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Come Clean. What cartridges, and how many of each, are your guns chambered for?

Rifles only, nine .22s, (two WMRs) one .22 hornet, two .223s, one .243, one 25/20, two Bobs, two .270s, two 30/30s, one .300 Savage, two .308s, three .30/06s (two Garands, one Win. 1895) a .33 WCF, a .357 magnum carbine, a .38/40 and a .375 H&H.

Also three traditional muzzle loaders: .45, .50 and .54.

Shotguns, three .410s, three 28s, four 20s, two 16s, five 12s.

Centerfire rifles: .17 Hornady Hornet, .17 Fireball, .204 Ruger, .22 Hornet, .222 Remington, .223 Remington (2), .22-250 Remington, .223 WSSM, .22/6mm Remington, 6mm PPC, 6mm Lee Navy, .243 Winchester (2), .25-20 WCF, .25-35 WCF, .257 Roberts (2), .25-06 Remington, .257 Weatherby Magnum, 6.5x54 Mannlicher-Schoenauer, 6.5x57R, 6.5x55, .270 Winchester (2), 7x57 Mauser, 7mm Remington SAUM, 7mm Remington Magnum, 7mm Weatherby Magnum, .30-30 WCF, .30-40 Krag, 7.5x55 Schmidt-Rubin, .308 Winchester (2), .30-06 Springfield, .300 WSM, .300 Winchester Magnum, .32-20 WCF, .303 British, 8x57 Mauser (3), .338 Federal, .338 Winchester Magnum, .35 Remington, .358 Winchester, .35 Whelen, .358 Norma Magnum, 9.3x62, 9.3 Barsness-Sisk, 9.3x74R, .375 H&H, .38-55 WCF, .416 Rigby, .45-70 (2).

Rimfires: .17 Mach 2, .17 HMR, .22 Long Rifle (5), .22 Magnum

Handguns: .22 Long Rifle (2), .30 Nagant, .32 ACP, .32-20 WCF, .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .40 S&W, .44 Magnum, .45 Colt, and T/C Contender barrels in .25-35, .30-20 and .32 H&R Magnum.

Shotguns: .410, 28, 20 (2), 16, 12 (5), 10

Also have three muzzleloaders (all traditional) in .44, .50 and .58 caliber, and a .177 CO2 rifle and .22 springer

OPSEC

Very nice KyWindageII; John, you're a loony's loon, impressive. You'd have to create a new caliber to have a gap. Kind of surprised only one 06, but very much notice (and have appreciation) for your affinity for the classics.

Several

Life is too short for me to pin down & catalog such useless trivia.


Mike

Three 8x57???

Here it is really a list of Loonie credentials. No 9mm or .380, huh, John? That is a surprise, more than the three 8x57, to me.

Eileen has a 9mm Browning I can borrow when necessary. Never have been interested in the .380, but may have to borrow one to do a handloading column sometime.

Didn't you notice there was no .45 ACP? Had a 1911 for a while, but sold it a few months back to buy something else, because I preferred my H&K .40.

Dakota Deer,

The three 8x57's are an 1888 Gewehr (also known as the "commission" rifle), complete with bayonet, an unaltered K98 made at the Erfurt factory in 1913, and a pre-WWII German custom rifle on a 98 action, with the typical butterknife bolt handle, double-set triggers, light engraving, and a very slim stock with side-panels and Schnabel forend. So they're all kinda different.

Centerfire Rifles: .221 Rem Fireball, .222 Rem Mag, .225 Win, .243 Win, 6mm Rem, .240 Wby Mag, .25-20 Win, .25-35 Win, .250 Savage, .257 Roberts (2), .25-06 Rem, .260 Rem, 6.5x55 Swede, 6.5mm Rem Mag, .264 Win Mag, .270 Wby Mag, 7-30 Waters, 7mm-08 Rem, 7x57, .284 Win, .280 Rem, 7x64, 7x61 S&H, 7mm STW, .30 Carbine, .307 Win, .30-40 Krag, .303 Savage, .300 Savage, .300 H&H Mag, .308 Norma Mag, 7.62x39, .303 British (2), .32 Win Spl (2), .32-40 Win, 8x57, 8mm Rem Mag, .338 Federal, .338-06 A-Sq, .338 Win Mag, .348 Win (2), 9x57R, .351 Win SL, .357 Mag, .357 Max, .35 Rem, .356 Win, .358 Win, .35 Whelen, .350 Rem Mag, .358 Norma Mag, .358 STA, 9.3x57, 9.3x62, 9.3x74R, 9.3x64, .38-55 Win, .375 Win, .376 Steyr, .375-06 JDJ, .401 Win SL, .41 Mag, .405 Win, .411 KDF Mag, .404 Jeff, .44-40 Win, .44 Mag, .45-70

Contender Carbine barrels: .25-35 Win, 6.8mm Rem
Encore Rifle barrels: 7.5x55 Swiss, .405 Win, .500 S&W

Rimfires: .17 HM2, .22 Short, .22 LR (6), .22 Mag (2) .32 RF

Blackpowder: .58

Shotguns: .410 (2), 28Ga (2), 20ga (4), 16ga (8) 12ga (6)

Handguns: .22LR (2), .25 ACP, 7mm BR Rem, .32 H&R Mag, .380 ACP, 9mm, .38 Spl, .38 Super, .40 S&W, .38-40 Win/10mm, .41 Mag, .44 Mag, .45 ACP, .45 Colt, .45 Win Mag

Contender Pistol barrels: .256 Win Mag, .38-40 Win, .45 Win Mag

Oh yeah...no ACP. I saw the .45 wheel and that fit the bill for me. Is that the semi-rare Redhawk?

Since I got my 5" 40 XD, my desire for a 45 auto has waned to almost nil. May need to talk to a priest about that.

Are you a lever-gun fan, John? Looks like you have a few.

SCGunNut--holy shot! That list of rifles is...comprehensive. I bow before your glorious loonacy.

Tons of guns but the most are in 222 Magnum. I just checked all my chamberings and not a single Howell cartridge in the lot...

HuntnShoot,

The .45 LC is 7-1/2" Bisley Blackhawk, which shoots really well.

Yeah, I have a few lever rifles, but used to have a lot more. Right now I only have a 9422M .22 Magnum, .25-35 1894 Winchester (26" octagon barrel, made in 1898), and a Savage 99F .358 Winchester. Have had a pile of 99's (and a couple of 95 Savages) over the years, but pared them down. Have had a few other Winchesters, including 94's in .30-30 and .32 Special, a 92 in .25-20, and a 71.

But right now my .30-30 is a drilling!

Most of my adult life has been spent in the retail gun business, in two different shops. I have never, and will never, make a lot of money but the perk is that I have been able to get my hands on a lot of "toys". I'm not a "trader" either. I can count on one and a half hands the number of guns I have parted with. If I wanted it bad enough to buy it, I wanted it bad enough to keep it.

SCGunNut,

Interesting! I probably sell more guns than that each year.

But I buy a lot of mine almost purely for experimentation, whether for the cartridge, the action or just the history. Some I keep, but many I sell or trade after a year or two or even 10, though some I've had for a long time.

When I really have a hard time going to sleep I try and remember how many guns, in which calibers, I own. And where they might be.

Mule Deer is holding out on us. Am I the only one who noticed the glaring gap between the 7mm Weatherby Magnum and the .30-30 WCF?

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