Kind of puts me in mind of what I've heard tell about what the situation was like during WWII when zero ammo/components were to be had. My maternal grandfather being a farmer had a ration card that allowed him a few shotshells and .22's, ostensibly for vermin control in an industry essential to the war effort. Not being a hunter himself, he religiously exercised his option to buy and kept kith-and-kin supplied with enough stuff to keep birds and rabbits on the table.
What mildly surprises me today is the number of folks who fritter away precious supplies of primers, ammo, and .22's on frivolous plinking and "mag dumps". Don't they know "there's a war on" ? Hoarded supplies or not, what if the situation grows worse (and it can, but I truly hope not) and we find ourselves in another WWII-like ammo shortage? My advice: put a bunch aside, if you have it, and don't touch it.
