Your instincts are good... 7X57 and 9.3X62 would be excellent choices... But since you already have them... I would be inclined to go with 6.5X55 and 8X57. If you reload, which is likely with your caliber choices... This combo would cover pretty much everything up to big bears, for which you can use one of your 9.3's.
Take Down 2 Barrel Set.... Which Classic Chamberings?
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Your instincts are good... 7X57 and 9.3X62 would be excellent choices... But since you already have them... I would be inclined to go with 6.5X55 and 8X57. If you reload, which is likely with your caliber choices... This combo would cover pretty much everything up to big bears, for which you can use one of your 9.3's.
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I was thinking .257R - .30/06, but they don't offer the .257R.
Maybe I'll just get a 7x57 and not bother with a second barrel.
Maybe I'll just get a 7x57 and not bother with a second barrel.
Ardent
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7x57 is just too close to 9.3x62 in game application, and likely kills as about as well (I say this because my 7x57 works essentially as well as my .375 to take game- they die). I'd be going .250 Savage or .257 Roberts and 9.3x62 myself, get a better range of options, right from varmint and light big game with the .25's to true big game with the 9.3.
Ardent
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Also a very good idea. Plus if you're like me you'll find yourself hauling out the small bore for predators and the like. 9.3 is good for 100lb game and up in my books, I'd be opting for the light end on your second choice not something that does the same job as the 9.3 in a different package.
Just looked at the list of chamberings... I earlier attempted to recommend based on what your preferences seem to be... taking that out of the equation, what "I" would order in a two barrel set is .223 and 7mm-08... you can get lost in ballistics charts... analysis paralysis... you can insert your own functional pairing; (.223 + .???) anything in the 7mm/.30 caliber range.
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Think TC Contender/Encore with Turkish walnut.
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Except the Luxus doesn't look it it was created by Salvador Dali.
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Light for the second barrel is probably the way to go, especially since it is a small, light rifle.
Light choices are: .22 Hornet; .223 Rem; .22-250 Rem; .243Win, the only .25 offered is the .257 WBY.
I'll admitt that I really don't have what I consider to be a lot of experience with .22 centerfires, though I have owned a few.
I prefer varmint/deer rounds like .243 and .257 Roberts, because I like to be able to use them for deer.
I get hung up on wanting to be able to use it for deer, which is why I've been leaning to the heavier side.
I tend to plink with rimfires and "deer cartridges".
I'll go for caribou in the next few years and I may draw an elk tag soon, but I'll likely never shoot another bear and really all I hunt is moose and whitetail.
I'll probably second guess myself out of that second barrel, which is how this thread came to be in the first place.
Light for the second barrel is probably the way to go, especially since it is a small, light rifle.
Light choices are: .22 Hornet; .223 Rem; .22-250 Rem; .243Win, the only .25 offered is the .257 WBY.
I'll admitt that I really don't have what I consider to be a lot of experience with .22 centerfires, though I have owned a few.
I prefer varmint/deer rounds like .243 and .257 Roberts, because I like to be able to use them for deer.
I get hung up on wanting to be able to use it for deer, which is why I've been leaning to the heavier side.
I tend to plink with rimfires and "deer cartridges".
I'll go for caribou in the next few years and I may draw an elk tag soon, but I'll likely never shoot another bear and really all I hunt is moose and whitetail.
I'll probably second guess myself out of that second barrel, which is how this thread came to be in the first place.
If I may... go with a .223 on the small end as opposed to the Hornet (of which I have several and love), or other .22 centerfires... here is why. The .223 is cheap to load for and can be loaded down to Hornet levels and up to .22/250 "less 10-15%" levels (you don't need the 10-15% for any of the applications of a .22 CF and to get it you burn a disproportionate amount of powder)... there is a huge array of bullets, wide assortment of functional powders, cheap brass to be had everywhere and factory ammo is cheap and available. I load hot with my .223's for predators and load TB squibs for grouse and hares... and anywhere in between for paper punching... it is a very versatile round.
My recommendation for a 7mm/.30 cal offering is that it will cover anything up to and including moose (or caribou) with appropriate bullets and the usual care and precision of proper shot placement... this two barrel set would see alot of use and cover 95% of your applications... if you are going to invest in a fine firearm that captures your imagination, you only realize your investment in using it, and as much as possible... if you choose rarer and/or large chamberings, the gun will be more expensive to shoot and have fewer practical applications, ergo less use and realization of your investment.
my choice for my needs would be the 7x57 for sure and a coin toss would deside between the 250 Savage and 257 Roberts for the other one. Then I would add all the rest of the barrels to complete the collection.
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WOW that is a major understatement = talk about stealing the designs from the T/C's and that hanger bar was stolen from Bullberry Barrel Works I was amazed when I watched that video.
When I think classic cartridges I think of North American/British cartridges that are over 100 years old.
My last rifle purchase was a s/s T/C Prohunter with two shortened to 22" barrels chambered in 30-06 = 107 years old and the 375H&H 101 years old.
