Thanks
This is much more helpful
In fact I think your last sentence is really helpful. Ironically it doesn't help with the question on how much ammunition to load vs leave as components, but does hit on something I've been thinking about lately.
Currently I load on the weekends and some evenings to relax. Usually in batches if 50 to 100 using my hand press to deprime, my hand primer to prime then weighing out each load then seating and crimping on my Turret press.
That said as I shoot more I'm probably going to have to put the autoindexer in, and prime and add the powder dispenser to crank out ammo faster as I'm not going to have as much free time plus a need for more ammo.
Otisrush, I think that might be a good way to look at this. Maybe look at the component supply as my stock to keep at a certain level and build onto. Set a minimum level, then purchase 2x what I use as I approach it. Then adjust the min level.
Of course that gets me back to the original question of figuring out how much to load. Maybe a few months of range trips. Or load a few then load 2x what I use until I have a supply that makes sense. By that I guess as I do this I'll be figuring out how much I'm shorting and what I really need.
So I guess im staring to at least get the start of a plan! And as we know that's more important in many ways than exact numbers!