Gents:

would it make sense to have multiple rifles in the same caliber; e.g. 375 in walnut and 375 in composite?

Any excuse to buy a rifle is a good one.

Sometimes yes--lot's of times no! Why in the world do I have 6 458 Lotts-all Winchester M70s of some configuration? Why to I have 5 458 B&Ms and one being built? Why do I have 5 50 B&MS and 5 416 B&Ms, a few 416 Remingtons, a few 458 Winchesters, 3 470 Capsticks, and the list goes on? I don't reckon you can really have too many or too much of a good thing! That's how I figure it!

Or we could be reasonable and say it makes a hell of a lot of sense to have a caliber in nice walnut and then a stainless composite for Alaska! Or two or three of those maybe!

We are gun nuts, rifle looneys, I use all sorts of excuses myself!

Michael

I don't like to have more than 1 rifle for each bore diameter; I'm having a 270W rebarreled to 25-06 because I already have a 270 WSM that I like more.

I like one rifle per cartridge - and limited to cartridges that don't overlap too much. I prefer nice looking and feeling and shooting blue and walnut.

BUT!, if you really like blue and walnut, like I do, for the one or two cartridges that you use most frequently, it make good sense to have a similar "rain rifle" for use in crappy weather or in areas where there is likely to be lots of mud or areas with salt water or salt marshes.

A rain rifle can be blue and wood, but its best either stainless and plastic or treated - like cero coat - and laminated or plastic. Great candidates for rain rifles are rifles that have fallen out of favor that you'll never get your moeny out of or nice but knicked up second had rifles.

Also, for some cartridges, it makes sense to have one or two extra with different sighting systems. For instance a 22lr with open sights and one with a scope too.

Right now, my only rain rifle is a 30-06, because it will do anything required and more around here.

My 2 cents worth.

JPK

I prefer my rifles in "matched" pairs and have many of my serious hunting rifles so configured. My major cartridge is the .338WM and I have two matched pairs of P-64 Mod. 70 Alaskans so chambered and in synthetic stocks, same sights, mounts and scopes....and loads, of course. I never use anything other than a .338WM on northern BC trips and have total confidence in these.

I have a pair of P-64 Mod. 70 Fwt.s in .270W, one in a Brown Kevlar and one in a Micky Edge Hunter's Compact and these are my main deer rifles.

I also have other such pairs and only my .264WM, my .458WM and my Marlin .357M and .44M carbines are solo in my safes.

If the cartridge is versatile enough to fill different roles it’s not a bad idea. It also makes keeping an adequate inventory of brass and bullets easier. I’ve got multiple guns in .223, .308, 9.3x62, .45-70 and .44Mag. all for different reasons. But only one .458 Lott cause she's a whole lot of rifle for one man to handle.

I have no problems with multiple rifles in the same caliber. Have some of those. Generally they are not identical but each fitted for a slightly different purpose ... for example: one stocked in wood for Africa and one stocked in synthetic for use during the winter in North America.

That is one of the advantages of the Blaser R93.

You can have multiple reciever/stock assemblys, synthentic wood even one with very fancy wood.

Take the 375 H&H calibre. You can have a standard sporter barrel, a medium weight barrel, a Safari bbl and a Tracker [19 3/4"] barrel.

For Africa a wood stock and the Safari [heavier, larger dianeter than the sporter] is the choice.
In Alaska a synthentic stock and the standard bbl is used, and for hunting wild igs in the thick the synthentic stock and the Tracker bbl goes on the hunt.

As a spare rifle, take another 375 H&H in a combo most suited to the trip. [Excet where 2 rifles of the same calibre are not allowed].

This way you only have to have one set of loading dies, one kind of cases, one diameter of bullets etc.

Just don't forget that RSA has regulations against temporary import of multiple rifles in the same caliber (as the wise Tony so alluded).

You should have 8 per caliber. One for every day of the week plus a spare.


In all seriousness, I don't see the need for redundancy in calibers, but the second amendment gives you the right to bear arms - bear as many as you want!

I have 2 sons. Splitting up the guns will be easier when I am gone if there are 2 of everything.

it makes sense if you have more than one child. Me, I'm still working on getting one of every DG caliber boltgun as I can afford them. That of course, means that I have to make multiple trips to Africa to test each one on DG...pity me!

Rich
Knowledge not shared is knowledge lost...

I.R.
I feel for you, but somebody has to do it. You can handle it.

1 set of 5 30-06's, pair of .300 winmags, pair of 7 mags, pair of .338 win mags, pair of .270's, pair of 243's, pair of 45-70's...... 3 458's.... yep... makes sense to duplicate calibers to me...

I have several calibers with more than 1 rifle in the chambering. For example in 30-06 a bolt, pump, autoloader, 2 levers and a single shot. I usually have one that I actually use in rough terrain or inclement weather. The rest for show, the range or hunts where there is little chance of damage.

I shoot many rifles that belong to buddies, thus I can scratch an itch to explore new chamberings without really owning them. I also own many chamberings, mostly orientated toward the larger animals. The only rifles I have ever doubled up on were the .340 Wby, .358 STA and .270 WSM. I sold one of my .340's to a good Elk hunting buddy. The STA's are both custom, one with beautiful red walnut stock, the second a composite stock for the inclimate weather. The .270 WSM's also are wood and composite for the same reason, however it is such a great round that several of my grandsons want to shoot, I will probably wind up with more than two in the future. Good shooting.

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Originally posted by jsl3170:
Gents:

would it make sense to have multiple rifles in the same caliber; e.g. 375 in walnut and 375 in composite?

You Guys really don't know how lucky you are, more chance of a winning combo on the lottery over here than being"GRANTED" the variation to have TWO tubes chambered the same!

Where I think it makes sense, if it has to make sense, is when one has a semiauto, pump or lever action gun to work up loads for. One is less likely to damage something if one uses a strong bolt action for load workup.

Bunches of rifles in 458 Lott; now that's lunacy but it sounds tempting.

Chance favors the prepared, lol. Not mine but they're my kinda people.

what, its bad to have several .375, .416, .458, .475, .510, and .550 guns at the same time...