IMHO, and I have not quite caught up to my goal, but when I buy a new gun, I desire to figure the number of rounds it might last, say 4000 or whatever. And then buy enough powder of the same lot to last. After I decide what shoots best.
I have not bought a single pound of powder since the late 80s. Other than buying this and that for testing.
Just didn't make sense.
FWIW I've read that its the nitro whatever we don't make here, but import.. and you can't speed that importation up IIRC.
Heck I have bought 8 pounders on a whim, that I have never opened to this day, because it was something I thought I might end up using.
Note that of course you go a lot further with an 8 on pistols than on mag rounds and that makes a difference in the pocket book.
Bottom line my for sure goal, ammo or components for at least 1000 rounds of every centerfire I own. 4 cases of steel shot for the duck guns plus what I'm going to use that year. 5000 rounds of pistol ammo. XXXXXX rounds of rimfire.
Seems crazy, but certainly not stupid.
