What I have is good enough! Why does my brain keep looking for things to change!?
Thanks to the wisdom shared by members here, in the past few years my gun safe and reloading have both been totally transformed. I haven't bought factory centerfire ammo in years, and some of my guns have never seen a factory load. For the most part I'm all in on cast-friendly shooting and simple firearms. My needs, modest as they are, have been completely met.
- Concealed carry pistol: S&W Model 60 3" (Revolver, 357 magnum)
- Backup CCW/Plinking pistol: S&W Model 63 (Revolver, 22LR, with grip and sight identical to CCW)
- Suppressed pistol: Kel-Tec P17 (Semi, 22LR)
- General-use rifle: CZ-452 UltraLux (Bolt, 22LR)
- General-use rifle: Henry H015 (Break, 357 Magnum)
- Suppressed pistol: T/C Encore (Break, 357 magnum)
- SHTF Rifle: m59/66 SKS (Semi, 7.62x39)
- Varmint Rifle: Howa 1500 (Bolt, 223 Rem)
- Full Power Rifle: m91/30, K31, k98k (Bolts, 7.62x54R, 7.5x55, 7.92x57)
- Wife-friendly bedroom defense: Marlin Model 60 (Semi, 22LR)
- Shotgun: CZ Redhead(?) (Break, 20ga)
As a guy who generally doesn't hunt unless there is a problem to be solved, there is nothing I need to do which is not addressed by this collection. I have no interest in long range hunting, so the fact that my full-power rifles aren't scoped doesn't bother me. If for some reason I need to go to Maine and shoot a moose, I'm pretty sure any of those military cartridges would work with the right bullet at iron-sight ranges.
Each gun that I reload for has a bullet and load already determined. I can shoot them all reasonably well.
Despite this, my brain is constantly suggesting things that I need to change or buy.
- Should I have the barrel of the Henry cut down to 16" and threaded so it will accept my suppressor?
- Should the suppressor live on that gun or on the Encore?
- The deer in our area are so brazen that I could easily pop them with my Model 60 while doing outside chores, but my carry load for that is in the 38spl area, should I increase the power of the load I carry to address that possibility?
- Should I increase the power of the load I carry because the cylinder only holds 5 shots?
- Should I get a Kimber K6S 3" and go through the trouble to install adjustable sights so I have a J-frame sized gun with 6 shots?
- Should I get a CVA Scout in 45-70 and buy the dies/molds for that? If so, how heavy should the bullets be? Is there a point if the 35-245P mold for my Encore does the job on deer?
Part of me feels like this is God's way of telling me I have too much free time to think.