How many different caliber firearms do you have?

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That statement takes balls, considering how many people on this board think that the Mosin is the greatest thing since the discovery of fire.
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Do you mean to imply that the Mosin is NOT greater than something as insignificant as fire? :D

Actually, the calibers I listed as "obsolete" are some of my favorites. I just think of them separately because ammo acquisition requires different logistics. At the end of the day, I think of a caliber as having four relevant characteristics: diameter, weight, pressure limit, and shape of the brass container. It all comes down to pressure curves, and since the vast majority were designed with a near complete ignorance of that (due to the lack of computerized piezo sensors), it's a matter of luck what the results are. If it wasn't the 4th of July, I might even admit to liking a couple of the ones on that list better than the '06. ;)

Perhaps what I should have separated the lists into is: guns that shoot ammo I can buy at Walmart, and guns I have to get on the internet and pay some peasant to go dig a battle pack out of his back 40. I'm still waiting to order a case of 7.62x54R, open it up, and discover a very large collection of sardines.
 
Handgun: .22, .38 Special, 9mm Luger, .45 ACP
Rifle: .22, 30-40 Krag, Win 32 Special, 7.62x54R
Shotgun: 12 Gauge, 20 Gauge
 
Moonclip,

You are correct with the exception of the .40 cal. There is not a .40 in the photo.
 
I actually try to keep it to a minimum.
Right now, I only need 4 types of ammo but that will change to 5 or 6 soon if I can afford it.

One time I went to go shooting. I figured I would load up some stripper clips for use at the range. It wound up taking me 20 minutes to dig out a handful of stripper clips from a big box of assorted stripper clips I had at the time for the five different types of rifles I owned that used them.
That was when I decided I needed to thin things down. Been sticking with that since and I haven't looked back.
 
545 days it is a .41ae then? And what is the one I can't identify? I have an idea but I'm not sure.

Well I got almost all of them correct. I guess I need a life! I suppose owning ove 50 chamberings, I've gotten used to seeing and identifying them. I've actually owned a few more I currently no longer do such as 16ga.

I reccomend the Cartridges of the World book to anyone interested in owning a lot of calibers or collecting ammuntion.
 
22 of them, but does not include such ubiquitous chamberings .30-30, .308, .30 carbine. I better get working on that.
 
I used to have many different calibers. I have sold off odd ball cals and have consolodated to:

.22
9mm
7.62 x 39
7.62 x 51
12 gauge
 
:eek::rolleyes:My firearm is a hammer, and a nail.. Very dangerous to use, might only be single use, due to possible injuries received. However I could use any caliber that requires impacting a primer.. :neener::what::confused:
 
.22lr, 9mm, .45acp, .38spl, .357 mag., .44mag, .223rem, 7.62x39, .308win, 12 ga. Thinking of eliminating 7.62x39, looking at the list, too many calibers. Joe
 
.22 Rimfire - S/L/LR
9mm Para
.357 SIG
.38 Special
.357 Magnum
.44 Magnum
.223 Remington
.243 Winchester
.308 Winchester
.30-’06 Springfield
12 Gauge
 
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.22LR --- 2 Rifles, 1 Semi-Auto Handgun
7.62x39 --- 3 AK Rifles
12 gauge --- 1 Pump-Action Shotgun
9mm --- 3 Semi-Auto Handguns
.40 S&W -- 2 Semi-Auto Handguns
 
.22lr
.380
38 spl
.357
9mm
7.62x39
30-06
12 ga

I've really tried hard to keep it to between 8 and 10 different rounds.
 
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