What's the most common...

...caliber or gauge among the guns you own?

Believe it or not, I only have a couple of .22s and only one 12 GA shotgun (I figure these two will be the most popular answers), but I just realized that I have like seven firearms chambered in .45 ACP...

I should probably buy more ammo in that caliber than I do. :o

.22. More ammo's always a good idea.

Hands down, the .308. I just seem to gravitate toward them for some reason or other, not really sure why.

.22LR & 9MM Luger of course

.357 Magnum (by far ...)

Actually, I have two .22s, so that would be most common, but I do have a four varieties of .30 caliber rifles. :)

.22
.223
7.62X39
.308
7.62X54R
.30-06
.32 Auto
8mm
.40
.44 Mag
.45 Auto
.50 AE
20 Gauge
12 Gauge

.357 Magnum by a long, long way: thereafter, no more than 2 or 3 of each caliber, with some singletons.

9mm (three guns), and .22LR (two). The rest of my collection is one gun, one calibre - 7.62x39mm, 7.62x51, 12ga, .44 Mag.

9mm and 45ACP

But the only .22 pistol that I has seen over 3K in rounds in the last month between myself and my significant other.


45R

I would think 45 ACP and 223/5.56 in Colt products. :D

None. Don't own two alike.

- pdmoderator

.22 LR Most of.
.44's tie with .223's next
.308's tie with .45's next...:cool:

10 45acp's

8 1911's;
1 ww1 1917
1 ww2 1942
1 ww2 1943
1 sistema 1951
1 colt series 80 govt in brushed nickel
1 colt series 80 govt in black park
1 para p-14 lwt in blue
1 S/A 1987 green park

1 amt backup 45acp

and a glock 30.

9mm
1 sig 228
1 glock 17
1 walther p-5c

Brownie

45ACP by a long shot, followed by 10MM, all in 1911 configuration of course.:)

I seem to only be a pistol caliber duplicator. All my long guns are different calbers /gauges. Though I have recently gotten excited about milsurp collecting, and at $60 a pop, expect to have a growing population of 8MM VZ-24s.:D

.45LC(5) for me then .36 blackpowder(3)

Then there are pairs of calibers but they arent shot as much. I think the next closest is 7mm but I havent counted in a while.


c):{

7.62X51 by far with 7.62X39 coming in second. A fair bit of .223 and 30.06.

I have more .45s than anything else.

Its a tie, 2 45s, 2 9mm, 2 12 gauges, 2 5.56mm, 2... well you get the idea.

Remember, two is one and one is none.

Mr. Spreadsheet says that I have guns in a dozen different calibers, but the only "multiple copies" are .357 Magnum (two K-frames), 9mm Luger (two Europistols), and .32ACP(two pocket guns).

It's a tie! How funny is that?

I've got 6 45.ACPs and 6 9mm's

Damn, I guess this next purchase decides who I am huh?

None. Don't own two alike.
Same here. Variety is the spice of life. :)

45 acp is what I have the most of :cool:

4 in .44 Mag
3 in .45 Colt
2 in 12 Gauge
2 in .22 LR
2 in .223

Lots of other calibers of which I only own one example.

stellarpod

Currently 9 (I can think of) .22 rimfires, 4 38/357s, 3 9s, 3 20s, 3 12s, 2 .45s, ...

That's easy.... I only own one right now.... 9mm!

6 22lr
5 357
5 9mm

.45ACP by one gun.

3-.357's

14 22 LR's
8 38 Specials

Even I know some might consider this excessive...

Bob

22LR is the most popoular in my closet.

5 total 3 rifles and 2 pistols.

Next would be a tie between 9MM and 30.06, with two of each.

The .40 caliber is the highest at four. It is followed by the 9mm.

4 12 ga

2 .22lr

2 .357

1 .45

toss up

I would have to say .357. I think I own multiples of almost every caliber. I don't really have a count but I know I have at least a dozen .357 revolvers and one .357 rifle. .22LR would have to be close though, I don't have a count on .22s. Then probably .223/5.56 NATO, I think I have six of those. I probably have around 5-6 9mms, no I take that back, if I count 9mm carbines I have at least 7 9mms. I don't know, but .357 surely takes it for me.

Unpleasantly so, this thread caught me off guard. About to skip on to the next thread, I gave the question some thought.
I realized that I have four 9mm handguns. I then remembered that I don't particularly like 9mms.

I also remembered that I only have two .45acps, my favored handgun cartridge.

I guess I'm a creature of strange habits. :(


Well, to answer the question, my most common handgun chambering is in .38special.

1x .22lr
4x 9x19
1x .45ACP

Only handguns so far, but looking for a shotgun!

