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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 482715" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>I think trying to combine a big 338 with a light weight pack gun is a bit too much. You might combing a small cal varmint barrel like .25 with a larger cal hunting such as a 7mm or 30 cal.</p><p></p><p>If and when I do a switch barrel, it will be based on seasonal needs and I might just do that if my smith is OK with it. It would be a 300-375 Ruger for big game, deer, elk and bear in the fall and spring for spring bear. Then after spring bear, put the 6.5-375 Ruger barrel on for varmints and speedgoats, then right after speed goats, back to the 300-375 for big game again.</p><p></p><p>The advantages I see are... save cost on stock & action and associated smithing and base, rings and scope. The disadvantage is having to re-sight which is no big deal and not having a particular cal to shoot for about half the year, again no big deal</p><p></p><p>I agree with Buano, that having a backup rifle is a good idea. In my case I have backups, so to get a swithbarrel would save me about 50-70% the cost of a new rifle depending on what scope I used.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 482715, member: 11717"] I think trying to combine a big 338 with a light weight pack gun is a bit too much. You might combing a small cal varmint barrel like .25 with a larger cal hunting such as a 7mm or 30 cal. If and when I do a switch barrel, it will be based on seasonal needs and I might just do that if my smith is OK with it. It would be a 300-375 Ruger for big game, deer, elk and bear in the fall and spring for spring bear. Then after spring bear, put the 6.5-375 Ruger barrel on for varmints and speedgoats, then right after speed goats, back to the 300-375 for big game again. The advantages I see are... save cost on stock & action and associated smithing and base, rings and scope. The disadvantage is having to re-sight which is no big deal and not having a particular cal to shoot for about half the year, again no big deal I agree with Buano, that having a backup rifle is a good idea. In my case I have backups, so to get a swithbarrel would save me about 50-70% the cost of a new rifle depending on what scope I used. [/QUOTE]
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