Do you own one or more redundant rifles?

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We like to believe that each rifle we own fills a niche. It has a purpose and fulfills a role for which our other rifles may not be perfectly suited.

Some may disagree. Others may argue that need is irrelevant.

So here is an overview of my own stable of rifles:

22 lr bolt action (for target practice and plinking)
30-30 lever action carbine (for hunting deer in the woods)
.257 Weatherby Mag bolt action rifle: (for hunting deer at not so reasonable range)
6.5X5 bolt action rifle: (For hunting deer at reasonable range)

300 H&H bolt action rifle (for hunting moose at long range)
9.3X57 Bolt action rifle (for hunting moose at reasonable ranges and general back-up hunting rifle)
.450 Marlin Lever action rifle (compact rifle for hunting moose at woods ranges)

.45 and .50 caliber inline muzzleloaders for muzzleloader season
.50 flintlock smokepole for fun.

I used to have a 375 Ruger bolt action rifle that was very good at mutilating my shoulder. I sold it.

How about your own rifle choices?
 
Since I bought a tikka T3 in 30-06 everything else became redundant lol
Which has kinda taken the fun out of it for me to use different rifles to keep it interesting . But I take the rifle that will best perform and considering I had a bear , elk and deer tag in my pocket all at the same time this season my hand always grabbed that tikka ‘06 everytime , it just covers more of the situations that a guy can come across in the mountains than any other rifle I own.
 
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pacobillie said:
We like to believe that each rifle we own fills a niche. It has a purpose and fulfills a role for which our other rifles may not be perfectly suited.

Some may disagree. Others may argue that need is irrelevant.

So here is an overview of my own stable of rifles:

22 lr bolt action (for target practice and plinking)
30-30 lever action carbine (for hunting deer in the woods)
.257 Weatherby Mag bolt action rifle: (for hunting deer at not so reasonable range)
6.5X5 bolt action rifle: (For hunting deer at reasonable range)

300 H&H bolt action rifle (for hunting moose at long range)
9.3X57 Bolt action rifle (for hunting moose at reasonable ranges and general back-up hunting rifle)
.450 Marlin Lever action rifle (compact rifle for hunting moose at woods ranges)

.45 and .50 caliber inline muzzleloaders for muzzleloader season
.50 flintlock smokepole for fun.

I used to have a 375 Ruger bolt action rifle that was very good at mutilating my shoulder. I sold it.

How about your own rifle choices?
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I have multiple 6.5s, can't justify needing them all, just like collecting them.

I'm curious about your 6.5 Swede. Is it a Tikka by chance?
 
One .117 600 f/s break action rifle
One .117 1000 f/s pneumatic bolt action rifle 10 shot magazine
One .22LR bolt action (toggle action) rifle
One .243 bolt action rifle (customized 700 - what else if you only own one)
 
I know the OP is considering do we shoot them or have say 2 of a target or hunting rifle, but since I get joy out of at least one cleaning and archiving exercise for every gun in my safe there's no such thing as a redundant rifle in my house. My wife asked once .. how many guns DO you need ... answer .. all of them honey, just like shoes. (yeah I kinda got to know the couch for a while)
 
I will go with Post #8 - I "need" all of them. But OP asked about redundant - different question - so 243 Win, 6.5x55, 7x57, 308 Win, 30-06, 338 Win Mag, 9.3x62 - I guess owning any one of them makes all the rest to be redundant?? Maybe "redundant" is 4 or 6 rifles chambered for identical cartridge? Maybe more redundant if all have the same action? Like is a 7x57 bolt action carbine different than a Ruger No.1 in 275 Rigby, and do either make the pre-64 Win Model 70 in 30-06 redundant? Too hard questions - sounds like my wife getting ready to give me hell for something - after 45 years of marriage, have learned not to "bite" too quickly on her questions - has never turned out well for me...
 
Everything is redundant except one 12 gauge and one medium bore rifle (you choose)... this does not mean they are going to be sold off... variety is the spice of life.
 
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