I have more reloading supplies than I will ever use. Seriously. Bought cheap. How?
Old Dudes.
See, this whole "panic" thing- isn't exactly "new".
Panics I have lived through (Was very young for some of these, but people bought stuff and put it away for a rainy day)-
1973- "Arabs raised the price of oil, gonna be an economic collapse" (Ever hear of a guy named Mel Tappan?)
1980- "Reagan going to nuke those dirty Ruskies back to the Stone Age!
1989- Bush Bans Assault Weapon Imports
1994- Federal Assault Weapons & Magazine Ban
2000- "Holy Shit the Computers gonna get us all"
2004- "AWB is over, BUY ALL THE THINGS!!!"
2008- Barrak HUSSEIN Obama" Elected
2012- Sandy Hook Shot up
2016- "Ain't no way Trump Wins"
The guys that bought stuff back in the 80's, 90's and early 2000's- many were in their 40's, 50's and early 60's. They were in their prime earning years and could afford to lay in supplies..... They are now FRIGGEN OLD! Many simply stashed that stuff in a closet- it was never loaded- Brass, Primers, Powder, Bullets.....At our Rifle Club- the median age is 64.
A lot of those guys in the last few years finally decided, "Huh, I'll never use this shit and my kids and grandkids are morons and generally useless. Betty wouldn't know what the hell to do with it....now what?" I was the "now what". I let it be known at the club (400 members) that I would buy all the powder, primers, brass, bullets etc...that they had, with cash, no muss, no fuss. Word traveled fast.
I bought huge stashes of stuff at pennies on the dollar. It was less hassle than them trying to get a table at the gunshow and deal with the low IQ Jerky and Beanie Bay crowd, setting up show after show trying to get rid of stuff....
I sold off whatever I didn't need and often ended up with whatever I kept for nothing, zero outlay.
This strategy can still work. Just a month ago I bought out an estate. Guy I got it from was the son in law- FIL had been dead 10 years....They were getting ready to move out of his house and decided to get rid of "all that old stuff". There are lots of guys that have essentially aged out of shooting, lost interest- too many doctors appointments etc...Put out feelers here and there- I actually put up a simple sheet of typing paper saying I would buy reloading supplies with little phone number pull offs at the bottom around the Rifle Club.
Thankfully, my kids are not stupid or useless, so I don't have to worry about where all my "stuff" will go.....
The truth can only offend those who live a lie.
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