5 calibers everyone should own

[Bunnyblaster]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

I think I'd cry if I could only have 5, but

22LR for Ruger 10/22
7.62 x 39 for AK
.45 ACP for Kimber
.308 for Remigton 700
12 ga for Benelli

I just assume keep another 20 for the heck of it though.

 

[jagged77]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

.22LR (how much fun with a 10/22!)
.223 (not the fastest but cheap and brill on rabbits and fox)
.303 (cos I'm British and owning an Enfield in this cal is a piece of history)
.300WM (to shoot max loads without developing a flinch!)
.44 (handgun and carbine - LBR's are still available in the UK and its fantastic to shoot this cartridge)

 

[BillCominos]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

.22LR - Ruger MKII 22/45 & CZ 452
.223/5.56 - Bushy AR & M700 Bolt
9mm - SAXD9 & H&K P2000
.45acp - SA 1911 Compact & Thompson M1 Carbine
.308 - Custom GAP & M40A1
30.06 - M1 Garrand

Yep.... that's 6... shoot me! I want to include 8! LOL!! It is also killing me not to include my Winny 94AE 30.30 lever action & Mossberg 500 12 gauge pumper (guess I would sub it (the scatter gun) for the Garrand)!

If I can't get it done with those it's because I'm already dead....

 

[SmokeRolls]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

12gauge=hunting/killing
22LR=hunting/killing
9mm=hunting/killing
45ACP=hunting/killing
44mag=hunting/killing
223rem=hunting/killing
308win=hunting/killing
270=hunting/killing
30-06=hunting/killing
300WSM or 300 win mag=hunting/killing
yep, theres more but this will do on the short list
.........SmokeRolls

 

[Chiller]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TheSmokeRolls</div><div class="ubbcode-body">12gauge=hunting/killing
22LR=hunting/killing
9mm=hunting/killing
45ACP=hunting/killing
44mag=hunting/killing
223rem=hunting/killing
308win=hunting/killing
270=hunting/killing
30-06=hunting/killing
300WSM or 300 win mag=hunting/killing
yep, theres more but this will do on the short list
.........SmokeRolls </div></div>

Call me silly....by my count that is more than 5....?

Just Sayin....

 

[396chevy]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ratbert</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 396chevy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">45acp for my MK23
40S&W for nothing I currently own but it packs a heck of a punch in a smaller package than the 45.
12 gauge for my M4
5.56/223 for my AR
7.62x39 for my AK</div></div>

You don't own one of the 5 calibers you think everyone should own?

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Correct. I obviously think that I should own one, but alas I currently do not own one. With any luck the situation will soon be rectified.

But I also don't think that owning one was a requirement of this thread....... Just saying....

 

[ZLBubba]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

This is my breakdown.

1. 5.56mm (AR platform for zombies)
2. 308Win (bolt gun for zombies in the distance)
3. 7mmRM (for piling up some venison)
4. 45ACP (full size pistol, comp shooting)
5. 40S&W (CCW)

 

[sjohnny]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

Well, since you specifically stated "calibers" I'd have to cheat:
.22 - .22LR, 5.56, .22-250
.30 - .308, .30-30, .300RUM
.357 - .38SPL, .357Mag
.45 - .45ACP, .45 Colt, .45-70
.729 - 12 gauge

 

[Ratbert]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 396chevy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> But I also don't think that owning one was a requirement of this thread....... Just saying....</div></div>

Sure, it's not required, but it seems akin to you trying to convert me to veganism over dinner at Morton's.

 

[Conrad101st]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22LR - price and versatility
223- varmint and AR
300 win mag - all most all big game and sniper
45 acp - pistol
12 guage - bird, turkey, slug, tactical

 

[wildbill9ball]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22LR
223
308
45ACP
50CAL

 

[JacobWilliams]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

I think I will have to agree with most of yall. Ill take the common military calibers, so that way it always available when SHTF.

.22 lr.
.45
.308
.223
12 guage

 

[bfm1851]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

it's been said before but SHTF situation (or just a small zombie ressurcetion) you need popular calibers so ammo is avail.
223 (5.56)
308 (7.62)
45acp
9mm
12ga

 

[JRose]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dlc356</div><div class="ubbcode-body">1).22
2).223/5.56
3).308/7.62
4).40 S&W
5)12ga

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+1

 

[Switchbarrel]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

I'd get by with:

.22LR Pistol(s) & Rifle(s) (plinkers)
.40 S&W (home defense)
.223 (plinker)
6.5x.284 (long range target rifle)
.30-06 (hunting)

 

[A10XRIFLE]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22LR
223 Rem
308 Win
7mm WSM
50 BMG

 

[jasonk]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: A10XRIFLE</div><div class="ubbcode-body">22LR
223 Rem
308 Win
7mm WSM
50 BMG
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No 6mm Crusader?

