POLL ... How many different Calibers do you load for?

[415m3]

.38/357
9mm
.40s&w
.44mag
.45acp
.45lc
.223
7mm tcu
8x57mm

[15meter]

I load the following calibers:

20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 375, 40, 41, 416, 44, 452, 458, 470/80, 50

I have loaded the following cartridges:
.204 Ruger 22 Hornet 221 Fireball
.222 Remington 220 Swift 22-250
.223 .243 .257 Roberts
260 Remington 6.5x54 6.5x55
6.5 Carcano 6.5x53R 7x57 Mauser
275 Rigby 30 carbine 30-06
30 Remington 30-30 30-40 Krag 300 Savage
300 H&H 375 H&H
.308 Win .303 British 7.62x39
7.62x54r 32 win spec 8x60s
8x57 Mauser 8x50r 8x56r
318 Westley Richards .338 Win Mag 35 Rem
350 Rigby Magnum 38-55 .375 Flanged 2 1/2" Nitro Express
9.3x74R 400/350 Nitro Express 416 Rigby
450/400 NE 450 Nitro Express 45/70
450 Bushmaster 470 Nitro Express 50/70

Pistol:
45 acp 38 special .357 mag
380/200 44 special 44 mag
45 Colt .45 Schofield 7.62 Nagant
41 Magnum 480 Ruger. 40 S&W

Shotgun:
12, 16, 20, 28, 410

Only ones I don't anticipate reloading again are the 260 Remington, 7.62x54r(but looking for brass--makes great 8x50r), 45 Schofield, 40 S&W, and the 338 Win Mag.

I made the list up because at both clubs I belong to the brass is recycled and the cash goes back into range improvements. I handle it at one club, a buddy handles it at the second club. He asked for a list of what I load so he could sort out stuff that I could use.

He freaked when I handed him the list, I told him to just save me the BIG stuff and with a rim--if it made him look and ask if it could be used on a brontosaurus, I could probably use it.

The list I gave him actually has more stuff on it--conversion fodder for other things, for example, 300 Weatherby that makes very nice 300 H&H. When I do those I'm glad the press is bolted to two 1/2" thick steel plates that sandwich the bench top that is tied into the frame of the building. Gotta have my Wheaties before I do many of them.

Favorite 3? The Hornet, first centerfire I got serious about reloading, next the 470 Nitro, just because everything about it's almost cartoonish in scale in comparison to the Hornet. I've taken a loaded round to the club, sat it on the table with a 2lr next to it just for the reactions.

More than a few thought the 470 was a gag cartridge.

Third most favorite is pretty much all the rest, except the 416 Rigby, I think that has given me more grief that the rest combined with chambering/feeding issues. Still don't have it completely sorted out yet. There is a couple of jacketed bullets that are going to Accurate tomorrow to see if they can be duplicated in lead to fix the feeding problem. Nothing a custom boolit mold won't solve.

[44Blam]

Oh man, I answered this a while back... So, now it is more than then...
The most difficult round I load for is the 7.62 Tokarev... I've got a W296 load that sends that 90 grain pill about 1500 fps, and it has a ball of fire that extends about 3-5' from the pistol. Gonna work on an AA#7 load for that guy tomorrow. Hopefully, it's still 1500 fps and less BBQ.

[Sig556r]

20 & counting...
Pistol:
380acp,
9mm,
38super,
357sig,
40SW/10mm
45acp
Rifle:
223/556,
22-250,
6.5G,
6.5C,
277WLV,
300BLK,
30-30WCF,
308Win,
30-06,
7.62x39,
458Socom
Dies (yet to buy gun):
38Special,
357mag,
45Colt

[tward]

I load
22 hornet
221 fireball
222 rem
223 rem
256 Winchester mag
6.5 tcu
6.5x55
30-30
32 S&W long
32-20
9mm Luger
38 special
357 magnum
357 maximum
44 special
44 magnum
45 Colt
I’ve got it bad, starting to buy dies then firearms to fit! Tim

[mudygmc]

I just crossed the 50 mark. 51 calibers here.

Adam

[Reverend Al]

Not nearly enough ... yet!

[Green Frog]

The difference between the number I can load (or have loaded) for and the number I actually load for regularly pretty is significant. I'm guessing this is the case with many here. Right now, I load mostly for my 3 lengths of 32 revolver rounds (S&W L, H&R, and Fed Mag) and occasionally the 38 Spl, but have the ability to load for about 20+ calibers and even have dies for several calibers I've never gotten around (or needed) to reload for.

One oddity is that I have several different die sets to load 32-40 rifle rounds yet have fired as many or probably many more rounds of this caliber breech seated as conventionally loaded as self contained cartridges. Does this count as a caliber I "load for?"

Froggie

[3leggedturtle]

April of 2016 i loaded for 19 different cartridges. As of April 2019 i am down to 9.

