Sunday, January 31, 2010

My rifle calibers














I presently own "enough rifles" according to my wife. She hasn't caught on to the idea yet, that like the tooth fairy, there is no such thing as owning too many rifles. Not being one to stoke the ire of a pregnant wife, we'll leave this discussion at that. If you look at these pictures you will notice that there are 5 cartridges standing, each cartridge goes into a particular rife. I will briefly explain why I own these rifles and in these calibers.
The first caliber is a .223 Remington, which fits into my Ruger mini-14 ranch rifle. This rifle serves 2 purposes for me. The first is that it is a light weight semi-automatic rifle that is easy to carry for defensive purposes. I carried it while guiding a friend of mine along the Mexican border while hunting javelina as a JIC for running into a band of illegals. The second purpose it fills is one of a light weight rabbit-popper. It handles very quickly because of the short barrel, and has killed several jack-rabbits to date.
The next caliber is a .243 Winchester that goes in one of my remington model 700 rifles. I acquired this rifle thanks to the stimulus check that George W. Bush handed out to everyone in the summer of '08. This rifle has 2 purposes as well, 1st is that it is my dedicated coyote/varmint rifle. The other is that it will be my soon-to-be born son's first deer rifle when he comes of age.
The third caliber is a .308 winchester. This is my other Remington model 700, which is a black synthetic finish. This is what I consider to be my "nice rifle" which I use as my all around big-game rifle. There isn't anything that it can't kill in this state. This rifle is also my most accurate rifle, it consistently puts out 1" groups for me even with factory ammunition. Notice the wide range of bullets that I have for this caliber, I use it for so many things. I have my nicest scope on top of that rifle, a Leupold.
The bigger caliber (4th from Left to Right) is my .300 Win Mag. This rifle was inexpensive. It is a Remington Model 710. I actually like everything about this rifle except the weight. It weighs a ton. Most people consider it a cheap rifle but it is very accurate and for the money was worth it. It serves the sole purpose of being an elk gun. Maybe one day it will serve as a long range moose or brown bear rifle.
Last in line is the newest caliber that I have acquired, it is a .45-70 Government, the cartridge shown is loaded with a 300 grain hollow point, and the two bullets in front of it are a 325 grain, and a 350 grain bullet. This is for my Marlin model 1895G "guide gun" lever action rifle. This rifle is my newest camping gun. I will have this on every camping trip when I am in bear country. Those who are unfamiliar with firearms will notice that these bullets are very big compared to my other calibers. But there are far larger bullets (500-525 grain) bullets that it can fire. This gun packs a mean punch. Big holes on one end, and tenderized shoulder on the other. I plan to hunt javelina, black bear, and elk when in juniper country with this particular firearm.

Hope you enjoyed reading and learning about my "big enough" collection" -A.A.

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