During the great ammo shortage of 2008 I really caught the reloading bug. I've come to enjoy the simple pleasures of making my own little precisely measured dollops of lead poisoning. That said, I wouldn't have the brass I needed to enjoy reloading without places like Lucky Gunner to buy ammo at. So when Breda posted that Lucky Gunner and The Firearms Blog were giving away ammo. I got excited. With ammo prices still running almost 150% of 2007 pricing. Every shooter is feeling the pinch. Now I don't shoot .380. Not because I don't like it or think it's not effective. I just don't want to complicate my ammo supply. So, because I've enjoyed reading Breda's blog so much, I'm giving any .380 ammo I win to her.
All this reminds me on why I've made my personal ammo decisions. I stick with NATO calibers for all my firearms. 7.62 is plenty big enough for any animals I hunt. 5.56 is a great plinking round. 9mm is everything I need in a defensive round. 12 gauge is what the Marines use for house clearing, I've never been one to argue with a marine about ammo choices. I find that twelve gauge works just fine from home defense to Canadian Geese. It can be a lot of fun to play with different calibers, but if I really want to shoot a .45, I've got lots of friends to help scratch that itch.
Now my son, he has to get all fancy with that 25-06, the little rebel. He listens to rap music too. I guess if that's as bad as he gets, I've probably got the best kid in the world.
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