Best calibers for new shooters based on ammo availability

[cathouse01]

Having spent way too much time on the TSUSA website and other ammo sites that ship to MA, I’ve determined that guns in the following two calibers would be the best ones for a new shooter if they wanted to be sure to have a ready supply of commercial ammo.

For a handgun it would be 460 S&W Magnum. 460 has the advantage of also using 454 Casull. Either or both of these have pretty much always been available.

For a rifle it would be .50 BMG. They few times it wasn’t available from TSUSA it has been available on several of the sites specializing in .50 cal.

So that’s it. New shooters should be getting S&W 460 XVRs and Barrett M82A1s.

You're welcome.

 

[MAGA99]

Solid recommendations!

 

[bigblue]

270 & 7mm...

 

[ReluctantDecoy]

If you're going .50BMG for the rifle, why not also go .50BMG for the sidearm too? Kind of the same school of thought as "does it take Glock mags?", except replace "Glock" and put ".50BMG rounds".

 

[Uzi2]

Agree on the .50bmg. At $3 a pop delivered, with a brand new ammo can and links it's a great price. You can't reload it for that these days if you are just now buying the components.

 

[cathouse01]

If you're going .50BMG for the rifle, why not also go .50BMG for the sidearm too? Kind of the same school of thought as "does it take Glock mags?", except replace "Glock" and put ".50BMG rounds".

Yeah, I thought about that, the old PCC concept you know, but I didn’t want to seem excessive.

 

[Wrench75]

If you're going .50BMG for the rifle, why not also go .50BMG for the sidearm too? Kind of the same school of thought as "does it take Glock mags?", except replace "Glock" and put ".50BMG rounds".

The best part is... Every time you shoot it the gun will turn you 180 deg. so you can check your 6.

 

[Wrench75]

Yeah, I thought about that, the old PCC concept you know, but I didn’t want to seem excessive.

Oh, don't worry. You're nowhere near excessive until you have a vulcan mg mounted in the bed of your pickup and a rotating center seat for your wife or kid to run it.