Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters More than one rifle in the same caliber?

At one point, I had five .270s, but the fever passed, and I am down to three. Had either three or four 7mm-08s for a while, but they were mainly for the grandchildren when they visited or loaners for guest hunters. We still have five .22 rimfires and a couple of .30-06s.

I have been winnowing the stock in the gun room for a couple of years now, but even at its peak, there was very little duplication of rifles chambered for the same cartridge (other than .270s). I did have a lot of 7 millimeter rifles at one time, but only two were chambered for the same cartridge (7 mm Rem Mag).

Now that's impressive!

The only con I see is duplicates taking up space and money that you could use to own different rifles firing a multitude of cartridges that all do exactly the same thing as each other.

I'd love to own 15 rifles in 35 REM - and all MARLINS!

These are the ones that I have duplicates (some more than one "duplicate" :))
Rifles:
22 Rimfire
22 Hornet
222 Rem
243 Win
25/06
270 Win
7mm Rem Mag
30 Carbine
30/30
308
30/06
300 H&H
350 Rem Mag
35 Whelen

Handguns:
22 rimfire
32/20
9mm
38 Special
357 Mag
45 ACP

Shotguns:
20 gauge
12 gauge

There are a few gaps in there that are filled by "singles" and some that have FAR more than just one extra (i.e. a good collection of 22 rimfires, 222's, M-1 carbines and Garands) but I feel like I've got it pretty well covered...however there's still some a little room in there for a few more.

Did my wife put you up to asking that question?

If I happen to have more than one gun of a caliber, it is ONLY for research. You know, to find out which gun shoots the best. When I find out, I sell the looser. If the looser has a great action and stock, it gets a new barrel. Then, of course, the research starts over again. Sometimes they are so close that I have to flip a coin to see which one to sell. By the way, those are the ones I would sell on 23HRCF. The real bad ones are sold to relatives that I don�t like! With the bad gun I always send a five shot target shot at ten yards. The target is marked with ammo info but no distance info.

I believe there is a lot of truth to that statement right there. I grew up in a family where a 20rd box of -06 or .308 lasted a long time.

A real rifle hunter could ( and many do) manage just fine with a .22lr and a centerfire, from .243 to 30-06, south of Alaska.

A gun nut is different. Not wrong, just different. And that's OK, at least by me.

Sycamore

Only two at present both Swede's a CZ 550 and a Carl Gustav 96 Mauser which are the best of both worlds as I've always had a soft spot for old military weapons.

More than one chambered the same.Two in 25-06,the other 25 cal.is 257 weatherby its completely different.Do have five different 30 cal.Seems Im a little short on 25s.Been thinking about a nice lite 250 Savage.Plenty for Texas deer in the woods.

I always liked the concept of a pair of .375's, one on SS and the other blued and wood.
Never did it, but am still warm to the concept.
John

Seems like a good pair for same cal would include in a light, short guise paired with a heavier, long-barreled set-up.

Same caliber..... but different. Savage 99G takedown (1926)Savage 99T (1940) and Savage 99EG (1953)They are all 300 Sav, but distinctly different. Wouldn't have multiples of same model.
(unless it was a reeeely good deal)

I not only have a number of rifles in the same caliber, I purchased two identical new SS/walnut Model 70s 30-06s just because... CP.

I only had 2 30-06's about 25 yrs a go, a 1903 custom I was putting together and a stock M700 BDL. One day I walked into a little gunshop a buddy owned, he'd get some of the damndest stuff in trade for stock. behind his counter was a paper grocery sack full of GI 30-06 brass . I asked him about it and he said "oh I cleaned a guys 22 auto for it". Yeah a little over 1500 cases ,I bought it from him for $20.. No such thing as too many 30-06's. 3 Springfields, a model 700 ADL carbine from the 1 st year of production and a M7600 because I allways wanted to try one. There were others that came and went some good and some not so good. Been a gun whore all my life, got more use and fun out of it than the interest off any passbook savings I ever had. Needs and wants have allways had different meanings, been pretty happy I live where I can choose what to do about both. If it was up to "O" I wouldn't have those choices and all I would really need to do as an older person is die so his gov't could steal my assets. Keep buying guns and ammo. Magnum Man

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Ammo

and componets

I have 2 338 WM and 3 30-06s

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My babies have taken the 30-06s

Snake

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HuntnShoot,

That sounds like an interesting idea! Say a 308win in sporter weight hunter rig, and a long barrel varmint/target rig!

Wonder if it would be considered silly setting up two 308win the same way, you know as a back-up rifle?

That's really how I ended up with a tang safety Ruger 77 RLS (ultralight, 18.5" barrel with iron sights) and a Cooper 52 Classic, both in .30-06. Sure there is overlap in application but the rifles are very different and get used in different situations much of the time. It is also nice that both shoot the same handload very well.

Yep 2 270s, 4 308s and 2 7x57s and various other rifles. Reason for multiples is rifle brand and configuration.