Whats your caliber footprint?

[Waywatcher]

.223
.30-06
9mm
.357 mag & .38 spec
12 gauge

That is all.

The deeper I get into guns and reloading, the less difference I see between calibers. So I keep it simple.

Personally I'd rather have matching guns with tons of ammo, rather than lots of different guns and lots of different ammo.

 

[Dionysusigma]

.22 WRF (odd, I know)
5.56x45mm
9mm

... and that's it. Thinking of filling the upper gap with a .308, though.

 

[amprecon]

Rifles:
.22lr
7.62X39
.308win
.30-06

Handguns:
.380acp
.38spl
9mm
.40s&w
.45acp

Shotgun:
12 gauge

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
As of August 8, 2008

I've since "adjusted" my caliber footprint, it is now like this:
Rifles:
.22lr
7.62X39
.308win
6.8spc

Handguns:
.38spl
.45acp

Shotgun:
12 gauge

And I've got a pretty good feeling it's going to stay like this for a very long time

 

[black_powder_Rob]

22 mag
22 lr
36 ball
9mm
30-30
that is my humble ammo foot print.

 

[jkingrph]

22lr
22 Hornet
.223
6.5 Grendel
6.5x55
7x57
30-30
30-06
7.5 Swiss
32-20
9mm Luger
38 spc
.380 acp
38 S&W
.357 mag
35 Rem
9.3x57
38-55
375 H&H
405 Win
10 mm auto
41 Swiss
44 Mag
45 acp
458 Win Mag

 

[Texasred]

Between me and my wife

.22lr 2
.22WMR 2
.223 2
7.62X39 4
.30 Carbine 2
.308 1
7.62x54R 2
9mm 3
.45 2
.40 1
.380 1
.38 1
.357 6
.50AE 1
.270 2
7mm RM 1
.25-06 1
12ga 3
.54 caliber ML 1

 

[joeq]

22lr
22mag
17hmr
38 Special
40s&w
270win
7.62x39
7.62x54
223/5.56
30/30

12 Gauge

 

[Jeeping]

22lr
357
223
35rem

 

[amprecon]

Calibers I own, I own for a reason. Often, it's a consideration of effectiveness/versatility Vs. availability.

.22 LR - rifle I got in high-school. Great for small-game hunting and pest control

12-ga - first gun purchased in my name. Apartment defense, versatility of multiple ammo options

7.62x54R - Rifles at big 5 for $70. Cheap ammo availability, good brush rifle.

7.62x39 - Cheap ammo for plinking, semi-auto, good all-round backup rifle. Bonus: already had cleaning kit for it.

.308 - more power than x39, detachable mags, better for hunting. Still same cleaning supplies.

.45 ACP - Needed a good handgun. .45 is a proven round, that is (in theory) widely available.

.38 Special - Sig. Other needed a self-defence gun, .45 was too powerful for her. Got the gun REAL cheap.

Of all the postings, I found that Driftertank most closely resembles my "footprint", interesting......

 

[GCBurner]

Never bothered to add them all up before:

.22
.25 ACP
6.5mm Swedish Mauser
7mm Spanish Mauser
7.62x39 Russian
7.62x51 NATO
7.62x54 Russian
.30 Carbine
.30-06
.32 ACP
.32 S&W
.32-20 Winchester
8mm Mauser
9x19 Luger
9x23 Largo
.357 Magnum
.38 Special
.38-40 Winchester
.44 Special
.44 Magnum
.45 ACP
.45 Colt
.410 Gauge 2 1/2" Shotgun
20 Gauge 3" Shotgun
12 Gauge 2 3/4" Shotgun

So, 25 calibres or gauges all together, and reload for 24 of them.

 

[Magnuumpwr]

Rifles
22 LR
22 Mag
222 Rem
223
5.56 Nato
30 Carbine
7.62X39
308 Win
7.62x51
7.62x54R
30/06
300 WM
44 Mag
500 S&W
50 BMG

Pistols
22 LR
22 Mag
5.7
25 ACP
32 H&R Mag
38 Spl
357 Mag
9 mm
40 S&W
45 ACP
44 Mag
50 AE
500 S&W

Shotguns
410
16
20
12

 

[SimplyChad]

Wow i feel way undergunned here.

