If You Could Only Shoot One...

[SiameseRat]

Stealing idea about gunsmithing books.

If you could only shoot one caliber for the rest of your life, which would you choose, and why?


(eta- I ran out of options otherwise I would have listed more calibers instead of "other")

 

[Adam_MA]

That's a tough one...

I don't think I could simply drop rifle or pistol all together. If I could choose 1 rifle and 1 pistol caliber, that would make it easy. I would take 40S&W for pistol, and 308 for rifle.

If I had to drop one or the other I would still stick with the caliber I have put.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Like Adam, I'd not want to drop pistol or rifle. Pistol would be the inimitable .45 (1911) and rifle the .223 (pre-ban CAR=15)

 

[Admin]

.45 because 9mm is for women and children...

 

[C-pher]

I put other, thinking that I could go with something like .45LC or .44 mag and get a pistol and Rifle that's both chambered in that same caliber.

Then I don't have to dump one or the other.

 

[Moderator]

.45 ACP,

One shot stop, sounds good to me.

 

[dwarven1]

.45 ACP 'cause it's just so darn much fun... and I have three pistols chambered for it. I'd have to get a .45 carbine of some kind, though, for hunting.

If I could keep one pistol and one rifle, .45 & 30-06. I love Betsy, my M1. She's just so much fun to shoot.

 

[jhrosier]

In a real pinch, the .357 Mag. is a good pistol caliber and a passable rifle caliber.

 

[Len-2A Training]

.45 ACP,

One shot stop, sounds good to me.

Too bad that it's not true!

 

[Chris]

No way... Too Hard.

I want my .40, .45, .480, .454, .475, .500, and then everything from .375 H&H on up. (Ok, I could survive if I had to stop at 20mm) Oh and toss in some .308 for plinking.

BUT.... If TSHTF and I was looking to consolodate to a nice standard round, I'd have to go .45 ACP and .308 only due to availability. I'd probablty stick away a .357 revolver too just because as the previous dry up, I'd still have a fairly popular round.

Oh hell with it...

I WANT IT ALL... I WANT IT ALL.... I WANT IT ALL.... AND I WANT IT NOW!!!!!!

 

[Adam_MA]

.45 because 9mm is for women and children...

hehehe

 

[Arioch]

If I couldn't have a pistol AND a rifle cartridge, I'd go for either a .44 mag or a 45-70. f I could have 1 of each, it would be .357 mag and .338 Lapua.

 

[Pilgrim]

.45acp

It works here:

and here:

 

[SiameseRat]

I WANT IT ALL... I WANT IT ALL.... I WANT IT ALL.... AND I WANT IT NOW!!!!!!

OK Veruca

I know it's difficult. And it does make you have to choose (for the most part) between pistol and rifle. Somehow I expected everyone to choose .45 acp so I'm surprised that there are a few other calibers getting votes.

 

[C-pher]

OK Veruca

Um Pa Um Pa Umpadedoo!

 

[GTOShootr]

My "other" was .40.

 

[Nashmack]

Am I allowed to make my own proprietary calibers?

 

[NH40VE]

.45 because 9mm is for women and children...

hehehe

hey wait a minute...i own a 9mm beretta

(only cause it was free...) i'm thinking of seeing if i can trade it in for a .45 beretta.

as far as the poll goes,i went with .45

 

[Adam_MA]

OK Veruca

SWEET!

I do believe that is the first Willy Wonka reference on the forum!

 

[SiameseRat]

SWEET!

I do believe that is the first Willy Wonka reference on the forum!

It can't be, can it? Well, if it is, I win!

 

[Jaxon]

I'm prone to the .45, but am currently deficient there. I love my pocket 9mm, regardless of the gender inequality attributed to the caliber (which I carried for many years before anyone heard of .40)

I also like my archaic, but very efficient 45LC for revolver/rifle.

RJ

 

[SiameseRat]

come on- doesn't ANYONE want to vote for .22?

 

[Bruce for NH State Rep]

Put me down for "other", as in 12 ga. shotgun. From birdshot to slugs, nothing on two, four, or more legs is off the menu.

 

[Nashmack]

Ohhhhhhhhhh, question SR! Can we have reloading presses as well? If that's the case I'll go for .45-70! Barn burning 500+ grain loads for the rifle, sub 350 grain loads for the revolver!

 

[SiameseRat]

Ohhhhhhhhhh, question SR! Can we have reloading presses as well? If that's the case I'll go for .45-70! Barn burning 500+ grain loads for the rifle, sub 350 grain loads for the revolver!

You can have whatever you want, as long as it's only ONE caliber, forever and ever and ever.

Interesting to see what people have to say about it!

 

[SiameseRat]

Put me down for "other", as in 12 ga. shotgun. From birdshot to slugs, nothing on two, four, or more legs is off the menu.

oooh, good choice. Though not so easy to conceal sans trenchcoat...

 

[Adam_MA]

come on- doesn't ANYONE want to vote for .22?

Maybe if you lived in a completely safe society, that required NO protection, and NO hunting because animal herds thinned themselves out...

Oh wait! Isn't that DC?

 

[Nashmack]

No adam you're thinking of England.

 

[Bruce for NH State Rep]

oooh, good choice. Though not so easy to conceal sans trenchcoat...

Sure it is.

 

[SKS Ray]

I'm gonna stand alone here and say if I had to choose one.... 8mm Mauser.