Cheers,
Sit down one evening - and figure it out: "If it all goes to shi*t - which guns are we gonna' take with us". Then these are the ones you need to load up on. I don't care if you "love" one particular pistol/rifle - if you don't want it in a desperate situation, then you DON'T need it, or the ammo for it.
I'll take my .45-110 Sharps - for long range, my 03-A3 for medium range and the SKS for short range. I'll haul my .22 Mag for food, and for pistols - my S&W 59 and a .380 BDA for close defense.
I can re-load the Sharps with a hand loader, the others, well, I've got tons of ammo for them.
If you're on the mainland, go to cheaperthandirt.com or sportsmansguide.com
for bulk prices.
It's all about the "gun", and whether you'll need it sometime in the future.
Yea, I've got "toys" that I like, but in the end - go for the ammo - for those weapons that will keep you alive.
I sound like a "survivalist", don't I?
Oh well, one time when I was buying another rifle, my wife asked "Just how many guns do you have to have to make you feel safe?" My resopnse was "You've never been "over-run" have you?" End of transmittion!
Genle winds,
cr