In a true shtf situation boxes of 9x19 will be worth far more than gold.
.32 ACP (left), 7.62mm Tokarev (middle) and 9mm Luger (right)
“In a true shtf situation boxes of 9x19 will be worth far more than gold”.
If things didn’t work out, 9x19 would keep the Commies stocked-up in ammunition.
I’d opt for some outdated “exotic” caliber. 45-70, 6.5 Creedmoor, 32-20, and 38 S&W would represent the extremes.