I do not own anything I feel is too punishing to shoot all day during practice and proficiency drills...
I am so glad we have had smart folks in the gun industry that have never failed to provide me with a platform and round that is comfortable enough to shoot a bunch yet lethal enough for the task I will use it on...
I settled into .22lr (obviously) for my rimfire...
20 gauge satisfies my shotgun uses...
When I fill my need for a "small" centerfire it will be a .223 or .243...
The last need I will fill is "large" centerfire and it will be a .30-06 on a fairly heavy platform to mitigate what I consider nearly excessive recoil potential (ever shot a .30-06 in a lightweight single shot configuration
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The proliferation of the .40 auto cartridge had me just giddy... A little bigger than the 9mm which I considered just barely big enough and a little smaller than the .45acp which few argue is plenty big but size limits capacity...
Brent