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The most common standard chamberings from 243-35 Whelen use the same bolt faces so in one way it would be pretty easy to have at least a dozen barrels that would work with the same bolt. 243, 260, 7-08, 308, 338 fed, 25-06, 270, 280, 30-06, 338-06, 9.3X62 and 35 Whelen. Not counting several wildcats and I probably left out a few. Not sure about 7X57 and 358 Win. but think they would work too. It could be built on a long action with a different mag for short actions. Would cover a lot of bases.
But the problem is that if you could pick any 2 and cover any real hunting need in North America. In fact either of the 2 sitting exactly in the middle, 270 and 30-06, will actually accomplish anything a 243 or 35 Whelen will do in 1 rifle. There is a reason they are the most common chamberings
Another problem I see is that there are so many good budget rifles right now. A fellow could pick 3-4 budget rifles in 3-4 chamberings made by Savage, Ruger, Marlin of several others for less money than having 1 rifle with multiple barrels.
Having multiple barrels on 1 receiver would also mean readjusting the scope every time you change barrels.
If someone could come up with a reasonably priced system, that actually worked, maybe. The TC might be the best current solution, but I just don't like the rifle.
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