Unwilling to stock up? Wont or cant buy ammo by the case?

[TomJ]

I've been on both sides of this. Due to family and business obligations I'd been out of shooting for about 20 years and got back into it a number of years ago during one of the shortages. Whether I wanted to stock up at that time was irrelevant as there wasn't much to buy. I learned my lesson and am pretty well stocked now with reloading supplies and 22.

 

[Bennj]

For me, it comes down to priorities and finances. Coming into this late in life thanks to the best gun salesman ever (2013), my plan was to have enough of each caliber I shoot to last 2 years at the rate in which I use it. I made it a habit to at least replace what I used, so if I shot several different calibers that amount + of each was replaced. I would love to have the extra cash to buy a case of each caliber, but that ain't happening. I also never charge more than I can pay off in full without interest.

 

[AK Hunter]

I suppose that was the point I was trying to cover. “Didn’t need it until things went crazy, now gotta have it.”

I stocked up on that 5.45 ammo back when it was selling for $.09 cents per round just because it is impractical to reload. That's cheaper than .22lrs were selling for a few years ago. LOL Buy it cheap, stock it deep is the saying.

 

[Hrbie22]

I think the financial aspect is often overlooked and im glad it was brought up. What you can afford is relative to how much expendable money you have.

And to take it a step further i think age has alot to do with it. I'd make the assumption at 31 I am on the younger side of our age spread that is on this forum.

Fortunately I have a grear job that allows us some extra money for me to buy everything we need but also to fill some "want" categories. Needs and wants are two very different things.

Point being, if a guy is 22 and into guns, he may not have had the step in his career that allows him to stock up. Compared to the guy who is 67, worked hard his whole life, house paid, car paid, no bills, he can buy whatever he wants.

 

[Archer]

So even investing in a firearm today, could be considered buying LOW, that same $1,000 dollar AR might just be $2,000 in 6 months.

If you go by the printed word of the presumptive next occupant of the White House, that AR will actually be worthless, with a stroke of his pen. He fully intends to make you register that AR as an NFA item, or turn it over to the government, with a presidential decree- so forget about legal private transfers if he has his way.

Everyone should read Biden’s plan and understand that what Trump did with bump stocks is a kiss on the cheek compared to what’s coming if things go the way they look like they’re going.

 

[Robert]

Panic threads are growing tiresome. We can only repeat the same things so many times. Let's take a break.