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I don't think there is anything wrong with multiple rifles of the same caliber as long as they are different cartridges and 1/4 bores.
Just sayin'.... I hand load 25acp, 25-20, 25-35, 250 Sav, 250 Krag Ackley, 257 Roberts, 257 Roberts Ackley, 257 Roberts Ackley rimmed, and 25-06.
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3- 30-06s
3- 308s
1- 300wsm
All my cleaning accessories, brushes and jags, look alike.
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2 - 243's, 2- 25-06's, 3 - 30-06, 2 - 300 Win Mag. All shoot different loads, all shoot different bullets, all shoot different bullet weights. All are set up for different uses.
For example, one of the 243's is set up for my 4 year old grandson to use when we go to the range. He likes to make holes in the paper and ring the steel buffalo. Accuracy for him is minute-of-target and his big 'deal' is lack of recoil. The other 243 is set up for taking whitetails out to about 350.
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L only own 2 30-06 rifles a Remington 700 and M1 Garand. My reason was economics. I load both rifles with 48 grains of H4895 and 150 grain bullets. The only differences is the M1 gets CCI 34 primers and the Reminton uses WLR primers. I no longer own a 358 so will may have to change my screen name.
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Same logic applies elsewhere and doesn't matter?
I have 3 cars
I have 7 fender's
I have 2 Gibson's
I have 4 amps
I have one wife though.
I have said prior, you can't play golf with 1 club and hunting is no different.
John Yep. 3 Telecasters, 2 acoustics. (only 1 amp) 2 rifles, 3 pistols, 3 or 4 sets of golf clubs. several fly rods. I realize that I'm way behind in rifles and shotguns, but I'm working hard to correct that deficienc  y
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mmmm...duplicates would be: two .25-20's three .25-06's (two of which were inherited) four .300 Savages four .308's three .30-06's two .45-90's 
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First Prize- A 270 Winchester. Second Prize- Two 270 Winchesters. Did I get this right? 
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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There are no cons. Thats silly talk. What my dad, Ingwe, said. I'm sketching out the specs for my fourth 7x57. Next question.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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When there just isn't enough different calibers in existence anymore ...
You have to start doubling up!
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2(223s) 2(243s) 2(270s) 5(30/06s-(1cooper, 1FN Winny, 1 Husky Hipower, 1 Sedgley Sporter(Springfield Action)note one is a 30-03 1895 Winchester-so 06 kind of) 2(300Wins), 2(300Roys), 2(338s), and 3(375s) and I feel no looney status yet.
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In reality it makes as much sense as having two centerfire in any two mid sized cartridges. In other words it makes as much sense as having a 308 and a 7x57. As looneys we want a wide variety of incremental change in the firearm itself. We should be buying rifles based on the game available and that we may encounter. In North America we have only 4 really large big game animals bison great bears moose musk ox and not 1 in 100 of us will even hunt them. The rest are non dangerous ungulates that can all be taken reliably with any mid sized cartridge from 24 to 30 caliber .
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In reality it makes as much sense as having two centerfire in any two mid sized cartridges. In other words it makes as much sense as having a 308 and a 7x57. As looneys we want a wide variety of incremental change in the firearm itself. We should be buying rifles based on the game available and that we may encounter. In North America we have only 4 really large big game animals bison great bears moose musk ox and not 1 in 100 of us will even hunt them. The rest are non dangerous ungulates that can all be taken reliably with any mid sized cartridge from 24 to 30 caliber . Which is why years ago, in a lot of households, there was just one .30-30 sitting behind the kitchen door. But still....
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Lets see,4-.30-06's,3-.300 Mag's H&H/Win/Wby, 3-7mm's (2)7x57/Dakota,3-.270's Win/Wby,2-.338's Win/RUM,2-.243's Win/Wby,2-.35's Whelen/Norma.
The Whelen is being made.
Forgot 2-.22's .222 Rem and .22-6mm.
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Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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As someone just getting starting in hand loading, having more than one rifle in same caliber makes a lot of sense to me just for sheer simplicity of logistics! But I'm also not a rifle looney either,so I'm probably not making any sense. 
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You're not a rifle looney......YET!
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I have 6 30-06s, didn't know there were cons. I have 5 30-06's, 4 bolts and an M1
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Counting my Contenders I am near double digits on 223's. I always did like the rifle racks in the Sheriff's office in those old western movies, it is a look that is even better with AR's and SU's.
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15 35 rems. and no, its still not overkill.
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Pros = versatility - each can be configured to handle specific applications.
Cons = Keeping ones brass sorted. Not an issue though if one full length resizes.
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Let's see...
30-30
303 Savage
300 Savage
308 Win
30-06
Can't see why I should only have one of those rifles in that caliber.
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