9x19

I am going to try and make this as accurate as possible:

2x .22
12x 9mm (HKp7/BHP/Glock/HKMp5)
2x .40S&W
1x .45ACP
8x .308 (7.62x51)
4x 12gauge
1x 10gauge (never fired)
1x .30 06
2x 7.62x39
1x .177 (no powder)
2x .44mag
Ok I think that about right...

36 firearms..... that can't be right I must be missing something.

Regards,
HS/LD

I don't own anything that I would consider "common";
every one I own has a purpose, therefore I refer to
them as "speciality weapon's.

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

The most common among my many "toys" would be .223 for the rifles and 9mm for the handguns..;)

1 - 22 rifle
1 - 25 Raven
1 - 380 Llama
1 - 45 Para Ord.
1 - 7.62x39 SKS
1 - 12 gauge (the only S&W that I still own. Hey I'll take it only so far - it was my daddy's gun)

If I have my way, the 45 will pull into the lead. I want a Para LDA in 45 and one in 9mm.

Looks like 4 in .357, first I was gonna say .22 & 9mm, but only have two in each of those calibers.:eek: Looks like I've got my work cut out for me!

Most common would be .45 auto and 9mm.

4-22lr
4-9mm
3-357
various others incl muzzleloaders.

3 .22's for me.

I have doubles of .38/.357, .30-06, and 12 gauge.

I'm looking for another .22 rifle and possibly a .357 lever action, so I may end up with a tie.

.22lr & .38spl..

Oldies but goodies...:D

I have lots o' .40's and a couple of .223s.

.45 auto

I sorta have mine spread out. Lemme think here: .22LR: 3 .32ACP: 2 .380ACP: 2 9x18: 3 .357MAG: 2 .40S&W: 1 .41MAG: 1 .44MAG: 1 .45ACP: 2 7.62x39: 1 .223: 1 .270: 1 12GA: 2

Well, I guess it's a tie between the .22LR & the 9x18. Of course, I haven't bought a gun for about 8 months so who knows....

I have four revolvers chambered for .357 Magnum.

Doubles in several calibers. No 9mm and no .22 handguns. They don't interest me.

Since some folks are doing breakdowns...

2x .44 Magnum
7x .45ACP
1x .41 Magnum
4x .357 Magnum
1x .44 Special
4x .38 Special
2x .32 H&R Magnum
2x 10mm Auto
1x .38-40
1x .22 Magnum
2x .22LR
1x 7.62x38 Nagant
1x .25ACP
1x .40 S&W
2x .32ACP
2x 9x19mm

1x 7.5x54 Swiss
2x 7.62x54R
2x 8x57JS
3x 7.62x51 NATO
1x .300 Whisper
1x 6.5x55
2x .30-'06
1x 7.7x58 Arisaka
1x 12ga
1x .45 Colt
1x .243 Winchester
2x 5.56x45 NATO
1x 7.62x39

Three of these are duplicates. For instance, if you have a .32 ACP cylinder for your Nagant revolver, a 10mm cylinder for your .38-40, or a .22 Mag cylinder for your .22 LR , which caliber is it?

4 guns, 4 calibers

Variety is the spice of guns.

9mm in handguns, 12 ga in shotguns, and .308 for the rifles.

The most common caliber in my armory is 5.56 with three and a half specimens, and a .223 Rem barrel for the TC also. I was infected by AR15-L a few years ago and now any AR-15 parts around the house eventually become whole rifles. I hear voices in the night telling me that my spare upper receiver wants it's own lower...

Rick

3 shotguns, 50 or more rifles and handguns.

You do the math on that one. :)

.22 - 4 handguns, one rifle
.38/.357 - 3 handguns

.22 - 4
.30 - 1
.32 - 2 (one oldie in questionable condition
9mm - at least 6 :D
.223 - 2
7.62x39 - 1
16ga - 1
12ga - 1

What I can remember off the top of my head.

CAP

Forgot the .38sp

Will be adding hopefully soon :D - .45, .308. :) :D

9mm in pistols (3). .223 in rifles (2). .22 (2). .38 (1) .17HMR (1) 20G (1) 12G (1) .25 (1) .32 (1).

I want a 30/30 lever action. I want a .44 mag Redhawk. I want - I want.

I would have atomatically said ".45acp", but when I added it up, it was 12ga. Plenty of rifles, just not much duplication.....

