Ammo Collection becomes Basic Load?

[Mike6735]

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

 

[Mike6735]

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

 

[flop-shank]

Welcome to the forum, Mike.

I keep what I call my "ammo library". In it are cartridges I may have tried as a potential carry ammo, but for some reason didn't make the cut. I never burn that ammo as range ammo, but keep it as a reference. I may use it for comparison against other ammo, future testing in different guns, getting measurements, Perma-Gel testing, chronographing, you name it. I've found that at a buck a shot, modern premium ammo is best kept rather than burnt up as range fodder. You just never know how it will come in handy in the future. If you can't even get range ammo, then it wouldn't be illogical to use up obsolete, out of production or otherwise less desireable ammo from your "library".

 

[tac803]

When push comes to shove, anything I own has the potential to go downrange.