One choice one firearm

[Pikecrazed]

Originally Posted by Boogerfart

nothing beats a good 22lr.

X2 on this as I have seen them take down Buffalo at 50 yards and the ammo is cheap and easy to get

[1100winger]

A recent build, easier on the shoulder than the 300; silly accurate with factory 140 gr. All one shot kills this season - 1 yote, 2 WT. With the 7mm bullet selection - and reasonable ranges - all things will drop. Dumoulin action, Bevan King barrel, Boyd stock - pillar bedded, Zeiss 3x9, double set trigger at 2.5 lbs. Barrel finished at 26" and may yet trim that down to 24.

[Fuzzy39]

35 Whelen for sure!!! Cast 158 grain pistol bullet loaded down with Trailboss for small game birds, etc. 200 grain Bullets loaded nice and warm for longer ranges for open range pronghorn/deer. 225gr or 250gr TSX or Partitions for elk or moose or bear. Step up to heavy for calibre Woodleigh Bullets for Cape buffalo or elephant. See, everyone needs a Whelen!!!

[fordtruckin]

A Marlin lever gun for me it would be a toss up between .22 mag, .44 mag or .35 rem.

[heybert]

Tikka T3 in a 9.3X62 with a Hammond game getter for small game

[wolf308]

Originally Posted by heybert

Tikka T3 in a 9.3X62 with a Hammond game getter for small game

Whoa whoa whoa !

Just looked up this HGG ....... What the heck ?

Please explain. I'll do some more digging.

You can shoot different ammo ?

[morinj]

Originally Posted by heybert

Tikka T3 in a 9.3X62 with a Hammond game getter for small game

Wow that a pretty cool kit!

[58thecat]

Well I see different strokes for different folks but given that this is a do all type situation firearm I would go with a 12 gauge shotgun.

Shot, slugs, combination of both all in one shell seems to be very versatile to take any game on this planet wether on the ground or airborne.

Can't argue the versatility of the 12 gauge shotgun from a do all perspective.

[Hat in the Cat]

While I do love my 30-30 Marlin, I would probably go with a 45-70 in a solid falling block or single shot action so I could still load some .410 in it for birds or small game.

[gunsight]

Originally Posted by Cowboyclay

300 win mag.

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[58thecat]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy39

35 Whelen for sure!!! Cast 158 grain pistol bullet loaded down with Trailboss for small game birds, etc. 200 grain Bullets loaded nice and warm for longer ranges for open range pronghorn/deer. 225gr or 250gr TSX or Partitions for elk or moose or bear. Step up to heavy for calibre Woodleigh Bullets for Cape buffalo or elephant. See, everyone needs a Whelen!!!

And if your guary is flying...

Wait 'till they land

[kayaker]

I wouldn't want to be with out a shotgun so the best choice would be a modern combo gun in .30-06 under 12ga with screw in -choke. VX-6 1-6x24 in QD scope mounts, flip up irons and .22lr adapter for the 12ga barrel. You get the full range of .30-06 versatility, slugs to -#10 shot in the 12ga and a .22lr in seconds.

One rifle - Blaser R8 with different barrels.

[Mateo]

Amazed at the differences in chamberings chosen! I gotta vote for my 6.5 Sherman Shortmag

[catnthehat]

I have everything from superlight chicken loads to FMJ174's for my single shot in .303 British
Cat

[Dean2]

Drilling 12x12 with screw in chokes over 7x64R, with a 22RF Kriegoph adapter for one 12 guage barrel and a 9.3x74 insert for the other. Claw mount 3x9 power Zeiss or Leica scope.

[Bigwoodsman]

Originally Posted by gz1423

12 gauge shotgun.
you can use shot for small game and birds and use slugs for bigger game.

This is what I thought at first, however the OP is asking for a rifle. Shotguns aren't rifled, I wouldn't count it as a valid response because of this.

My choice would be a 7mm Remington Mag.

BW

[Okotokian]

Originally Posted by Bigwoodsman

This is what I thought at first, however the OP is asking for a rifle. Shotguns aren't rifled, I wouldn't count it as a valid response because of this.

My choice would be a 7mm Remington Mag.

BW

Actually the OP wasn't asking for a rifle. He was asking for a firearm, and actually chose the 12 ga himself.

I'd choose the 12 ga as well. Just so many more legal hunting seasons to play in.

[heybert]

Originally Posted by wolf308

Whoa whoa whoa !

Just looked up this HGG ....... What the heck ?

Please explain. I'll do some more digging.

You can shoot different ammo ?

Brian Hammond frequents the Edmonton and Calgary Gun shows. He has almost every chambering (heck, he had a 9.3X62!). Very nice guy and a very good concept. Had people telling him that they've used it for years!

[Trochu]

Originally Posted by Okotokian

Actually the OP wasn't asking for a rifle. He was asking for a firearm, and actually chose the 12 ga himself.

I'd choose the 12 ga as well. Just so many more legal hunting seasons to play in.