[15meter]

I load the following calibers:

20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 375, 40, 41, 416, 44, 452, 458, 470/80, 50

I have loaded the following cartridges:
.204 Ruger 22 Hornet 221 Fireball
.222 Remington 220 Swift 22-250
.223 .243 .257 Roberts
260 Remington 6.5x54 6.5x55
6.5 Carcano 6.5x53R 7x57 Mauser
275 Rigby 30 carbine 30-06
30-30 30-40 Krag 300 Savage
300 H&H 375 H&H
.308 Win .303 British 7.62x39
7.62x54r 32 win spec 8x60s
8x57 Mauser 8x50r 8x56r
318 Westley Richards .338 Win Mag 35 Rem
350 Rigby Magnum 38-55 .375 Flanged 2 1/2" Nitro Express
9.3x74R 400/350 Nitro Express 416 Rigby
450/400 NE 450 Nitro Express 45/70
450 Bushmaster 470 Nitro Express 50/70

Pistol:
45 acp 38 special .357 mag
380/200 44 special 44 mag
45 Colt .45 Schofield 7.62 Nagant
41 Magnum 480 Ruger. 40 S&W

Shotgun:
12, 16, 20, 28, 410

Only ones I don't anticipate reloading again are the 260 Remington, 7.62x54r(but looking for brass--makes great 8x50r), 45 Schofield 40 S&W, and the 338 Win Mag.

I made the list up because at both clubs I belong to the brass is recycled and the cash goes back into range improvements. I handle it at one club, a buddy handles it at the second club. He asked for a list of what I load so he could sort out stuff that I could use.

He freaked when I handed him the list, I told him to just save me the BIG stuff and with a rim--if it made him look and ask if it could be used on a brontosaurus, I could probably use it.

The list I gave him actually has more stuff on it--conversion fodder for other things, for example, 300 Weatherby that makes very nice 300 H&H. When I do those I'm glad the press is bolted to two 1/2" thick steel plates that sandwich the bench top that is tied into the frame of the building. Gotta have my Wheaties before I do many of them.

Favorite 3? The Hornet, first centerfire I got serious about reloading, next the 470 Nitro, just because everything about it's almost cartoonish in scale in comparison to the Hornet. I've taken a loaded round to the club, sat it on the table with a 2lr next to it just for the reactions.

More than a few thought the 470 was a gag cartridge.

Third most favorite is pretty much all the rest, except the 416 Rigby, I think that has given me more grief that the rest combined with chambering/feeding issues. Still don't have it completely sorted out yet. There is a couple of jacketed bullets that are going to Accurate tomorrow to see if they can be duplicated in lead to fix the feeding problem. Nothing a custom boolit mold won't solve.

And added 30 Remington to the list today. Just did 3, want to verify that they will chamber before I do up a bunch of them.

[Highway41]

I was loading 5 calibers since getting back into reloading several years ago but after selling my 308Win and all the 9mm I had I am down to 3. 41Magnum for 2 revolvers and my Henry BBS, 45acp, and 10mm.

Back when I was a LEO, Long time gone now, I reloaded for every officer within a 50 mile radius as non of the area departments supplied arms or ammo. Ended up loading for duty, off duty, hunting in almost every caliber but never loaded shotgun. Wish I still had all that equipment even though the fanciest thing I had was a 3 hole Lee turret press.

[Drew P]

Sadly one of my fav to load now is 9mm. I say sadly because last I checked they were only 8$/box so what the heck am I doing?! I like 45 too, but 9mm is fun because they run smooth in my machines, and I can get them down under 4$/box. Haha. Saving 4$ per box. I think I know now that I don’t reload to save money lol. They also rain out of my 8 cav mold like a **** thunderstorm

I actually like loading rifle more, but I dislike the brass prep stages that pistol has no need for.

[cat-mechanic]

Let's see,

I have 1 Dillon 450 and it does 300 Win Mag only.

I have a Dillon 550 with tool heads for 40 S&W, 10MM and 357 Magnum. All loaded with their own dies and powder measure.

I have a Dillon 1050 on a Mark VII pro. Set up to do the processing for 223 and 308.

Lastly another Dillon 1050 with tool heads set up for 9MM, 45 ACP, 223 and 308.

So only 8 different calibers.

[kevin c]

Only four pistol calibers. But I shoot a lot of 9mm for ipsc, and for just the one caliber I have about ten molds in five or six different boolit styles and weights. I likely will buy more.

If I start tinkering with loads in the other calibers I load for, the same mold population explosion is likely.

I sure hope I don't start liking various rifles: what with the guns themselves and setting up to cast and load for them (I don't even have a proper press for rifle calibers), I'll be broke in short order.

