How many diffrent calibiers do you have or shoot?

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Kingson

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I was making a list of all the ammo that I had so that I knew what calibiers I need to buy and my list was pretty long, just wondering if other people had lost of diffrent stuff or if the stick to a few calibiers. Heres my list (in no particular order)

7.5 Swiss
8mm Mauser
30 Carbine
7.62 Nagant
.32 Auto
7mm Mauser
7.5 French
7.62x39
.22LR
6.5x52 Carcanco
8X50R
.22 Mag
8mm Styer
7.62x25
5.54x39
20 Gauge
12 Gauge
9mm Luger
.45 ACP
44 Mag
44 Spl
.223
9mm Largo
.17
410
357 Mag
40 S&W
.380
30-30
7.62x51
 
At one time I had a plethora of calibers...then I did what you did and cringed

I have since consolidated

ALL 9mm and .45acp handguns (ok...got a .38 snubbie and .22lr)

Primary rifles in .308 and .223

shotguns in 12ga
 
Always feels like too many - but I tend to discount those where I get cheap milsurp ammo - and also ones which I shoot relatively infrequently and so do not load for, at least not much.

Handgun ... (and some levers and carbines)

.22lr
.22 WRM
32 S&W
7.62 x 25
38spl and .357 mag
9 x 19 (Para)
9 x 18 (Mak)
9 x 17 (.380)
.44 mag
.454 Casull
.45acp
45-70


Rifle .......

.22lr
.223/5.56 x 45
.303 Brit
.308/7.62 x 51
7.62 x 54R
7.62 x 39
8mm

Shottie ....

12G
20G

Guess should add M/L too ...

.50
.577
 
(* means I reload that caliber)

.22lr
.22 Mag
.357 Mag *
.40 S&W *
.44 Mag *
.45 ACP *
.45 Colt *
.223 *
7.62x39
.303 British
12ga
20 ga

(I also have a 9mm Luger and a 8mm Nambu, but I don't shoot the Luger much, and the Nambu...well, pretty much have to literally MAKE cases and bullets for it, so it hasn't been shot since Grandpa fired off the rounds in the magazine after WWII)
 
Shotgun
20 Ga.
12 Ga
Rifle
.22
.223
.30 Carbine
30-30
.308
30-06
.375 H&H
Handgun
.22
.380
9mm
.38/.357
,40
.45acp
.45 Long Colt
 
Lets see...

Handgun
.32 auto
380
9mm
38spl.
357 sig
45 acp
44 mag. :evil:

Rifle
22lr
222
223
22-250
243
270
7.62x39
7mm wsm
7mm rem mag
30-30
30-06
300win mag

ML
50 cal.

Shotty
.410
20
12.

No longer own 380,222,357 sig,7mm mag,or 300 win mag. Thou I do have sufficent ammo to outfit a whole squad of Kentucky regulars :)
 
Shotgun
12 ga.
16 ga.

Rifles
22 rf
270 Win.
275 Rigby (7x57)
300 Sherwood
300 Savage
308 Win
30-06
7.62 x 39
7.65 x 53
338 Win Mag.
360 No. 5 (this is almost exactly the same, if not the same, as the .380 Long, both can be made from 38 long colt brass)
9.3x72R
380 Long
458 Win Mag.

Pistols
22 rf
25 ACP
32 ACP
380 ACP
9mm
40 S&W
 
I made the positive decision to limit my calibers early, so all I permit in the house is:

.22
.38/.357
9X19
45
.308
And in the future, 12ga.

Because of this self-set constraint, I have refused to listen to the siren songs of the .40, 10mm, .380 GAPs, SIGs and other wunderkind. It's painful sometimes.

OBTW, I fell off the wagon once and bought an M-1, so I also have .30-06 in the house.
 
.17 HMR
.22lr
.22mag
.221 Fireball
.223
.243
7.62x39
.30-30
.30-06
.300WinMag
.338WinMag
.375Weatherby
.45-70
9mm
.38Special
.357Mag
.40S&W
.41Mag
.45ACP
.45WinMag
.410gauge
28gauge
20gauge
12gauge
10gauge

.44 percussion revolver
.50 Hawken
I may have missed a couple. :scrutiny:
 
Wow!!! Some of you guys must have an arsenal like Fort Knox.

Here is what I have:

22LR (multiple rifles)
22 Hornet (rifle)
25ACP (handgun - Beretta 950)
357 Magnum (handgun - Ruger SP101)


Here is what I want:

22 LR (handgun - Ruger and other make)
38 Special (handgun - S&W LadySmith for wife)
357 Magnum (rifle - Marlin lever action)
44 Magnum (handgun - S&W)
45 ACP (handgun - Ed Brown Kobra Carry)
45 Colt (handgun - undetermined manufacturer)
9mm (handgun - undetermined manufacturer - maybe a SIG 226)
30-30 (rifle - Winchester 94)
223 (rifle - Bushmaster AR15)
308 (rifle - undetermined manufacturer)
30-06 (rifle - undetermined manufacturer)
45-70 (rifle - Marlin 1895G and Thompson Contender rifle)
12 gauge (shotgun - undetermined manufacturer)
20 gauge (shotgun - undetermined manufacturer)


It will take some time, but in the next 10 or 15 years I should be able to move a number of these from the WANT list to the HAVE list.

Until then it is nice to dream about the future. :)

Luke
 
Rifle
22lr
223
22-250
762x39
30-30
30-06
300wsm
450marlin

handgun
40S&W
44 cap and ball
45ACP

shotguns
.410
16GA
12GA

ML rifles
50

I think that is it
 
22LR
223 Rem.
7.62x39mm
308 Win.
30-06
8mm Mauser
9mm Luger
357 Mag.
10mm
44 Spl.
44 Mag.
45 ACP
45 Colt
45-70
410
12 ga.
 
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