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I will not live long enuff to shoot all the ammo or components I have............

under either circumstance! Comprende'

I don’t have any. All washed away during the last rain we had. That’s my story. I wouldn’t itemize inventory on the web!!!

I have all of everything I shoot well in hand.

I sure wish I hadn't try to move ALL of my ammo across the river in that borrowed canoe. Who knew they tipped over so easy.

You to..I thought only I had bad luck like that.

I'll bet that farmer was pissed!😜

I haven't been to town in a week but I expect it's much the same here....not that I would know anyway. Other than a few boxes of semi-auto handgun ammo I haven't bought centerfire rifle ammo in over 40 years except for a couple cases of surplus 30 Carbine back in the 80's. It's still in the tan colored wrapper it came in. Oh, 'bout the same time I bought I think 1,000 rounds of 7.62 X 39. It's still in the original wrapper as well.

I know I'm not the only one who remembers the GCA of 1968. I was a whopping 15 YO at the time but it made an impression. Remember having to sign for handgun ammo, even 22 LR? I do and I know a lot of others do. Anyway, even as a kid, as soon as I was able I kept a supply of ammo and the loading components Dad and I used. 'Course back then it was nothing like I have now. Anyway, NO "crisis" has EVER caught me with my pants down......except the TP thing this time...I DID NOT see that coming...lol!!

Sounds like a plan. I have three (.223/5.56, .300BLK and .308). They just take up space in the safe as I don't shoot them. (Hate the ergos, hate chasing brass and hate fiddling with a brass catcher.)

If the prices sky rocket again I might sell two of them.

Seems like the ones on here talking about ammo shortage and hoarding are part of the ones that are doing the hoarding and causing the shortage

If anyone is out of anything after 2008, 2012, Sandy Hook, Las Vegas...they are not bright enough to own firearms.

There's no such thing as "ammo hoarding". There are people who have planned ahead and purchased plenty when prices were low and availability high and then there are people who failed to plan, and now have to pay much higher prices for a scarce commodity.

I’ve got plenty of brass, bullets, powder, primers, and lead to cast! Ammo shortage? Nah! I planned ahead 42 yrs. ago!

Well, you have a nice start there. You also have made yourself a target for all the nutjobs seeking to hurt gun owners with ERPO's. If the news media sees that you would be castigated with the leftist crime of having an "arsenal". Be safe my friend.

yeah but I told the farmer that the turkey flew INTO my arrow.

Jerry

DING ! DING ! WINNER !

Jerry

Being charitable and cautious, I might have phrased it more gently, but yeah, some folks just never learn. In this WWW world info gets around pretty quicky and people get cranked up and react, and over-react. Absolutely zero excuse for getting caught short these days. Being a handloader is a huge advantage, but even those who don't should accumulate enough stuff to keep them running through the tight spots. I've got a good bit myself, acquired over time, mostly at sale prices. That ain't hoarding, it's prudence in action, with a little frugality thrown in.

The same principle applies to food, tp, cleaning products, and basic medical supplies. I topped off a couple of things when the craziness started, but was already set for something like this. No MREs, no bunker, just enough stuff to get through a month or two of whatever might happen.

Going fishing today (an essential activity under our Governor's lockdown order). Hoping for some fresh protein, and a little extra for later.

Yep Pappy, I'm taking Harley for 'social distancing' per recommendations.


Jerry

Since the COVID-19 panic I've purchased te following:
2 pounds of StaBall for my 6.5CM (had none and wanted to try it)
2 boxes (40 rounds) of Federal .32 H&R Mag ammo for my wife to use
1 box of 100 pieces of Starline .32 H&R Mag brass
1 box Hornady 85g XTP for the .32 H&R
1 box Hornady 100g XTP for the .32 H&R

If that is "hoarding", so be it.

My other bullets and components have been acquired over the 38 year period dating back to 1982 but with most being acquired since 2009. There were no mass, panic purchases, just a slow but steady influx of components and some factory ammo a box or pound or two at a time. As someone who reloads for 25 (26?) different cartridges as a hobby, it doesn't do me much good to have the equipment without the correct components. The rimfire and factory ammo is not just for myself but for my daughters and their families as well.

Back during the Obummer years I watched a man buy a brick of .22's at a gun show so he could go shooting with his kid. He paid $150 for the brick. I wasn't buying .22's back or much of anything else back then. When prices started dropping, I started buying. I call it "planning ahead".

The only thing I have bought during this "buying spree" or "panic" is reloading components. I got tired of hearing the wife complain about me not using the reloading equipment she bought me 4 Christmas' ago. Between staying home with her after her surgery and working a 2 on/2 off schedule the last week due to Covid-19, I'm reloading for 4 different calibers now. Instead of hearing her complain about not using my reloading gear, I hear her complaining about buying too much stuff. The only thing I have really bought though is one box of .284 ELD-X bullets, 2 boxes of .264 ELD Match bullets, three pounds of different powders and some .280 and .260 Rem brass.

No ammo shortage here. No component shortage here either.