[Namerifrats]

9mm Luger
10mm
38 Special
357 Magnum
44 Magnum
45 LC
45 ACP
500 S&W

223
30-30
22-250
45-70 Gov

[15meter]

I load the following calibers:

20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 375, 40, 41, 416, 44, 452, 458, 470/80, 50

I have loaded the following cartridges:
.204 Ruger 22 Hornet 221 Fireball
.222 Remington 220 Swift 22-250
.223 .243 .257 Roberts
260 Remington 6.5x54 6.5x55
6.5 Carcano 6.5x53R 7x57 Mauser
275 Rigby 30 carbine 30-06
30 Remington 30-30 30-40 Krag 300 Savage
300 H&H 375 H&H
.308 Win .303 British 7.62x39
7.62x54r 32 win spec 8x60s
8x57 Mauser 8x50r 8x56r
318 Westley Richards .338 Win Mag 35 Rem
350 Rigby Magnum 38-55 .375 Flanged 2 1/2" Nitro Express
9.3x74R 400/350 Nitro Express 416 Rigby
450/400 NE 450 Nitro Express 45/70
450 Bushmaster 470 Nitro Express 50/70

Pistol:
45 acp 38 special .357 mag
380/200 44 special 44 mag
45 Colt .45 Schofield 7.62 Nagant
41 Magnum 480 Ruger. 40 S&W

Shotgun:
12, 16, 20, 28, 410

Only ones I don't anticipate reloading again are the 260 Remington, 7.62x54r(but looking for brass--makes great 8x50r), 45 Schofield, 40 S&W, and the 338 Win Mag.

I made the list up because at both clubs I belong to the brass is recycled and the cash goes back into range improvements. I handle it at one club, a buddy handles it at the second club. He asked for a list of what I load so he could sort out stuff that I could use.

He freaked when I handed him the list, I told him to just save me the BIG stuff and with a rim--if it made him look and ask if it could be used on a brontosaurus, I could probably use it.

The list I gave him actually has more stuff on it--conversion fodder for other things, for example, 300 Weatherby that makes very nice 300 H&H. When I do those I'm glad the press is bolted to two 1/2" thick steel plates that sandwich the bench top that is tied into the frame of the building. Gotta have my Wheaties before I do many of them.

Favorite 3? The Hornet, first centerfire I got serious about reloading, next the 470 Nitro, just because everything about it's almost cartoonish in scale in comparison to the Hornet. I've taken a loaded round to the club, sat it on the table with a 2lr next to it just for the reactions.

More than a few thought the 470 was a gag cartridge.

Third most favorite is pretty much all the rest, except the 416 Rigby, I think that has given me more grief that the rest combined with chambering/feeding issues. Still don't have it completely sorted out yet. There is a couple of jacketed bullets that are going to Accurate tomorrow to see if they can be duplicated in lead to fix the feeding problem. Nothing a custom boolit mold won't solve.

Getting closer on the 416 Rigby, went from not feeding to feeding nicely but hitting the target sideways. Quite a WHACK! when it hit. More/different powder seems to have helped immensely.

Added the 7x61 Sharpe & Hart recently, still sorting that one out.

Next on the list maybe the 32 Remington if I can find a cheap set of dies for it.

[drac0nic]

I am at 6 currently and put 7 because I have everything for 30-06 but brass and an inclination to shoot it:

-38 spl
-357
-9mm
-45 ACP
-5.56
-243 win
-30-06

Out of them my favorite is certainly .357/.38. By far the easiest on the list to get "right" Order wise it goes as:

-.357/.38
-.45 ACP
-9mm
-243
-223
-30-06 TBD

All the rifle cases get demoted due to resizing requiring lube but 223 takes another hit for primer pocket crimps. I also cast for all the handgun calibers as well. I have over the years tried to avoid acumulating calibers and instead focused on specific ones for the most part. The next one I'm likely to get is 450 Bushmaster because the ammo's 1-2 bucks a round. Other plausible additions would be a .32 of some kind (ACP, S&W) and .38 super if I stumble into a Polymer EAA Witness that is in the caliber. I am kicking myself for not getting that one on gobroker.

[15meter]

I am at 6 currently and put 7 because I have everything for 30-06 but brass and an inclination to shoot it:

-38 spl
-357
-9mm
-45 ACP
-5.56
-243 win
-30-06

Out of them my favorite is certainly .357/.38. By far the easiest on the list to get "right" Order wise it goes as:

-.357/.38
-.45 ACP
-9mm
-243
-223
-30-06 TBD

All the rifle cases get demoted due to resizing requiring lube but 223 takes another hit for primer pocket crimps. I also cast for all the handgun calibers as well. I have over the years tried to avoid acumulating calibers and instead focused on specific ones for the most part. The next one I'm likely to get is 450 Bushmaster because the ammo's 1-2 bucks a round. Other plausible additions would be a .32 of some kind (ACP, S&W) and .38 super if I stumble into a Polymer EAA Witness that is in the caliber. I am kicking myself for not getting that one on gobroker.

I like the gobroker--kind of defines shooting/reloading

[Drm50]

In rifles I'm loading 27 different cartridges for 36 rifles, from .224 to .458 calibers. I have no magnum rifles left.
Handgun, loading 12 cartridges from .32 to .45 caliber for 40 some pistols & revolvers. I don't load shotgun shells unless a special load in 12-20-410. Don't have 16g or 10g loader. I'm going to start getting rid of dies that I have no interest in getting another rifle for. At times I loaded for over 50 rifle cartridges. I did have a policy of not getting rid of dies because you would just end up getting another rifle and have to buy dies again. Getting long in tooth and a lot of cartridges I'm not interested in anymore.

[drac0nic]

I like the gobroker--kind of defines shooting/reloading

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