I have a Sauer Elegance 202 with 6.5x55 and 30-06 barrels. It is certainly not the cheapest way of doing things, when you add in the cost of the extra barrel, another set of Apel 30mm swing off rings and a new SB 8x56 scope. Not sure about other makes, but with Sauer the price can be kept down to a degree by sticking to calibres which can use the same bolt and magazine.
I can change the barrels over in about 3 - 4 minutes, its that simple and the scope swap is a 20 second job. Both barrels have the same thread, so only one moderator needed.
It is certainly a nice option to use the same rifle all the time.
I have an RWS Titan in 22-250 which is also a switch barrel rifle and uses a similar barrel removal system as Sauer, but not so the stock removal. I do not have a another barrel for it, but I have seen them advertised for a few hundred quid second hand, so this is certainly a more cost effective way of going down this route.
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