Whats your caliber footprint?

[Birdmang]

.17HMR
.22LR
.22WMR
.25ACP
.32ACP
.38 Special
9x19
.32 short
.410
28 gauge
20 gauge
16 gauge
12 gauge
7x57 mauser
8x57 mauser
30-30 winchester
.45-70
8mm Nambu
6.5x50 Arisaka
.50 muzzleloader

I think that is it.

 

[One-Time]

I had so many i parred 'em down to just a few

.40 SW
.45 ACP
.303 British
12ga
.223/5.56

 

[unwise11]

.22 lr
.22 long
.22 short
.223
.357
9mm
.380
.308 win
30-30
12 guage
(including dads) mines the .22 and the .308 and shotgun

 

[Coal Dragger]

Currently:

.22LR
.357 SIG
.40 S&W
.45ACP
.223/5.56mm NATO
.308/7.62mm NATO
.280 Ackley Improved

 

[savage12345]

all different calibers

I own a .22, 22-250, 220 swift, 223, 12ga , 410ga, 20ga, 30-06 ,7.62x54r , 303 brit., .40 ,.45, .38 special AND A 308 + more but i just cant remember.

 

[7thCavScout]

.17 HMR
.22 LR
.380 ACP
9 MM
40 S&W
.223 Rem
7.62x39
308

 

[Kachok]

22LR Gatta have one
17HMR MOST ACCURATE RIFLE EVER!!!!
6.5x55 MY BABY!! I absolutly love everything about this gun it is PERFECT
270 Win who doesn't
270WSM Yes I own both
308win My truck gun
7mm Rem mag Don't use since I bought the WSM
9mm Compact Sig gatta love it
40S&W Sigma HATE IT

 

[Greg Mercurio]

Hmmmm...

.22
.25 ACP
.223
7mm TCU
.243
7-30 Waters
.30 Herrett
.357 Herrett
.35 Remington
.375 Winchester
.375 JDJ
.44 mag
.375 H&H
.30-.338
.416 Rigby
.500-450
12 gage
9mm Luger
.45 ACP

 

[mr.trooper]

.22lr
6.5x55
7.62x54r

.22lr
.223.
12 gauge

Variety is the spice of life. You two are missing out!

Currently there is :
17HMR
22lr (9)
223
6.5x55
7.62x39
7.62x54R
303 (2)
30-06
32acp(2)
380acp
40 S&W
10mm
45acp
44mag
410 bore
12 gauge

This is a very fluid list - it changes and evolves over time. I have owned other calibers before which are not listed now... some of them will stay gone, some of them will appear again some day; as will other calibers that I have been curious about. Specifically, I will be adding at least one more shotgun gauge, and for sure a .22 mag. Probably at least one more 17 as well.

 

[kayak-man]

For the rifles:
.22
.30-06
7.62x39

The .22 is an old bolt gun that my dad handed down to me. The 7.62 is a Saiga because I've always wanted an AK. I bought a Savage 30-06 over the summer as a hunting rifle.

Chris "the Kayak-Man" Johnson

 

[crf_kdx]

22LR (5)
243 (1)
30-30 (1)
308 (1)

22LR (2)
9mm (1)
38/357 (1)

410 (1)
20g (1)
12g (1)

 

[330d]

.22lr
.223
.243 (2)
25-06
.260
7mm mag (2)
45/70
.450
12 gauge

handguns:
.22lr
.357mag/.38

 

[jojo200517]

7.62x39
7.62x54r
.30-30
.308
.357mag
.45acp
16 gauge
12 gauge

about to add 7.62x25

 

[CowboyTim]

Rifles:

.22 lr. Ruger 10/22, cz452 special
.270 win Cz 550 premium/Weaver Grand Slam 3.5-10x50
30-06 Remington 742 Woodmaster

Shotgun
12ga. Stoeger Uplander

 

[prid93]

.22lr
30-30
7.62x39
7.62x54r
8mm mauser
12ga.
...looking to add a .223 in there soon

 

[Ignition Override]

For a caliber used in what is often called on the Internet "cheap Commie" guns (plus ARs, Mini 30s etc), the 7.62x39 is still quite popular.

Is its popularity mostly because of the price for Russian-made ammo?

 

[esheato]

I can't believe I never posted in this thread.

Shotgun:
12
20

Pistol:
22 LR
9mm
40
45 ACP
45 LC
38 SPL
357

Rifle
223 Rem
22 LR
9mm
223 AI
243 AI
260 Rem
338 LM
45-70
405 Win

Reload for every one of them too.

