I have been a hunter since I was a kid. Started off with BB guns and birds in the back yard, then a single shot .410 and rabbits . . . and so on. Over the past 3 years I have kinda gone crazy with guns. Bought everthing I thought I wanted or needed as funds alllowed. My focus is elsewhere during the summer months (racing cars), but as the temps drop and my focus moves from Horsepower to Firepower the urge to splurge arrises each fall. I have read ALOT on here and other forums (snipercentral) and have learned alot - BUT - now I am at the point where I want to focus on rifles that I will actually use or need, rather than what seems cool or a must have at the moment.
Please help me decide on what rifles I need, what I have that I can upgrade to what I need, and what I should get rid of. I will lay out my list of needs, wants, and what I currently have. I would like advice on what to keep, sell, or upgrade. I will selll/trade what I don't need.
WANT -
Woods/CQB gun - something that will be OK for tight woods hunting and sub-100 yards Zombie engagement
Open Fields gun - something that will be good for 100-400 yards on North American game
SHTF gun - something that will be reliable and common caliber in EOTWAWKI/SHTF stituation, higher mag count a plus
1000 yard gun - something capable of shooting 1moa or better @ 1000 yards. Will only shoot past 400 yards a couple times a year.
only 3 calibers at the most to have to buy ammo for (9mm, 308, 5.56)
HAVE-
Rifles:
Rem 788 in .308, 18" bbl, shortened stock, lightweight - shoots 1.5 MOA
Savage 10FP, .308 cal, 24"bbl, Choate stock, 13# with optics - shoots 0.75 moa
DPMS SASS, .308 cal
LMT CQB MRP, .223, with the MRP upper and the SOCOM stock fairly heavy for a carbine
Stag - .223 carbine, 16" bbl
Stag - 6.8SPC carbine, 16" bbl
Spikes Pistol lower w/ POF 9.25" piston upper (weighs about as much as a standard carbine, got in case I move to a free state where I can have a SBR)
Spikes lower w/ ACE ultralight entry stock
Spikes lower w/ 4-pos stock
Spikes lower w/ 6 pos Tan stock
Optics;
Nikon 3-9x50 Buckmaster (currently on Remmy788)
Nikon 4.5-14 Buckmaster (currnetly on Savage)
Meopta Meostar R1 4-16x44 (currently on SASS)
LMT BUIS (currently on POF pistol upper)
Eotech 553 (currently on LMT)
Mounts:
GG&G Accucam (on Savage w/Nikon 4.5-14)
GG&G Accucam AC-30 (on SASS w/Meopta)
Leopold 1" standard rings on 788 (Nikon 3-9)
Other:
Surefire M900a light/VFG combo
Some of my thoughts -
The LMT is a great rifle, but with a Surefire M900 grip/light and Eotech and extra batteries in the stock it is pretty heavy.
The LMT is pretty expensive so it makes it hard for me to want to shoot it alot. I want to keep it pretty rather than use if for what it's made for.
The SASS started off to be a hunting gun - but at 14.5# it is not very fun to carry around. It's heavier than my more accurate Savage "sniper" rifle.
I can put 5 shots in 3" at 400 yards with the Savage and a scope - but can't hit a paper plate at 100 yards with a carbine and the Eotech.
My AR pistol with the POF piston upper weighs as much as most carbines. Thinking about selling the POF upper and getting a simple lightweight 7" to 9" upper. But should I go 9mm or .223? If I go 9mm I'll have to invest in all new mags that will only be used with that one rifle.
So, what are your thoughts??