Thing is, that hardly anybody factors in, these days in particular, is the component manufacturers DON'T need the consumer reloader to make bank. With all the war fronts on fire right now, and the speculation of even more to come, all they need is a solid government contract. You will pay what the market will bear, you will tolerate shortages, and that's all there is to present reality.


I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children may live in peace. ~~ Thomas Paine