How many???

[freebullet]

I was trying to track down a few parts, pieces, ect.
Required making a list.
The list scared me.
It showed we are supporting 19 calibers/gauges. 21 if we count rimfire now.

Got to thinking about the one or two I'd like, to round out our collection. Don't know that we need another.

I had hopes my list would seem tiny by comparison.

Anyone brave enough to reveal the #?

 

[Ian]

I'm only at 18, and only currently have guns for 16 of them (no .40 or 7mm-08). Got a .32 revolver but no dies or mould.

Shotgun is five gauges that i can acually load for, counting the Lee loaders. If you add rimfire thats two more, and if you add caplocks thats another four, then the wrist rocket I cast for.

Then there's the air rifles, CO2, and springers.

Oh, and the cannon.

 

[Cherokee]

I counted 21. Trying to cut down...

 

[RBHarter]

18 calibers ....... 7 cartridges in one .......

 

[oscarflytyer]

damn.... counted mine earlier tonight before seeing this post... I am higher than that if you count 3 shotgun gauges (just got the 16 ga press - have to rehab it) (can't remember exact count and too lazy to recount)! But, worst is, I have dies and brass for one caliber I don't have yet (32-20 - bought gun off GB, and stuff before it arrived. Had bulged bbl and sent it back. Yet to get a replacement gun). And dies for a Marlin donor 336 30-30 waiting to go to JESRebore and grow up to become a 38-55! And today got in everything for the new (to me) S&W HE Regulation Police (1922ish vintage) in 32 S&W Long. And one day, I will prob end up with a 38-40 and maybe 25-35 Winchester... And lets not count the molds, although I think a lot of you have me beat in that dept!

 

[Brad]

19 cartridges if I counted correctly. Damn, that is more than I thought. Thankfully I have some duplication between handgun and lever action as far as cartridges go or it would be far worse. That doesn't include shotgun.
I have 5 guns in 357 alone to feed.

 

[oscarflytyer]

19 cartridges if I counted correctly. Damn, that is more than I thought. Thankfully I have some duplication between handgun and lever action as far as cartridges go or it would be far worse. That doesn't include shotgun.
I have 5 guns in 357 alone to feed.

Yer gonna make me recount, aren't you!?! Dang... And I have to admit, most of mine are single guns... I have to spool up when I a new gun, as it is most likely new caliber. Have 3 dups: pair of 45 Colts (but one Ruger and one clone - load differently), Marlin and WIn 30-30s (slightly diff bullets and loads) and 2x 45-70s. No handgun/levergun combos (HOW can THAT be?!!?).

 

[Brad]

I have lever/revolver in 45 Colt, 44 mag, and 357. Actually I have 2 lever action 357, a single action and 2 double action revolvers.

I am certain I am on the low end here in mould count. I bet I don't have 30. I probably use 10 most of the time and rarely use the others.

Now I can say for certain that I have on hand 11 different primers I can use in small Pistol/rifle. That scares me.

 

[oscarflytyer]

I KNOW I have 27 molds. Counted AND updated the XL spreadsheet tonight! ONLY way I can keep track! I HAVE been known to buy a dup before I did keep track!

 

[Rick]

I've over 70 molds but I'm a light weight, I know one member here that probably has around 400. Probably have loaded for 25-30 calibers over the years though not all of them all at once. Probably around 25+ die sets still around.

 

[Hawk]

I have 8 handguns, 12 rifles and 2 shotgun calibers.
Mutiple guns in several calibers (38 SPL, 357, 9MM, 44 mag, 45 long colt, .223, 270 Win. 243, 30-30).

 

[RBHarter]

Wait we were supposed to count scatter guns too ?

 

[creosote]

28 cartridge calibers, 4 shotgun calibers, 5 black powder calibers, 3 air gun calibers, one cannon, one wrist rocket, and one potato gun
And only 25 molds. That's the first time I counted them. Kinda wish I didn't.

 

[Ian]

Crap, I totally forgot about the 300 blackout and .458 Socom. So, 20 center-fire metallic cartridge setups. Too many, way too many.

So far I have resisted supporting 20, 24, 25, 32, 33, and 375 calibers, along with 9mm and 7.62x39mm. No x54R or .30 carbine, either. All my Mausers are Swedish. No belted or magnum anything except .44 and .357.

 

[Brad]

Dang it Ian, I forgot the 223 and 300 BO in the AR! And the 375 H&H. Puts me at more like 22.

I have 22, 24, 27, 30, 31, 35, 375, 44, 45, and 458
I have 2 different in 375 and in 44. Rifles that is. The 444 Marlin hasn't been fired in a while. Probably should do something about that.

Kinda sad when we can't even remember all we own......

 

[creosote]

Ian, or anyone else. A potato gun is about the most entertaining hand held launching device I have. It will make a hole in a fence easy, with the least accuracy of anything you'll ever shoot, making hitting something very rewarding. Using it in the city will get you in trouble though. Highly recommended.

 

[RBHarter]

In BP there's 36,44,45,50 and 11mm ....... It's actually easier to have a list I don't have a mould or die set for . 17,20 , 33 , 41 (unless you want to give me 410 for that ) , 48 , 54 ,56 , 58 , 62 but I have 69&72 but I don't cast for 16 or 20 ....yet .

 

[fiver]

I'm not even gonna try.
at last count I had something like 60 die sets set up for different stuff. [if you count 38/357/357 Max as separate]

I got 3-32 cal rifles that are all different chambering's, and one is more like a 32.5 caliber.
plus another one that's half way through a Bubba job to become a 7X57 scout rifle..
like I need another 7x57 rifle .

the only shot shell round I don't have a die set conversion, or press for is the 16ga. [never had one for some reason]
but I do have all three 12 ga. and both 20ga. lengths covered just by swapping out/uncovering or converting over a press.
I don't even try to cast for all of them [I'm going from memory here] but have somewhere around 80 molds.
I do make my own shot for most of the lighter target/hunting loads, and load Steel though.

 

[smokeywolf]

UH, you want to know how many what?

 

[creosote]

I wasn't sure how many what's either.
I forgot the rimfires. 17 hmr, 22lr. and 22mag.