This.

I've had several people ask me how long ammo will last. My reply "kept indoors, probably indefinitely".

Got some of Grandad's 1940's .45 ACP. I have little doubt it will still shoot.

Txhillbilly nailed it, you need to stop by your local gun store once a week and get what you like, need, use or whatever, fifteen years you will have all kinds of factory ammo, reloading supplies for all your guns, i have no reason to complain or stand in line.

Yep ammo will keep a long time......
I shot two does and a hog last month with 30-06 ammunition reloaded in 1972. Used 03A3 made by Smith Corona in 1942( youngsters can ask or google who Smith Corona is)

I don't mind paying a little more as long as the increases are NOT politically driven.

I was in pretty good shape for the firearms I owned before this mess started. Then I got my first AR in November. I have two .223 bolt guns so I had a decent stock of components and I have been able to add to my component stash here and there without feeling compelled to over pay. I have not shot the AR as much as I would if the components were still easy to replenish either. I am fortunate to have some good friends that have been generous to me. I have sympathy for those looking for ammo or components for new firearms and the young men and women just starting out that don’t yet have the disposable income or developed the contacts to maintain the stash of components a lot of us on here take for granted.

I bet that shoots awesome!

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Our family started stocking up early in 2020 and will probably start earlier in future election cycles.

Shortages are predictable events. Why not stock up when things are available?

Not good.

Early 2020 was 18 months too late for the previous cycle. One to two years into a current cycle regardless of who is in the White House is usually prime.

The weakness and volatility of our supply chains have been exposed multiple times, but some folks just don't learn.

Anyone paying attention has already laid in food and general supplies while they are readily available. It's not too late until something happens.

Remember that solar can easily give you an indefinite supply of power for water wells and freezers if you want to do that. I am certainly not prepared for an apocalypse, but I can keep my family safe, comfortable, and fed for a good bit.

It is up to each of us to identify what and how much we need. Plan ahead so that you can help yourself and others.

Marc

Correct.

And it is a little late to be stocking up. The few items that I needed to stock up on during these times were definitely self inflicted. Mostly the result of not paying attention and assuming I had more of some calibers than I actually had. But in that clean up and discovery process I found excess in other calibers that pretty much evened it out.