covered, ported, red dot sighted, tight choked, 3.5 inch mag Mossberg 835's to the stable just for turkey hunting. I do still keep a lightweight 870 20 gauge just in case I get the urge for some deep fried quail once in a while.
No shooting fella should be without a 22 rifle and pistol. I've always felt that if you shoot a bolt gun for big game you should practice with a bolt 22 to keep sharp. Same goes for a revolver/pistol. If you shoot a big bore semi-auto practice with a 22 semi. If you shoot a center fire revolver shoot a 22 revolver for practice. You just can't beat those ten buck 500 round bricks from wally world to practice with.
Well there's my "battery". What is your perfect battery?
8mm Remington magnum for elk.
308 Carbine for friends and my grand babies to hunt deer.
280 Remington for deer
243 for coyotes and squirrels, especially when it's windy.
204 for coyotes and squirrels, Nice if you harvest coyotes.
3.5 inch 12 gauge for turkeys.
20 gauge for upland birds.
41 mag revolver for the occasional deer at close range.
38 five shot snubby for a pocket carry gun.
22 Bolt rifle for plinking and practice.
22 Semi-auto pistol for plinking and practice
22 Revolver for plinking and practice.
Here's the centerfire lineup.
For the hunter rifles or handguns that have the power and accuracy for the game he's pursuing is a must.
This is my battery, honed since the early 60's. It's not static as additions and removals have been made over the years of hunting I've done.
For Varmint hunting I use two calibers now. I spent 25 years behind a 22-250 as my main coyote/squirrel gun. A few years ago I went to the 243 for a change and now added in a new 204 Ruger.
When I went to Alaska in 1975 I added an 8mm Remington Magnum in 1978 to the 308 Norma I'd been using for over ten years. It let me toss heavier bullets for the big bears up there.
A couple of years ago I added a Remington 700 Mountian rifle in 280 Remington to the mix for a light deer rifle. I also keep a short barreled Rem model 7 around in 308 for my grandkids or when a friend drops by and needs a gun for a day of deer hunting.
I spent years doing the revolver hunting thing and though I often thought about the big 45's like Cusull I ended up staying with 44 and 41 magnums. Now that I'm really to old to climb those mountains I've just kept a lightweight 41 mag for my pack in the bear woods when fishing.
I also keep a little Ultra-light Taurus 38 special for a pocket carry gun on occasion.
I've never been much of a bird hunter, but years of the Remington 870 pump guns kept one around for birds. last year I added one of the over bored, camo covered, ported, red dot sighted, tight choked, 3.5 inch mag Mossberg 835's to the stable just for turkey hunting. I do still keep a lightweight 870 20 gauge just in case I get the urge for some deep fried quail once in a while.
No shooting fella should be without a 22 rifle and pistol. I've always felt that if you shoot a bolt gun for big game you should practice with a bolt 22 to keep sharp. Same goes for a revolver/pistol. If you shoot a big bore semi-auto practice with a 22 semi. If you shoot a center fire revolver shoot a 22 revolver for practice. You just can't beat those ten buck 500 round bricks from wally world to practice with.
Well there's my "battery". What is your perfect battery?
8mm Remington magnum for elk.
308 Carbine for friends and my grand babies to hunt deer.
280 Remington for deer
243 for coyotes and squirrels, especially when it's windy.
204 for coyotes and squirrels, Nice if you harvest coyotes.
3.5 inch 12 gauge for turkeys.
20 gauge for upland birds.
41 mag revolver for the occasional deer at close range.
38 five shot snubby for a pocket carry gun.
22 Bolt rifle for plinking and practice.
22 Semi-auto pistol for plinking and practice
22 Revolver for plinking and practice.
Here's the centerfire lineup.
