For me... I am just sitting on the sidelines watching this spectacle. After 2008, I started making small investments in ammo. For instance, everytime I visited Walmart, Dicks, Sports Authority, LGS, I made it a habit to pick up a box of ammo. Every time I would go to the range, I would replace what I shot on the away home. As far as the AR issue, when everything died down last time, I picked up two years ago a S&W MP15 on Davidson's Gun website. $800 with a rebate!! So... my advice is to wait this out, prices will return to somewhat normal and begin to slowly add to your collection. I don't get caught up in these frenzy's. I even remember during the AWB, that magazines were not that hard to find and were not that relatively expensive. All IMHO.