Its a lot to think about so i am just going to hit on the center fire rifles.
I think my favorite factory bolt rifle would be my Sako 85's, they check all the boxes i want in a hunting rifle, handl3 well, very accurate, reliable, good trigger, flush detachable magazine, and a 3 position type...
I have to be careful just in case my wife reads this...but we(family of 4) do have more than one; 22lr, 223, 243, 6br, 25-06, 260, 9mm, 10mm, 380, 41mag, 357mag, 12ga, 20ga, oh 30-30...think thats it
Would have been shorter to list what I just had singles of I think
My dad always had a 3006, but
my favorite is the 2506, done so much hunting and shooting with it. There are 3 down in the safe, and still keep my eye open for another haha
Single action i only have a few guess my favorite would be the ruger single 7 birdhead 327. Close second would be 22 single 6, or bearcat but ill say those are the rimfire
Double action is tough, S&w 657 41mag , or one of my 357s kimber dasa or s&w 686.
Semi auto would be a 1911 but a toss up...
I would have to say the 260 is my favorite had a few and still have two in the safe, ive killed more deer with it then anything else i think. The 338 federal has really interested me but have never got one. Oh and the 243 is also a fun gun to shoot
I was curious, so did a little digging, dont take this as gospal but; you can replace the current recoil pad to the small and drop the LOP from 14 3/8 down to 14, or you can replace the but with the syn compact you mentioned and be able to adjust from 12 3/8 to 13 3/8, and it also looks like all...
Are you in the blue mountains? Ive noticed they are holding a good snowpack this year, which hopefully will keep the fires at bay this year. Alot of the ranges here in Montana are holding strong too, 🤞for a non-smoky summer