Anyone else seriously consolidating calibers?

[Gunner3456]

So The government decides you have the right to keep and bare arms but not military calibers (Mexico doesn't allow military calibers for the people) and tells you only sporting guns. Hope it all works out for you

jj

I'll be right behind you in line to turn in all of those guns and ammo.

 

[trainsktg]

I'll be right behind you in line to turn in all of those guns and ammo.

Unfortunately, all of my ammunition, rifles and handguns were lost in a terrible canoeing accident in the middle of the Columbia River. Very sad.

Keith

 

[deen_ad]

Unfortunately, all of my ammunition, rifles and handguns were lost in a terrible canoeing accident in the middle of the Columbia River. Very sad.

Keith

to file a police report in both Washington or Oregon. You just never know who might find them or where they could wash up!

 

[pdx lefty]

Same here. I started doing this a couple of years ago with the usual suspects. 7.62X39, .223, so on and so forth. I do like the idea of having at least two firearms that are same make and model. Sounds like i got some shopping to do Thanks for the excuse!

Lefty.

 

[e28rusty]

Unfortunately, all of my ammunition, rifles and handguns were lost in a terrible canoeing accident in the middle of the Columbia River. Very sad.

Keith

What a coincidence! The exact same thing happened to mine!

 

[Phillyfan]

I don't mean to be lumped in with the "paranoids," but in my limited (due to $ constraints) collection I have kept a pistol caliber of .380, 9mm, 40 S&w, and .45 acp. If the world turns ...tty those are the most popular rounds that one would come by, espiecially the .40. For some reason those were always on the shelf. Rifle rounds I just have a lot of .270 win and .22lr on hand at all times. And, of course, a 12 guage for the zombies!

 

[Tactical SS]

I own a wide array of calibers but I only stockpile a few.

45ACP
12 gauge
7.62x39
.22LR

with backups of

.40 SW
.223

 

[spectra]

Not really trying to just hang on to one caliber as it is hard to do I do like just the .40 flavor for handguns. Well do have a .380 also but the .40s are more of a favorite. As for long rifles well lets just say there are a few flavors. Remeber they are just like potato chips you cant just have one

 

[Wenis]

9mm
.45 ACP
.380
.22LR

5.56/.223
.308
12ga

Thats all that I stock currently. Handguns I probably wont ever add another. If I do, it might be a revolver in .38/.357, but I wouldnt stockpile ammo for it.

My exact list too, plus a 10mm but it's just a one trick pony for backpacking. I don't have a revolver yet, but it would be in .38/357

 

[HahnsXD]

My current list of calibers

.22LR
.17HMR
5.56/.223
7.62X39
.40 s&w
10mm Auto.
12 Gauge

Don't really plan on adding any more anytime soon, these all seem to get the job done..

 

[swoop]

I'm keeping them all! Variety is the spice of life.

 

[supergenius]

7.62x39 (Surplus, WOLF and steel core)
.45 acp
.40 S&W

Havee a little 12ga 00

Going to start 9mm (looking for a 9mm weapon), its cheap.

 

[jordanvraptor]

I have been weeding out the less used calibers for a couple years now. Hanguns are primarily 9mm or .38/.357. Rifles are now 5.56mm. I do have few collectibles that shoot other calibers but I dont take them out very often.

 

[NK777]

Yeah I did this long ago...

45 acp and variants (I reload it)
308 (I can reload it)
380 ACP (to easy to conceal to not own one)
22lr (everybody needs one or two guns in this caliber and it's cheap to shoot)
12 gauge (best shotgun gauge ever created IMHO)

I want a shotgun reloader in the future, more components, and some 380 die's.

 

[Redcap]

Already have.

.45ACP and .22lr for pistols.

7.62x51 for rifles (don't have a 5.56 currently)

12GA for shotguns.

 

[shoggoth80]

I've *sort of* done this to a point. My handguns are .45acp. My go to rifle is .308. My "bug in" rifle is 7.62x54 just cause I have like 1000 rounds hanging out. I have other calibers, but not nearly in the same volume, and definitely not in the same availability category. Those are in the collection for the sake of collecting something odd.

 

[deen_ad]

adding to mine. If the SHTF I can used what ever is available no matter where I collect it. It might fall out of a NATO vehicle or even a US army rig, maybe even someones van. You never can tell, maybe I'll have to fish it out of the river from all those canoe accidents!

 

[Bruce]

.22 LR (of course)
.45 ACP
5.56
7.62X51
12 Gauge

I have many other calibers I don't stock pile. A lot of ammo/guns may be traded for or be captured as the spoils of war. .22 LR, .38/.357, 9mm, 30.06, and 7.62X39 just to name a few.

Bruce.

 

[SilverBullets]

A problem I wish I had. If money was no issue I would own 2 of every caliber.

But in reality I stick to my 3 main calibers. 22LR and .380, 9MM

 

[Ranb]

Makes no sense to me, but then I like to collect different calibers just because they are different. It is easy to keep 223, 308, 45, 9mm and other common calibers in stock even when I buy other stuff.

Ranb