So call me boring...

[Ivan the Butcher]

In the late 80's I bought a PPKs in 380 to go with my WWII PPk in 32. I already reloaded 9mm and 32, so adding 380 dies was no big deal. I ordered in 1000 Speer HP projectiles. I've sold the PPk and PPks and still have a few 32's and 380's.

The 10 boxes of projectile are still on the shelf. I have a 2 pound coffee can of range brass, I just can't get motivated to load the round. Including shotgun shells, I can load 117 different cartridges, 380 just hasn't motivated me yet! (up the thread a bit, Rusty's 6.5x54, is just plane excitement waiting to happen!) Maybe it is the guns that are unexciting?? I love loading for 1911's in 45 and 38 Super, I love loading for the Broomhandle Mauser! I love loading for the 1000 yard rifles and the AR-10 & -15! I just can't get excited about loading for the LCP!

Ivan

 

[susieqz]

the neat thing about 22lr, is. you can buy enow to last you the rest of your life.
i buy a case of 5,000 here n there n i don't have any idea how much i have.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

the neat thing about 22lr, is. you can buy enow to last you the rest of your life.
i buy a case of 5,000 here n there n i don't have any idea how much i have.

I started buying 22 LR in 1974, every fall the discounter closed out all ammo getting ready for Christmas. I have Wildcat and Thunderbolt that I bought by the 1000, for 25 to35 cents a box. I forget how many boxes fit in an 50 cal ammo can, but I have several full ones.

I also bought Eley and RWS target ammo when on sale or close-out, and have about 25,000.

When I take the kids or grandkids out shooting 22's it is usually 50 rounds of aimed shots, one at a time! Their groups look like groups, not an artillery impact range!

Ivan

 

[Rastoff]

OK, you're boring.

But you're not alone. I have and use many calibers, but only because different guns require it. Even so, I limit my calibers for those:
.45ACP for pistols
.38SPL for revolvers (I could shoot .357Mag, I just don't)
.223Rem for close in defensive rifle, .308Win for long distance
12ga for shotgun
Of course .22LR for fun

I like to keep it simple.

 

[Golddollar]

I don't care what anybody says, I'm not getting rid of my .455 Webley. It took me too long to find it.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

For handguns: 22lr, 9mm, 45 ACP, 38 Special and 357 Mag

Shotguns; 12 gage

Rifles: 22 lR, 38 Special, 357 Mag, 308 Win, 5.56, 7.62 x 54R,

I will not be running out of any caliber anytime soon.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

Really boring.

I don't know how I would get through another week without the challenges of casting and sizing bullets for obsolete 19th Century rifles, much less mentally comparing the relative merits of 180-grain .40 S&W vs. 200-grain .45 ACP. Not to mention my earlier exploits with wildcat rifle cartridges (.223 Rem necked up to 6mm, .308 Win necked up to .338) with the challenges of "rolling my own" ammo. Then there are my original percussion revolvers and rifle that I continue to take out to the range every year or so, produce copious clouds of black powder smoke.

There are just too many directions to be pursued with firearms, reloading, bullet casting, collecting, etc, for me to ever get bored!

 

[tops]

Instead of only keeping a couple of caliber guns I think it's better to have guns of many calibers. If ammo gets hard to find surely there will be a box of something for sale and I'll have a gun to shoot it. Larry

 

[Muss Muggins]

I dumped .40 S&W back in 2015. After 25 years of carrying a Glock 23 around, I was just quite frankly tired of shooting that round. I only had a couple of pistols in the caliber, but I had a ton of ammo and magazines for those pistols, so it took a while to cull it down. I still have most of the popular handgun calibers, so I'm not missing anything.

 

[AzShooter]

I just bought the Shield EZ in 9 mm. Nice pistol. It is very easy to rack the slide. The shop had NO 9 mm ammo on the shelves but fortunately I had 500 rounds stocked away.

I'll give it a try next Wednesday to see how it feels with 9mm rounds in it.

 

[St0rmshad0w]

I love carrying and i also love handguns so i keep a huge collection of handguns. 9mm,10mm, .45 and 22lr. They provide different results in my opinion and i couldn't stay with one or two caliber.