12ga x4
20ga x1
300WM x1
30/06 x2
308 x1
30/30 x1
223 x1
22 x2
45acp x3
10mm x1
9mm x1
32acp x1
44mag x1

I definetly spend the most time driving the BERETTA O/U, but hey, Sportingclays will do that to ya;)

BTW, I've been meaning to ask, Tamara, with a list like that, are you single?:D

I've got only 2 Firearms with the same caliber (gauge) : a Benelli Super 90 M3 and a ugly but VERY reliable Baikal (russian) single shot, single barrel 12/76 shotgun.

12 gauge

handguns .45acp

rifles .308

shotguns 12ga.

Definately more .22's than anything. More .22 pistols than any other single caliber and more .22 rifles than any other.

Have 5 44 mags and 2 44 Spcls. Could say I really do like 44 calibers.

9mm.

.22 LR - Browning MicroBuckmark, S&W M-18, Winchester 9422, Ruger 10/22, Ruger Old Model Single Six
7.92x57 - Turkish Mauser, VZ-24, Kar-98k
7.62x54R - Finn m/91 & m/39, Tula M-91/30
7.62x39 - SAR-1, Saiga AK-103, SKS
.303 - No.4 Mk.I, No.5 Mk.I
7.62x51 - FR-8
.223 - Mini-14
.38 Special - S&W M-15, S&W M1905 M&P Target Model, 4th Change
.357 - S&W M-28
.45 ACP - Brazilian 1938 contract Smith
9mmP - Browning High Power Practical
9x18 - Bulgarian Makarov
12 gauge - H&R Topper
20 gauge - Winchester Defender

Plus some BP guns and airguns.

:cool:

...I've got one Beretta (9mm), one S&W (.357 mag.), one Marlin (.22 lr.) and one Savage (.223), yet I seem to have waayyyy more 9mm ammo than anything else. Go figure...

3 - 9mm, 3 - .45ACP most popular right now.

Hello. 9mm.

Best.

12 ga., 9 MM, .40, and .357

Yea, I only own a couple but the collection will grow by at least one .45 and a 10MM as soon as I get back to the states.

I'm like pdmoderator, don't own any two that's alike. That'll probably change though if I talk myself into one of those XD compacts though.

Hmm, I was actually surprised when I added things up.

For those within reach, 9 x 19 wins.

Five guns, no two of the same caliber.

I figure if I ever have one of every caliber, then I'll start duplicating calibers. :D

5 each .30-06 Springfield
4 each .22 rimfire
3 each .303 British
3 each 6.5x55 Swedish
3 each .38 Special
3 each 12 gauge
2 each .45 ACP
2 each .357 Magnum
2 each 6.5x53R Dutch
2 each 9mm Luger

all the rest of my 24 calibers are onesies. But not for long.

9mm in pistols and .308 in rifles.

For me, for now it is .357 Mag (hence the handle). I need to pick up a lever action in .357 to make the deal complete, though.

Hmmm, I seem to have a thing about threes.

.308, 3 of them
10mm, 3 of them
.22lrs, 3 of them
.357s, 3 of them

Of course I have a springfield scout on the short list in 308, a 4 inch gp100 in 357 magnum, a glock 20 compensated would also be nice. 22s have no chance of winning this game next year.

.308 and a 30.06...22lr I gave dad for his birthday...9mm...soon to be .177 air rifle...not much, but they shoot.

S.

9mms are most abundant in my collection right now, but a couple of my 9mms will most likely be finding new homes very soon.

Buy sell trade forum, here I come!

Equal amount of 9mm and .45acp.

Of long-guns, I have more .223/5.56 .

4 .22s (3lr, 1 WMR)

The rest are:
3 .44 Mags
1 .45 Colt
1 .357 Mag
1 .40 S&W
1 9mm (1916 P-08)
1 8mm Nambu (1945 Type 94)
1 .303 British (1941 Type 4 Mark 1 Or maybe that's the other way round)
1 12 Gauge

Will be adding a .223 in about a month

Kamicosmos
Kansas City, Missouri
(Currently in Bracknell, England)

In Handguns - .45ACP by a long shot.
In Rifles - Threeway tie -5.56 Nato, 7.62 Nato and .22LR.
In Shotguns - 12ga., no contest.

Handguns
3 .22s
3 9mm
3. 357
1 .32 auto
1 .40
rifles:
2 .22s
1 22 magnum
1 .303 British
1 .308 Winchester
1 6.5 x 55 swede

9x19

22LR and 9mm.

Well, I'm firearms deprived compared to most folk here. My current balance of .357 magnum/.38 sp to .22 is 3/2. One lonely 12 GA that I will be finding a companion for when I can. Maybe a lever action .357 mag rifle, too.

After thinking about this for quite awhile, I reached the same conclusion that I've reached before. My recent purchases don't dethrone the .357 Magnum as my most common caliber.

