Most available ammos

[jackliu239]

What is the most available handgun ammos do you see in the future, lets say in 20 - 50 years.

[bohoki]

9mmluger (wondernines forever)
45acp (1911 tradition)
40s&w(due to more and more police trade ins)
38spl
.357 mag
.44 mag
.380 acp (due to more ccws)


(i wont say 22 long rifle as its got rifle in the name)


funny thing is it may be totally inverse

when the common calibers are having a shortage i see plenty of the oddball stuff on shelves

10mm
357 sig
454 casull
een 50 ae
.

in the future you may see .327 fed,500S&w .480 ruger while all the popular stuff is sold out

[mike100]

9 and 40

[OneSevenDeuce]

9mm continues to be the most widely available 50 years from now.

[smittty]

Probably be plenty of surplus 9mm for many many years after it gets replaced by the "ray gun". That and 22 LR...should be around for long time!

[Double_D]

9mm

[brianm767]

9mm

[FNH5-7]

7. 44 mag
6. 380 acp
5. 357 mag
4. 38 special
3. 40 sw
2. 45 acp
1. 9 mm

[The Original Godfather]

9mm
40 SW
45 ACP
357 Magnum
38 Special
.22LR (I think this perfectly fits a niche market, especially for hunting/plinking)


I would say 10mm would be one round to diminish in use... I would assume most people would either opt for the .357mag or .45acp. and if they needed more power they'd just go for a 44mag...

[Alaric]

9mm Lugar
40 s/w
45 acp
38 special
.22 LR
9mm Makarov

OK, that last one is weird, I know. The reason it's ubiquitous and cheap is that the Russians and eastern euro's are all moving away from it, but they have billions of rounds warehoused. It'll be cheap and available for years to come.

And, btw, I would never include .357 magnum in my list. It's simply drying up due to so many shooters using .38 special for their target shooting out of their .357's.

.380 has been harder to come by in the past two years as well.

[WWDHD?]

50 years? Directed energy weapons that we probably won't be allowed to have. If firearms are still around there likely will be some kind of caseless ammo with electronic ignition. At least thats what my Popular Mechanics magazine says.
20 years+? 9mm. .40 close second.

[ArmednReady]

9mm, 38 spl, .357 mag, .45 acp, and .44 mag and most likely the 22LR as well.
But then again like some1 else has said there are many new rounds being introduced and they could easily start to dominate the market so only time will tell, but I doubt the rounds mentioned will go anywhere any time soon.

[damndave]

9MM and 45ACP will be around forever

[Greg-Dawg]

9 and FoTays!

[TenSeven]

9mm and 22LR.

Have big piles of both and you are set. Additional calibers are great, but you cannot go wrong with 9 and 22.