Shooter caliber choice

alvin · 06-18-2015, 06:58 PM

The cost of shooting 9mm is lower. I saw Winchester White Box 9mm 100 rounds now selling $25 in Walmart. That's considerably higher than a few years ago. But still lower than Fiocchi .30 Luger -- $25 probably can buy one box of 50 rounds .30 Luger cartridges. If you shoot a lot, that money counts. If only shooting 10 or 20 rounds here and there occasionally, then, cost difference is not that big.

For collecting, then, caliber is not major concern. Rarity and condition are. There are rare 7.65mm Luger variations expensive, early ones. The volume of those .30 Luger made in 1920s are more commonly seen so they are dirt cheap nowadays. Even lower than post WWII Mauser. Hard to believe.

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06-18-2015, 06:58 PM	#6
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	The cost of shooting 9mm is lower. I saw Winchester White Box 9mm 100 rounds now selling $25 in Walmart. That's considerably higher than a few years ago. But still lower than Fiocchi .30 Luger -- $25 probably can buy one box of 50 rounds .30 Luger cartridges. If you shoot a lot, that money counts. If only shooting 10 or 20 rounds here and there occasionally, then, cost difference is not that big. For collecting, then, caliber is not major concern. Rarity and condition are. There are rare 7.65mm Luger variations expensive, early ones. The volume of those .30 Luger made in 1920s are more commonly seen so they are dirt cheap nowadays. Even lower than post WWII Mauser. Hard to believe.