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View Poll Results: If you could have only one caliber, what would it be and why?

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  • .45-70

    35 3.46%
  • .357 / 38 SP

    190 18.77%
  • 44 Mag / 44 SP

    108 10.67%
  • 41 Mag

    18 1.78%
  • 45 Colt / .410 Shotgun / 454 Casull

    59 5.83%
  • 45 ACP / 460 Rowland

    26 2.57%
  • 22lr / 22 Short / 22 long

    44 4.35%
  • .223 / 5.56x45

    19 1.88%
  • .308 Win / 7.62x51

    80 7.91%
  • 7.63 x 39

    13 1.28%
  • 300 AAC/Whisper

    8 0.79%
  • 9mm Luger

    26 2.57%
  • 10mm / 40SW

    5 0.49%
  • 22 Hornet

    3 0.30%
  • 20 Gauge

    8 0.79%
  • 12 Gauge

    87 8.60%
  • 6.5x55 Swede

    16 1.58%
  • 7mm-08

    5 0.49%
  • 30-06

    143 14.13%
  • 30-30

    34 3.36%
  • 22 Mag

    3 0.30%
  • Other

    82 8.10%
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Thread: If you could have only one caliber, what would it be?

  1. #61
    Boolit Master
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    Quote Originally Posted by prsman23 View Post
    Technically a shotgun is a gauge not a caliber



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    61 and 73 caliber smooth bore anyone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by davidheart View Post
    Shhhh.... do you hear that?




    It's the sound of somebody splitting hairs...
    Haha!!!! I know. Just having a bit of fun. Carry on!

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    I went 357 Mag. It can go from carry gun to Lever or Handy platform . For me its hard to beat in a Contender
    Jesus said ( Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest ) Matt. 11:28

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    12 gauge as it can be used for squirrel all the way to heavy slugs.

    Thought about a revolver cartridge that could also be used in a rifle. That was a close second but since could only vote 1, the 12 gauge won out.

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    anything from quail to grizzly to home defense.....12 GAUGE......PERIOD! I certainly would hate having to give up my garands, carbines, lever guns, pistols, etc, etc, etc.
    Last edited by sirgknight; 04-18-2016 at 05:53 PM.

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    6,5x55 as log as I can hang it in the back window of my Volvo truck...uhh hingy dingy dingy, taarvald!

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    OK, seriously. 12 bore...bad eyes.

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    The law makers in Brazil just about made your poll truth here. The options are vast like .22lr and 38 (if I want to use in rifle/handgun). 12ga for me hands down.

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    .44 mag for me. You can load it up or down with a variety of powders, and use it in rfles as well as handguns.
    "Experience is a series of non-fatal mistakes"


    Disarming is a mistake free people only get to make once...

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    12ga. millions of shells, several guns. rifled for big game, one for birds and small game, and one for defense. mossberg 500 for interchangeable parts. and you could still shoot skeet. irishtoo

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    If I can only have one choice 12 ga. wins.

    Generally one can't pack handguns anywhere but on private land or certified gun ranges here so I am mostly a long gun guy and it is hard to beat a 12 ga. for overall versatility with loads available from bird shot to buckshot and full bore slugs to sabot slugs in guns from single shot to drum fed semis.

    Most useful for more situations I can foresee than anything else.

    YMMV

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    44Mag The most amount of power I would care to shoot a lot. Being able to shoot a lot is a big part. God Bless Clint Eastwood for making 44Mag cheap to shoot and All The Used 44Mags in gunshops with 6 Rounds Fired through them.
    Mal

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    First of all this is a terrible thought! I voted .30-30 as a do it all cartridge that I wouldn't be too unhappy with. The .357 Magnum would maybe make a better choice as it will allow you to have a handgun in the same caliber, but I'm sticking with the .30-30.

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    I had to go with 20 gauge. I've ate more meat put down with 20 gauge than every other caliber I own, combined. I could defend my loved ones with it also, if push came to shove.

    I'd just really miss making 350m shots with my 7.5 Swiss if this were the case though.
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    Still quite ubiquitous where I live. Most of my experience is with it, and it has a pedigree spanning over a hundred years.
    "On the line, with a 5 rd charger, LOAD"
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    12 gauge, but would like having a .22LR backup. Unless WWIII occurs and then I'd just want a deep hole and a bunch of iodine pills.
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    I've hunted with my 30-30 for 26 years. Killed hogs, deer, coyotes, and just last year finally got a black bear. Wouldn't trade it for anything

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    it would have to be 30-06 for me, the're aint nothing i cant kill withit.....JimP.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MT Chambers View Post
    Bolt action rifle in .30 Br., the most accurate cast bullet caliber.
    Dare you to start a thread and defend your opinion against all comers,,,,,,,,

    (Whether you were trying to say that the .30 BR is the most accurate chambering or .30 caliber is the most accurate with cast, should be a good discussion.)
    Last edited by Hamish; 04-25-2016 at 04:35 PM.
    More "This is what happened when I,,,,," and less "What would happen if I,,,,"

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    If only one caliber, I need something for when the SHTF. The AR15 is my preferred weapon. I can still shoot it for fun but I would sorely miss my other toys.

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