Collecting different ammunitions

[joe2004]

I want to start collection rifle ammunition for now just regular stuff nothing crazy from other worlds.

im not sure how I go about doing this if there is anyone that has done it and know how and where I can start that would be great


By the way take a look at this site WOW it’s a dreammmmmmmmmmmmm to have what this guy has

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...ion&start=42&ndsp=21&svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&sa=N

 

[max popenker]

well, Tony Williams is a member of this board and you can always ask him how many years and how much effort it took to assemble such a collection
Be warned that while it starts as inexpensive hobby, it grows up in time.
First specimen could cost you anything from nothing to a dollar; but really rare stuff can be seen going for $100 or even more per single round.

UPD direct link to Tony's website is: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/

 

[rocinante]

Actually that sounds kind of cool. I guess in a real small way I do that. I have a 20mm cannon round, 50 caliber for grins.

I wonder since inception of the cartridge how many different calibers there are. If you got obsessive with manufacturers and loads and lead versus jacket etc and HAD to have one of each it would be a time and money consuming obsession for sure. One thousand, two?

 

[max popenker]

>I wonder since inception of the cartridge how many different calibers there are
the last issue of the Cartridges of the world book lists about 1600+ different cartridges (not different loadings of same cartridge) and it is far from being complete. So i assume 2000+ different names in sub-20mm caliber would be a fair estimate.
Go figure.