Once we're past the worst of the REEEEEing, consider it lesson-learned: Always keep at least a 2,000 round minimum emergency stockpile for every caliber you plan to use. Never eat into it unless you CANNOT resupply.
The people that trip me out right now are the ones who still go shooting. Like every bang sound now is like 1$ worth of something precious to save your life when the shelves are bare with no letup in the future horizon.
I used to stick to shooting my ammo in the desert behind my house. Never liked the lack of freedom on private ranges. It has been a couple months since I've shot. But before the ammo crunch I was getting a good amount of trigger time. As well as buying ammo. I almost maxed my credit card in February buying ammo. Talking thousands worth. (Pre pandemic prices) my wife wasn't too thrilled at the time. But she understands now.
Good to know. Im talking long term though. Not right now. I need more 556 and 9mm but really want to get everything needed in a press and a 9mm AR so I'd just need one press to start before I get more comfortable going into other rounds
If i learned one thing this year its that I need an ammo press and body armor
Once we're past the worst of the REEEEEing, consider it lesson-learned: Always keep at least a 2,000 round minimum emergency stockpile for every caliber you plan to use. Never eat into it unless you CANNOT resupply.
The people that trip me out right now are the ones who still go shooting. Like every bang sound now is like 1$ worth of something precious to save your life when the shelves are bare with no letup in the future horizon.
I personally know people with 15k reserves specifically so they can continue to shoot and train through the droughts.
Shoot what you can afford to replenish.
Don’t get rusty from lack of range time. Most ranges still ration enough to shooters to cover your visit. It isn’t cheap.
I used to stick to shooting my ammo in the desert behind my house. Never liked the lack of freedom on private ranges. It has been a couple months since I've shot. But before the ammo crunch I was getting a good amount of trigger time. As well as buying ammo. I almost maxed my credit card in February buying ammo. Talking thousands worth. (Pre pandemic prices) my wife wasn't too thrilled at the time. But she understands now.
Won't do you any good, can't get any primers to reload either. That's supposedly what the 'shortage' really is, a primer shortage.
Good to know. Im talking long term though. Not right now. I need more 556 and 9mm but really want to get everything needed in a press and a 9mm AR so I'd just need one press to start before I get more comfortable going into other rounds