Why did you pick the calibers you shoot?

[ACC]

.22 = cheap and easy to find

9mm = prevalent everywhere, least expensive of the "major calibers", high capacity guns

.223/5.56 = all around round, easy to find, interchangeable with my AR

30-30 = because I liked a Marlin 336

12 guage = easy to find, lots of shotties in that caliber.

 

[2 wheel traveler]

9 mm ...223... .308 I picked these because u could find them anywhere haha... jokes on me!

 

[jakeep]

I almost always get it for the purpose I'm shooting. I had a .45 super for bowling pin matches, a 6mmAr turbo because I want to shoot an AR at a 1000. .22 for smallbore matches, and .223 and 30/06 for High Power.

 

[yotewacker]

Guns are like golf clubs. Each one fills a different need. So having just one caliber is almost useless unless your always shooting at the same thing from the same distance.

 

[rkwhyte2]

.22 cause it is cheap and plentiful (well it should be)
5.56/.223 cause you need to have one.
9mm great pistol round and works well as a rifle round also
.357 great stopping power and great hunting round in my lever action rifle
12 gauge well I've always had a 12 gauge

 

[Hiserman79]

.40 easier to get than 9mm and just a few bucks more and I think you get the most bang for your buck
12ga to me this is the ultimate shtf weapon I can pop you with a slug @100yds and up close 00 buck equalizes multi threats with one pull. Not to mention you can turn birdshot into a nasty SD round with the cut shell method
.223/556 fun was plentiful will be laying all over the battle field if shtf
357/38 devastating round/cheap to plink with
.22lr cheap to shoot cheap to stock up and effective enough as last resort

 

[Leo]

.22 rimfire specified in smallbore competition and the rimfire segment of conventional bullseye, hunting

.38 centerfire segment of conventional bullseye (old rule book) and PPC, legal also in ICORE

.45 acp Pistol caliber in conventional Bullseye and NRA action pistol, IPSC

.233 required caliber in NM highpower competition, hunting

7.62 X 51 Required caliber for PALMA competion, hunting

12 Gauge ATA trap gauge, NSSA skeet, Sporting clays, hunting

.410, 28 gauge, 20 gauge , NSSA skeet, Sporting clays, hunting

.9mm cheapest way to shoot IDPA

.40 S&W just because

With that selection I also have all I need for defensive situations.

Other calibers are specific to firearms I find interesting.

 

[Mark 1911]

.22 rimfire - first "real" gun, inherited from my father. Bought a couple others since, and even had 2 that were given to me by people not into guns who know that I am

20 ga single shot - first shotgun, used for squirrel and rabbit when I was a teen

12 ga - acquired as I got more into hunting, now have several sepcifically set up for deer, waterfowl, turkey + pheasant

7mm rem mag - first high power rifle - Ruger M77 high school graduation gift from parents

.270 win, .300 win mag, .338 win mag, .30-06, .243, .223, .300 ultra mag, various calibers collected over the years for different reasons. Some I actually hunt with, some for no particular reason other than I wanted one.

.357 mag - first handgun

collected a few other handgun calibers over the years, but my favorite and EDC is .45 acp

 

[ratames]

I have arthritis in my elbows and was concerned about recoil. Talked to several folks and decided to start out with 9mm to see how my elbows would do. Turns out it wasn't an issue. Decided to try .40 a try and really liked it. Thinking about .45 after all the hype dies down and prices come back to earth.