Loyalty, as opposed to "a liking for . . ."
I shoot and have shot a lot of calibers. Hey, I handload for quite a few different cartridges, some of which are a lot of fun. (.45 Auto Rim and .455 Webley, for two.) I’d think
loyalty means a particular personal liking for, or, perhaps as stated, one of the last I’d willingly let go if cutting back.
I really do like the .45 Colt, and would keep it after selling off the .44s. The .45 ACP, though - -Can’t imagine being without guns to shoot that short, fat cartridge. I don’t care nearly as much for the .40 auto as I thought I would.
I really have sneaking affection for the .36-bores - - .38 Special, .357 mag, 9 x 19 mm, anyway. Even the .380 ACP. But this has as much to do with the particular arms as for the rounds. I really want to keep at least one each .38 snub, four-inch .357, Browning High Power - - And probably my 1966-vintage PPK. I really have no particular feeling for .38 Super, 9x21, 22, 23, etc., or the .357 SiG.
.22 LR, certainly. Rifles, pistols, revolvers—all of ‘em.
My real rifle loyalties lie with the .30’06 and .257 Roberts. I definitely want to hang onto at least one .22 center fire (most probably a .223 or two.) I could (grudgingly) do without the .308, .303, .338, and .45-70.
Oh, heck - - I’d better just hang onto pretty much everything I have, and maybe scout around for a couple more.
Best,
Johnny
