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I‘ve consolidated a bit and am down to 17 calibers.

I’ve also been focusing on rimfire as I age… my collection of firearms is now 33% rimfire
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I have eliminated several over the last five years…down to 16. I was down to 14 until I added .38 Super and 45-70.
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22 LR
22 Magnum
25 ACP
380 ACP
38 Special
5.7X28 mm
9mm
357 Magnum
10mm
44-40
44 Special
45 ACP
45 Colt
41 Magnum
44 Magnum
454 Casull
223 Remington/5.56X45 mm
300 AAC Blackout
308 Winchester/7.62X51 mm
338 WinMag
416 Rigby
460 Weatherby Magnum
50 Beowulf
410 Bore
12 Gauge
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17 hmr
22 lr and magnum
223/556
30/30
30.06
7.62x39
7.62x54R
7.65X53
32 sw long,32 H&R magnum and 327 magnum.
380
38 super.
38 special and 357 magnum.
9MM.
40SW and 10mm.
44 magnum
45 acp
45 colt.
20GA.
16GA.
12GA.
I think that is all of them.
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12ga
22lr
9mm
223
308

I like to keep the cartridges basic and few, makes it easy to stock up.
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I seem to keep adding them. Maybe this weekend I'll make a list.
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22 rimfire Rifle
9mm Pistol
40 S&W Pistol
45/70 Rifle
.500 S&W mag Rifle and Pistol
30/30 Rifle
12 gauge
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22 LR
22 Magnum
9mm
327 Federal Magnum (32 H&R Magnum)
45 ACP
223 Remington/5.56X45 mm
243 Winchester
30-06 Springfield
410 Bore
16 Gauge (Wall Hanger)
20 Gauge
12 Gauge

Ops, .50 Cal BP
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I'll start from my head and add to it later......Added a few more
6mm Flobert
22 short
22 LR
22 Mag
7.62x25
32acp
32 colt
32 S&W
380
9mm
38 S&W
38 Sp
357
44 special
44 mag
45 colt
45 acp
454 casul
223
243
280
30-30
30-06
7.5x55 Swiss
8mm mauser
7.7 jap
6.5 carcano
38-55
7.62x54R
7.62x39
35 Rem
444 Marlin
45-70
.577 snider
450/577 Martini Henry
43 Egyptian
36,44,50,75 and 12 gauge front stuffer BP

12 gauge, 410 and 12 gauge brass BP rounds

That may be all of them
For fun I think these are the biggest and smallest together.
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Thanks. This is kind of eye-opening.

22 LR
.380 ACP
.38 Special
.357 Magnum
9mm
10mm
.40 S&W
.45 ACP
.45 Long Colt
.410 Shotshell
careful , purging firearms to reduce calibers can bite you , i gave up a pair of SP1 back in the day when .223 was expensive ,and a pair of SVT 40 along with some rare Mosins , a cherry garand , and a Mas 49/56 that was converted to 7.62 NATO

the messed up thing is i came back to all of those calibers except the 30.06
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careful , purging firearms to reduce calibers can bite you , i gave up a pair of SP1 back in the day when .223 was expensive ,and a pair of SVT 40 along with some rare Mosins , a cherry garand , and a Mas 49/56 that was converted to 7.62 NATO

the messed up thing is i came back to all of those calibers except the 30.06
Good point… it can be a cycle

I’ve consolidated before only to (re)expand o_O
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