Even though I have plenty of ammo, I'm miserly with it.
Instead to hunting hogs with top shelf premium ammo, I use reliable, acceptably accurate cheap bulk ammo. NO FMJ's. It's hunting.... Not paper punching or tin can rattling. Even a hog deserves a clean death.
Caught myself finishing off a hog the other night with my 1911 loaded with 230gr HydroShoks... Ummm.... Nope. Switched those out to ball ammo for that purpose. Cheaper and I have more of them.
Practice with a 22.
Leave the centerfire cartridges where they are. Sparing use the .22lr ammo too, but not at the expense of not practicing or having fun.
In these times, be wise with what you shoot, and how you shoot it.
Yep. I'm well stockpiled, but still don't shoot much during current times, other than black powder (mainly cap and ball revolvers) and .22 rimfire. Only rarely do I now shoot, e.g., .45 (Colt or ACP), 5.56, or 9mm. The latter are just rare treats, now, even though I have lots of it.
