I'm surprised at your argument. Coming from you, who usually has good insight, it's lame.
Whining because someone has the "foresight" to stockpile a commodity they will need for decades, or as an investment, because it's just a good strategy?
It's a risk, of course, as are all strategies, but for the most part, it's just a good practice.
Likely, this isn't your first rodeo when it comes to shortages?
There doesn't have to be a shortage in your personal stash if you've compensated carefully and kept a viable stock of components for such events.
I love this sport, and after the first "shortages" I experienced, that was enough for me.
From that time on, when surplus ammo, components, or anything else related to the sport, which I knew would be in short supply, for whatever reason, was bought in large "quantities."
It didn't take any sort of genius to figure out that it was also much cheaper to purchase in this manner, and it wasn't a hardship financially, nor created space concerns when storing. So why not?
I hear the sniveling, whining, wailing, and derision on a daily basis from those who just can't bring themselves into the reality of today's markets.
They haven't really changed all that much over the years, but it's an impossible lesson for some to learn.
Ammunition, components to reload, etc are "long life" commodities.
I look at a well stocked ammo locker in the same manner as "canned goods" in my cupboard. Why pay more than you have to for items you know you will use in large quantities, by purchasing small, individual packages?
When there's no longer a need for the items, sell them off at close to replacement cost, and purchase a large quantity of what's needed for another cartridge.
It's a good way to keep your hobby sustainable at affordable prices.
Do you expect a business to sell below purchase/handling cost????
People who don't take this into account end up paying for everything through the nose when they don't apply it to their everyday life options.
