Multiple Calibers

[Drifter]

My 66 Yellow Boy is .45 colt as well as most of my 6-shooters.

However,  , I always enjoy and employ my .44 colt open top!  So far I haven't missed loaded anything.  And .44 colt is the closest to the real cartridge used in the Open Top.

[Prof. Bullspit]

I shoot one caliber (.45) and one load in rifle and pistols.

[Irish Red O'Toole]

It's hard enough to remember stage instructions, let alone remembering what caliber goes in what gun.  I make sure I have only one kind of ammo.  Easier on the higher brain functions that way.

[Wes Virginian]

Usually .44's Rugers with .45(AWA Lightening) but not often.

[Paper Chaser]

My '66 is 45 Colt; pistols .357(Great Western IIs); backup rifle 357(Rossi '92)

[+draw]

.44 Ball in the pistols,
and either .45 Colt with a '66 or .357 with a Marlin '94 for da rifle.

+Draw

[Steel Horse Bailey]

I shoot 45 Colt.  Mostly Black Powder, but when I run low of powder, I shoot smokey-less.  This is for both NCOWS and SASS.  Once in a while, our NCOWS club throws in one or two stages needing a pocket pistol;  then I shoot an old Iver Johnson top break in 38 S&W.  Also, either 12 ga. or 20 ga.  Whatever I'm in the mood for.

[Grapeshot]

Depends, Some matches I shoot .45 Colt out of Rifle and .45 S&W Schofields out of revolver.  Other matches I shoot .44/40 out of Rifles and .44 Colt or .44 Russian out of revolvers.

[Terry Lane]

Howdy all,
all my long guns are .44 WCF. My short guns are .38 colt, .44 colt, .45 Colt, .45 S&W. What I take depends on what I feel like when I wake up the morning of a shoot. Take care.

Terry Lane, Nebraska Territory

[Big John Denny]

All eight of my Rugers and my CAS rifles are all 45 Colt.

[Coop Trawlaine]

Well, since I am still in the tenderfoot stage, "I goes with what I can gets."  I am now on match #7

So that means that I am shooting .45 Colt in my converted '58 Remys and .38 spl in my Marlin .357/38 long gun and of course 12 ga. in my S X S with horns.

My goal is to eventually put aside enough double eagles to get me a long gun in .45 Colt.  That will have to be a ways down the trail as "Uncle" only give me my allowance once a month and them danged pieces of paper with the President's Picture jest don't want to stretch like the ones made of rubber.

[Kaboom Andy]

Usually I shoot .45 Colt in both rifle and pistols but I'm switching to .45 S&W for my Rugers coz it's easy to download it.

[Birdgun Quail]

.45 Colt in revolvers and rifle.

[Pappy Hayes]

I used to shoot 44 Colt and 45. I since have replaced my 45 with RM 1860 Army conversion to match up with my Open Top and finally purchased my lever action, 66 Yellowboy in 44-40. I went with the 44-40 because I want to shoot bp sometimes and the tappered shell prevents blow by better. Also everything I read about the 44Special shooting the 44Colt in it, there were problems.

[Smokin Gator]

I usually shoot 44-40 Marlin rifle and 44 special revolvers.  Sometimes I will use 1 44 special and one 45 Rodeo.  I keep the 44-40 in red boxes only.  Haven't had a problem although it would be very simple to have one caliber.  later,   Smokin Gator

[Marshal Will Wingam]

I shoot .38 spl in everything as a general rule. I bring a pair of 45's in case I need more oomph to knock down targets. At our club, they just set up knock-down targets without any thought to how level they are. Some go down if an oak leafe brushed against them and others won't go down with anything less than a full-boat .45. Today there was one stage with 24 knockdown targets so I shot my .45's on that stage.

[Driftwood Johnson]

The first Single Action Revolver I ever owned was a Black Hawk in 45 Colt that I bought back around 1975. Never saw any reason to change calibers.

The first Lever Gun in a 'pistol caliber' that I ever owned was a 100 year old Marlin 1894 in 44-40. Again, never saw any reason to change calibers. I wouldn't own a rifle chambered in 45 Colt.

The only difference is, now I stuff them full of Black Powder.

[Coop Trawlaine]

I wouldn't own a rifle chambered in 45 Colt.

Driftwood,  

I am still a novice at cowboy shooting, I am sure you have a good reason for the above statement.   Is there some particular problem?   Or just a preference.   Always looking to learn something new.

Coop

[Foothills Drifter]

Howdy......
.45 colt all the way................

Good shootin......
Vern... 

[Wireman]

Right now I'm shooting 45 LC in all guns.  I've only been shooting a couple of years so, I got 45's so I can shoot in the most catagories. One day I'll switch to 44-40 for the attempt to train the Dragon (shoot blackpowder). I may swich down to 38's to shoot Dualist or Gunfighter.