Too many handgun calibers

Go for it. I am a multi caliber guy but Im sure I would throw some business your way.

UncleEd said:

and not bother with production
aimed at pleasing the whims of a
minority number of shooters.

So, now, the calibers:

REVOLVER

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Says he is not going to do something, then its the first thing he does; revolver advocates are 20-25% in total depending on which forum.

I miss Ultimax Ammo, they pretty much only made the weird, old stuff. Too bad the factory blew up....
Ive pretty much divested all my tubes that don't take modern, common, boring rounds.

I will keep an eye out for your company @UncleEd

Omit .380, add .40, and you have.my biz.

Why bother with revolvers at all? The 7 remaining revolver shooters left in the US, will likely croak before you get your presses set up. Make 5.56 instead.

5.56 and .45 are the most needed calibers right now.

Start there. 9mm is already being produced in massive quantities by dozens of companies.

Do what you want, it’s irrelevant to me. I reload and cast for everything..

UncleEd

When I am Lord of the Universe, which
will occur on March 12, 2023, I shall
create a new ammo company.

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Do you know something about that particular day and would you like to share it with your fellow THR members?

I thought you were joking around a bit but sounds like you are actually going into the ammo business on 03/23. That’s great! I hope it works out well for you!

This is why I choose to hand-load my own ammo...so no on else can dictate what I am allowed to use. One of my favorite rifle cartridges, the .350 Remington Magnum, hasn't been factory produced in years. Yet here I am shooting elk with it year after year.

It’s to late for me…

"Too many handgun calibers"
I suspect you're going to have a hard time managing an ammo company until you get it figured out that several of the cartridges on your list are the same "caliber."
But maybe not. I don't really care anyway - I've always built my own "calibers" for my .41 Magnum.

UncleEd said:

AUTO PISTOLS

.380 in 90 grain FMJ

9mm in 115 grain JHP +p and 124 grain
FMJ +P.

.45 ACP in 200 grain JHP and 230 grain
in FMJ.

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Only catering to the limp wristed where autos are concerned? Oh dear.

UncleEd, would you please consider adding 10mm Auto to your selection?

Another producer of handgun ammunition is okay by me. Good luck to you sir.

I only use a few handgun calibers. My self defense calibers are .45 ACP and .38 Special.
.45 ACP: I have a small hoard of factory Federal 230 grain Hydra shock ammunition; I have enough to last the rest of my uncertain life. Chronograph testing shows it from my pistol the same speed (with manufacturing error) as standard G. I. hardball. So I load an equivalent round for practice. I'm getting lazy and will buy FMJ ammo for reasonably cheap prices to eliminate the boring work of cranking the handle.

.38 Special: I prefer the old "FBI load" of a 158 grain LWC at +p levels. Lately I cannot find any on the market in reality. All things considered I would buy the .38 Special "FBI" load.

I collect for and shoot for evaluation the little hand guns of .25 and .32 ACP designed (if not made specifically) prior to the Second World War. However, I do not use these arms for defense and the PPU ammo is rather uniform and heretofore inexpensive.

I do use a couple other rounds that off the beaten path likely not big sellers. I rather enjoy the .44 Special round and the .45 AutoRim round (both loaded to my specification) for 'special occasions". I doubt if much market would exist for them.

I do not use 9mm Parabellum - by any name - ammunition at all. But many folks do.

I think your basic idea reasonable. Again, good luck to you.

Glad to see you included 45 ACP in the mix. The majority of my REVOLVERS are chambered in that cartridge.

Kevin

Forgo the .380 and .38 Special and box those primers up and sell them at $55-$60 a brick.

Best wishes and good luck with your brand new company!

April Fools!

UncleEd said:

my company will offer the
highest quality ammo at the lowest
costs ever seen in ammo.

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Wonderful! But I load my own cartridges and don't shoot much .22. Thanks, though...

I reject your new ammo company and will continue handloading what I want.