Over the years, some ammunition calibers have gone by the wayside while others continue on for decades. Some are passed down through generations of family shooters.
The Avid Outdoorsman takes a look at calibers that have been passed down through generations.
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Some calibers don’t survive because they’re trendy. They survive because they’re useful, available, and tied to real memories—first deer, first duck limit, first rifle you were trusted to carry alone. When a cartridge keeps showing up in family gun safes and old ammo cans, it’s usually because it worked for the people who came before you, and it still works now.
These are the calibers you hear about at kitchen tables and tailgates. They’re the ones that get recommended with a shrug and a nod, not a sales pitch. They also tend to live in guns that get passed down—lever actions with worn bluing, bolt guns with honest scratches, revolvers with smooth triggers. Here are 15 that have carried stories across generations, plus the classic guns they’re most often tied to.
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