2021 - Who is hoarding and who is shooting?

[cruiserdude]

I think I just shoarded.

Started hoarding but then I just started shooting more.....

 

[HaveGun]

I have a ruger old army and a Italian repro 1860 and a cva muzzleloader and four pounds of black and a bunch of caps, I've acquired them the last couple of years and haven't shot them yet. So that's my next project, if I like the cva, then I'll get a flintlock and try that. I'm looking at a Lyman great plains flintlock 54cal. I probably should get it, just about all the other ones are out of stock.

I forgot about all of the black powder I accumulated when I was in BPCR. I still have about 8 unopened cans of Swiss and a few hundred cast boolits for my .45-70 1885 Winchester high wall. If I need something to shoot, I can have plenty of fun with it.

 

[223to45]

Well the wife and I are still doing 3-4 competitions a month, buy Summer we might have to reevaluate the situation.

 

[Dinglenutz]

I think I just shoarded.

Started hoarding but then I just started shooting more.....

Yep.

I used to shoot quite a bit, and had to buy ammo for that, then I got busy, stopped shooting nearly as much, but "forgot" to change my buying habits. Now I want to burn some of that, but I don't see a near future when my available time would empty the liquor cabinet.

 

[GrayGoose]

Well the wife and I are still doing 3-4 competitions a month, buy Summer we might have to reevaluate the situation.

I have noticed the turnout at competitions lately has started to dwindle a bit, and probably not just due to the weather.

 

[Barefootdog]

Still shoot carry and other calibers. Mostly pistol. More disciplined with fewer rounds. Switched to steel. Love it. Time in the woods is relaxing.

Spending more time dry firing......therapeutic given the senile, geriatric, hate filled, seditious, pervert Demo politicians nancing across the TV screen. Consider how lucky we are to have 75" TV screens......much better than those 16"- 20" Dumonts we started with.

Setting up to reload. Slowly getting there. Will not deal with the more despicable gougers.

I believe there is a strong liklihood of shortages getting worse. Dem dictators shuttering our economy have really disrupted supply chains. The shortages and pricing we're seeing now reflects delivery of order contracts placed months ago. Prices are going to have to rise to cover todays ordering costs for future replacement deliveries. All this government stimulus is simultaneously creating, growing and papering over multiple structural problems.

 

[1371JarHead]

I holding on to all my ammo, and not really shooting, until hunting season starts

 

[Member 5605]

I used to shoot a lot.
NOw I don't. I cannot afford to replace what I used to shoot.

Does that make me a hoarder?

 

[nwslopoke]

I'll still shoot. Just less but more 7.62x39. I may have to discourage the wife, maybe you've heard of her, No hit Mary, from shooting for a bit. Just can't afford it these days.

 

[jordanvraptor]

Just walk away...

 

[PiratePast40]

Switched to shooting more 9mm since .22 has gotten more expensive. Reloaded 9mm from several years of stockpiling is around $10/box when you add in shipping and hazmat surcharge.

 

[Jonnyuma]

I've been hoarding... sort of.

My practice has been to only shoot as much ammo (or less) as l can buy for a particular outing, leaving my tiny inventory alone.

As of yesterday this town is D-R-Y.

Buuuut...
Two days ago my son picked up a sweet P320 Scorpion, so that thing is enough temptation to get out there and put a dent in my stash. Lord, that gun is nice. Ugly color, but I've never handled anything like it.

 

[The Heretic]

Except for 22 rimfire, I am almost solely hoarding.

Occasionally I will shoot some centerfire to test a gun or ammo, but not a lot.

I have enough rimfire to last the rest of my life if I shoot about 100 rounds per month, and I have rimfire conversion slides for my SIGs, so that is good enough.

When ammo prices and availability are reasonable again, I may be shooting more centerfire.

 

[Rich]

Like most of you, I have some ammo set away that I picked up before the pandemic. I still reload, but now just .45 Colt and .38 Special. My little granddaughter helps me reload, so it's actually fun, though my eyes are peeled for any kinks in the reloading. Anyway, the other day at Sportsmans Warehouse I was reminded of the old cartoons showing people going crazy during sales at department stores. It was similar at Sportsmans Warehouse, except there were no tussles while I was there, just quick grabs with an occasional "excuse me." I even got away with a box of Federal 9mm ammo.

 

[DizzyJ]

Living the dream here. I shoot whenever I feel motivated.
Years of compulsive ammo buying has finally paid off.

Ditto, and ridiculous amounts of reloading materials as well.

@AshWilliams .... "Smaug the ammo dragon"....

Ditto here too.

 

[The Heretic]

I used to shoot a lot.
NOw I don't. I cannot afford to replace what I used to shoot.

Does that make me a hoarder?

Maybe - maybe not.

I consider myself a hoarder because I have been buying a LOT with the intention of not shooting it, plus I have mass amounts of ammo.

If a person slows down or stops shooting because they don't want to use up a meager amount of ammo or can't get more ammo to replace what they shoot, then that is maybe more about being prudent than hoarding?

 

[trevi]

I am definitely hoarding. Picked up a new cartridge (10mm auto), pistol and ammo, for a great deal a few months ago. Now I have something new to look for, and should maybe consider selling a cartridge that really is just a hype - 357 SIG.
I will shoot some bolt rifles that I have a great deal of stock in when time permits, and of course set up my reloading bench.

 

[Hawaiian]

Kinda like toilet paper. I have a good stash, but I also continue to use it as needed.

 

[Lesliet]

300 rounds of .45 ACP at the range today, being a lot more frugal with my training ammo. Feeling like my skills are slipping, though... it takes a lot of work to keep a good edge.

 

[SPSharpshooter]

Shooting mostly 22 lr. Saving the rest