A caliber or gauge technically isn't a "firearm" either. I'm not sure if he asked what he meant, firearm or caliber, but I suspect it doesn't really matter.

[CanuckShooter]

Originally Posted by Kurt505

This one in anything from .243 to 338-06

Nice Savage you got there......

[Citrus]

Gonna have to go with the 12G, just too versatile to think of anything else!

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[Kurt505]

Originally Posted by CanuckShooter

Nice Savage you got there......

It's no Sako..... but it'll do

[Slash8]

Marlin 1895 45-70

[Bigwoodsman]

Originally Posted by Okotokian

Actually the OP wasn't asking for a rifle. He was asking for a firearm, and actually chose the 12 ga himself.

I'd choose the 12 ga as well. Just so many more legal hunting seasons to play in.

You are correct, I shouldn't of read so quickly.

In that case I too change my vote to the 12 gauge.

BW

[lclund1946]

I will have to agree with what Al Miller wrote this for the Nosler No. 3 Manual:
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I had a Remington 600 that I loaded with Sierra 150 Pistol bullets at 2900 fps to take this cougar exactly 20 years ago today.
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I had a Remington Classic that I ran 225 Nosler partitions to 2700 fps and Sierra Game Kings to 2800 fps. It was light enough, with the large bore, to double as a mountain rifle. Didn't get my Grizzly with it but it was nice to have in the mountains in case I ran into one. As well as shooting Elk Moose and coyotes that I have no pictures of I used it to harvest these animals.

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[hilt134]

Well for true all round purpose i would go with a 12 gauge with some attachment that would hole a passload roofing nail gun. Then im prepered for every possible situation. Or on of thoes 22 lr miniguns cause 1 rnd of 22 lr maynot be good enough but 1000? Thats gunna hit somthing.

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by kayaker

I wouldn't want to be with out a shotgun so the best choice would be a modern combo gun in .30-06 under 12ga with screw in -choke. VX-6 1-6x24 in QD scope mounts, flip up irons and .22lr adapter for the 12ga barrel. You get the full range of .30-06 versatility, slugs to -#10 shot in the 12ga and a .22lr in seconds.

One rifle - Blaser R8 with different barrels.

Wouldn't you get tired carrying all those barrels...

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by Trochu

A caliber or gauge technically isn't a "firearm" either. I'm not sure if he asked what he meant, firearm or caliber, but I suspect it doesn't really matter.

A firearm is a portable gun - a barreled weapon that launches one or more projectiles, often driven by the action of an explosive force.[1][2][3] The first primitive firearms originated in 13th-century China when the one-person-portable fire lance was combined with projectiles.[4] The technology gradually spread through the rest of East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and then into Europe. Older firearms typically used black powder as a propellant, but modern firearms use smokeless powder or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of smoothbore shotguns) have rifled barrels to impart spin to the projectile for improved flight stability.

Modern firearms are usually described[by whom?] by their caliber (i.e. their bore diameter; this is given in millimeters or inches e.g. 7.5mm, .357) or in the case of shotguns their gauge (e.g. 12 ga.); by the type of action employed (muzzle, breech, lever, bolt, pump, revolver, semi-automatic, automatic etc.) together with the usual means of deportment (hand-held or mechanical mounting). Further classification may make reference to the type of barrel used (rifled) and to the barrel length (19 inch), to the firing mechanism (e.g. matchlock, wheellock, flintlock, percussion lock), to the design's primary intended use (e.g. hunting rifle), or to the commonly accepted name for a particular variation (e.g. Gatling gun). The word firearms usually is used in a sense restricted to small arms (weapons that can be carried by a single person),[5] whereas the word artillery covers larger gunpowder-fired weapons.

Shooters aim firearms at their targets with hand-eye co-ordination, using either iron sights or optical sights. The accurate range of pistols generally does not exceed 100 yards (91 m), while most rifles are accurate to 550 yards (500 m) using iron sights, or to longer ranges using optical sights (firearm rounds may be dangerous or lethal well beyond their accurate range; the minimum distance for safety is much greater than specified range). Some purpose-built sniper rifles are accurate to ranges of more than 2,200 yards (2,000 m).

[Don_Parsons]

Originally Posted by 58thecat

So here is the scenario, you are given only one and yes only one choice to have a do all firearm from mice to grizz or from tree rat to Cape Buffalo or from gopher to geese...what would it be...remember it need be a do all...nothing more or nothing less.

I chime in later to see what you folks come up with.

This is a tough question 58, but "if" I had too choose from the critters listed above I'd most likely take on a 10 gauge shot-gun.

Soft load of pellets for mice with heavy lead sabit for Cape Buffalo, the 8 gauge might be a better pick since Cape Buffalo fall into the 7 most dangerous category. Nothing like having 9000 "there or about" ft of energy at muzzle if need in the event of one or more charging a group of Harvesters down. "Only a thought that is."

Looking forward to hear what the unit of pick is.

Don

[Rangifer]

Tikka T3 in .270