Hello everyone.
I'm one of them evil gun nuts that has some black rifles........Just got done reading the last 2 years worth on this thread. Verrrry interesting....
Club Sandwich, you sound like a guru. You just know too much, and I can't follow half of it, however I believe you know whereof you speak.
I design armored vehicle for the DOD, including armaments aboard up to 40mm grenade launchers down to 7.62 machine guns. Mostly the customer's favorite always seems to be Ma Deuce. Let's face it, 1/2" bullet that will penetrate 1" Armox steel is just amazing, and pretty much controlled by joysticks in the cockpit.
But even with that background I crave simplicity, and for me heavy is good. GP100, SP101, Model60 S&W. My wife likes semi auto, Ruger SR9c and LC9s. My favorite long gun is the Marlin 1895 GBL, and with a Buffalo Bore 405gr hard cast flat nose that runs at 2000fps, it will hurt bad anywhere you're hit. My wife's long gun is a DPMS 5.56, and my semi-Auto is the DPMS Oracle in 7.62.
Also have some fun guns like a 70yr old over and under Stevens with 22LR over 410 shotshell, also a Chiappa single shot survival rifle in 22LR that folds in half. A Mossberg AR15 style 22LR for pests and Mossberg 88 with #3 Buck for home defense. I even have a Hi-Point C9 (VERY inaccurate) and a Taurus 85 , plus 3 BB guns for when my little nephews come over.
Enough ammo to supply New Zealand....... ??
My calibers, not counting airguns or shotguns. My wife and I are both proficient......