 

[Belisarius]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<span style="font-weight: bold">22lr</span> - so much fun, so efficient, so accurate
<span style="font-weight: bold">6BR</span> - maybe the best in any application/situation, AR, bolt, varmint, competition, tactical and strategic, you name it
<span style="font-weight: bold">308</span> - the range of bullet weight is wide, quite wide, not to forget, you can use it for anything(it was hard to omit 30-06, it really was)
<span style="font-weight: bold">9x19</span> - 124gr.+ hollowpoints = I can't argue with.
<span style="font-weight: bold">50BMG</span> - you can run, hell, you can drive, but ain't gonna help you
In the process of being objective, I had to exclude my personal favorites: 223, 7mm Mauser and 45 Colt.

 

[308sako]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

deleted in protest!

 

[scout67]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

45 ACP
22 long rifle
300 win mag
12 gauge
and of course
50 BMG
just in case you need
to stop a truck

 

[396chevy]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ratbert</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 396chevy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> But I also don't think that owning one was a requirement of this thread....... Just saying....</div></div>

Sure, it's not required, but it seems akin to you trying to convert me to veganism over dinner at Morton's.

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Ok then let me explain, I have owned one in the past {USP 40c}, sold it to finance another gun {MK23}, Plan on getting another one {usp 40 match clone} when I get together some spare cash. Loved the gun and the caliber. OK??

 

[Lt. Arclight]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

Rifle calibers: .223,.243,.308,338LM,50BMG

They is a saying-beware of the man with only one rifle. Respect the man that can utilize all these tools with precison.

 

[GunjunkieM24]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22lr
12ga
223
45acp
300

 

[FF_T_Warren]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

1. 308
2. 12 ga
3. 40 s&w
4. .22
5. 30-30

 

[spooky2]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

Anyone have kudos for the 243 WSSM? Just wondering if it should be considered as a candidate for the top 5.

 

[Snakum]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

I'd have to have six Must Have calibers. Five won't cut it.

A .22LR (Everybody needs one a' those)

A pistol in 9mm, 45ACP, or .40S&W (I chose .40S&W for all my Glocks)

A semi-auto rifle in .223, .308, or 7.62x39 (All my carbines are x39 cause I can buy it cheap and stack it deep)

A mid-range tactical/hunting rifle (.308 bolt gun for me for the obvious reasons)

A long range/magnum caliber tactical/hunting rig (I chose 7mm Rem Mag but the 300WSM kicks much ass, too, without the recoil of the 300WM or 338WM/338Lapua)

A shotgun (I have 12ga pumps for power and reliability)


It's interesting that a large percentage of replies list a similar spread. The only other thing I could add would be something just for the fun factor: I'd love to have a .357 or 45 Long Colt lever gun with a matching SAA pistol.

 

[James Johnston]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22LR
223 Rem
260 Rem
7mm WSM
50 BMG

 

[Peepaw]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own


.45, .308, 12Gauge those 3 for surviving and the 5.56 & 50BMG for, well, you know...

 

[josephberry]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22lr, 9mm, .223, .308, four is enough

 

[Austan]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jdberry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">22lr, 9mm, .223, .308, four is enough</div></div>

I'd echo this and throw in a 12ga. to make 5.

 

[Winfree]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

ME
22lr 10/22 ruger
223/556 ar
308 remington 700 5r
12g mossburg 500
45 kimber

Wife
22lr savage bolt
7.62 ak-47
12g moss 500
357 colt python
12" Frying pan, (she is hell with it)

 

[JamieD]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BobinNC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">.22lr
9mm PARA
.223 Rem
.308 Win
12 Ga. </div></div>

+1 right on the money in my book.

JamieD
Wolf Precision

 

[prerunners4life]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

.22lr for girlfriends sig mosquito
9mm for my sig 226
.223 for ar and mini 14
.308 for savage model 10

and who can forget .338 lapua
for my ar30

 

[ejd049]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22LR
223 Rem
308 Win
300 win mag
45 acp

 

[3PER]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

Anyone that didnt include .45ACP should automatically be banned for a year.

