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With the continuing ammunition shortage, reloading component shortage, and pending legislation, I've been thinking about the fragility of the supply chain and our dependency on specific items to keep ammunition available. While completed ammunition is currently harder to come by so are reloading components such as primers. If the government cracked down on any number of ammunition components, it could effectively end availability to the masses. For instance, if primer availability was constricted, it would impact both completed ammunition and reloading markets. Is there a way to remove dependencies on these individual items? How could we ensure ammunition availability in the long term? Even if you reload and cast your own bullets, how many make their own cases or primers? Looking at muzzle loaders, how many people make their own powder or percussion caps? How far do we have to go before we can work around the supply restrictions? When do we start making our own bows, strings, and arrows? If they regulate specific items, it doesn't matter the types of guns and magazines you have because they will be rendered useless in time. 3D printed guns still need ammunition. High power air rifles still need projectiles and specialty pressurized tanks. Maybe I should start stock piling sharpened sticks.