If you're so worried about the government knowing, I suggest you stop using credit\debit cards and stop filling out 4473s..
Which calibers do you shoot...?!
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If you're so worried about the government knowing, I suggest you stop using credit\debit cards and stop filling out 4473s..
Shoobee
Banned
Those are really good well-though-out choices.
You obviously hunt, and you have chosen calibres which you can also hunt with as well as defend yourself.
I used to have a 22LR Colt Woodsman, and I loved it. Perfect for small game and backpacking. Haven't been backpacking much lately though, other than with my 44 mag or my 300 RUM during hunting season.
Shoobee
Banned
You are with guns what I am with women ... never met one I did not like and want for myself.
Like me, you seem to have found that the 44 mag is the biggest handgun you or I can comfortably shoot.
Also like me, you seem to like the 308s, although I have pushed this all the way to the limit with a 300 RUM, somewhat painful to shoot, but it will kill anything in North America including white or brown bears and any type of ungulate.
And further like me, you have found that the 12 gauge will do anything that any of the others will not do.
Shoobee
Banned
A 12 gauge pump with a long ammo cylinder would round out your self defense kit very well, you are right.
I would recommend against reloading, since it is really tedious, unless you are using the 308 for long range accuracy, in which case reloading makes perfect sense, because then you can load ultra-precise cartridges for it.
Note that a 5.56 normally refers to an AR-15 whereas a 223 normally refers to a bolt action, and they are not interchangeable. You can shoot 223 our of your 5.56 but they may jam, and if you shoot 5.56 out of your 223 it might blow up the bolt.
It's not tedious.. I've been reloading now for 5 years. I had a progressive setup and am getting another, it's easy for me to do well over 500rds/hr with any of my calibers. I reload to save money, as it's less than 50% of the retail prices for ammo - $2k in .223 reloading supplies nets you almost 20k rounds.
Regardless, I'm not an idiot but thank you for pointing out the differences between .223 and 5.56mm. There are AR-15s chambered in .223 Wylde, and there are bolts chambered in 5.56mm. I fire .223 Remington (since there isn't a 5.56 sizing die commonly available, however there are dies made specifically for the AR-15 platform, which I do not have) out of my AR-15 every time and have never had a problem.
S&W645
NRA Life Member
I guess you never have understood the two. Check a pre-ban Colt AR-15 closely. You'll find the lower marked in .223 Rem while the barrel is marked 5.56mm. .223 Rem in a Colt AR-15 so marked works just fine but loses a little on the accuracy. It is only the 5.56mm fired in a standard .223 chamber that causes problems. As another poster pointed out, that is also why there is .223 Wylde.
S&W645
NRA Life Member
Handguns run .22LR, 9mm, 32-20WCF, .45ACP
Long guns run .22LR, .270 Win, 30-30, 5.56/.223, 7.62X54R, 20ga, 16ga, 12ga, 10ga.
Carbines run 9mm and 7.62X54R.
Deserteagle
New member
Here is a good start:
http://www.usacarry.com/forums/conc...popular-concealed-weapon-handgun-caliber.html
http://www.usacarry.com/forums/conc...popular-concealed-weapon-handgun-caliber.html
You guys make me feel better about having too many calibers. I had this crazy idea of getting everything down to 9mm, which is my wife's preferred caliber, but I just won a SIG in .40 on an auction and it's a beaut. So:
Handguns:
.22LR
.380 ACP
.38sp/.357 mag
.40 S&W
9x19mm
Rifles:
.22LR
.223/5.56 NATO
.308/7.62 NATO
Shotguns:
12ga
Done. No more calibers for me(?)
Handguns:
.22LR
.380 ACP
.38sp/.357 mag
.40 S&W
9x19mm
Rifles:
.22LR
.223/5.56 NATO
.308/7.62 NATO
Shotguns:
12ga
Done. No more calibers for me(?)
Rhino
New member
I thought it was the Marianas Trench.
Shoobee
Banned
Since the AR-15 jams so very easily, it even did in Aurora Colo for the psycho Joker shooter, that it is best not to skimp in any way, and make sure you have 5.56 dies, and 5.56 brass, and 5.56 loading data. Just a word of advice.
Warbirds
New member
Your AR15 223/5.56 advice is off kIlter. Per SAAMI (feel free to go to their website to verify) 223 is perfectly safe to shoot in 5.56. And is no more at risk to jam than any other round. 5.56 is not safe in 223.
The majority of AR15 rifles are chambered in 5.56 but most shooters use the more readily available and cheaper 223.
My ammo choices
.22 pistol and rifle
.38/357
9mm
.40
.45
223/5.56 pistol and rifle
7.63x39 pistol
.30 carbine
30-06
30-30
.243
20 gauge
12 gauge
Want to add
300 blackout
.308
5.7
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Shoobee
Banned
Aurora Colo is our best case study in how easily AR-15's jam. You only make it worse by shooting the wrong ammo in it.
Warbirds
New member
Will your answer these questions?
Do you own an AR15? Does it jam a lot?
Do you reload?
Were do you get your information?
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