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My thoughts exactly. I shoot for fun; it's a hobby. I'm not prepping for a war or some collapse. Another caliber is just another reason to get out and shoot.As long as I could secure rounds for the new caliber, and it makes sense to add it, why not. Only get one crack at this ride, so gotta make it count…
You know that I'm sorta looking for a M94 lever gun. I feel like I should just stay with .30-30. It's such a sexy cartridge! And brass and bullets are plentiful and easy to come by. I think having an older caliber would be way cool, but i don't know enough about older calibers and don't want to get something that brass and bullets are hard to find or terribly expensive.I would probably only add a new cartridge if I happened to find a gun I was looking for and it was in a variation I did not currently load for.
A good example would be a Mod 64 Winchester. I am currently looking for one in .30-30 BUT if I saw a nice one and it was in say .25-35 and the price was right then I would consider it. Otherwise I would not add a cartridge because of it only - then go look for a gun chambered for it.
Exactly. And In a Mod 94 the 'Lion's share' were mostly in .30-30 anyway. Also some of the other calibers the Mod 94 was chambered in tend to be earlier models and will be much more expensive.You know that I'm sorta looking for a M94 lever gun. I feel like I should just stay with .30-30. It's such a sexy cartridge! And brass and bullets are plentiful and easy to come by.
I'm currently set up to load .223/5.56 22-250 .243 30M1 30-30 30-40 .308 30-06 .35 Whelen 45-70Gov. .25ACP .380 .38spl 357mag 9mm .45ACP Adding a new set of dies and holders is no big deal.I tend to buy the firearm rather then the cartridge. I've just added 45-70 GOV to my list because I wanted a Winchester model 1885 single shot and its the most universal cartridge I could get the rifle in. Being I can load Black Powder and smokeless loads.
Next will be .35 Whelen as I am building a Savage 111 in that caliber so in that instance it is because I want the cartridge. As I reload everything but rim fire and shot shell. I don't bother with the cost of setting up for a new cartridge. And in many cases if its the same caliber Like my .30 M1 30-30 30-40 30-06 .308 they all use the same components just different amounts of powder and bullet grains. Cost exactly the same to load my almost impossible to find factory 30-40 Krag ammo as a .308win as they even use the same amount of powder within a grain or two.
Glutton for punishment! On the 1050, a new cartridge will be around $500 or so including dies.I'm currently set up to load .223/5.56 22-250 .243 30M1 30-30 30-40 .308 30-06 .35 Whelen 45-70Gov. .25ACP .380 .38spl 357mag 9mm .45ACP Adding a new set of dies and holders is no big deal.