four or five rifles in the same caliber? I can understand having 2-3 223's for a long day of prairie dog shooting but why have 5 30-06's or 338's? I can hardly bring myself into owning more than one 30 cal let alone the same caliber!
Posts: 3865 | Location: Cheyenne, WYOMING, USA | Registered: 13 June 2000
Pop. 308 in long barrel, heavy barrel, full stocked, lever action, semi-auto and single shot. Synthetic stocked, custom and engraved. Thats the best I can come up with just looking in my safe. I do not have them all but I would like to.
Posts: 376 | Location: College Station, Tx | Registered: 11 February 2005
How about economy of scale? I have a .270 WSM, and will probably buy another one or possibly a .270 Winchester or two, for my boys to shoot. Having rifles in a common caliber or cartridge simplifies reloading and cuts down on additional expenses of dies, brass, bullets, possibly even powder. Nice when rifles and family members can share.
Posts: 515 | Location: kennewick, wa | Registered: 18 May 2004
I'd rather have fewer, better guns, than a safe full of factory offerings that I don't use. Thats why I'm down to a Model 70 Laminate 300 WSM thats been pillar bedded and trigger worked over, a custom FN 35 whelen in a brown precision fiberglass stock, and another custom FN in 416 Rem. Mag. in a Fiberglass stock. And of course a 22 bolt action(CZ452 American).
Posts: 1549 | Location: NC | Registered: 10 June 2002
I think that many go for quantity first then switch to quality. Some are fortunate enough to have both, a quantity of quality rifles. And some just want everything they can get their hands on. There is no right answer.
Posts: 4868 | Location: Lakewood, CO | Registered: 07 February 2002
I really like having many rifles in military caliber's like .308, I can have a rifle in each vehicle, and in every room of the house. Most of the semi-auto's use the same magazines. I also like to have at least 2k rounds for each rifle.
Posts: 3097 | Location: Louisiana | Registered: 28 November 2001
I have 4 rifles in the same caliber, three of them I didnt get for the caliber/chambering perse, but rather for the classic rifles that they are. That would be a M-99 Savage, a model 81 Woodsmaster and a 1903 Springfield. All 30 cals. Ill probably either sell the 1903 or make it a Whelen and the M-99 will become my boys in a few years.
Posts: 10189 | Location: Tooele, Ut | Registered: 27 September 2001
I have two .300 Weatherby's. One is a Sauer made Deluxe ) blue/wood) the other is an American made AccuMark (stainless/synthetic). Third .30 cal is a .308, semi auto. Forth .30 cal is a M70 in 30-06 but it isn't staying that way much longer.
No grand plan though, it just worked out that way ..
POP- I've gone the other way... I'm former military and think of my weapons as tools. I'm more into the hunting than the hobby of collecting. I've gotten rid of everything but my 30.06. It is a very good .06 and I feel it's all I need for the rest of my days. I've also gotten rid of all my shotguns but my Browning BPS- that has had much work at Briley (mag porting, chokes, teflon camo coating) I'm down to 2 pistols- a K-22 masterpiece 8" barrel competition 22 that has had a lot of work and a M-60 stainless 38. I still have 6 bows. 2 are from my competition days that I'll never shoot again. The only one I really shoot anymore is my hunting recurve. It was custom built for me by two of my oldest archery friends.
Why not?????? If economics is what drives your question, then everyone get a .22, a 30-06 and a 12ga shotgun and be done with it. Life might be a bit simpler but ever so much duller.
Posts: 2037 | Location: frametown west virginia usa | Registered: 14 October 2001
I generally don't have multiples, but am a present sinner. I load pointed bullets in one, RN's in the other. Sometimes for excitement, I swap them around. You could try that with your 30-30's if you get bored. I also have multiple .22 rf's and same gauge shotguns. And 7mm's. And I even have some rifles that shoot pistol ammo. I'm very confused, but not so far down the pike that I have pistols that shoot rifle cartridges.
Because the '06 was available in several nice flavors. I have DCM samples of the '03, 03A3 & Garand (and their baby brother M1 carbine). Oh yeah, I have a Rem 700 Classic in '06 for good measure.
Posts: 550 | Location: Augusta,GA | Registered: 01 September 2001
The collector in me can easily see myself with a bunch of any gun in a military caliber.
A .308 Saiga precision style rifle, a FAL, a CETME, an AR10, a good bolt gun/M40 replica, etc.
There is more difference in owning 2 .308s or 2 .30-06s in an 18" semi auto carbine and a 24" precision rifle, then there is in owning 2 of the same rifle in different calibers (like two bolt guns but one in .257 Roberts and the other .25-06) I hope that makes sense...
Posts: 510 | Location: North Carolina, USA | Registered: 27 August 2002
I seem to have a quite a pile of '06s and .270s simply because I cannot let any good bolt action with 'FN' or 'J.C.Higgins' on it stay behind. Well, somebody has to give them a safe gun cabinet to hide in! I consider it my responsibilty to those who came after me to keep them well; darn it, they just don't make 'em like that any more!
Come to think of it, somebodies gonna inherit some DGRs. (as in Damn Good Rifles)
Posts: 6034 | Location: Alberta | Registered: 14 November 2002
Pop, I understand your logic. Unless the rifles are very different in configuration and serve different purposes. As someone else suggested here I would rather have a few really good rifles than a slew of average ones. Currently I shoot a Cooper 22lr, Cooper 22-250, have a Kimber Montana .243 on the way, and a custom .300 Jarrett. The only other one I am planning for is a New Ultralight Arms .17HMR when they come available, maybe next year.Then my life will be complete and I will never need another rifle again! Riiight. Of course my wife is only vaguely aware that the rifle I just sold is already being replaced with the Kimber, and I don't yet dare mention the .17 idea. Hey, any one looked at the HS Precision line? That's an awful big gap between the .243 and the .300. Hmmm...
Posts: 866 | Location: Western CO | Registered: 19 February 2004
I've got a .30-06 I bought new in 1972. It was a 700 BDL. It's on it's 3rd stock (now a classic) who knows how many scopes and still shoots into an inch @ 100 yards with 180 grain Nosler handloads. It's about the right weight for most hunting and I've shot everyting with it from bears to dik-diks to lion to hippo (w/220 gr solids). I recently bought another .30-06 It's the light weight 700 Rem. Mt. rifle. It only weighs 6 1/2 lbs bare and equiped with a 2X7 Leupold VXII it is at least a pound lighter than my old faithful-06 of 32 years. It groups 165 Gr. Hornady's into less than an inch. I plan to pack it up a Mt. Goat mountain this fall. Why another rifle in ..30-06? Why Not?
Rich ELlioot
Posts: 2013 | Location: Crossville, IL 62827 USA | Registered: 07 February 2001
