Originally Posted By: zerosoma
Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
When's your hoarding gonna stop.
I assume you're talking to me? lol.
I admit I am hoarding a little. But some guys come in and clear the shelves...I've seen it myself. I don't take everything and will usually leave some for the next guy (per my original post). Do I have a compulsion to buy ammo? Yes. Is it fear? Perhaps. I don't know what's around the bend and want to make sure my family is protected. Of course that's in the minds of every other sensible gun owner around. The unsensible ones are the ones who clear the shelves and resell it for profit. Those guys are total losers.
I could be called a hoarder as I have over 6,000 rds of my favorite ammo in various calibers etc from rimfire to 12g. I do it for convenience mostly. Having young kids, time for hobbies is short. A quick trip out for target shooting, plinking or trap shooting is a bust if I don't have the ammo to do it. That extra 20-30 minutes to get it can wipe out the possibility of going at all.
Plus, is it hoarding if you know you're going to use it? The stuff doesn't really go bad in average consumption. It doesn't lose value if you sell the gun in that chambering and want to sell your stockpile for it. In fact, my observation is that it goes up in value over time. It's a heck of a lot less risky than buying gold. In the event of a fiancial disaster and all that might ensue, it's easier to sell and more useful than gold (or a piece of paper that says you own gold). In the event everything works out OK in the world, it won't lose value like gold will (no real downward volatity). In that scenario and environment, I'll probably be able to continue to afford to pursue my shooting hobby, so I'm going to shoot it and re-supply any way.
That being the case, it it's a decent place in my mind to put some of my money.