The general purpose rifle

[Kaleb]

For years and years, I used my FN action .25-06 for everything. I had 70-grain varmint loads and 117-grain deer loads. I shot the barrel out on that rifle and I have since come to accept that I should use a “more efficient rifle” for varmints and plinking.

While I agree with more efficient rifles I can't help but wonder how much more efficient and simpler things could be if I just used one rifle for everything like you did with your 25-06. I'm very guilty of wanting another gun a new gun a different gun or better gun. I can't make myself do it but I could do everything I actually do with a 6cm and only have one rifle. I'd probably go gt because a guy lives about 5 miles from me chambers 6gt for his comp guns. I could even have 3 spun up and make things simple. A tiny one for walking around a mid weight for almost everything and a heavier one for longer range playing. I tried to do something similar years ago with 6.5-284. I ordered a sporter barrel and varmint barrel from Lilja and had the same smith chamber both barrels back to back. I used the same load in both. I hunted the sporter and played with the bigger. I used the same load in both. The wind blew and I just had to do something different. lol