Is anyone starting to stockpile reloading supplies?

[brucev]

I buy what I anticipate needing. This applies to primers, powder, projectiles and in addition ... M-2 ball, .22 LR, magazines, etc. Sincerely. bruce.

 

[old tanker]

A Brown Bess musket makes a great doomsday gun! First, it shuts up the doofuses (or is it doofi) who claim that is what the Founders had in mind when th wrote the Second Amendment.

On the practical side, they can't effectively ban rocks. Common grey chert may not last as long as a good English black flint, but it will work. Two hundred pounds of cave dirt in Kentucky will still yield a pound of saltpeter...y'all can figure the rest out easyily enough.

 

[max503]

I'm 64. How many more times can I pull a trigger before arthritis sets in?

 

[gwpercle]

After the last powder , primer and bullet shortage ( 2013 was it ?)
I realized politics causes panic buying... I wasn't going to be caught with my pants down again... You know the Demo's are going to move heaven and earth to get the power back.
Whenever I find powder primers , bullet moulds , wheel weights ...I buy them..all I can afford. I am now an offical horder ... ain't gonna be without no more !
Gary

 

[Patrick L]

I wouldn't say "stockpile" but I've always maintained a "supply forward" so as to not run out. I may look to increase my supply forward just a bit, but I'm not as concerned as I was say 5 years ago.

Just my opinion.

 

[bigggbbruce]

I'm not stocking up, but I will never be defenseless.

 

[ken158]

At the prices I'm seeing, no need to stock up... been there and done that. Learned my lesson.

 

[triaxle]

If we let one of the new wave Democrats, get in, you will get taxed on every thing you buy 10 fold .buy now and go of the radar.

 

[colt_saa]

I have always stayed 2-3 years ahead of my needs. These days I shoot way less so I am grossly overstocked for my near future needs

I always buy any great deals that come along and just put the suff n storage

These are handgun projectiles waiting to be loaded

about 96000 projectiles total

There are primers, powder and casings to complete all that as long as I have free time

 

[Wee Hooker]

I have not "started" anything but am not in any danger of ever geting caught short (again). For the last 20 years or so, my rule of thumb is to keep at least 3 years of ammo and/or components on hand for every caliber I shoot. That may equate to enough to build as much as 8K rounds of 45 acp ,9mm or 38 spl or as little as 200 rounds of 6.5 sweede. That formula has worked well for me as shortages rarely last for more than a year or so. It has certaily kept me from panic buys of "it will have to do" brands at crazy prices.
About the only thing I could be accused of going overboard on these days is .22 LR ammo. It's crazy cheap and plentiful right now so I've layed my favorite brands in by the case lot.

 

[Univibe]

Every time I go to a gun show, I pick up a couple thousand primers, and a couple pounds of powder. Not "panic buying," exactly, but I recall in 2009 scrambling for primers especially. If I scored 200 large pistol primers, I was happy. I don't want to go through that again. I've been loading and shooting much more the last year or so than in the past (I now have more time to do it) and want to make sure I have enough stuff.

 

[mike campbell]

Is there going to be an ammo ban or something?

No need to ban it; they can just tax it to death and mortally wound many birds with one stone. Just think of all the wonderful ways politicians could take that money from the sale of evil ammo and use it for the common good. Who could argue with $375 for a box of 38's?

When I quit smoking, cigarettes were 50 cents a pack. They range now from $6-14 a pack. Surely the second amendment will prevent that from ever happening to a box of ammo...right?

My grandchildren will never suffer from a shortage of ammo.

 

[SMSgt]

I have a few boxes of various size primers. If I need more, I'll buy more--unless all you "stockers" have cleaned the shelves.

My wife doesn't hoard either . . . she just saves everything!

 

[joeintexas]

Funny this thread came up today, I just picked up 2K LPP. I remember standing in line to get to buy 100 primers or a box of 22s and being glad I was able to sometimes get them. I don't think of it as hoarding, more like preparing for the inevitable.

 

[MRB1]

I try to maintain enough reloading components to equal, or slightly exceed, my stock of loaded ammo. At my age (74) I'll not use what I have loaded, but it feels good knowing that it's there - waiting for what the future brings.

 

[Univibe]

The real problem in '08 wasn't legislation, of which there was none.

It was our fellow shooters panicking and buying all the primers and ammo they could get their hands on.

 

[hoc9sw]

When I quit smoking, cigarettes were 50 cents a pack. They range now from $6-14 a pack. Surely the second amendment will prevent that from ever happening to a box of ammo...right?

That is a reminder of days past. When the cigs went from 45c to 50c, I was smoking 3 packs a day, and paying $45 a month rent. When I realized I was paying as much for cigs as rent, I quit. Hard core, suffered, but that habit went by the way.

 

[78bagger]

I've probably got about 5 years worth of components. I started with my odd calibers (10mm, .41 mag) and then went on to all the big boys when the price was right. I've got brass for all calibers I use and bullets for everything above 9mm. Now that you mention it, I could use a case of .22LR. My buddy jerks my chain every time I drop below 50K primers. What are friends for?

 

[Ackley1952]

The second amendment makes no mention of components. Remember that

 

[lrrifleman]

I like to consider myself a wise investor with a broad portfolio. I invest in precious metals (lead, brass, gas checks), pharmaceuticals (mold), and industrial machinery (310 tools and dies). I intend to eventually branch out to include chemical subsidiaries (powder and primers). I consider myself a good capitalist.