I live in a rural area with a lot of dairy farming. I have always thought there might be some farmer out there willing to trade a substantial amount of milk or meat for a bottle of decent booze if the stuff hits the fan. Especially since they would probably be unable to get that stuff to market.
That dairy farmer would likely trade milk for bullets before booze.
BLM/Antifa and the like will raid the dairy farm but bullets will stop them.
When starvation sets in, previously friendly civil neighbors and townsfolk will turn savage and look at you as food but bullets will make them think twice.
If you have food, you’ll trade it for bullets, guns, fuel, medicine but mostly ammunition and other food.
Beans and Bullets become the euphemism for the only acceptable currency under such conditions. This is not an opinion, this is documented historical fact.
When you hear preppers talking up guns and food, they are not extremists, they are wise and realistic.