yeah i never want to see it either, but we probably will. Thats why every trip i make to the store i buy atleast one extra box of ammo.
And when WalMart is outa stock you know that something's "up" , there has recently been another drastic run on components too , everything is up across the board again.
Piece of advice if you shoot a lot , invest in a small reloading setup. In some chambering the savings won't be as much as folks will state *but* your ammo will be of MUCH higher quality , and then in certain cartridges the savings IS extreme.
Then put your other ammo funding into stuff that you *can't* reload such as .22lr.
And again , the two that will *actually* feed you most efficiently are .22lr and 12 gauge. A 12 gauge has the advantage of being perhaps the "prime" close range self defense tool , the drawback being weight and size of ammunition. A .22s advantages are legion as regards survival , but "stopping power" is completely and entirely in accurate placement , in other words there isn't any if you miss the vitals.
In addition I'll remind folks of the fact that one hell of a lot of game was taken in this country with archaic blackpowder firearms that when looked at from the standpoint of ballistics tables are " subpar" , might want to look again........example: you're going to find THREE sets of loading Specs for .45-70 , one of these based upon the notoriously weak "trapdoor" Springfield , these loadings duplicate the pressures of that era , load one of the Springfields to the next two up and you *WILL* blow the damn thing up.
The next set is for the modern Lever guns such as my Marlin 1895 Guide guns.........when loaded at these levels this cartridge comes into the territory of the milder ***African Game*** cartridges , and then we step up to thr fringes of the specs for the solid lockup rifles such as the Ruger No. 1 , loaded to *these* specs the cartridge is ***squarely*** in .458winmag ,.416 rigby ,.450 nitroexpress ,.404 jeffries type territory and not all that far off the thump of a .458 Lott. This is of course why it's my Bear defense cartridge of choice with judicious handloading.
Don't discount things based on age , folks laugh at the cowboy action shooters. *I* don't , I'm a defensive and combat tactics instructor and I for DAMN sure would be looking for something to hide behind if one of 'em teed off on me. Extreme example but watch this , and yes I've seen him.......
[video=youtube;sJTMCcrttmM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJTMCcrttmM[/video]