How long before you ran out.

[runfiverun]

I learned my lesson when the last Klinton was in office.
you couldn't get primers or 223 brass for love nor money they just were not available.
thankfully this go around the other Klinton didn't get in.

[RogerDat]

I see where 6 months ago I speculated that my usage would adapt to supply availability. I don't think I have less today than I did then, and I'm thinking that is a trend line that will probably continue. Buy more than I use by a little bit or at the least replace with like amount.

I think the days of running an 8# jug down to the last 1# before ordering more are probably done and gone. More like use 3# and then buy a 4# to replace it with. I am in process of trying to create some bulk stock of loaded brass. Without drawing things too far down so I will still have some flexibility.

[dverna]

I am surprised that over 75% have more than a 3 year supply. There sure has been a lot of whining over the last few years about supply. Maybe some of the grasshoppers have morphed into ants?

Don Verna

[tazman]

In the last 6 months I spent a lot of time and money getting enough material and components to sustain my habits for at minimum 4 years. Hopefully, I can use up some of this supply without worrying about replacement during the next few years.

[dg31872]

The rest of my life. I invested heavily prior the election.

+1.....

[lightman]

I sold all of my primers and powder when it looked like Hillary would win, and donated the cash to her campaign! Before that, I could have shot as much as I wanted for life and left components to my boys. Boy, was I fooled!

[mozeppa]

at the same rate as now?

hmmm..........more than couple hundred years.

and ...yes, i do shoot.

[tstowater]

Not near long enough. I will run out of shotgun components with two kids shooting before anything else. Still have enough shotgun shells loaded for a couple more years after running out of powder.

[lawboy]

Depends ... on who is asking ...

[GhostHawk]

Just received 8 lb jug of Red Dot from BPI. This puts me up to 30 pounds give or take a half pound in either direction.

In the past 3 years I have burned something like 4.5 pounds. So I can now safely say that I can increase my shooting from 1.5 to 2 pounds a year, and still have a 15 year supply. That puts me on the threshold of 80 and pretty good chance I won't shoot as much.

So I should still have some if the grandkids want to shoot.

<Insert large contented sigh here> Ahhhh life is good.

[308Jeff]

Pistol, a very long time.
Rifle, not very long.

[Texas by God]

Impossible for me to guess. Best, Thomas.

[1988-4551]

Sooner than I like unless I improvise something.

[jonp]

Doomsday

[smalltownguy]

til I qualify for social security- 19 years

[mjkonopka]

I can only afford to hoard one thing at a time. Currently I'm stocking up on brass, having to buy empty 55 gallon drums is expensive. Spring time I will start collecting lead. I have 10k SPP and roughly 20lbs of powder, primers should last me rest of this year. I usually pick up 2 cases of primers and a jug or two each gun show every few months.

[GhostHawk]

I think I could easily stretch to 15 years with above my current rate of consumption.
And that is just talking the Red Dot/Promo. If I needed to get into the IMR 4895, 4350, and 3031 I could easily enough add 5 years to that.


Considering that I am turning 65 in half a year I think I can slow down on powder a bit.
Primer box is full and overflowing plus 2k of shotgun 209's. Lead stash is adequate for 3-5 years depending on caliber and boolit size.

Yet I still find myself eyeballing powder. Like the new IMR color powders. Red not so much, pound or 2 of green and blue might be nice. Can always use a pound or 2 of target (Bullseye) and unequal (Unique) BPI has them for fairly reasonable prices but I see most are short of a pound. 14 oz.

No rush though, wait and see a bit. l I did see that Bubba Roundtree seems to like the Blue in his buckshot loads.

[smalltownguy]

just added 300 lbs of lino -should add several years

[Guncrank]

I've finally arrived at the amount's of components necessary so that I no longer need to worry about any length of shortage or government created bottlenecks to the supplies of powders, primers, boolets or cases! The larder is well stocked!

[dg31872]

My grandchildren will be well stocked long after I am gone.