SurvivalGround >> Efficient firearms purchases?

DiSmAnTLeR - if you want to get all tacticool you could get a storm carbine/pistol combo. they have interchangable magazines and are a petty similar action so i would assume most of the parts are interchangable. they come in 9mm, .40, and .45

http://www.cx4storm.com/

http://www.px4storm.com/



or if revolvers are more your style then back it up with a henry. they come in most wheelgun calibres 22lr, 22mag, 44mag, 357mag, 45colt

http://www.henryrepeating.com/h006_bigboy.cfm

the pros are interchangable ammo of course. the cons are having a rifle that is limited to carbine length shots.

kvr28 - pros, stocking less types of ammo, if you reload, less investment in dies and types of brass ect

I currently have 5 types of ammo, any time I make a gun purchase now, I make sure I can fit it into what I allready have

cons, deciding what set up you want

there is so many options, I would take a gun safety course where you get a chance to shoot different weapons and base your decision off of that, for example, someone could tell you to get a kel-tec sub 2000 in the 9mm that takes a glock-17 mag and then get a glock 17 and you could stock just the 9mm and be able to swap ammo and mags between the two, so you go out and get the guns and take it home, and the next day you take it the range and then find out because of  your large hands that the glock pinches your hand when you rack the slide, wouldn't be much fun to learn the hard way

kvr28 - there is so many options, I would take a gun safety course where you get a chance to shoot different weapons and base your decision off of that, for example, someone could tell you to get a kel-tec sub 2000 in the 9mm that takes a glock-17 mag and then get a glock 17 and you could stock just the 9mm and be able to swap ammo and mags between the two, so you go out and get the guns and take it home, and the next day you take it the range and then find out because of  your large hands that the glock pinches your hand when you rack the slide, wouldn't be much fun to learn the hard way

sparkyman - Thanks for the suggestion and links.

Are you saying that the con is that any rifle which uses ammunition from a handgun would have a much shorter range? In your opinion, is this limitation a serious one?

I suppose I could go with a handgun and a rifle that used the same ammo and then have one long range rifle that uses different ammo like a 30-06 or something.

I used to have a chart that showed the ranges, but I guess I deleted it.
 

27CrazyFeet - obviously a 9mm cant compare ballistically with a 308

but a 308 is more expensive, has more recoil, takes up more space and that power might not even be necessary.

there are always trade offs and people need to educate themselves and then get good training. that is the only way to make GOOD educated decisions..

for me the kel tec definitely fills in a gap. also it is fun as shit and i really enjoy its overall usefulness pre SHTF

I also use it for training and education purposes. most new shooters would get scared away if i gave them a fal and had them try to shoot that first. my lil 9mm carbine has people w/ a big smile on there face and doing some cool useful drills in MINUTES.. also saves me some $$$$...

after shooting that normally they ask hey can i try that one .. or that one..