After selling off of all my weird European milsurps a few years ago (and their unobtainium cartridges), Im considering another round of consolidation by divesting my arms chambered for domestic cartridges which have become untenably expensive, are STILL hard to find post-Covid, or don't offer significant performance advantages.
On the chopping block are all my .30-06 rifles, including a Garand, M1917 Eddystone, Weatherby Vanguard, several M1903s, my last .243 Savage M99, a pair of .30 M1 Carbines, and all my .45 pistols; several 1911s, SIG P220, S&W M645, etc.
I'm fond of all these, but just can't afford to feed them very often and they dont get shot much as a result. I dont have the space or free time for reloading in any useful quantities either.
That would get me down to just 8 cartridges: .22, .38/.357, .380, 9mm, .223, 7.62X39, .308, and 12GA.
The sale of these older guns would fund a significant quantity of ammunition for the remaining chamberings- hopefully enough to weather shortages Im expecting from the next manufactured crisis.
This would require surrendering the majority of my beautiful vintage centerfires, though of course I still have many fine old .22 rifles and revolvers if I need a Blue Steel and Walnut fix.
My head says this is The Way, but my heart says NO NO NO!
I'm on a ledge, talk me down, man......