Rifle and pistol in same caliber

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Hi...
I have multiple handguns in .357Mag, .41Mag, .45Colt and .44Magnum.
I own one lever gun in .45Colt, .44Magnum and .357Magnum. I would have one in.41Mag but I just haven't found one yet.

I just enjoy having a rifle that shoots the same caliber as whatever revolver that I happen to be carrying.

I don't shoot cowboy action... it's just nice to have multiple options.
 
For those who do have common-caliber sets, what is appealing or beneficial about it to you?
Commonality of shared ammo, mainly. I have two lever rifles in pistol calibers and a semi auto rifle in .22LR. That's just less ammo to buy and stock and warehouse.
 
I just bought a miroku/Winchester 1873 in 45 colt to go with my Ruger OA with cylinder and Ruger Blackhawk. But i haven’t shot it because I didn't do my research. I wanted to shoot Ruger only loads in both. But the toggle-link isn’t strong enough. I need to sell it and buy a Henry big boy side gate.
 
Do they make a handgun designed for the .460 weatherby magnum round? And if they did, not sure this 73 year old wants to shoot it!:rofl:

However, I also have no desire for a .308 handgun, therefore, I guess I'll keep with my two rifle rounds and 9/.40/.44 handgun rounds. Not too complicated for even an old guy, and I have plenty of shelving space for the rounds needed.:D
 
I just bought a miroku/Winchester 1873 in 45 colt to go with my Ruger OA with cylinder and Ruger Blackhawk. But i haven’t shot it because I didn't do my research. I wanted to shoot Ruger only loads in both. But the toggle-link isn’t strong enough. I need to sell it and buy a Henry big boy side gate.
A Rossi 92 would also work fine.
 
I have a couple pairs.

10/22 Boyds stock ER Shaw barrel and a S+W .22

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Ruger PCC, and a Couple of Springfield 9mm 1911s
(more 9s but they stayed in the safe)
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Crummy light in the garage so pics are not great.
 
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I have a Ruger 44 Carbine which I hunted West Virginia with extensively and my complimentary S&W Model 29 44 Magnum.

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Ruger 44 Carbine pictured on the top. The lower rifle is a 444 Marlin lever gun.

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Model 29 no flutes. :)

While I have plenty of .357 Magnum revolvers I would like to find a nice .45 Colt lever gun to compliment my Ruger Redhawk .45 Colt. Really just a matter of preference as there are plenty of nice combinations out there to choose from.

Ron
 
Multiple combos.
Marlin 1894 & Ruger GP-100 - .357 Mag.
Marlin bolt-action, Ruger 10/22, & Single Six - .22 LR.
Another Marlin bolt-action, Keltec PMR-30, AND the Single Six again - .22 Magnum.
 
Have 2 9mm 1911s, XD Compact, XD subcompact, Sig P226 Dark Elite, Taurus PT99.
Anything new 9mm I am interested in is not on CAs stupid approved handgun list.....:fire:
No Ruger pistols or Glocks but I changed the carbine to Glock mags as they are much cheaper than Rugers and since I am in a 10 rnd state:barf: I need 3 times as many.
 
No Ruger pistols or Glocks but I changed the carbine to Glock mags as they are much cheaper than Rugers and since I am in a 10 rnd state:barf: I need 3 times as many.
You and me both. I'm in NY. I actually had a bunch of G26 magazines hanging around from when I owned that particular Glock. I like the carbine a lot, so I eventually caved and bought another 26 to replace the one I had sold.
 
.45ACP, I've got a Ruger Camp Carbine (takes 1911 mags), a S&W Model 625, and a handful of 1911s. Yes, my household is pretty much .22LR and .45ACP, with a smattering of .380ACP.

My reloader only does .45ACP, but it puts together barely-penetrate-the-cardboard Bullseye loads to +P Bowling Pin stuff, and the Model 625 shoots all my experimental stuff just fine.
I've got a Ruger Camp Carbine
Unless I am mistaken, the Camp 45 carbine (as well as the Camp 9 carbine) were made by Marlin rather than Ruger.
 
I have a Beretta CX4 in 9mm. I will eventually get a 92 to go with it, but I currently have a 9mm Shield and a Ruger P95.

The Ruger and Beretta 92 mags are nearly identical except for the notches for the mag release. I've always wanted to experiment and cut the different notches into a mag to see if it works, but I'm not that skilled or brave
 
My reason is I can carry all my ammo on my belt when I'm riding.
Also a scoped rifle is a pain to pull from a scabbard while on horseback.
 
What about 30 Carbine? Offered as both a milsurp rifle (as well as new manufacture) and a sub-model of the Ruger Blackhawk.
 
I’ve got a couple 9mm & 45acp but I’ll have to get pictures but here’s my favorite 22lr pair.

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its a 10/22 I put together & bull barrel Ruger mk II
 
The idea sounds good, but for me it's just a feel-good thing. I don't go woods walking, looking to kill critters, so there's no practical benefit to handguns and rifles in the same calibers. Not that I don't have some, they just don't give the warm fuzzy feeling I thought they would. I can just as easily take two ammo calibers to the range. If I want a cheap rifle cartridge I'll use .22LR.
 
For pistols and revolvers I've got two 1911s and a Vaquero.
I've also got a Hi-Point carbine.
A couple of my 1911 mags have the second notch that lets them be used with the Hi-Point.

EDIT: I've also got a pair of DAO Back-Ups, but I usually don't think of them.
They're not much fun to shoot.
 
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Rossi 44 mag mod 29, Ruger Redhawk, 44, Glock 41 Glock 30s TNW carbine .45apc all take the same mags!
 
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