3 Ammo-Planning Tips for the Multi-Caliber Shooter
You head to the range and start with a 9mm Glock. Then you switch to a 5.56 AR before swapping to 300 Blackout with another AR. After that, it’s time to break out the clay pigeons for some 12-gauge practice. You don’t have a favorite caliber, and you shoot them all equally. It can be challenging for multi-caliber shooters to build an ammo reserve, but it’s not impossible. From monitoring the prices of ammo to planning your purchases, here’s what you need to know. Focus on the Calibers You Train with Most You know you need an ammo reserve, but you have a variety of guns in a variety of calibers: where should you start? Focus first on a few calibers that you train with most frequently. For example, even though you have a tried-and-true .30-06 rifle, you might primarily train with handguns. While you should have a decent amount of .30-06 ammo, you go through 9mm way faster. Once you identify your most-used calibers, you should choose the ammo type. For example, whe...