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X Caliber – A Survival Game-Changer

OK, so here’s the scenario: some major disaster has happened (pick your favorite: zombie apocalypse, major natural disaster, foreign invasion, etc.), you’re trying to protect yourself, your family and your stuff. But, given the extreme situation, ammo is scarce and you have a limited arsenal of weapons. What good is it to find 5.56 NATO or .38 special rounds when all you have is a .308 rife, a 9mm pistol and a 12 gauge shotgun? Enter: X Caliber.

X Caliber Shotgun Adapter System

What is X Caliber?

X Caliber is an adapter system that enables any single-shot, break-action 12 ga. shotgun to fire a variety of ammunition designed for other firearms. You read that right, with the X Caliber system, you can fire ten different types of ammunition other than your typical 12 ga. shells. Here are all the calibers you can fire with X Caliber:

  • .22LR
  • .38 special
  • .357
  • 9mm
  • .45 acp
  • .45LC
  • .410 shotgun
  • .223
  • 7.62×39
  • .308

How Does X Caliber Work?

X Caliber adapter system in bagWell, I’m no engineer or gunsmith, so I can’t give you all the formulas and data but I can explain it the way I understand it. X Caliber adapters are 7″-long steel tubes that are inserted snugly into the breach of your shotgun and have internal rifled barrels the precise size needed for the various calibers you may wish to fire.

While you are limited with a single shot firearm, the possibilities really make this a viable system in the event you are stuck in a situation with very limited ammunition. Clearly, if you don’t believe there’s any need for preparing for such a scenario, than X Caliber isn’t for you, but if you are a prepper or even someone who believes times of crisis are at least somewhat likely, you might want to consider the X Caliber which is available for pre-order from Gear Up for $449.

NatGeo’s Doomsday Preppers host Tim Ralston is a big fan of the X Caliber system and you can see his two videos on the subject below. Now, why I had to find out about X Caliber on The Blaze rather than at Guns & Ammo or some other firearms magazine, I don’t know.

See Tim’s introduction to X Caliber below:

What’s Tim field test the X Caliber here:

Apr 4, 2013G. Miles
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Comments: 10
  1. G Savage
    4 years ago

    So, basically it turns the shotgun into a pistol with a 6″ barrel shooting the round down the middle of the shotgun barrel? Would that make it, in theory, a pistol with a shoulder stock, and a 12-gauge sized barrel shroud? I could see CA seeing it that way.

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  2. Tahir
    6 years ago

    is there any option to have an Xcaliber 12 gauge insert / adopter of 7.62x51mm bullet?. Moreover, is it possible to have longer barrel insert i. e 16″ or even longer?

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  3. Peter Ensinger
    7 years ago

    where can I buy the rifle adapters .223, 7.62×39 and .308. for my Xcaliber ?

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  4. FRANK ELLS
    7 years ago

    Ihave a Maverick HS12 shotgun with 18″ barrel.It would be awesome if that set of adapters was offered as custom inserts that were 18″ long. would increase accuracy a lot. Not sure how it would affect action pressures though. Reply back with your thoughts.
    Thanks
    Frank

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  5. Donald Blake
    8 years ago

    I am trying to get together with other preppers that are in my area and starting a South Eastern New England Prepper’s FB page so that we can share thoughts odeas, tips and tricks together, when people think preppers, the generally think Down South or Far Nor r h, like North DeKota, they Very rarely think of New Engnglanders, But I would like to change that. We ALL need to step up and help each other as a Nation. Any lil tricks and tips that we can trade off to each other may very well help us survive whatever comes our way. I Actually Hope None of this knowledge is needed, but I have a bad feeling of things taking a turn for the worse. By sharing our Knowledge with each other, I think we can deal with Anything that some One or Some PEOPLE want to make us afraid in our country.I believe that the Country of the United States, as flawed as it is , is STILL THE BEST country in the World, and I would rather be a part of the Solution than part of the problem

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  6. Paul Dominick
    8 years ago

    Where can I buy one in AZ

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  7. Rick
    9 years ago

    Are you going to make these for a 20 gauge?

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  8. Paul
    9 years ago

    What happened to the 7.62 and 5.56 ones he’s not selling them anymore

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    • Adam
      9 years ago

      are you talking about .308 and .223?

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  9. Yuriy Stupak
    9 years ago

    Would you be able to make me one the shoots 50AE cartridges? I own a desert eagle 50AE that I shoot often. The magazines are expensive and don’t last as long as most, loading one round at a time damages the casing which is bad for reloading. A 50 AE adapter would be amazing. I have a lot of old school guys at my range that shoot and reload their Desert Eagles that would love this product in that caliber. Can it be done and what would it run us? Stupakys@gmail.com. Thank you.

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9 years ago 10 Comments Guns, Videos.22 LR, .223, .308, .357 magnum, .38 Special, .410 ga, .45, 12 ga, 5.56 NATO, 7.62 AK, 7.62 NATO, 9mm, doomsday, hunting, preppers, shotgun, survival4,106
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