For years, I have collected several boxes of new defense handgun rounds as they came into production; I test-fired a few of each type and saved the rest, under good storage conditions. With the price of ammo today, I now consider these rounds to be on active duty for practice and/or defense, as new ammo, if it can be found, probably costs as much as these quality but dated rounds are worth as collectibles. Many great rounds have come and gone over the years for reasons other than quality- poor sales at the time, business failures, etc. Nyclad, Norma and old S&W rounds are three good examples.
I feel this is a good way to deal with the ammo shortage, which may or may not get any better in the near future. Anyone agree, or have other thoughts about their ammo collections?
Mike