Just 1 big bore to replace your guns ? Downsize to just 1 larger caliber?

I know this is a loaded question. Many folks on the forums have many many air guns. I have caught the bug as well. That being said, I been having thoughts about trying to optimize/reduce my gun selection to just 1 or 2 guns. Every gun seems to have its advantages. The Edgun Leshiy is compact. The impact has swap out barrels, accuracy, and shot count. The texan/bulldogs have power but low shot counts. The list desires goes on and the collection list goes on. 

I currently came across a guy who has just one big bore (.357 Bulldog) for all his hunting needs, squirrels/rabbits,pigeons and coyotes. Now a big bore is kind of controversial for smaller game. I was shocked to see how well it worked for all his cases. He was able to hunt smaller game with minimal issues/clean projectile body pass. 

I understand there are some limitations like barns and inside traditional yards not really possible. The fact that most of my hunting is in a real open hunting areas allows me some flexibility.

So my question is how do you go about deciding to sell some of your airguns ? How do you let go and feel confident you wont want them back lol?

I am thinking about having 1 small bore and 1 large bore. The thoughts of large bore are a bit confusing when thinking about taking coon and coyote size animals. I know smaller bores can do this but seems like there are serious limitations to smaller bores taking larger animals like coons and coyotes especially with distance greater than 75 yards. 

Your thoughts welcome?


How do you decide what stays in your cabinet ? 

 
But you didn't mention where you hunt! I have a 9 mm, with a very good suppressor. Yet, it is WAKE THE DEAD LOUD! My .177 suppressed 397 makes more noise hitting a pigeon, than it does going off! Between theses extremes, is my WAR Cobra .25 caliber. I shoot in an exurban area with a lot of cattle around. Even from 5 feet away, they don't even twitch an ear. 

To each his own, but thee are limits for all of us.
 
Yes, I think the differences on small game for a .177 vs .25 is pretty small. I think any will do with the ability to turn up and down power. The issue becomes larger game like pigs, coyotes, coons, and maybe deer?

So one of the questions is how successful can one be hunting coyotes with a .30 cal 80 FPE air rifle vs a 150+ FPE .357 or larger airgun ? I think anything less than a 130 FPE for a body shot on most of the animals is not enough probably need to start another thread for that topic ? Just seems like there is a big jump up in power needed for the larger game unless you want to stick with head shots. Thus a headshot at 80 to 100 yards is a big hill to climb ?

Jay

 
Here is what I’m doing now.....I like some have to many airguns (if that’s even possible) so what I’m doing is selling off what I don’t need or want, I have thought about this for some time and have come to the conclusion that I only need FOUR airguns and being I live out in the country it goes like this.
#1 is my .25 Wildcat, I’ll keep that for small game and plinking.
#2 will be a HM1000x LRT .25 for Bench rest shooting 50-150 yards. I’ll order it this January.
#3 is my HMx .357, this will be my yote,fox and a metal plate pinker.
#4 and last is my Texan 45, this will be used for metal plate shooting and for yote and up to deer, it’s a Air Hog to say the least but I have it and I’ll keep it..
i have a .177 whisper and a .22 Trail NP brake barrel that I’ll be keeping..........
I will be getting Reid of my other 6 pcp airguns plus some bipods and scope mounts later on just need to list them.
 
So I own three pcp like most other guys went inexspenive bought a disco .2nd up is a condor ss 22 last but least is my wildcat 22.cant sell the disco there going for around 2 bills used the condor be lucky to get 6 bills and the wild cat is not going anywhere.im looking at the 357 evanix high power they claim ten big game shots low power 40 medium size game shots
 
I think of, or treat my guns like I do my tools. For instance, I have several SAE and Metric wrenches. One for each job. Sure, I could use a Crescent wrench. But that doesnt always do the best job. Besides, if the guns are already paid for, why get rid of them? So they sit in the gun cabinet. Unles you need the money, they arent costing you anything. I guess I figure I will have grandkids someday. Be it air rifles or deer rifles, they will have new homes somday. I