Pond James Pond
New member
For quite a while I would wonder why people would have numerous guns in the same calibre. For me, with a limited number of slots in my cabinet and limited funds, I felt that one gun in each calibre would maximise my shooting experience given my restrictions.
Since then however, despite wincing at the cost of some of the guns I have and the add-ons I have acquired, I've realised that the biggest ongoing cost, for me, is ammo. Reloading mitigates this to a point, but not all calibres are cheaper reloaded!
So this lead me to thinking that ideally, whilst I may have several guns, reducing the ammo selection between them would mean I spend less, or rather am less likely to spend a lot as often, trying to keep all my calibres stocked at decent levels.
Do others on here perhaps make gun choices on the basis of pooling a few guns around the same calibre for the sake of convenience, or do you get guns in different calibres to not be caught short by a shortage of stock?
Since then however, despite wincing at the cost of some of the guns I have and the add-ons I have acquired, I've realised that the biggest ongoing cost, for me, is ammo. Reloading mitigates this to a point, but not all calibres are cheaper reloaded!
So this lead me to thinking that ideally, whilst I may have several guns, reducing the ammo selection between them would mean I spend less, or rather am less likely to spend a lot as often, trying to keep all my calibres stocked at decent levels.
Do others on here perhaps make gun choices on the basis of pooling a few guns around the same calibre for the sake of convenience, or do you get guns in different calibres to not be caught short by a shortage of stock?