Not saying I took a first step to this today, but I have changed my equation. After my personal arms stash was decimated in a divorce, I slowly started acquiring firearms necesseties. (Decent Handgun, rifle, and simple 22/410 combo)
Won’t get into details of earlier, but with my tax return, I will be buying a Ruger 22/45 pistol and a 10/22 this week.
Simple, reliable, accurate, easy to build on, and they provide inexpensive practice. Can cheaply build large ammo stocks quickly, and they are competent fill ins for the few larger weapons I have in a pinch.
Then I can slowly build my larger caliber ammuniiton stocks, and maybe even get a couple more larger caliber weapons. In the meantime I have a serviceable stable of weapons that are backed up by the .22s.
May not be a perfect plan, but none is. This may give me the ability to arm others in a pinch to if need be.
Don’t overlook a CZ-52. It hits as hard or harder than a 9mm, is in the .40 caliber power/energy club, and it costs 200 bucks, and bullets cost a dime.
For 300 bucks you can have a CZ-52, extra mags, a holster and 500 rounds of ammo.
The FMJ hardball goes through anything, and the hollpoints (Wolf Gold) expand to the same size as a 9mm HP.