How well rounded is your cartridge collection?

[Northern Shooter]

In terms of which cartridges you own, do you have everything covered from ground hog to bull elephant?

I try to avoid as much overlap as possible and tend to “skip” every other caliber class, with a few exceptions.

I currently own:

22LR
223/5.56
6.5x55
7.62x39
308
30.06
338 WM
9mm
38 spl / 357 Mag
375HH
416 Rigby
45-70
458 Win Mag
470 NE
12g

See any obvious gaps?

 

[Zinz]

No “fast” .30 ?

 

[Northern Shooter]

No “fast” .30 ?

Nothing currently, always liked big and slow.

 

[CoElkHunter]

In terms of which cartridges you own, do you have everything covered from ground hog to bull elephant?

I try to avoid as much overlap as possible and tend to “skip” every other caliber class, with a few exceptions.

I currently own:

22LR
223/5.56
6.5x55
7.62x39
308
30.06
338 WM
9mm
38 spl / 357 Mag
375HH
416 Rigby
45-70
458 Win Mag
470 NE
12g

See any obvious gaps?

Yes. No Creedmoors, PRCs or even a Back Country? What’s the matter with you! LOL

 

[Hogpatrol]

No .17 or .20 and 6mm calibers. Pistol, . .40 S&W and 44 mag.

 

[Northern Shooter]

No .17 or .20 and 6mm calibers. Pistol, . .40 S&W and 44 mag.

Canada - No pistols haha.

 

[Hillbilly Marine]

In terms of which cartridges you own, do you have everything covered from ground hog to bull elephant?

I try to avoid as much overlap as possible and tend to “skip” every other caliber class, with a few exceptions.

I currently own:

22LR
223/5.56
6.5x55
7.62x39
308
30.06
338 WM
9mm
38 spl / 357 Mag
375HH
416 Rigby
45-70
458 Win Mag
470 NE
12g

See any obvious gaps?

38-55
50-110

 

[Tbitty]

Missing a quarter bore for sure!

 

[Northern Shooter]

Missing a quarter bore for sure!

Something I’ve considered, especially with sheep in mind.

257 Robert’s?

 

[Betterinthebush]

Something I’ve considered, especially with sheep in mind.

257 Robert’s?

Good choice. I’d say a .25-06

Edit to add: a mentor and guide hero of mine (J.P.) used to “cork” seals with a .25-06. He told me, if it’s good for seals it’s good for sheep.

 

[Red Leg]

Something I’ve considered, especially with sheep in mind.

257 Robert’s?

I do not normally beat the Weatherby drum, but the 257 Weatherby with a 100 gr TTSX may be the most useful and lethal "deer"/medium PG load I have ever used. I discovered it only a few years ago, and the R8 is a perfect chassis. It is pretty close to a laser beam with a muzzle velocity of 3570 (R8 uses a full length barrel). The TTSX does its thing at that sort of speed.

 

[Russ16]

I’m a bit different.

22 lr
257 Roberts
30-06
300 win mag
376 H&H
28 gauge
20 gauge
16 gauge
12 gauge

I have multiple of each of these.

But the 30-06 is all I ever reach for here in the US.

 

[Tbitty]

Something I’ve considered, especially with sheep in mind.

257 Robert’s?

I would probably lean 25-06 or Weatherby if only for more availability and speed. But the 25 Bob is tried and true and works just fine.

 

[AB2506]

22LR (3)
22WMR
17Rem
5.56/223Rem
22.250Rem
243AI
25-06Rem
7.62x39
308Win
300WSM
375H&H
12Ga (5) (The single shot is the "truck gun". It has an accompanying lock box filled with various lengths of 12ga shells of varying shot and buckshot sizes. Also Foster style slugs. It also has a .410 adapter and the box has varying .410 shells. It also has a 22LR adapter and the box has a box of CCI Velocitor cartridges. I feel that this firearm and ammo selection allows me to handle any reasonable injured wildlife found along the highway. (Of course one must obtain permission from the local game warden/sheriff.)

 

[Berettaco]

.243 - that’s all you need

 

[cash_tx]

.243 - that’s all you need

"This is the way. " ;-)

 

[ftrovato]

In terms of which cartridges you own, do you have everything covered from ground hog to bull elephant?

I try to avoid as much overlap as possible and tend to “skip” every other caliber class, with a few exceptions.

I currently own:

22LR
223/5.56
6.5x55
7.62x39
308
30.06
338 WM
9mm
38 spl / 357 Mag
375HH
416 Rigby
45-70
458 Win Mag
470 NE
12g

See any obvious gaps?

Nice Lineup....But we always need a few more guns! ;-)

22LR
223/5.56
243 (ADD)
6.5x55
7.62x39
308 (Drop)
30.06
338 WM
9mm
38 spl / 357 Mag (Drop)
44 Mag (Add)
375HH
416 Rigby
45-70
458 Win Mag
470 NE
20g or 28g (Add)
12g

 

[Flbt]

In terms of which cartridges you own, do you have everything covered from ground hog to bull elephant?

I try to avoid as much overlap as possible and tend to “skip” every other caliber class, with a few exceptions.

I currently own:

22LR
223/5.56
6.5x55
7.62x39
308
30.06
338 WM
9mm
38 spl / 357 Mag
375HH
416 Rigby
45-70
458 Win Mag
470 NE
12g

See any obvious gaps?

22lr
22m
44 spc/ mag
9mm
45acp
222
223
6.8spc
303
6.5g
6.5x55
6mm
350L
45-70
338 wm
358 Winchester
257 wm
8x57


There a few more I would have to look there in the trade safe

 

[Flbt]

If we are counting handgun in there
9 mm
32acp
32 h&r
10mm
45acp
45 colt
44 spc
44 mag
357 sig
25acp
380
22 mag
22 lr

Shotgun
410
12 ga
And hopefully before season a 16ga

 

[ActionBob]

In terms of which cartridges you own, do you have everything covered from ground hog to bull elephant?

I try to avoid as much overlap as possible and tend to “skip” every other caliber class, with a few exceptions.

I currently own:

22LR
223/5.56
6.5x55
7.62x39
308
30.06
338 WM
9mm
38 spl / 357 Mag
375HH
416 Rigby
45-70
458 Win Mag
470 NE
12g

See any obvious gaps?

You need a 7mm Rem Mag, or a 280 AI (preferably in a light weight mountain gun) , or a 7x64. Even a 7mm Mauser if you want to stay traditional.