Im Hoarding. I also like to lay in bed naked and cover myself with loose 9mm rounds. Is that wierd???
I definitely have more now than this time this year.....because I did not own a gun this time last year. I know, I know....I'M part of the problem. But I am not hoarding, just want to keep 500-750 rounds of 9mm to have enough for 3-4 range trips in case I can't find anything for a few weeks between the trips. I have 700 now, but will go through 300-400 tomorrow with my girlfriend's two boys sending my ammo down range as well.
Im Hoarding. I also like to lay in bed naked and cover myself with loose 9mm rounds. Is that wierd???
JuMped on the .22 ammo thread linked to s and w forum on where it is, last nght only to find the extreme of the extreme posting in real time as they hit the order button on thirty and fifty boxes at a time... Awful. Who needs 25,000 rounds of. 22?
JuMped on the .22 ammo thread linked to s and w forum on where it is, last nght only to find the extreme of the extreme posting in real time as they hit the order button on thirty and fifty boxes at a time... Awful. Who needs 25,000 rounds of. 22?
Oh, I don't know. 25k would be a nice pile to be sitting on about now. I got caught pretty in pretty bad shape in '98 and was reduced to making the Walmart crawl and scouring the internet for endless hours to find enough rimfire to shoot. When the prices stabalized I bought several cases of my go-to target, practice, and plinking brands. When I get through about half of that I buy another case.
My purchasing habits were definately changed by that shortage.. I used to keep enough for two shooting trips. Now I try to keep 24 months worth in storage. By buying in bulk I've gotten a quantity discount on the purchase. there are further savings from missing the price increases.
I'm in good enough shape that I'll weather this storm until things return to the new normal without having to cancel or curtail any range trips.
The future cost savings are huge. I bought 200 458 bullets to load 458 socom. I paid roughly $20 per hundred. They're $40 now. My next purchase will be 500-1000 to cover my lifetime. Are they ever really going to get cheaper than $40 per hundred again? Most likely not.
I've bought enough 22lr to last my lifetime. The most I've paid is $13.95 per 550 rounds. It'll be closer to $50 in 20 years. Why not buy a lifetime supply now?