I wonder how the ammo situation will be, considering the last lead smelting facility in the U.S. has, or will be soon, closing down.
Reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibAKKpIKIS0
I may be old school, but my revolvers do not fire copper-anything, or Plus P anything, just standard pressure loads of full and semi-wadcutters. (That means no ‘buffalo bore nothing!) They’ve been working factory loads since the 1930’s.
Our children and grandchildren are so getting screwed. If our course isn’t corrected before my generation is gone, I doubt that it will change for generations....at best.
No different than most steel manufacturing having left this country in the last 30 years. These are international commodities just like oil, and are bought on the international market,
The ammo situation will not be improving. Though supply is finally catching up with demand, prices will continue to climb, and spot shortages will occur due to panic buying and hoarding. You may want to consider a little more diversity in your armory. During the worst of the ammo famine, .38 Special was unavailable anywhere in my former neck of the woods for over a year. When .38 Special did start coming back, many vendors were selling it for nearly $40 for a box of 25 rounds. Limit of 2 per customer.