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cogito · January 12, 2013, 12:14 PM

Thanks. I'm aware of the ammo issues as it has been near impossible to find some handgun calibers. Fortunately, I keep quite a few thousand rounds as backup.

Eventually, I expect prices will calm down -- and it will probably be close to a month before I end up buying a rifle -- or at least a few weeks.

Other than 223, the candidates I'm curious about are .17 HMR, 7.62 x 39 and 7.62 x 54r.

The above seem to be the cheapest calibers, though I imagine the latter two are less available. .17 will certainly be the cheapest, but I expect I'll not be satisfied with the range... I am, though, considering it for a start.

January 12, 2013, 12:14 PM	#5
cogito Member Join Date: October 16, 2012 Location: Mid-Western State Posts: 37	Thanks. I'm aware of the ammo issues as it has been near impossible to find some handgun calibers. Fortunately, I keep quite a few thousand rounds as backup. Eventually, I expect prices will calm down -- and it will probably be close to a month before I end up buying a rifle -- or at least a few weeks. Other than 223, the candidates I'm curious about are .17 HMR, 7.62 x 39 and 7.62 x 54r. The above seem to be the cheapest calibers, though I imagine the latter two are less available. .17 will certainly be the cheapest, but I expect I'll not be satisfied with the range... I am, though, considering it for a start.