[skimbell]

For most of my life I've listened to different people make their claims on which caliber is "the way to go".

Most of these explanations eventually get around to comparisons to and comments about how their pet platform a is "just as good as" .30 cal in a rifle and the .45 cal in a handgun.

I thought about that for a bit.

Guess what I decided to go with for my weaponry.

[Texas Fossil]

Exactly.

I reload on the cheap. I like 30 cal. rifles. Have smaller and larger, but 30 will do the job.

For coyotes, wild hogs and deer in brush. The old 30-30 170 gr. (gas checked) cast lead bullet load is hard to beat. And for 12-15 cents per round, hard to beat on economy.

And in a pinch, I can shoot the same 170gr (gas checked) cast lead bullet in 30-06.

I don’t own a 45 pistol. But it certainly will do the job.

I like 38 pistols too. For same reason.

Not exotic, but certainly functional.