If you had to choose 3This is a discussion on If you had to choose 3 within the Ammo Dump forums, part of the Firearm Forum category; I reload 12 calibers plus have 22 LR & Mag so kind of tough for me to narrow it down. Nope can't do it....
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August 9th, 2012, 06:37 AM
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#31 | | Moderator
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I reload 12 calibers plus have 22 LR & Mag so kind of tough for me to narrow it down. Nope can't do it. 
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August 9th, 2012, 07:27 AM
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#32 |
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I have a .357/9mm convertible and a .357 lever gun. 3 in one and 2 in the other.
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August 10th, 2012, 09:03 PM
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#33 |
Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Bay Area
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for me it's
.22 LR - abundancy of ammo and can hand to my Wife in SHTF
.357 Stopping power
.223/5.56
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August 10th, 2012, 09:44 PM
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Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA
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.22 lr and WMR........from my naa mini to my 10/22, these make excellent all purpose calibers. .22 out of a rifle can be used to good effect on predators of all flavors, and its cheap and easy to stock up on. .22 WMR is IMO a lot of punch in a small package and a 10/22 in .22 WMR is like a mini .M1 carbine.
.223/5.56 Not the perfect round but I have many AR's and a Mini-14 and its the round I used in combat. It works and I find this round to be a good compromise.
.357/ .38 - A .357 revolver and lever gun make a good combo and offer stopping power without the big $$$$ my .44 mags cost to shoot and its a round my wife can handle.
I actually have pared down my caliber list a lot..........I used to have oddball stuff like 8mm Kropatschek, 8mm Gasser and 10.2mm Dutch revolver....................so to me just sticking with "common" calibers is fine with me.
I also can't go without my .380 and .32 ACP pistols, .32 revolvers, .45's, .44's ,etc.
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August 10th, 2012, 10:05 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: San Diego CA
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I agree with .22lr and .223/5.56, but I'd throw in .45 auto because I LOVE my SR1911!
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August 12th, 2012, 08:27 AM
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#36 |
Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NY
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Thinking I made a good choice alot of people are doing the same .22/357/223. Cant blame the others 45acp and 44s are good rounds to.
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August 12th, 2012, 02:33 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Washington State
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Originally Posted by Revoliver  1: .22lr - nothing cheaper or easier to shoot or use
2: .357 - the do-all handgun round
3: .308 - the do-all rifle round | Instead of .308 I would go with 30.06 but only because it opens up a lot of WWII guns.
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August 12th, 2012, 02:38 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Washington State
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Originally Posted by terry_p I reload 12 calibers plus have 22 LR & Mag so kind of tough for me to narrow it down. Nope can't do it. | I keep telling myself I'm going to limit any new guns to calibers I already shoot but sometimes it doesn't work out that way. I shoot many calibers but only reload for a few.
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August 12th, 2012, 03:10 PM
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#39 |
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Originally Posted by 303lithgow Instead of .308 I would go with 30.06 but only because it opens up a lot of WWII guns. | and you can step up in bullet weight. always a plus imo
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August 12th, 2012, 03:11 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine
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The OP stated picking 2 calibers but since everyone is choosing cartridges...
.22lr (small game, plinking, etc)
.357 maximum (small to medium game and allows .38 special and .357 mag use)
.458 Winchester (everything else that walks the planet. Can load way down to 45-70 levels, even lower with black powder or use full loads if the game wishes to eat you)
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August 12th, 2012, 03:25 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Idaho
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44mag
45acp
30-06
As for the .22 being cheap I agree except that I reload and will be casting soon. My 400+ pounds of lead will go a long way and because I pretty much get my brass at zero cost the big bore stuff is cheap for me to shoot. Sheesh, you guys made this tough. I feel like I would be on a ammo diet. 
Just thank God we live in a country where we are not bound to three,,, or one,,, or five,,, or 30 choices.
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August 12th, 2012, 03:31 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: wayne nj
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I agree with 22 but would substitute 45acp for 357 and would use 30--06.
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August 12th, 2012, 03:32 PM
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#43 |
Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Washington State
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Originally Posted by BlkHawk73 The OP stated picking 2 calibers but since everyone is choosing cartridges...
.22lr (small game, plinking, etc)
.357 maximum (small to medium game and allows .38 special and .357 mag use)
.458 Winchester (everything else that walks the planet. Can load way down to 45-70 levels, even lower with black powder or use full loads if the game wishes to eat you) | I thought he said three???
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August 12th, 2012, 04:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Indianapolis, IN
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.22
.44 mag
12 ga.
.22 is the most cheap and versatile round there is. I prefer a .357 for most things now but if I was limited to one handgun round it would be the .44 mag/spec. and a 12ga slightly beats out the 20 as it can be loaded down for grouse etc. easier than a 20 can be loaded up for geese.
My first rifle choice would definitely be a .270 or .30 cal of some sort, I find the .223 of very limited usefulness.
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August 12th, 2012, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas
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Mine would be 22lr 9mm and 556.
and 7.62x51................
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