Wait a minute while I check the shore line. Yep, nothing but rocks and trees. That means the ship has left. Without you. The time to buy was in the past.
For instance, the week the current white house resident was elected, Federal Bulk 550s were priced at $13.47 each. My wife induced me to drive her to Wally World the other day. The same exact little cartons are now $18.97. Both prices are before sales tax. It brings the current bill to just over $20 where I live.
So if you don't have enough (you define it anyway you want), yes it is time to purchase some. I guess.
I went out to eat yesterday. The price of my usual meal is up another 15 cents. Not a bunch, but I seem to remember it going up just a few months ago. Don't believe the Government when they publish inflation numbers. They call the game low so they don't have to pay out as much.
Add on the idea that ammo is made from some base metals, but primarily the ones driving the equation are copper and lead. Check it out, both are moving upward, constantly. Once the economy comes out of the doldrums, those materials will be in great demand for other uses. It won't end ammo production, it will just make the ammo companies compete for the resources. When that happens, prices go up even more. And guess what? The ammo makers aren't non-profit organizations. They will just raise their price as raw materials go up. And that means you'll just pay more or do without.
So how's your savings account doing these days? I got my bank statement Saturday. They paid me a whole $.10 interest last month. On a lot of money (to me.) I'm betting inflation ate up more of the value than the measley dime (oh, and I've got to pay income tax on that same dime.) I'm giving out this free economics lesson to point out to you that a case of 10 bulk packs will cost you around $200. Thats only 5500 rounds. Any one want to be that by the time you burn it up wastefully, it'll cost more to replace it?
And if you drive to Wally world 10 times and buy one box each, you'll probably spend more in fuel at $3.50 a gallon than you ever considered. Of course you get to meet interesting people and catch up on the latest fashions in nightwear used by overweight old women. And slippers.
So a good rule to live by. Limit your exposure to Wally World and make one trip. Buy as much ammo as you can afford on that trip. Save your money and your sanity. Ammo gives you a warm feeling on a cold winters night.
