My smallest is a Remington 700 in .17 Remington.
Largest is an old Mauser converted to .458 Win.
Or if you go by bore diameter, an old Remington rolling block in 50-70.

Springfield Armory M-6 .22 Hornet-.410, Ruger #1 .458 Winchester, Model 1866 Springfield Trap Door .50-70.

.22 Hornet


.460 Weatherby

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My smallest would be .223, Bushmaster's & Daniel Defense and the largest my two Winchester Model 71's chambered for .348 Winchester.

One of my 71's was my grandfather's and has a 3 digit serial no. just over 100 and the other was my dad's, which is four digit. My main hunting rifle growing up was my dad's old 71, which he gave me when I turned 18.

For some reason, since that time the recoil from most anything I've fired has never bothered me and for the longest time I thought all non .22 cal. rifles kicked like a .348..........

.204 Ruger (No. 1 Ruger) and .357 (Marlin 1894C lever).

5.56mm AR and 30-06 Rem 700

22 Hornet - Springfield M6, Ruger 7722H, CZ 527FS

Biggest - bore size, 45/70, couple of Sharps, a Roller, Trapdoor, 1886 Browning and a Ruger #1.

Biggest - most powerful, 375 H&H, CZ550 Safari

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Not much of a spread for me;
Marlin 1894 CB in .45 Colt is smallest

Springfield 1873 in .45-70 is the largest
LTC

Smallest .22 Hornet....Largest 8x57

.300 mag weatherby. Shot it about 1 year ago to sight in new scope, my shoulder still pops when I scratch my back just right!

Sako Vixen .222 Remington. purchased by my father in Germany 1963

Largest and most powerful MCMillian BigMac SS bolt 50 BMG

Smallest would be (.223) rifles, but the largest would be a Marlin 1894S in 44 Mag, bought off my Dad in 1994.

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.223 Remington through .458 Winchester Magnum.

Currently 30-06

Mossberg 146 B-A .22 and a Remington 700 .375 H&H. Biggest hole is my Alexander Arms .50 Beowulf.

.223/5.56mm in AR carbine and rifle.



.45/70 in Marlin 1895 and 1888 Trapdoor Springfield.


Also have a .54cal muzzle loader.

Winchester 52-D in .22 L.R., and a replica Sharps 1874 in .40-65 Winchester.

I have the same platform for both. Winchesters model 70s. One is a 300 H&H made in 1952, and the other is a 22 hornet rechambered to .22 K-hornet and is the 1st years production, 1937.

Smallest - 'custom' AR-15 in .204 Ruger

Largest - Stevens 44 -1/2 in .40-70 Sharps Straight

IN-between - AR-10 in .260 Rem

Smallest is 22 Hornet, largest is a .300 Weatherby.

Savage Model 340 in .222 (triple deuce)
and
Remington Model 700 Classic in 35 Whelen

Right now the smallest is a 32-20 and the largest is a 45-70. Though I've owned smaller and larger.

I'm a simple fellow with minimal needs and I only use one centerfire rifle cartridge nowadays, I have found with hand-loads my .30-06s will do anything I need. I'm in the same boat with handguns, if a .38/.357 can't do the job then I grab the rifle. I do have plenty of rimfires. There was a time many years ago when I had more calibers than I knew what to do with.

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I have started a new project where I will have both of these covered in one rifle.

May I present to you the .17BMG



Actually my smallest is various .22s and the largest is 8mm, while the most powerful is a 308 Norma Mag.

bob

Smallest is 6.5x54 Mannlicher Schoenauer M1903,,along with it's cousin 6.5x53R in a M92 Mannlicher sporter.

Largest bore is .500 x 3" BPE in a Rigby double
But a 470 N/E by Tolley is more powerfull.

Local Jumbo population is easily kept in check...

The smallest - the rather mundane .22LR in various models.

The biggest - this one. 20mm Gustav PVG 42 recoilless rifle.

