Thread: How would your optimised 6 rifle safe look.

You have to start from scratch, but you are only allowed x6 rifles in your safe to cover all possible hunting in NZ as well as a little target shooting. Which x6 calibers and rifle setup will you optimise your selection with and what will you use each one for?

22 LR + 3-9x scope with AO + Suppressor ----- Anything smaller than goats
223 + 3-9x scope + Suppressor ----------------- Mainly goats
243 + 4-12x scope + Suppressor --------------- Long range goats, or pig and deer under 300m
6.5x55 + 4-16x scope ---------------------------- Long range/open tops hunting when there is time to put on hearing protection
7.62x39 + 4x scope + Suppressor -------------- In thick bush
308 + 3-9x40 scope + Suppressor -------------- Anything that moves

I think the 1 dropped off in front of the 6.

- 22LR - small game/pests
- 223 - varmint style/goats
- 243/6.5x55/7mm08/270/308 (*delete as appropriate and have a pissing contest about it) - goats/deer/pigs
- Something for centrefire subsonic - personal preference!
- Something for long range - out of my comfort zone here, so nothing further to add
- 12g - I know you said rifles, but rifles aren't much use on ducks

As much as we love guns, I actually thought 6 was quite generous.

22mag semi 2.5-10×40 scope for small critters plinking fun etc
270 win bolt 3-12×40 scope, suppresed general duties all edible critters 0-400yards
7mm blaser magnum on a sako long action 5-25×50 scope, suppressed for big or large far away edible critters and long range gongs
12g semi for edible bird critters
45/70 lever with red dot for edible t rex critters
22-250 suppressed bolt with 5-25×50 scope for far away small critters

I'm getting close to having most of these

Originally Posted by Synthetic

As much as we love guns, I actually thought 6 was quite generous.

That depends on how many safes you have.

PCP .22 air rifle with ~4-16 SF scope
Suppressed subsonic .22LR with compact 2-7 scope
Suppressed 204 with 5-25 scope for small stuff up to ~300yds
Suppressed 6BR/6Dasher/6x47L with 5-25 scope for LR varmints /windy days
Suppressed ~ Bushpig in 7-08/308 with ~2-7/3-9 scope
LR big game rig 280AI/7RM/.. with ~ 3.5-18 scope

A better way of putting it:

Small things up close- 22LR, 12G,

Small things further away- 223

Big things up close- 12G or 7.62X39

Big things further away- .308

Big things far away- 7mm RUM or maybe a PRC

Very big things very close- .400 Jeffery

Very big things very very far away- 50BMG

I've converted a number of guns/returned E-Cats into school fees last 2-3 years so had given this some thought.

22 - for possums etc (x2 currently)
223 - general farm gun (a gap now)
280AI - a '1000y' rifle as I like LR shooting
308 - lightweight bush/500y rifle
12g - semi for ducks and O/U for clays.

That pretty much covers me until the kids are 30 and leave home....some days I dare to hope it will be sooner than that.

Can I just have 6 270s?

LOL. Fill your boots Ryan!

22 for rabbit and possum
223 goat/wallaby
308 general big game
44 mag bush gun
7mmRM long ranger
12 gauge semi. bunny/hare/ducks

5 mint condition Sako Vixens in 222 and my Norinco JW15 22.

.22lr for little critters
.223 rem for slightly bigger critters, varminting, target shooting fun
6.5 Creedmore for general all round hunting setup
7mm SAUM with dial up scope for longer range hunting
12 Gauge semi for ducks, geese, varmints at night

Don't think i would need a 6th...maybe something for my young boys to use in the future (7mm-08 for deer or another .22LR but a semi auto)