My prediction, though: Reloading components and ammo will stabilize at roughly current prices for a few years,
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While it'd be wonderful if things go this way, it hardly matters as inflation continues to outpace prices of consumer goods.
When it comes to ammo, to paraphrase Nike: Just buy it.
All the unnecessary obsessing over the prices of consumer products affects only one aspect of our purchasing patterns: we are forced to prioritize purchases based on what we absolutely require to live on, what we can do without, and what we may buy if we end up with some extra, discretionary funds. My prediction is that our buying power for everything will continue to decrease even if our wages and salaries increase (for those still in the workforce; for those of us retirees, welcome to the suck).
Do you need more ammo, or do you simply settle for shooting less?
Honestly, I wonder if some here track the prices of eggs, milk, baby formula, our prescription medications or bacon the same way they do ammo. About the only thing that hits most of us hard every week is the price per gallon we pay to fuel our big trucks and SUVs.
While ammunition prices to tend to cycle a bit periodically, we'll never be back to where we were in the late '80s, early '90s.
I consider ammunition a necessity, so I buy enough regularly to
maintain a good stockpile -- which I already have --in the calibers I shoot.
Anyone who "needs to stock up now" for any ammo for firearms they already own is already far behind the curve.