2 Charter Arms Bulldog Tracker .357 Mags.

3 S&W Model 19s

2 S&W Model 28s.

Next most common would probably be 9mm.

A Beretta, a Radom, and a Kahr.

.22's by far.....3 handguns and 3 rifles.

Then comes .44 mag.....1 SA and 1 DA revolver

All others are "one ofs".

Huh... That I can recall at my desk...

22LR, 22WMR - 5
.224 - 3
.243 - 2
.257 - 1
.277 - 1
7mm - 1
.30-30, .308,7.62x54R - 5
.32 ACP - 1
9mm, 357 Mag - 3
.40 S&W - 2
.410 - 1
.45-70 - 1
.45 ACP - 3
12 Gauge - 2


Tie between 22 rimfire and various .308 cals but the general 22 caliber wins but at one time, I owned 12 1911s at one time.

Three .40's at the moment, one each of .45, .22, and .308. I should really diversify.

DJ

.22 - one pistol, two rifles
.38 special - one revolver
.38 Super - one Colt 1911
.380 - two , Beretta M1934, AMT DAO Backup
7.62 X 25 - Tokarev, CZ52
9mm - one Star B
.45 ACP - one Ballister Molina, one Enfield MKVI
.45 LC - Colt SAA 7inch
8mm - 12 various Mausers (so far), Three various Mannlichers
6.5 mm X various - 2 Japanese, 1 Siamese, 1 Uraguayan, 2 Italian, 1 Austrian
7.5 mm - Italian
.303 - 3 Lee-Enfields, #1 mk3*, #4 mk1, #5 mk1
.30-06 - Garand, 03A3, Win M70
7.62 X 54R - four Russians, 91/30, m38, m44, SVT40, one Finn m39
7.62 X 39 - SKS, SAR-1
7.62 X 45 - vz52
.45-70 - two, one Martini conversion, one trapdoor
.577-.450 - five Martini Henrys left
12ga. - two shotguns

I probably shoot 10 times as much .38 Super and .22 as the rest combined. But I got ammo for all of them. (Except the 6.5mm Deaudateau Uraguayan!)

Bloody ... I left out all the muzzleloaders in ,36, .45, .50, .69 .... ah, the heck with it!
.

.45ACP: I have six.

Four pistols, two carbines.

.45LC - 5
.308 - 3
12-ga - 3
.45ACP - 1 (so far)
.8mm - 1
30-40 - 1
.223 - 1
.22 - 1

-0-

10mm and 45acp

6 .357mag (5 revolvers-1 lever action carbine)
2 9mm
2 .45acp
1 9x18
2 12 guage
1 .223

The funny thing is I shoot the pistols more that the revolver!

best, RG

My only multiples are: 2 - .45s and 3 - 12gauge

4 x 357
2 x 22lr
1 x 45 colt
1 x 9mm
1 x 38spec
1 x 22mag
1 x 243
1 x 7mm-08

Pistols:
5 .45 ACP
4 .45 Colt
4 .40 S&W
3 .357
3 .22LR
2 9 by 23 Supercomp
2 7.65 by 25mm (30 Mauser)
2 9mm
And a whole bunch of one-offs....44 Mag, 454 Casull, blah blah

Shotguns:
6 12 gauge and...umm...one of those .45 Colts can chamber .410...

Rifles:
2 .223
2 .22
And a bunch of one-offs, including my wife's .300 Win Mag

I need more shotguns...



Alex

3- 12 gauge

second place; 2- .22 LR

All other singles

I guess I fall into the predictable group -- 5 .22's (7 if you count .224 rifle calibers).
Then 3 .45's
2 12 Ga.
All the rest are singles.

I guess you could say that my collection (if you can call it that) is fairly diverse. I have two 12 ga. pump shotguns. An 870 and a 500A.
All others are singles. From .223 to .30-06 and from 9X18 to .45

45acp

mostly 9mm and .308 stuff.

I finally whittled the collection down to almost all 308/762 and 45. I got tired of changing dies in the loader....

.45 ACP, followed by .357 Magnum.

I have more 9mm guns than anything else, but the .45 ACP is catching up.;)

22 rimfire: Stevens bolt-action, Marlin lever action, Ruger Super Single Six - makes (3)
12 gauge: Mossberg 950 - makes (1)
.380: Llama Model III (IIRC) - makes (1)
.357 Magnum: S&W 686 4" bbl., Hawes derringer - makes (2)
.45 ACP: Kimber Compact CDP - makes (1)
.44 Magnum: Ruger Super Blackhawk in SS 4 5/8" bbl. - makes (1)

Just sold a 20 gauge double barrel.

