"battery" of all the same model rifle?

[Guy Miner]

Has anyone here done it? I've thought about it a few times. Say Model 70's for everything:

Varmint: .22-250 or .223 Model 70 with heavy barrel

Deer and other mid-size game: .30-06 Model 70 Fetherweight

Big game: .375 H&H Model 70

Add a target rifle in Model 70 if desired - and you'd about have it all with three or four rifles, all essentially variations on the same action. Could be done with the Ruger Number One, Ruger 77, Rem 700, Savage...

I was more or less on my way to doing that with the Rem 700's for a while, and if I'd kept my different Ruger Number One rifles I'd have four instead of one... Now? Mosty a mish-mash of all sorts of different rifles. Keeps it interesting!

 

[ScreaminEagle]

I had a thread up awhile ago showing my model 700 collection. I have 22-250, 257 bob, 280, and 30'06.

 

[FOTIS]

Thought about it. Very few make the big weatherbies which are my passion, and weatherbies for every caliber is spendy.

Plus no weatherby levers! 8)

 

[Guy Miner]

"I have 22-250, 257 bob, 280, and 30'06"

All those Rem 700's would certainly compliment each other. Very cool. Between the .25, .28 and .30, you've got some built-in overlap. That works!

 

[ScreaminEagle]

"I have 22-250, 257 bob, 280, and 30'06"

All those Rem 700's would certainly compliment each other. Very cool. Between the .25, .28 and .30, you've got some built-in overlap. That works!

Gotta love the model 700!

 

[IdahoCTD]

Every rifle I actually hunt with except .22LR's are model 700's or 721's. I have numerous other brands but I don't hunt with them anymore. I even have a Pre-64 Model 70 Super Grade in .270 for all you model 70 lovers out there but it collects dust in the safe along with a new in box Kimber .30-06 (the original Kimber not the company that is around now), Sauer 202 in .270, and Remington 600 .350 RM. All but a small handfull of the 700's and 721's that I have I have built myself with custom barrels. I learned a long time ago it was going to be cheaper to learn how to do my own gunsmithing rather then pay someone. I'm not sure that was totally true because I just built more guns and spent the same or more $$.

 

[Mooswa]

Not quite, but sort of.

All my rifles are either mauser 98 type actions or pre-64 Model 70's......... and the 98's have all had Model 70 type safeties installed.

 

[BK]

Maybe... it'd have to be all Remingtons, though. And I guess I would have to cut myself off at about .358 Norma/STA power level wise.

Actually, if you are just going by name, I could do Winchesters... push feed M70 for a .223 and/or .22-250 'heavy' varmint rifle, and CRF for everything else: .243 or .25-06 as a deer/varmint dual purpose rifle, a Featherweight .280 for a mountain rifle, a Sporter .264 as a plains rifle, a .300/.338 WM for elk, and a .375 for big stuff.

I suppose you could make Sakos work, but I could never afford them!

Frankly, the concept has absolutely no interest for me. No offense intended, Guy.

 

[JD338]

Remington 700's

22-250
257 Roberts
280 AI
338 RUM
35 Whelen

JD338

 

[DrMike]

Model 70 Winchesters

.270 WSM
.280
7ymm Remington Magnum
7mm WSM
.30-06
.300 WSM
.325 WSM
.338 Federal
9.3X64 Brenneke

Model 94 Winchesters

.356 Winchester (X2)
.375 Winchester

Yeah, I enjoy Winchesters.

 

[SJB358]

M70 Winchesters! Jeeze did you even have to ask?

M70 Sporter 264WM

M70 Laminate 270WSM

M70 Laminate 7WSM

M70 XTR Magnum 7RM

M70 Featherweight 7mm Mauser

M70 Featherweight 300WSM

M70 Stainless Classic 338WM

Just a few of them on the range..... Best range day I have had in awhile.

Well, I do have one M94 30-30 as well...

I do like Marlin lever rifles alot though..

1895G 45-70

336C 35 Rem

I have a danged M700 as well.. It holds its own to the rest of the safe... The old 35 Whelen will likely stick around. It has been really badgering me!

 

[longwinters]

I have an addiction to Sako 75's. But the top 2 are gone and a couple others have gone to my boys.

