Whats your favorite gettem all gun, caliber, grain

If you are opening a store I would say that some calibers you should really stock are...

.30-06
.308
.303 Brit
.223
.22-250
.243
.270
7mm Mag
.300 Mag

Those are just the basics that I would make sure I had lots of and maybe a couple few boxes of everything else. There are so many calibers out there that keeping every thing that you can get factory loads for would mean you would need a really big store. Just kind of guage by what people come in and ask for.
 
I have quite a few to play with, but my favorite go-to rifle is a 8x57 Mauser in a scout configuration. I load my own for it, but the Winchester 170gn Power Point is a good one.
 
I figured I would hear something about Federals Fusion's.. I have used them and had no complaints and I am a hard suker so please. Thanks fo rthe input guys! I am putting everyone thoughts into this biz and not to mention every cent I have(had)..lol
 
Old fashioned 270 Winchester with 130 Partitions for about anything, tho I recently trialed the 140 gr TSX and was mightily impressed with accuracy.
35 Whelen with 225 grain Partitions, ditto.
I am choosing "made in America" every time I can, so the new rifle was a Remington.
Good luck with your shop!
 
Favorite calibers

The good old faithful calibers will always sell. .223 Rem., .22-250, .243 Win., .270 Win., 7mm Rem. Mag., .308 Win., .30-06, .300 Win. Mag. Remington core-lokt bullets are good for basic demand and some Federal Premium with Nosler or Barnes bullets for the extra edge hunters. I see lots of Remington SPS, CDL, and Mountain rifles around. I also see just as many Ruger M77 II's. Weatherby Vanguards are great to sell as they are priced right and they have the famous W name on them. The Remington SPS in .300 Rem. Ultra Mag. is a steal of a deal for an extra long range hunter. I think the CZ 550 is a pretty good rifle and the Tikka rifles are great value for their technology vs. the price. BEST OF LUCK!

I returned July 25th from hunting in Namibia, Africa. I took several animals with a Ruger KM77RII in .338 Win. Mag. with hand-loaded Barnes 225 gr. 3-shock bullets. All were one shot kills except for the oryx, it too two rounds to do the job. Check out my blog for photos at www.accuracysports.blogspot.com
 
If I walk in to "any old store", I expect, at a minimum 30-06 core-locks. I prefer Nossler Ballistic Tips of any flavor and for deer, I look for 150 - 165 gr.
 
Ehhcchhmmmm..... I doubt you will be carrying my personal gun ;)

.264 Mag. Win 70. Right now I am using 140 grain Win. PowerPoints. Hoping to get some 120 Grain Barnes TripleShocks loaded up by hunting season but... I ain't a handloader and dad has more important stuff to reload :)

One thing.. Where do you live?

Around here our gun-stores stock a lot of Savage .30-06 and 7MM Mag's. We live close to 2 Native American Reservations. They usually sell them for hunting season and get them back right afterwards.... So.. it all depends ;)

Right here most people go for "Work guns" Savages, cheap Remingtons etc.

A town about 60 miles away most guns they sell are better ones. Rugers, Winchester etc.

I say pick the usual calibers(As stated everywhere. '06 ,270, 7MM Mag etc.).

I would include some Savages. Cheaper guns, well made, and growing in popularity. After that Rugers... A little more expensive..But I think Ruger and Savage are going to be the Remington and Winchester of the "Old days".
 
I would say that any these calibers; .243, 25-06, 270, 30-06, .308, etc. would be just fine. As for make and model, I would recommend anything that you can afford to buy at a decent price, and pass those savings along, while still being able to make money. Think about the demographics of your area and what people can afford. These days, Savage and Ruger are producing very in-expensive yet reliable firearms. Same with optics and ammo. Anything like Weaver and Bushnel in optics, and Federal and Winchester for ammo. As a shopper, I want good quality at a decent price.
 
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