If you had no rifles...

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I kinda maintain a "bare bones" collection compared to most here. I'd have two comp rifles, one trainer (same as I have now) and one fighting piece, like a lightweight AR or G3. Hmm..something tells me I need to replace my long G3 with a short HK91 with folding buttstock.
 
...see that, guys?
Steve has maintained a low profile, bare bones setup until NOW...:evil:

He's thinkin' 'bout the short model with the folder --- next it'll be the medium model with the XXX, then another variant and another, and, BWOO-HOO-HAA-HA...
He's got the bug. He just doesn't know it yet! :D
 
Assuming that I was suddenly without a rifle, I would duplicate what I have now.

M 1 Garand
F A L
Lever action 22
50 cal muzzle loader
K98k Mauser


Of course if I knew "then" what I know now, I would have registered a dozen class 3 F A Ls and AR 15's.
 
-a "grownup's" .22 LR, like a Marlin 39, the modern version of Annie Oakley's rifle. Pre-crossbolt safety, please. Or a CZ 452 or Izhmash Biathlon Basic; I just haven't shot those myself.

-a short, sweet-handling .22LR to take kids shooting with. Remington Model 33, Stevens Crack Shot or Favorite, or a modern kids' rifle. It's for the Children!

-a lever-action carbine in .30-30 or .35Rem: Marlin 336, Win '94 or Savage 99. They're all good.

-a Rock River AR15 for paper; I'll want John Holliger to see it, too.

-and a Garand. Everybody needs a Garand!

I need to do more things; I want to be able to justify a .45-70 Rolling Block, milsurp circa-.30cal (1903A3, Mauser, SMLE, M-N...) and a scoped, bolt-action .30-'06!
what rifles would you want to do all the things that you do on a semi-regular basis? ... the minimum battery of rifles that you think you need or at least those that you would really, really want.
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Oh, reallyreally want is OK? I'm all right, then (whew!). :)
 
Savage Mark II 22 lr with heavy barrel

Win low wall in 218bee with weaver k6 scope

Win Mod 70 compact classic in 308 w Luepold 2x7 compact scope

FAL DSA STG-58 carbine folding bipod front end.

AR Ace skeleton stock, flattop, 16.5 in lightweight barrel, flattop gasblock, m4 forend, folding front and rear sights, OKO sight, Flash M16 flash suppressor.

Rem Rolling block in some insane caliber like 50-120 with a Tang sight

Leaman Lancaster pattern Pennsylvania rifle in 36

1894 Marlin 20" barrel 45 Colt Marbles Tang sight or 1894c 357

Ruger 10/22 pre-ban folding stock with internally suppressed barrel
and some nice peep system for sights and 10 ramline mags.
 
A Savage .243. Savage because I can get the tools and change barrels to any caliber in the .308 family.

My M700 Tupperware special in 270 Winchester

CZ 550 in 9.3 x 62

ZM
 
My SLB2000 is here to hold me over until I escape, but for academic purposes, an AR-15 with a .22LR conversion kit and a boatload of 30-rd mags.
 
My custom griffin .338 win mag w/leupold 3.5X10 varix-III(1-moa+ a work of art) my Match L1A1 w/ suit-sight; my browning safari .308w/3-9 varix-II( another piece of art) my remington 510 targetmaster w/diaopter sights .22lr. :D
 
I'd still have my Anschutz 64 - nothing will ever come between me and that rifle.

A pair of AR-15s, one hipower Service Rifle and one carbine, probably with a side-mounted charging handle. Also, a dedicated .22 upper.

At least one 20" flattop AR-10.

That'd do for a start.

- Chris
 
If... I don't!

I don't have any long-arms (poor starving college studnet)! But I want a bare bones collection:

.22LR I need a good one in Left Hand with as long a barrel as possible. Multiple uses, from dispatching small game, to cheap practice.

.308 When they come out with a L-H Kimber 84M, I'm buying it. This will be the "do darn near everything" weapon. I consider it over lever-actions due it being a "military caliber" if such become proscribed, it can be easily converted to 7-08. It also offers greater range than most levers.

.308 FN FAL I chose this over other .308 Battle rifles on the grounds that it is a more common weapon. Standardization rules be it in the mil, or for software.

I have not yet decided on a large-Caliber hunting weapon, I'll worry about it when it becomes a necessity. If two are necessary, one will be a .375 H&H, the other will be bigger, heavier, and scarier.

A .50 BMG Rifle I have not yet decided which, but a bolt will probably be more in my price range.

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When I get a family this collection may be expanded to some .223 long-arms in the event the woman I love is recoil-sensitive.

-Morgan
 
You know though... there's something to be said of The Tamara Approach.

There's some rifles I've owned that were great for the educational aspect, but I doubt I'll ever own again, or really want to -- SKS for example, or (non sequitor over to pistols) a Glock. Not that they're bad guns, just that they didn't do anything for me really. But I only knew that 'cause I was able to tinker and play with 'em for an extended period of time and get to know them.

There's others I'd consider buying in the future, again for the "how does it work" educational value that I'd likely never keep long term.. prolly I'll try an AK variant for the same reason one of these days, or a CETME to learn how the roller lock really works, or somesuch... but even if I did, it wouldn't be with the intention of keeping them... stamped steel and loading pallet wood just doesn't appeal to me. More, well.... it's kinda like the books you buy in college. Some are worth keeping around forever. Quite a few -- despite the fact you can get a lot out of them -- are best off being returned to the bookstore at the end of the semester.

So yes, even if the combined value of just the hits I've taken on trade-ins over the last five years might buy something nice.. I look at it as buying a first-person education. Which is worth something in itself. :)




Now.. all that said... I've never had *that* much in guns at any one time or alltogether compared to a lot of the folks here... , but....

..if I put it all into just a few, as the original question goes... it'd prolly be just about enough for a nice .22 bolt (my CZ is great, add a nice American stock and glass and its there), a self-loading carbine of some variety (prolly a lighter-weight 16" flat top AR), and -- the best part -- a really nice bolt action with pretty wood. Prolly a Win70 classic in .30-06. Those three would suffice, I think.

-K
 
For general shooting I'd argue for an AR15 along with a 22lr. bolt conversion kit.

Would get done a good 70-8)% of the shooting I may ever need to do.

Then for the small amount of other jobs I might need done, a 22lr. for lighter jobs and then my 300WinMag for jobs where something heavier is needed.
 
I guess for me it would be: (in order of purchase)
1: DSA STG 58 FAL cause it does it all and does it well.
2. A ruger 10/22 just because .22 is soo plentiful
3. One serious long range rifle, i.e. a blueprinted heavy barrel 700
4. A Mark 23 (well why not?)
 
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