If you had to add another chambering to the stable

If I lived in a free state and had a choice of pistols
10mm or .38 Super for a semi auto pistol

.460 S+W for a revolver

Rifle, hhhmmm
Maybe something in 6.5 Cred or something big, .375 H+H or .45-70.
A 45-70 lever gun keeps drifting thru the fog of my brain

Robbins290 said:

Big bore. How many rounds have gone down range from your ria in 10mm? And what kind of loads?

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I’ve got a little over 1000 rounds through mine. My load is 180gr Nosler over 11gr of bluedot. I am harder on my guns that most. It is my everyday carry and my hog gun. And I hunt in some pretty nasty stuff. RIA also offers a double stack 10mm. But I’d recommend a chest rig for that gun. 16 round on an all steel gun is heavy. But it does tame the recoil quite well.

.45-70 lever gun. Always been fascinated by that caliber and I love levers.

It would have to be 41 mag as I have all the other "mainstream" calibers. Have no desire right now to get into another one though. Need to conserve $ now being retired.

sparkyv said:

.44 Rem Mag

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Done. Including dies, brass, projectiles...
Next, 460 S&W Magnum.

A rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor (even if I didn't know how good this caliber is, the name is just too cool) ...

Pistol in 10mm (never had one, looking at the SIG P-220 SAO ... or a 1911)

Revolver in .44 Mag (sold the old 29 years ago, haven't been back since, but just watched Dirty Harry again the other night)

Pistol - 45lc of some sort

Rifle - 223/556 in a traditional configuration.

I am really considering a 10mm. Probably in a 1911 platform. Just bought a 9mm and will be doing a 1911 45 project in the next few months. So I don't think I will be adding a 10mm as soon as I wanted one.

Either a .30 Carbine or .22 Magnum.

Something obscure & weird, no doubt.


I read about a 38 Casull on this website that fills the bill! The 9X23 sounds interesting also!

If I HAD to?

I typically try NOT to - been working on caliber consolidation too long!

But if so, these would be possible...

7.5x55 - Swiss K31 (shot one before; neat rifle)
45LC - SAA of some flavor (currently have Ruger Blackhawk with 38/357 and 9mm cylinders)