Nearly all my shooting life I have gone for the "pair of rifles" in the one calibre. In fact I have rarely owned more than 2 different calibres at the same time.

My idea has always been that rifle A sits in the safe set up around its load and rifle B is used for mucking about with, different loads and so on. Then if I decide for whatever reason to fiddle about with rifle A I make sure rifle B is all setup before I play about with rifle A.

Sometimes I have had 3 rifles in the one calibre but each rifle has been a different configuration. In fact a mate of mine is currently doing that with the 264 Winchester. All three are Rem 700s with Jewell triggers and one rifle has a Heavy Varmint taper barrel in HS Precision HV stock, the other a barrel which is being done now that is about the contour of Rem 700 factory barrel and the other is waht we call a number 5, about .72" at the muzzle.

Does anyone else do this sort of thing?

Mike

Mike as close as I have come was while getting involved in service match shoots, I had 2 M1A1's set up the same way, the only thing now set up the same way are my Patrol Carbines,both for work

When certain calibers work well and I find a good deal I do I well buy another rifle of the same caliber if I like it.

Like the 30-06 308 223 they all work really well and there are a lot of nice rifles out there. Plus you can always sell them if you find you do not like or need it.

If I can buy them on the open market they get brought I never try to buy a same cailber from a dealer. The only guns I buy from dealers are ones I can't get on the open market.

Mike 375 ----- I have two rifles in the same chambering, and have for some time. Why, just to compare and perfect the particular chambering to my satisfaction, or because I got a particularly good buy in the second rifle and couldn't pass it up. I don't say caliber because the same caliber can have several chamberings. For instance in .308 caliber you could have .308, 30-06, .300 of several varieties. ----- I have two .340 Wby's, one with synthetic stock one with wood, two .358 STA's once again one with synthetic stock one with wood, and two .416's but they are single rifles in the Remington and Rigby both with wood stocks. I do put the same scope on both rifles of each chambering to have that constant. Each barrel has a personality all it's own, it is a challange to bring out the best in each. Happiness is shooting daily if I have the time but at least three times a week weather permiting. I never take less then 4 or 5 rifles to the range. Good shooting.

Since I have had my collectors license (C&R FFL) I have been occaisionally buying Mauser military rifles. I wish they came in something more varied than 8x57. So far I have two and I have been wondering whether I will be able to use the same loads in both.

I will have to check that out this summer.

Yep.

Swede's: M96 & AG42B.
Mosin Nagants: 91/30 & 'sporterized' by someone else model ?
.223's: Model XP-100R & AR15's.
7mm's: BAR MkII & 700 BDL.
.308's: AR10 & 700 Police.
.30-30: Pre & Post Winchester 94's.
.30-06: 1955 740 & 200 7400 Carbine.
.22's: more than 2...!

I didn't exactly plan for this to happen, but, it worked out that way.
Should make for interesting an simpler days at the range soon. Two rifles, one ammo.

Only rifles I have had in the same calibre are ex-mil 303's and 22's.

Also had a spare SKK for parts when doing volume hunting one stage.



Karl.

I have three in my wildcat 458HE.Ed.