This is a good perspective. Thanks. One thing I’ve been wondering is, let’s say I want to buy a handgun and a rifle. Is there such a thing as having the same ammo for both of them? Following the KISS rule.
Sure. Most .22 pistols will shoot .22 lr ammo. And it’s dirt cheap.
And many higher calibers that fit in a rifle have somewhere got pistols chambered for them.
Did you read my #50 post? Second paragraph.
Yes. As an example Marlin Arms makes a lever action rifle in .357 mag or .44 mag or .45 long colt. The same ammo works in a revolver.
If you’re determined to use .22LR ammo, you can purchase a Phoenix Arms HP.22 that has ten or eleven round mags and 3 and/or 5 inch barrels, semi-auto. It is a dependable .22 semi auto compact pistol. If you buy one, spend another $35 and get the target shooter’s 5 inch barrel and elevn round mag. When you shoot .22, try to stick to jacketed ammo, especially in a pistol. Lead gums up a semi-auto and requires tough cleaning.
If you want to go that route, then I heartily recommend a .357 revolver and a .357 lever action rifle. The hotter/faster/heavier .357 loads out of a rifle are serious, hard-hitting loads for deer size animals (150 to 200 lbs or so). Such a rifle is also more politically correct than a semi-auto Mini-14 or AK-47 (both of which are often regarded as evil "assault" rifles). The .357 ammo costs as low as 35 cents per round or 30 cents if you're lucky) Both rifle and revolver could shoot .38 specials too (which cost as low as 25 cents per round -- maybe 20 cents per round if you're lucky).