 

[ColdDeadHand]

I'll play.

.22 LR
.40 S&W
.45 ACP
.357 Mag/.38 Spl.
7.62x39mm
5.56x45mm
12 ga.
.30-'06

I have 2 pistols in .22 and would like to add a rifle in the near future.
In .357/.38 I have a S&W revolver and a Marlin lever gun.
In 7.62 I only have a decent SKS but would love to add an AK at some point.

I try not to expand calibers unless I have a good reason, and preferably more than one weapon that I would like in that caliber.

 

[Otony]

Shotgun

.410
24ga (flintlock)
20ga (flintlock and modern)
16ga (flintlock)
14ga (flintlock)
12ga (flintlock and modern)

Handgun

.22LR
.22 Magnum
5.56x45
.25 ACP
7.5 Swedish
.32 S&W Long
.32 Magnum
9mm Parabellum
.38 Special
.357 SIG
.357 Magnum
.40 S&W
.41 Magnum
.44 Russian
.44 Special
.45 ACP
.45/.44 (cap & ball)
.69 (miquelet)

Rifle

.22LR
.22 Magnum
.223
5.56x45
6x45
.243 Winchester
.25-35
.257 Roberts
.30-30
.308 Winchester
.30-06
.300 H&H Magnum (Super .30)
7.62x54r
8.15x46r
.357 Magnum
.44 Special
.45-70
.577 (percussion)
.58 (flintlock)

Airguns (both handgun and rifle)

BB
.177
.20
.22
.25

Holes in my rifle collection

.22-250
.270 Winchester
.338 Winchester Magnum or .35 Whelen
.50-70

 

[ms6852]

450 marlin
30-06
35 remington
30-30
12 ga
20 ga
44 magnum
45 acp
357 magnum
38 spl
9 mm
22 lr
daisy bb gun

 

[Pete D.]

Question: Why is it that, so frequently, someone will use "caliber" when they really mean "cartridge"? It is a misuse that has become widely accepted (just read through this thread) .
Y'know - .30 Carbine, .30-30 Winchester, .308 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, .300 Winchester Magnum, 300 Ultra Magnum are all different cartridges but they are all the same caliber.
It's a pet peeve. Rant done.
Pete

PS: I load about 16 calibers (.224, 251, .243,. .356, .357, .308, .311, .312, .375, .416, .429, .452, .457, .468, .500, .510) but about 40 or so different cartridges and gauges.

 

[Narwhal]

.22lr

.357mag/.38 spcl
.40 S&W

.308

12 gauge

I have no desire for any other cartridges, aside from maybe a .375 H&H someday.

 

[BlackSky]

12 Gauge
.30-06 Springfield
.45 ACP
.357 Magnum
.38 Special
.32 Smith & Wesson Long
.22 Logn Rifle

Thinking about adding .35 Whelen and .25-06 to the herd.

 

[Rexster]

I have rifles chambered for:

.223/5.56

.308 Winchester

.357 Magnum

.375 H&H Magnum

.45-70

The .223/5.56 rifles are for HD, general utility, and in the case of the AR15, police patrol rifle; I own my duty weapons.

The .308 rifles are general purpose rifles. This could be anything from "heavy" defense to hunting, and of course, recreational shooting.

My .357 Marlins were purchased for utility and possible HD, but I have almost certainly decided to sell/trade them, as I doubt I would ever reach for a Marlin .357 in preference to a Mini-14, AR15, or .308 BLR.

The .375 H&H rifles were purchased in anticipation of an eventual African trip, but life's circumstances have largely eliminated, or at least seriously postponed, any African trip. I plan to keep these, a Winchester Model 70 Safari Express, and a Ruger No. 1 Tropical, because I still dream of Africa. OK, so I guess that relegates them to collector pieces, but who knows what the future holds?

The .45-70 was purchased for a fun rifle. I wanted something a bit lighter and shorter than the No. 1 Tropical, but with some thump. Maybe I will hunt a buffalo with it, someday.

I reckon five cartridges is a fairly modest "footprint." If I part with the Marlins, I will still have numerous .357 Mag revolvers, so my overall cartridge inventory won't change.

 

[Col. Plink]

I like multiple platforms for the same common rounds:

.308 pump & autoloader
30'06 -same-
8mm bolt & autoloader
7.62x39 -same-