stocked.jpgWhen I went to one of the local sporting goods outlets today, I was surprised to see eight boxes of .45 Auto ammunition on the shelf. I got the clerk to sell me half of them. They were not particularly cheap, either.

As a hedge against the shortage of ammunition, I add to the stockpile when funds and ammo are available. I scored some 9mm reloads a couple of weeks ago and some .357 magnum the week before. Now, while I don’t want to hoard ammo for the sake of having it on the shelf, I do want to be able to head off to the range on a regular basis for target practice as well as having an adequate supply of personal protection rounds, just in case.

In the clickable image to the right, you can see from top to bottom, lock box (valuables, not necessarily firearms related), handguns (various), handgun ammunition, long guns (4 shotguns, 2 12 and 2 20 gauge), Fat Man and Little boy (and magazines), 20 gauge shotgun cartridges and 12 gauge shotgun cartridges.