[djf]

Why have such a mixture?

Seems to me the best thing is to have as many handguns/long guns that can share/swap ammo as possible. Well, except for the shotgun category.

[SIDENET]

I actually tried to consolidate around common calibers, but even this wasn't all that easy.

I narrowed things down to 9mm, .45 ACP, 7.62x39, and 7.62x54R.

Of course, this doesn't factor in my .38 and .357 revolvers that I use for CCW and automobile carry, respectively.

I further complicated the whole consolidation thing when I recently picked up a Mossberg 590A1 12 gauge. It's going to be hungry for ammo, too.

Oops.

[muir_redwoods]

I have what I have collected over a 40 year period. Look at it this way, no matter what reasonably common caliber can be found, I can shoot it

[SampleMan]

Seems to me the best thing is to have as many handguns/long guns that can share/swap ammo as possible. Well, except for the shotgun category.

You can only shoot two guns at once, and should only shoot one at a time. Having guns of differing calibers makes having ammunition for all of them less likely, but ammunition for one of them more likely.

Also, if need be I can arm my neighbors, but they will be dependent on me to supply those wacky ammo types. Thus they'll need to do what their told to keep getting it.

Just a pre-coffee thought.