[FirstFreedom]

Taking a gander at the calibers of my longguns.....

For hunting rifles, the calibers are (with cartridge & action type)...
.729 (12 ga rifled)(semi)
.458 (.45-70 gov't)(lever & single shot)
.366 (9.3x62mm)(turnbolt)
.308 (.30-'06)(turnbolt)
.277 (.270 win)(turnbolt),and
.243 (.243 win)(single shot)

For hunting shotguns, it's:
.729 (12 ga)(semi)
.615 (20 ga)(semi & single shot), and
.451 (isn't .410 bore actually .451"?)(single shot)

For self-defense rifles, it's:
.311 (.303 Brit & 7.62x39mm)(semi & turnbolt)
.308 (.308 win)(semi) and
.224 (5.56x45mm)(semi)

For self-defense shotguns, it's:
.729 (12 ga)(semi)

For Varminter/Target rifles, it's
.243 (.243 Win)(turnbolt)
.224 (.223 Rem)(single shot)
.221 (.22 WMR & .22lr)(semi, turnbolt, pump, & single shot)
.172 (.17 HMR) (single shot), and
.177 (.177 pellet/air)(single shot)

For Purely Recreational/Target rifles, it's:
.308 (7.5x55 swiss)(straight bolt)
.264 (6.5x55 swede, and hopefully soon, will be Savage 12 F Class in 6.5-.284 Norma)(turnbolts)

Oh, and .35 Whelen rocks - I got a caliber extremely similar to it, the 9.3x62mm, even though I wanted a .35 Whelen, since I wanted the CZ 550 FS so badly, and it came in 9.3x62 but not .35 Whelen. You can find Rem 700s (new & used), Rem 750s (new), Rem 7600s (used), and other rifles in .35 Whelen. Not quite the trajectory of .30-06 with 200+ grainers; not quite the knockdown power of the .45-70, but a good compromise between the two for very large game.