Pick up brass for free at the range, 2 lb.'s of powder (Hodgdon Varget or IMR4895), 500 small rifle primers, 500 53gr Hornady match HP bullets #2250, and one days work cleaning and trimming brass and I can reload $500 worth of ammo that is more accurate than factory rounds for $125. Trouble is now that every citizen is afraid they can't buy guns or ammo is making it even difficult to buy powder and primers. What used to be routine for us hunters and target shooters is now insane because of all the panic buying.
Nuts!
Went to a couple places locally, including a Cabela's, sold out of everything I shoot.
Even fresh 10mm brass.
I have a 5 gallon bucket full of once fired .223 that needs processing. Kinda hard to find the motivation when I have nothing to put in them...