7mm Weatherby
7mm Remington
30-06
280
270
308
7m-08

Long

 

[nvbroncrider]

Thought about it. Very few make the big weatherbies which are my passion, and weatherbies for every caliber is spendy.

Plus no weatherby levers! 8)

Saw a .257 bee in a Rem 700 SS BDL for $599 today new.

 

[FOTIS]

Thought about it. Very few make the big weatherbies which are my passion, and weatherbies for every caliber is spendy.

Plus no weatherby levers! 8)

Saw a .257 bee in a Rem 700 SS BDL for $599 today new.

Big as in 378 416 460 ............... :mrgreen:

 

[Elkman]

Let me see!!
Remington 721-- 35 Whelen
Remington 721-- 300 Bee
Remington 700-- 7mm STW
Remington 700--.223

I used to have several model 70's down to "2" now, not really a battery!

 

[Oldtrader3]

I sat down to figure up what lists of models and caliber of Model 70 Winchesters which I have owned. I came up with (28) model 70's total. Calibers ranged from .22 Hornet to .375 H&H. Some calibers, I have owned 2-4 of that particular caliber at once (i.e. Carbine, rifle, Mannlicher and Featherweight. Some are just repeats, .338 WM (4), .30-06 (5), .300 H&H (3), .270 (3), ect. About 2/3's Pre-1964, including (4) Super grade rifles. I figure (15) different calibers and 6 product types (rifle, carbine etc.).

I guess that constitutes a "Battery" of Winchesters.

 

[gerry]

I sat down to figure up what lists of models and caliber of Model 70 Winchesters which I have owned. I came up with (28) model 70's total. Calibers ranged from .22 Hornet to .375 H&H. Some calibers, I have owned 2-4 of that caliber at once (i.e. Carbine, rifle, Mannlicher and Featherweight. Some are just repeats, .338 WM (4), .30-06 (5), .300 H&H (3), .270 (3), ect. About 2/3's Pre-1964, including (4) Super grade rifles. I figure (15) different calibers and 6 product types (rifle, carbine etc.).

I guess that constitutes a "Battery" of Winchesters.

You win

 

[DrMike]

I sat down to figure up what lists of models and caliber of Model 70 Winchesters which I have owned. I came up with (28) model 70's total. Calibers ranged from .22 Hornet to .375 H&H. Some calibers, I have owned 2-4 of that caliber at once (i.e. Carbine, rifle, Mannlicher and Featherweight. Some are just repeats, .338 WM (4), .30-06 (5), .300 H&H (3), .270 (3), ect. About 2/3's Pre-1964, including (4) Super grade rifles. I figure (15) different calibers and 6 product types (rifle, carbine etc.).

Yep! I'm battered!

 

[35 Whelen]

Well I almost made it ................... here is how they stack up all Ruger Stainless Steel guns except the one old Winchester hiding in the pile. These for us are the "fantastic four" that for us gets anything done that we do. Triggers all set at 2 3/4 on the hunting guns; with the .243 trigger at 2lbs.
Safetys all in the same place, with same travel, 3 of the guns weight within 2oz of each other! So you could basically close your eyes and shoot any of them the same way. And of course they are all control feed guns. Starting from the bottom and working up here they are. All scoped Zeiss except the 243 and I will upgrade it in the future, it has the III with compensating dots out to 500 yds but I will replace that with another Rapid Z shortly . Certanly a very small battery; but it starts this truck just fine!

Ruger Mark II with Timney Trigger in .243 bullet weights from 80gr/105 Coyote Special
Ruger Hawkeye .270 bullet weights from 110/150gr Whitetail Medicine
Winchester ATR .30/06 Bullet weights from 165/200grs All Arounder
Ruger Hawkeye .35 Whelen Bullet weights from 225-280gr Game over 500lbs
.

 

[Coyote Hunter]

Has anyone here done it? I've thought about it a few times. ...

I have other rifles, but my Ruger M77/MKII rifles cover North America and most of the world.

.22-250 MKII
.257 Roberts M77
7mm RM M77
.30-06 M77
.30-06 MKII
.300WM MKII
.338WM MKII