 

[270grdeerbullet]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22 LR because its cheap
45 ACP because it can be found most places and it will do the job
300 WM because it will do the long range stuff and can be found most places
375 H&H because it will kill any thing and can be found any were its needed
12 GA its not a caliber but it can be found every were and it will do what you need a shotgun for

 

[jcolev]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22lr
308
12 ga
handgun in 9mm, 40s&w or 45 acp
338 long range rifle

 

[260aics]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

.223 Rem for semi rifle, easy to find ammo
.260 Rem does same thing .308 except better
.338 Lapua for long conversations
12ga everybody bird hunts right?
.45 acp enough said

maybe a .22lr for the kids

 

[lanwickum]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22lr
12 gauge
45acp
<span style="text-decoration: line-through">223</span>
308
this was bugging me. I need a long range run in here.
7WSM

only 5?

 

[Ratbert]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 396chevy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ratbert</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 396chevy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> But I also don't think that owning one was a requirement of this thread....... Just saying....</div></div>

Sure, it's not required, but it seems akin to you trying to convert me to veganism over dinner at Morton's.

</div></div>

Ok then let me explain, I have owned one in the past {USP 40c}, sold it to finance another gun {MK23}, Plan on getting another one {usp 40 match clone} when I get together some spare cash. Loved the gun and the caliber. OK??</div></div>

I think you may be taking this a little too seriously.

 

[Ranger70]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

.22
.223
.308
9mm
50BMG

 

[Big_Thunder]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

.22 LR because if you need to put meat on the table with out a lot of noise

.223 ar

300 wm because it a shooter and is proven

40s$w

408 cheytac why not?

 

[E4300WSM]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

1. 22LR Easy to carry lots of ammo out there
2. 223Rem
3. 308Win
4. 9mm
5. 12ga 00 and birdshot

 

[XMC]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22 LR, same for lots of ammo
45 ACP, 1911, shooting twice is silly
5.56 mm, lots of ammo around + parts
308 M1ANM, semi, mag fed, dependable
300WM bolt, distance

 

[JMC]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22LR
233 Rem (5.56 or Wylde chamber)
308 Win
40 S+W (maybe a 9 or 45 but decent compromise)
12 Gauge

 

[ranger1183]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

1. AR-10/DPMS/Springfield Armory M1A (1000 yd hunt/tactical)

2. 338 (Win Mag/Rem Ultra Mag/Lapua Mag) (+1500 yd hunt/tactical)

3. 45ACP Pistol (1911/Sig P220/HK USP) (one shot gets it done)

4. 12 Guage (Pump or Semi-Auto) (all purpose hunting / CQB)

5. 22LR semi-auto (quiet hunting & short range sniping)

 

[jwoolf]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ejd049</div><div class="ubbcode-body">22LR
223 Rem
308 Win
300 win mag
45 acp
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this.... add 9mm and make it 6. ( four rifle and two pistol )

Shotguns come in gauges.

22lr, well that's a given
223 rem. all around small game and shtf gun.
308 win. good all around ... best, most available, more loading data for this round than anything ever and, it's a military loading.
300wm.... well, it will knock down anything on the continent and, it's my long range long gun.
45 acp... it's been around for 100yrs and, it's still here and as popular as ever.
9mm because it's a potent little round that is truly capable and, the military uses it too.

Those would be mine.

 

[jwoolf]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: USMC2841</div><div class="ubbcode-body">22 LR, same for lots of ammo
45 ACP, 1911, shooting twice is silly
5.56 mm, lots of ammo around + parts
308 M1ANM, semi, mag fed, dependable
300WM bolt, distance </div></div>

Actually, you just listed my guns... I've got an M1A Supermatch! also the 300wm bolt gun. LOL a series 70 gold cup national match 1911 that's been tricked out and an AR. LOL

 

[BoiseRob]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JMC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">22LR
233 Rem (5.56 or Wylde chamber)
308 Win
40 S+W (maybe a 9 or 45 but decent compromise)
12 Gauge </div></div>

Add in a 9mm & 44 mag and you have my collection with various quantities of each...

 

[stefan73]

Re: 5 calibers everyone should own

22lr
44mag
308
338 or a 300WM
12ga