One rifle only.

[Machiavelli]

If you could only have one rifle what would you have? For me it would be my Swiss arms SHR 970 in 308, here in NZ no semiautomatic fullbore rifles!

 

[someguy2800]

My H&R handi rifle with 444 marlin, 223 rem, and 35 rem, and 45 smokeless muzzleloader barrels. Maybe would seek out a 30-06 barrel to go with the set too.

 

[troy fairweather]

Blaser R8 with multiple barrels, bolts,mags.

 

[bannockburn]

My Colt AR15 SP1.

One rifle with a wide range of ammunition possibilities.

 

[Legionnaire]

Model 7 in 7mm-08

 

[dredd]

Model 24, .223 over 12/g

 

[Steve Milbocker]

Because of my appreciation of the 22LR I would keep my 77-22. It ain’t as accurate or as pretty as my Cooper but I’m sure the Ruger is better supported.

 

[Barnfixer]

It’d be a mix of my two favorites I have now. A Kimber Montana in 7mm-08 with a 3-9x40 Trijicon Accupoint would be the “if I could only have one” I currently have a Ruger Hawkeye standard in 7mm-08 and a Kimber Hunter in .243.

 

[ditmo]

That's a hard question. If I had to boil it down to one: Ruger Gunsite Scout in .308

 

[Mercy Me]

Ruger No. 1, It is the all purpose rifle for me.

 

[ms6852]

Any 30-06 rifle with a 26" barrel. You can load from varmint size to grizzly bear with this caliber.

 

[AJC1]

My 6.5x55 from target to game its ready to get the job done.

 

[EIB0879]

I don't live in NZ so my PA-10 .308.

 

[Varminterror]

Only one rifle to do what task?

 

[Dr T]

I have tried to answer this question a number of times, always falling a bit short. That is why my gun safes are full.

 

[1948CJ2A]

One rifle to cover everything, which for me would include:

• Hunting
• Target shooting
• Plinking
• Defense

I think I would have to go with something milsurp or AR platform chambered in a common / cheap / established cartridge. Maybe an AR-15 in 5.56 or an AR-10 in .308 Win. In this hypothetical, do I get to keep my reloading stuff?

If it were just one rifle for hunting only, I'd go with a bolt-action platform in 30-06 or a 300 mag variant.

 

[Nature Boy]

Didn't we just do this?

 

[Frulk]

^^^ think that’s the one rifle for hunting medium game thread.

 

[Varminterror]

Didn't we just do this?

Over and over, every week, on hundreds of forums around the world for decades...

 

[mm93]

My Marlin Ballard #6 in .32-40, with George C. Schoyen heavy barrel.

 

[M65Man]

These one rifle questions are cruel! But, considering all I know over many years, and what I already have, it'd probably be my Tikka 30-06, but only by a nose over my Mod 64 30-30!
But if I didn't have a rifle, and knowing what I know now, and WT about all I'm really gonna hunt in my old age?
I'd probably go with a 7mm-08, that Mod 7 already shown be nice! But by far a wood&blue man. A new Mod 70 FW be nice but I'd consider others?

 

[luv2safari]

If only one it would have to be my Savage/Valmet 2400 with a 308 barrel hanging around under a 12ga barrel. Ample ammo supplies and ability to take anything in N America make it my obvious choice. (BTW, the scope isn't touching the rib)

 

[Hokkmike]

Valmet O/U 12 gauge w/ 6.5x55

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

AR15

 

[caribou]

M1A