I've been...very slowly...working on building a small collection of ammunition in various cartridges, starting with the most commonly encountered and working down.
The underlying idea is that, should I come across or acquire a firearm chambered in cartridge I do not currently own/stock...or somebody I know has a firearm with no ammo and no ability to get ammo right then...said firearm can be loaded, even if it's just with a small amount of ammunition.
So, the most sought after cartridges for this collection would be the ones that are the most popular + the ones for which there may be the most guns owned by people who do not have ammo (or trustworthy functional ammo) for them.
Please don't tell me you don't think it's practical I don't care, I like guns and like ammo and like my can of assorted random boxes of ammo I'll most likely never open let alone shoot.
So...what cartridges do you recommend for this box?
(if you think this is deja vu, I have post this every once and again to get a fresh set of input)
Here is what I have so far:
.25 auto
.32 auto
.380 auto
9mm Makarov
9mm Luger
.357 sig
.40 S&W
.45 ACP
10mm
.32 S&W Long
.38spl
.44spl
.410 gauge
20 gauge
16 gauge
12 gauge
.22lr
.17 HMR
.223 REM
300 AAC blackout
.30 carbine
.35 Winchester
7.62x39
7.62x54R
30-06 Springfield
7mm Remington Mag
.243 WIN
.270 WIN
30-30 WIN
8mm mouser
.308 WIN
.300 Winchester Mag
Here are the ones I tagged to eventually add to the pile.
Anything glaringly missing?
.45 GAP
10 gauge
.22mag
6.8mm Remington SPC
.45-70 govt
5.45x39
7mm-08
FN 5.7x28
32 S&W short (I do have 32 S&W long)
22-250
7.5 French
7.5x55 Swiss
6.5x55 Swede
7x57
8x57
6.5 Jap
7.62 Nagant revolver
7.62x25
30 WCF
The underlying idea is that, should I come across or acquire a firearm chambered in cartridge I do not currently own/stock...or somebody I know has a firearm with no ammo and no ability to get ammo right then...said firearm can be loaded, even if it's just with a small amount of ammunition.
So, the most sought after cartridges for this collection would be the ones that are the most popular + the ones for which there may be the most guns owned by people who do not have ammo (or trustworthy functional ammo) for them.
Please don't tell me you don't think it's practical I don't care, I like guns and like ammo and like my can of assorted random boxes of ammo I'll most likely never open let alone shoot.
So...what cartridges do you recommend for this box?
(if you think this is deja vu, I have post this every once and again to get a fresh set of input)
Here is what I have so far:
.25 auto
.32 auto
.380 auto
9mm Makarov
9mm Luger
.357 sig
.40 S&W
.45 ACP
10mm
.32 S&W Long
.38spl
.44spl
.410 gauge
20 gauge
16 gauge
12 gauge
.22lr
.17 HMR
.223 REM
300 AAC blackout
.30 carbine
.35 Winchester
7.62x39
7.62x54R
30-06 Springfield
7mm Remington Mag
.243 WIN
.270 WIN
30-30 WIN
8mm mouser
.308 WIN
.300 Winchester Mag
Here are the ones I tagged to eventually add to the pile.
Anything glaringly missing?
.45 GAP
10 gauge
.22mag
6.8mm Remington SPC
.45-70 govt
5.45x39
7mm-08
FN 5.7x28
32 S&W short (I do have 32 S&W long)
22-250
7.5 French
7.5x55 Swiss
6.5x55 Swede
7x57
8x57
6.5 Jap
7.62 Nagant revolver
7.62x25
30 WCF