Anybody own several of the same rifle model in different calibers? Why?

I noticed this old thread... I was in a purge when I first responded back in 2014... the only centerfire rifles to survive the cuts were various versions of the Ruger M77; Ultralight RL's in .223 & .257R, Standard R's in 6mm & 7X57, International RSI's in .22/250 & 7X57 & .243 & .308, Iron Sighted RS's in 7X64 & .358 & 9.3X62, Express RS in .30/06 and an Express RSM in .375 H&H... but at their core they are all M77's... and all MKII's with 3-Position safety... except the .358 RS carbine as it was never made in a MKII version.
 
hoytcanon said:
I noticed this old thread... I was in a purge when I first responded back in 2014... the only centerfire rifles to survive the cuts were various versions of the Ruger M77; Ultralight RL's in .223 & .257R, Standard R's in 6mm & 7X57, International RSI's in .22/250 & 7X57 & .243 & .308, Iron Sighted RS's in 7X64 & .358 & 9.3X62, Express RS in .30/06 and an Express RSM in .375 H&H... but at their core they are all M77's.
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I saw that as well...... And strongly suspect that down the road, even my meager m77 will get thinned a little.......
 
i have a few similar rifles kind.

- one ruger hawkeye in 30-06 and one in 375 ruger. maybe on ruger in 9.3x62 is Clay can make Lispeys working on it ...
the other ones
- zastava m70 270, 30-06, 9.3x62 and 458 win mag.

all of them in left hand of course ....
 
2x700's
2xVanguard's
2xHowa's
2x783's
Pile of '96 and '98 rifles.

For me, the 700 short action is about as good as it gets for short action cartridges.
Vanguard and Howa shine in the long action/magnum cartridges, beefy and a little added weight to soak up recoil.
783's are a decent budget rifle good for long action/magnum cartridges where a detachable mag and lighter weight is nice.
'96/'98 for all those in between short/long action cartridges.
 
hoytcanon said:
Mine also...
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The only consideration for me is leaving my two boys fully equipped....... And starting them off having adventures with the rifles rather than buying more guns....... Trying to build a collection I can split and still have each young lad be able to harvest everything in NA.......

That being said, at 41, dad isn't done having fun yet, and the greedy buggers are starting to lay claim at 12 and 6 years of age...... Lol......

Not a bad thing I guess...... The oldest fell in love instantly with the #1 action........ The RSM you sold me was his previous favorite, so I must be doing something right...... Lol

He told me he won't need more than one shot..... Lol..... I dread tracking his first mistake with him...... But my dad did it with me, so I guess it's just par for the course.......
 
I'm guilty of this also...have three Sako AI/L461's in 17 Rem, 20 Extreme and 223 as well as another AI without a barrel that is slated to become a 6x45....someday.
Come to think of it I have Sako 75's in three chamberings also, 270 Win, 300WSM and 416 Rem.
There's more, Pre'64 Model 70's in 270 Win and 35 Whelen.
 
well, I have a bunch the same, too. I just forget the exact count of each kind. When you like something, it's not hard to add more of the same.
>Browning Micro Medallion
>Browning BLR
>Ruger M77
>Remington 700 BDL V.S.
>Win 94 pre '64
>Ruger No.1
>CZ
 
Cooper model 36 .22lr
Cooper model 52 .270
Cooper Jackson Game .275 Rigby. (7x57)

Brno zg 30.06
Brno 21h 7x57
Brno 21f 8x57
Brno .22 hornet.

The Cooper .22 is very useful on the range for me as it has a similar heft to the larger caliber models.


Cooper
jaydog said:
I've had this idea for the last few months that having several different rifles in specific calibers for different hunting conditions but all in the same rifle model would allow my practice time (and associated muscle memory) to be more effective.

While this thread isn't about my exact plan (.243, .270, 7mmMag and 9.3x62 all in Tikka T3 stainless/synthetic) but about the idea of having more than one gun the same, I hadn't noticed any guys aside from collectors (more about history) who had several guns the same. With my shotguns I had to make a choice between O/U and SxS because it threw me off to change back and forth. More importantly, while I really like my Rem700, it feels odd to shoot after the Tikka and takes a few shots to get the swing of again and this idea should resolve that.

Thoughts? Does anyone else see my logic or am I just creating an excuse to buy/sell a handful of rifles for the fun of it?
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I've got two matching 4100 Husqvarna rifles; one in 7x57 and one in 270?

Why?

Because my buddy gave them to me.
 
I have 4 model 70 2 model 700 in different calibers some in custom guns. I prefer the look of the model 70 with the 3 position safety. They also came in the right caliber and price. I also made on custom in a model 70 which I love to shoot and hunt with.
 
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