7mm-08 single
30-06 Simiauto
22lr single

shotguns
12 ga bolt action J.c. higgens
20 ga single

Pistols
9x19
9x17 (.380)


The 22 7mm and 20 ga are a combo gun. 2 pistols one for me one for wifey. And everyone needs and 12 ga

 

[brandon_mcg]

rifles:
.308
.243
7.62x39

shotguns:
12 ga.

pistols:
.45 acp
.38 special

 

[William Lee]

.357 and 12 gauge

 

[6.5swede]

Rifles:

22 LR x 2
22 mag x 1
6.5x55 x 4
7mm-08 x 4
270 win x 2
30-06 x1

 

[GentlemanScholar]

22 lr
9 mm
5.56 x 45mm
30-30
300 Savage x2
30-06
50 (Black Powder)
12 Gauge x2
20 Gauge

 

[animator]

22lr
.223/5.56x45
5.45x39
7.62.39
.308/7.62x51
7.62x54R
8mm
9mm
.40
.45acp
12ga

 

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[McCall911]

My footprint:

.32 ACP
8mm Mauser
9mm Parabellum (x2)
.45 Colt

Because I was bored, I added the bullet diameters of all 5 of my guns and came up with an average of 0.3588". So I guess my footprint is only about the size of a .38 S&W (as opposed to .38 Special.)

 

[HarcyPervin]

wow, I've got some work to do, that being said, my dad and I (I've been out of the house for a few years now) have been working on a modest armory together so far we have....

Ruger 10/22 (2)
Remington 700 .22-250
M1 Carbine .30
Ruger .357 w/9mm cylinder too
Glock 19 - 9mm
12 ga - Winchester 1300 (garbage, will be trading in towards Tikka 30-06)
- Remington 1100 (great barn rescue I've put some work into)
- O/U can't remember brand
- Benelli Nova
20 ga - Remington 870 youth (will add full size stock once little bro outgrows it. I kept it for him to shoot)
- O/U cant remember brand
Model 1896 30-30 winchester saddle ring carbine

That being said, all of our shooting can really be covered by the 2 pistols, the 12 ga nova and O/U, the 20 O/U (grouse etc), the 10/22s and the .22-250. I'm buying a Tikka 06 to add some muscle to the group and am mentally shopping for an ar-15 as well as a semi-auto 9mm-.45, can't really decide

 

[BrocLuno]

Run of the mill like .22 up to odd ball like 7.7 Arisaka, then jump to scatter guns up to 12 ga. Sort of evenly spaced along the way.

 

[Jim Watson]

Snow day games

Handgun
.22 lr. Or s,l,lr in revolver.
.25 ACP*
.32 ACP
.380 ACP*
.38 Super*
9mm P
.45 ACP
.38 Spl
.357 Mag
.44 Special*
.44 Mag*
.44-40*

Rifle
.22 lr
.223
.22-250*
.30-30*
.308
.30-06*
.44-40*

Shotgun
12 ga


*Low utilization, I would not go with these under present conditions.

 

[sansone]

.22, .380, 9mm, .243, 20ga

 

[Trez]

9mm Luger/9mm Parabellum/9x19mm, 9mm Largo, 9x21mm, .380ACP/9mmKurz/9mm Browning, .38Spl, .38S&W, .38ACP, .38 Super, .357Mag, 9x18 Ultra, 9mm Glisenti, .38 Short Colt, .38 Long Colt, 9mm Federal (rimmed), 9mm Browning Long (9x20), .356TSW, 9x23, 9mm Win Mag, 9mm Steyr, 9mm Export/9x25/Mauser, .380 Rimmed. All in one gun!!!!

 

[mattlove444]

Pistols
22lr
380 auto
38 special
357 mag
40 s&w
45 Auto

Rifles
22 lr
22 mag
243 win

Shotguns
12
20
28
410