I have long advocated the practice of stockpiling ammunition. Today I’m going to attempt (again) to encourage you to purchase ammunition at your leisure rather than in knee-jerk response to external stimuli.
A Quick Word on Reloading
The last time I wrote an article of this nature I was informed that building an ammunition stockpile was unnecessary for those who practice reloading. I have nothing against reloading at all. In fact I have a bunch of buckets of brass in the garage and I may well take it up one of these days, just for fun. While I get it – you can make your own ammo – I believe that statement misses the forest for the trees.
The reloader isn’t relieved from stockpiling. The reloader’s burden shifts from purchasing loaded ammunition to purchasing ammunition components. Your reloading bench does little good without an adequate supply of brass, bullets, powder, and primers. I have seen components in high demand and low supply in the past and those shortages will probably happen again (if they aren’t already). If your primary mechanism for stockpiling ammunition is reloading, you should substitute (almost) every instance of the word “ammunition” in this article with the word “components.”