So, for those who keep track like I do - 3 long guns and 6 handguns. Now, if I can just convince the wife that I need to even up the odds a bit, maybe an AR-15, a Mini-14, and an M1A1 would do!

.22LR; three rifles and three handguns. After that it would have to be 7.62x51 and then .45acp. The usual stuff...

7.62 x 54 with 8mm coming in 2nd. I collect Mosins and Mausers.
With my collection of other firearms I have 9 other calibres. I try to keep 1000 rounds of ammo for each calibre.

9mm

G23, but I have a 9mm barrel and mags
HS 2000
Kahr P9

None of your business!

waterdog

Well, I guess mine would be 12GA or 10MM-with three of each. Everything else is represented by one or two models.

No more than two of one caliber.
2 .22 LR
2 9mm
2 .38/.357
2 45 ACP
2 45 Colt
1 40 S&W
2 .223
2 7.62x39
1 .308
2 12 Ga.

For me it would be 357 and 223 . Hey Tamara what do you think of that 300 whisper you own ? I would like to hear about the gun and your thoughts on the caliber .

.45ACP and .22LR. I sometimes surprise myself.

Most in one caliber = 5 in 9mm

multiple in same caliber = 3) 12 gauge. 4) .22. 2) 7.62x39

1 each in 30.06, .38, .45, .410

Off the top of my head, 3 .22s, 2 .38s, 1 .357, 3 9mms, 2 .40s, 3 .45s, 1 .308, 2 12 ga.

Sold this year 1 .357, 3 9mm, 1 308, 1 30.06.

Subject to change at any time.:D

.357mag, I love .357mag:D . Well, except out of J-frames and equivelent (I had to let the 605 go). Since it will shoot .38spl and I have a dedicated .38 too (and soon will have more) I suppose you can say I have more guns that will shoot .38spl than any other (shrug).


Edit:

Oh wait!!! This was the General section, not General Handguns. Until I got rid of the 605 that would still be correct as a tie (and if you count .38s with the .357s since they'll both shoot .38s it still is a tie) but I own 3 .22lr rifles so I guess that is my most common. Funny, with one exception I haven't really found any .22lr rifles I really like that much either (and I plan to add one or two more over the next year) (shrug again).

.22 (2)
9MM (5)
.40 S&W (2)
.45 ACP (1)
.357 (1)
.44 mag. (1)
.223/5.56 nato (1)
7.62X54R (1)
.177 pellet (3)

.45acp here

.45s run the top of the list for me...

357/38spl. with 9mm a close second...tom

9mm and .45ACP

7.62x54r and 7.62x39

20 ga.-1
.177 pellet-1
.22 rifle-1
7.62x54r-3
7.65x54-1
8x56r-4
:p :p :p :p :p
Don

45ACP by four guns.

.45
.22
30/06
12ga

Top 5 most to least.

.357 mag
7.62 x 54r
.22lr
8mm Mauser
tie 9mm Luger / .44 mag

GL

9MM and 12 guage

I have 4 in 7.62x39.
Chinese, Russian, and Yugo SKS, and a SAR-1.

Would probably be 10mm, but, then again, I'm a little "off'.

I have 12ga, 308, 45 and 9mm...all common (and affordable)

45 acp:neener:

Obvious, huh? ;)
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humm good question, guess it would be a toss up for pistol. 9mm and 45 i have equal amounts of both. as for rifle it would be 5.56.
Ronald

Got a 3-way tie goin on right now..

2-.22's
2- 6.5X55
not sure if this one counts but...
2-.32

I'm weird...

My Stolle Panda is a 6PPC (several barrels), a 6BR, and a .22PPC "Ratdog."

My Savage 110 is a .243 and a 6BR.

My Savage 12BVSS-S is a .22-250, and is probably going to get an additional 6/284 barrel.

My Savage 110FP is a .308

I've also got a Bushie Dissipator .223.

Several (not sure how many...) Ruger 10/22s - I tend to impulse buy 'em when I'm feelin' down while walkin' through department stores - nothin' like a new toy to pick up one's spirits! I think I've got one or two I've never shot...

Also got a Mossy 500 and an old J.Stevens (no relation to J-Lo) model 235 that's cut down to 18.5" and is REAL sweet.

Only "handgun" currently is black powder. Workin' on that...

And I know I'm forgetting something or other...

Still building mine but I have a .38 and two 9 mm Berettas. If I can change my permit, I'll buy more 9 mm. Plan to get the Neos and Cougar in a .45 when they are available in Massachusetts.:D