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Smallest are a Colt AR 15 HBAR and a Colt M4 carbine in .223. Largest are 50-70s: a Sharps M 1853 converted, a M 1866 Trapdoor, and a Springfield rolling block (apparently made under contract with Remington: has Remington patent dates on it).

Smallest is a .218 Bee Win Mod 92.
Largest is a 30-06 M1 Garand, though the .64 1861 Springfield has a larger bore diameter but isn't technically a centerfire I suppose.

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22hornet 338 win mag

Now.....that's Cool!

Pete

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K77/22-VHZ Ruger .22 Hornet
1895 Marlin .45/70

Winchester SRC in 25-20 (up close)& Tikki M-65 in 25-06(far out)
Springfield Trapdoor 45-70

Colt-Sauer in .243 and a Colt Sauer in .300Wby.

Like others I have a 45-70 lever for biggest bore size, but the Weatherby is my most powerful.

Mine are a CZ .17 rimfire. And a H&R in .500 S&W.
Only want to shoot the .500 about 3 times and then go to
the chiropractor for re-alignment. But it will flat out put a
Whitetails dick in the dirt.

How long is barrel life on this cartridge????
2 or 3 rounds ??? haha

.17 Mach IV.

2-Bore.

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270 weatherby magnum and a 300 h&h magnum. Both seem to have about the same kathunk on my shoulder.

Rem 700 LV SF .17 Remington and Rem 700 Mountain LSS 30-06

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OGCA, NRA LM

Savage Model 1904 .22RF
Mauser Model 71/84 11mm

Ruger 77 in .30-06

Ruger M77-RSM in 416 Rigby, what a fun gun to shoot

remington xp-100.......221 fireball....smallest

largest true rifle would be a '94 AE Trapper....a stretch would be an 870 with Hasting rifled barrel attached in 12 bore, a most decisive hog gun if held to 75 yds. or so.....

Model 43 Winchester in 22 Hornet and Remington 30-06 with lots in between. Wouldn't have guessed that there would be so many elephant guns among members!

I'm only set up for one caliber: 5.56

I only use my rifles for competitions at a couple of local gun clubs.

I have two ar-15s set up for three gun.

I also have a Savage model 10 with a 20 inch heavy barrel & Leupold scope for any kind of precision competitions.

None of the ranges are more than 300 yards. The 5.56 is perfect, cheap, accurate and easy to reload.

Paul

Smallest in terms of caliber is a Ruger Mini-14 Ranch Rifle in .223 Remington. Largest is Marlin 336CS in 30-30 Winchester. Not a rifle guy, so 30-30 is big enough for me-haven't even shot it.

My smallest center fire rifle is a CZ American 550 in 22-250 and my Largest is a Sako 338 Win Mag. I sent the Sako to E.R. Shaw in the 1990's when it was a 30-06 and I had him rebarrel it in 338 Win Mag and he opened the bolt up to accept the larger caliber. I used the 338 Win Mag to shoot my trophy 6x7 Elk on our 2009 trophy hunt with my sons. We waited 18 years to get our trophy license and my 2 boys each got a 6x6 Elk.

Sorry, but I don't believe in small bores - I only shoot big bores.

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Smallest is .22, i.e., .22 LR or 5.57mm. Largest is a beautiful all matching number 1939 dated Mauser K-98 in 8x57mm produced in Berlin just as WWII was getting underway.

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Smallest is .223 in Mini 14 stnls fldr, Savage Edge XP. Largest, 45-70 in sporterized 1878-dated Springfield, Ruger Model 1 Bicentennial.

Regards,

Dyson

Here's my smallest center fire rifle. A Stevens
Ideal single shot rifle in 22-15. The last photo
is (top to bottom); a 22-15 cartridge; 22 LR for
comparison; a 60-grain bullet for the 22-15.

John Gross

Same here, except my .22 Hornet is a Springfield M6 OU in .22 Hornet and .410, and my .460 Weatherby has a LH action with a Lazermark stock. Oh, I also have a Ruger M-77/.22 Hornet.

By the way, it looks like a number of folks replying didn't read the question and are listing rimfire rifles, rather than centerfire.