Stupid Caliber Question

[SigMan1980]

Just out of curiosity, and I guess this applies to handguns as well, do you guys tend to pick a caliber you like and stick with it so as to accumulate a ton of ammo and have easier round recognition, or do you subscribe to the "more is better" and "one of each" philosophy?

[MTechnik]

I've stuck with one rifle caliber, one pistol caliber, and 22's.

[ByAnyMeans]

I aspire to have a few of each. A few twelve and twenty gauge, 7.62 X39 and 3.08, and a couple .45 and 9mm. this way I can have variety yet only reload for two of each. Long term ammo considerations is different. Me and my fiancee both would use 9mm hand guns and 7.62x39 weapons as shtf guns so those are the one s I have a lot of ammo stockpiled for and then I have half of that for the 12 gauges and .308 because their uses are less likely for my plans and thoughts. The .45's and twenty gauges only really have enough to load my mags up once or twice for extra people that may show up.

[knight0334]

I stick to a few calibers, but a number of cartridges on that caliber.

.224" cartridges
.321" cartridges
.451-452" cartridges
.458" cartridges

[sluggie24]

I tend to like a little variety in my collection. Makes things more interesting IMHO. Of the calibers I do have I do try and load up on ammo but with many different ones it can get expensive. I do have more than one firearm to go with some of the calibers.

What I have so far.......

50BMG
.308
7.62x54R
.223
45ACP
40SW
9mm
.22

[normanvin]

So far I have:

.25, 9mm, .308, 22mag, 7.62x39
38, .45acp, 410 gauge, .17hmr, 40cal
357 mag, 454, 20 gauge, 300 win mag
357 herrot, 44 mag, 12 gauge, .380
30cal herrot, .223, 22 lr,

I try to keep some ammo for each.

[junkmanted]

7.62x51
7.62x39
7.62x54
9mm
9 largo
40
45
303
12 g
20 g
22
8x56r
223

I think that says it all

[Big Dog]

Hummmmmmmm ......... I shoot the popular and most abundant ammo caliber's the most but I do have some variety.

.22
.32
.357
.380
9mm
.45
.223
6mm
.25-06
.30-06
.30-40
.410
28 gauge
20 gauge
12 gauge

[sluggie24]

I tend to like a little variety in my collection. Makes things more interesting IMHO. Of the calibers I do have I do try and load up on ammo but with many different ones it can get expensive. I do have more than one firearm to go with some of the calibers.

What I have so far.......

50BMG
.308
7.62x54R
.223
45ACP
40SW
9mm
.22

Don't know how but I forgot to include 12ga on the list

[762xIan]

do you guys tend to pick a caliber you like and stick with it so as to accumulate a ton of ammo and have easier round recognition

Started out that way, then I tried an AK and had to have one, A Mauser, an Enfield, a Garand, a FAL, an M-1 Carbine....etc.

Things have slowly gone out of control...now I reload and have multiple ammo cans full of many flavors.