BSA1
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One valuable lesson that ammunition shortage has shown us is the usefulness of having firearms that can use more than one type of cartridge.
Some are so obvious they hardly need mention; 38 Special in 357 Magnum, 44Special in 44 Magnum.
Others are bit more complex as they required a second cylinder chambered in the other cartridge. For example 22 L.R. and 22 Magnum.
Then there are calibers that while sound good I question how actually practical they are. For example 32 S&W, Long, H&R Magnum in a 327 Federal Magnum or full moon clip conversions that allow use of 45 acp in a 45 Colt.
Shotguns feature some flexibility; 2 ½”, 2 ¾’ in a 3” Magnum 12 ga.
With rifles I tend to draw a blank. The best I can think of is switching barrels on a single shot long gun. While the frame will handle different calibers from 12 ga. shotshells to high power rifle rounds it requires a different barrel for it one. That could amass to quite a collection of barrels.
What other guns and calibers come to mind?
Some are so obvious they hardly need mention; 38 Special in 357 Magnum, 44Special in 44 Magnum.
Others are bit more complex as they required a second cylinder chambered in the other cartridge. For example 22 L.R. and 22 Magnum.
Then there are calibers that while sound good I question how actually practical they are. For example 32 S&W, Long, H&R Magnum in a 327 Federal Magnum or full moon clip conversions that allow use of 45 acp in a 45 Colt.
Shotguns feature some flexibility; 2 ½”, 2 ¾’ in a 3” Magnum 12 ga.
With rifles I tend to draw a blank. The best I can think of is switching barrels on a single shot long gun. While the frame will handle different calibers from 12 ga. shotshells to high power rifle rounds it requires a different barrel for it one. That could amass to quite a collection of barrels.
What other guns and calibers come to mind?