During SHTF, I don’t want to be fiddling with resizing cases and casting/swaging bullets individually.
It’s much easier, and arguably cheaper, to just buy more completed rounds than you’d ever need in SHTF than to get the equipment to make your own. Remember: you won’t be making your own primers & powder (those run out, you’re done), and shells/lead/copper will be in diminishing supply; better to get all those in already-completed form. Under those conditions, you’re not going to survive long enough to actually use up several cases of properly manufactured rounds.
Fair points. Storing components leaves more flexibility.
Primers can actually be rebuilt, and smokeless powder can be made.
All depends on the kind of S that comes down.
This all reminds me to go ahead and get a muzzle-loader.
Remember: you won’t be making your own primers & powder (those run out, you’re done),
Not true. Powder and primers are both being made by hobbyists. Primers are usually considered the difficult part.
http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2016/07/home-reloading-of-percussion-caps-and.html
I agree that it makes sense to stock up now. I think that is one of the reasons for the .22 ammo bubble.
But, if needs be, both powder and primers can be made by individuals.