What's is my gun cabinet missing?

[Texaszach]

Right now I have..

Browning a-bolt(gloss stock)- .30-06
Weatherby vanguard(green synthetic)- .243 win
Savage Stevens 200(coyote brown synthetic)- .270 win
Marlin 795(black synthetic)- .22 lr
NEF pardner- single shot 20 ga
Yildiz over/under- 12 ga
And an older .38 snubby my grandad gave me.

What do you guys think is missing and why?
Thanks guys
Zach

 

[paintballdude902]

ablack rifle

 

[buck460XVR]

What do you guys think is missing and why?

As this is the hunting forum I assume you are asking about hunting firearms. The biggest hole I see is no hunting handgun. I suggest a .357 or .44 and a carbine that uses the same ammo. Either a lever or a Ruger M77.

 

[whetrock]

This is the hunting section so I'm gonna assume you're speaking of further expanding your hunting arsenal. I'd recommend killing 2 birds with one stone and getting an EBR (like an AR-15) of your choice that can serve as both a defensive carbine and varmint calling rifle. Also it would IMO be wise to have a rimfire handgun of some sort to practice and take small game with as well.

 

[Texaszach]

Yes I definitely am looking to expand my hunting firearms. I was thinking a lever .30-30 but kind of like the idea of .44 in lever and revolver.

I have considered an ar type rifle but just can't seem to get real fired up about them.
I bought the .243 as a varmint/deer combo that I can also let my girlfriend or whoever needs a rifle use if I happen to take them.

 

[MCgunner]

A ten gauge for tossing big payloads of steel T shot at snow geese.....and you could turkey hunt with it.

 

[MCgunner]

Uuuh, a CONTENDER PISTOL! You ain't a proper handgun hunter without one.

 

[MCgunner]

Mmm, not in the gun cabinet, but a compound bow of your choice?

 

[Texaszach]

I've also been considering a bow, mc.

I tried my uncles crossbow last archery season with little luck.
But that rig was heavy and just felt outright bulky and odd when so comfortable with a rifle or shotgun

 

[Kachok]

An AR, a lever gun and a long range shooter.

 

[Rail Driver]

If it were my gun cabinet, I'd get a revolver and lever gun (or single shot) in .45-70

 

[mallc]

Iffin it were my gun cabinet...

...I wouldn't be talkin about what's in it.

That said, a gun cabinet aint respectable till is holds an M1 Garand an AR and enough fodder to last the winter.

Scott

 

[MCgunner]

How's about a flintlock .54? Man, ya gotta diversify!

Okay, I've got a couple of caplocks and an inline. I'd get a flinter, but it's hard to find REAL black powder and especially 4F would be a pain to get. Flinters don't like the substitutes at all.

 

[Heavy-D]

You need a center-fire .22 caliber. Either a .223 or .22-250. Why? To me, the question is more a matter of why not? The .223 might make the most sense from an ammo standardization standpoint.

 

[MCgunner]

OP's a Texas guy. Now, unless he lives in the panhandle, he don't have prairie dogs to shoot at. Not much he can shoot with a .22 centerfire that his .243 won't kill deader. Not sure what a .22 centerfire is good for down here, really. Not that one CAN'T shoot deer with one, but he's flush with BETTER deer rifles.

One thing I can think of, especially if he's in WEST Texas, is if he's into predator hunting. I'm not, but that don't mean HE isn't and he might want a good, flat shooting .22-250 for song dogs or something out on open terrain.

I wound up trading for a .22 magnum. Not sure what that one's good for, either, LOL, but it'd make a good turkey gun, rifles being legal in MOST of Texas and IMHO a far better choice that a shotgun where you can opt for one legally.

 

[Texan Scott]

you need a lever gun. a .30-30's good, but since you have a .30-06, go for the .44. i LOVED my winchester trapper .44. i MISS my winchester trapper .44. sure, it gives you a reasonable excuse to buy a .44 revolver later if you want, but that .44 with a modest 240g HP is a GREAT 50 yd brush gun.

 

[Texaszach]

I live in east tx and hunt mostly in central tx. Menard more specifically.

And yes I've considered a .22 centerfire but as mc stated my 243 kills em quite dead already. I've tried predator hunting a little with no success, yet.

 

[Texaszach]

What's the recoil like on a 44 lever vs a 30-30?
My only experience with a lever is a marlin 336 in .30-30

 

[Texaszach]

My girlfriends step dad has a Winchester trapper in 44 with a smith and Wesson revolver and that set up has always interested me, though I've never shot either.

 

[tahoe2]

Tex, you need a levergun, but it doesn't have to be traditional, get a BLR or a Savage 99.

 

[HankB]

OK, this is for HUNTING, so . . .

The first three rifles you list (.30/06, .243, .270) will handle most non-dangerous, thin-skinned big game worldwide; in fact, with a .30/06 in your cabinet, the .270 is pretty much redundant.

One thing you DON'T have is a heavy rifle - at least a .338, but honestly, I'd just skip over that and move right up to a .375 H&H. With that, you're fine for anything up to & including elephant, and with careful handloading, you'd have another good deer rifle that won't give you a lot of bloodshot meat like some uber-magnum.

Another hole in the collection is a varmint rifle . . . a .22/250 is a good modern varmint round, but there's a LOT to be said for an uber-accurate .223. And there are some AR-based .223s that will embarass a lot of bolt action rifles in the accuracy department, even if they don't look traditional.

 

[pbrktrt]

A high quality air rifle can be a lot of fun and good practice for not a lot of money.

 

[303tom]

What...........No .410 ?

 

[56hawk]

If you ever move up to hunting bigger game you might want to get something in 338 or up.

 

[Texaszach]

yes i know the 30-06 and 270 are a huge overlap but I bought the 270 to keep from tearing up my grandads browning and then like a month later he just gave it to me out of nowhere. I guess me taking the best care of it I could for a few years was well worth it!

So now I just kind of look at the 270 as something to carry when either the weather is foul or when I know im going to be out walking a lot and laying my rifle about.

and tahoe the BLR and Savage 99 would definitely be welcome in my cabinet! as would an old winchester or marlin.

.303, yes I do still need a 410.. Id honestly love one in like an old pump winchester or something of the sort

The 338/375 heavy rifle does seem logical but I figure by the time im able to afford one of the hunts ill use the rifle on that ill be able to just factor in the rifle at that time too.