Two of the same?

[tarponhead]

I’m keen to do a variation for a dedicated day night scope for woodland stalking and foxes. My favourite deer calibre is 6.5 x 55, so the obvious choice is .270 or .308 or even 7mm RM, not least because I have Reds and Sika on my list for this year. But then I thought, actually, why not another swede? I could reload for it with the same components just different/ heavier bullet weights and speeds, maybe a shorter barrel on the woodland rifle, as I won’t need the range etc., Does that make any sense, or should I just follow the herd and ask for a .30+ calibre, even a lever action 30-30 or 45/70 and be done with it? My current go-to round is 93g Norma Eco strikes and I will be reloading Yew Tree 113 g on the excellent Norma brass, but there will other options, even lead ones, as I eat one, shoot one And don’t sell the carcass. My lead favourites are 140g Federal Fusions which would be good for heavier deer. Thoughts?

 

[VSS]

If you want another one the same then get another one the same. It makes lots of sense to do so.

 

[Stover Rover]

I have had two 6.5 Swedes together in the past. A stalking weight Sako 75 and a more range oriented Sauer Match S202. No issues, they even both shot the same loads.

 

[6pt-sika]

More than one of a cartridge isn’t anything new to me . When I was deeply engrossed with lever actions I had atleast two of just about every cartridge . Think at the time I had a dozen 30-30’s , half dozen 35 REM’s , several 32 WIN Specials , pairs of 356 and 375 WIN’s , nine 45-70’s , four 450 Marlins and last but not least about thirty 444 Marlin’s . I’ve also done the same thing with bolt action and single shot rifles . I usually kept more than one 260 REM , several 222’s , a group of 6.5x55’s , many 243’s and the list could go on all night . While I’ve had a bunch of stuff I’ve used 90% of it for whatever it’s intended purpose was for me . Granted you guys can’t hoard/collect/accumulate as we can in the USA “at the present” , but I’ve never had issue with more than one of the same cartridge .

 

[reiver]

More than one of a cartridge isn’t anything new to me . When I was deeply engrossed with lever actions I had atleast two of just about every cartridge . Think at the time I had a dozen 30-30’s , half dozen 35 REM’s , several 32 WIN Specials , pairs of 356 and 375 WIN’s , nine 45-70’s , four 450 Marlins and last but not least about thirty 444 Marlin’s . I’ve also done the same thing with bolt action and single shot rifles . I usually kept more than one 260 REM , several 222’s , a group of 6.5x55’s , many 243’s and the list could go on all night . While I’ve had a bunch of stuff I’ve used 90% of it for whatever its intended purpose was for me . Granted you guys can’t hoard/collect/accumulate as we can in the USA “at the present” , but I’ve never had issue with more than one of the same cartridge .

Wow 30 -444 Marlins now that I would like to see ?

 

[Heym SR20]

Just provide a good reason for the 2nd rifle. It matters not whether its same or different calibre but you need to demonstrate good reason for the 2nd rifle.

In the OP I think he has.

 

[.222roebuck]

I had two 7mms and two .22s for years never had a problem

 

[Crowstalker]

As long as you have a good valid reason is should be OK, alough you might be asked why you need another one when you already have one, but as I said if you have a good reason then it should be fine.

 

[Siggy]

I've got 2 Sako 75's in 6.5x55 - one in left hand, (because I'm a lefty) one in right hand, because most of the people who come on my ground aren't similarly blessed!.

Shooting two different loads sounds good rational to me two justify two rifles but, A) you will always have the wrong rifle with you when you are out on the ground and B) one of the things that that the FEO liked when I put the variation in was that I would be storing less ammo at home - ie 160 6.5 in stead of 160 6.5 plus 160 of another calibre.

 

[75]

Lots of threads on here about this and same conclusions - no issues. If you can justify good reason then calibre is irrelevant. 1 x stalking / day setup and 1 x night set up is more than sufficient.

 

[timbrayford]

I’m keen to do a variation for a dedicated day night scope for woodland stalking and foxes. My favourite deer calibre is 6.5 x 55, so the obvious choice is .270 or .308 or even 7mm RM, not least because I have Reds and Sika on my list for this year. But then I thought, actually, why not another swede? I could reload for it with the same components just different/ heavier bullet weights and speeds, maybe a shorter barrel on the woodland rifle, as I won’t need the range etc., Does that make any sense, or should I just follow the herd and ask for a .30+ calibre, even a lever action 30-30 or 45/70 and be done with it? My current go-to round is 93g Norma Eco strikes and I will be reloading Yew Tree 113 g on the excellent Norma brass, but there will other options, even lead ones, as I eat one, shoot one And don’t sell the carcass. My lead favourites are 140g Federal Fusions which would be good for heavier deer. Thoughts?

No problem, if you can demonstrate good reason for each. Avoid any discussions with your FEO involving the N word, it's not in the Firearms Act at all.

 

[6pt-sika]

Wow 30 -444 Marlins now that I would like to see ?

I took some pictures before maybe I can find them if I’ve no deleted them . For some reason I got hung up on the first two versions of the 444 that Marlin produced and the years of production were 1964 to 1975 anyway I had atleast two for each year except 1964 (only had one from64). And over time I’d find minute differences and get another for whatever it might have been . I might add I had a different load for each rifle using bullets I cast myself . Think I had two or three years that all the deer I killed those years were done in with 444’s shooting home cast bullets . It got a little intense so I eventually had to start putting a piece of masking tape on the side of each rifle with the bullet and powder charge . All the 1975 or earlier guns were Micro Grooved and I used any weight gas check bullet from 200-350 grains . I had three later manufactured Ballard rifled guns that I usually shot 375-450 grain bullets . To be honest I had the Ballard expressly to shoot the heavy heavy bullets as I couldn’t get them stabilized in the Micro barrels . I had one of the 444XLR guns that was stainless and laminated that I only shot the Hornady Leverevolution ammo , but for some reason shooting factory wasn’t as much fun . Anyway my time with the 444 multiplied rapidly , heck I even had a TC Contender with a 12” 444 Marlin barrel , that thing was a handful and I didn’t load anything over 260 grains ,

 

[tarponhead]

No problem, if you can demonstrate good reason for each. Avoid any discussions with your FEO involving the N word, it's not in the Firearms Act at all.

Thanks , that was my thought, but just checking - the N word?