I have seen online some guns that shoot different calibers in one gun, I saw one that shot 3 different calibers but I can't recall it now, would like to learn more about these type of guns, but I'm not talking about switching out barrels and stuff, just the ones something like my Taurus that does 38 special and 357, any others?

Much easier with a revolver than an autoloader. You have the whole .44 family. A revolver that is chambered for .44 Mag will also shoot .44 Special and .44 Russian. A S&W 610 or 310 will shoot both 10mm or .40 S&W. A revolver chambered for .327 Federal Magnum will also shoot .32 H&R magnum and .32 S&W Long (which also goes by other names).

 

A semi-auto will require at least a barrel change - except in the case of oddballs like the Coonan. Most guns chambered for .40 S&W can shoot .357 Sig with a barrel change and for some (Sigs for instance) there are aftermarket conversion kits (Bar-Sto notably) that can make that .40 S&W/.357 Sig also shoot 9mm.

 

Those are the common ones that come to mind immediately. If you are going to hunt or punch paper a T/C Contender or Encore give you terrific flexibility with everything from rinfire up through some earthshaking rifle calibers available with a simple barrel change. I have a Contender with a scoped .221 Fireball barrel and an iron-sighted .357 Max - which is the most brutally recoiling handgun I've ever shot, and I once had an XP100 chambered in .308 Winchester.

 

Lots of variety out there - so many guns, so little time (and money).

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Hate to follow my own post, but I forgot a fairly significant market segment. It seems that since Cowboy Action Shooting has become all the rage, single action revolvers have become of the sole provence of those shooters. And it's a shame because they offer a ton of fun at a reasonable price for the all-around recreational shooter and now because of CAS there is so much more to choose from.

 

Pertinent to this topic are the "convertibles" by Ruger. These guns come with an extra cylinder so they have dual caliber capability. You have the rimfire convertible: .22 S, L, LR with the additional cylinder accommodating .22WMR. Then there is the .357 mag (which of course can also shoot .38 Spl) with an additional cylinder in 9mm. And the big-bore offering of .45 Colt with an additional cylinder for .45 ACP.

 

Sorry for the oversight.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Add a couple of Ruger SAA's that I have - 38/40 with a 10mm cylinder and a 32/20 with a 32 mag cylinder that can shoot 32 longs I believe.

yeah, most notable ones are the Taurus Judge shooting 45LC and 410 shot shells. and the Smith Governor shooting 45 LC, 45 ACP, and 410 shot shells.

 

What is that Smith 460? Shoots something else too?

The Smith 460 can shoot 460 magnum, 454 casull, and 45 Long Colt.

 

But you may be asking about the Sig P250... the same action can be used for three different frames (9mm, 40 cal, and 45 ACP).

i found this sounds really cool

madusa handgun, it looks like they are rare and expensive though...

 

http://www.kitsune.addr.com/Firearms/Revolvers/Medusa_Model_47.htm