Right now is the time to stock up on 5.56 and 7.62x39. Both are readily available. I have a few thousand rounds of .22, so I’m good there, but I never shoot it, because I’m afraid that it wont be easily replaced. I also have around 15k of good 5.56(for long term storage) that I never touch. Also have a thousand or two of this, and a thousand or two of that.
Never thought I’d see the day when 5.56 could be fired without giving it a 2nd thought, with .22LR being the one to conserve. It’s tough to find cheap .308(7.62 NATO)for ‘plinking’. If there IS a such thing as plinking with a .308. My shoulder tends to REALLY not like much more than a 20rnd mag of it in a short amount of time. Unless you own an M60, or shoot alot, a couple thousand rounds of .308 will keep you set for a LONG time.
I have a heavy-barrel .308 I could shoot all day. I usually quit at 40 rounds because that’s where it starts getting expensive, I worry about my barrel heating up too much, and the wife will start to miss me after about 2 hours.
I can see where a lighter gun would wear out your shoulder with that caliber, though.
I love shooting, but this ammo situation for the last 6 years has really taken a lot of the fun out of it.