OH thanks for the heads up on the road trip!
It takes awhile to build a good supply unless you are planning to spend a bunch of money all at one time. And, now is not really the time to try and build a stash.
I've been reloading since the early 90s. I really started putting back ammo and reloading components when it looked like BO was going to win the White House in 2008. Glad I did. There was a run on ARs and high capacity magazines, ammo, then a run on primers, and then the price of lead increased. Things started to return to normal by 2012 and then Sandy Hook happened. Another run on ARs and high capacity mags, then the run on 22LR. We then had a factory fire at the ADI plant two yrs ago that disrupted the Clays line of powder which had a large share of the market for shotgun and pistol powders. And then you had the run on what remaining powder was being manufactured - Military gets first, ammo manufacturing gets seconds, and hand loaders get what maybe left.
They only way I can think of to manage this kind of volatility is to maintain a few years of your supplies and ammo. Build it when times are good and then reach into the stash when times are rough.
One thing is for certain, there will be another disruption of some kind or another in the future that will impact the shooting sports.
I've been reloading since the early 90s. I really started putting back ammo and reloading components when it looked like BO was going to win the White House in 2008. Glad I did. There was a run on ARs and high capacity magazines, ammo, then a run on primers, and then the price of lead increased. Things started to return to normal by 2012 and then Sandy Hook happened. Another run on ARs and high capacity mags, then the run on 22LR. We then had a factory fire at the ADI plant two yrs ago that disrupted the Clays line of powder which had a large share of the market for shotgun and pistol powders. And then you had the run on what remaining powder was being manufactured - Military gets first, ammo manufacturing gets seconds, and hand loaders get what maybe left.
They only way I can think of to manage this kind of volatility is to maintain a few years of your supplies and ammo. Build it when times are good and then reach into the stash when times are rough.
One thing is for certain, there will be another disruption of some kind or another in the future that will impact the shooting sports.
There's a guy selling International Clay on boomershooter.com
http://www.boomershooter.com/forums/index.php/topic/17846-hodgdon-powders-fs/#entry206472
http://www.boomershooter.com/forums/index.php/topic/17846-hodgdon-powders-fs/#entry206472
