Mostly exploiting niches that have popped up in my area for certain brands of firearms and ammo that will probably never be available as a normal purchase ever again. I suspect a major, permanent deformation of the firearms market.
After falling in love with the first-and-only Browning T-bolt I ever saw, and assuming I'd never see another one again, I found that .17HMR is a great caliber, especially when I had exclusive access to my dealer's inventory of 20,000+ rounds of .17HMR that never sold. He decided that getting his money back at his 2010 costs and freeing up storage space was a good deal. Compared to today's unobtanium-based .22LR, it's an outright steal for a lifetime supply.
It was so good a deal, I snapped up his last three CZ455s with barrels in both .22LR and .17HMR. I'm covered even if .22LR ever comes back.
Great equalizer on plinking fodder..... Went to 22 WMR and 17 HMR myself to offset resources as you’ve done. Am finding bricks of SK brand .22 HP that (supposedly) Jagd Munitions in Germany makes at one small mom and pop gunslinger shop here in the panhandle. Not sure where he gets it but it’s a very high quality and accurate as can be. Not one of my many rimfires has failed to feed that brand. Very pleased with it. My single six convertibles, Mk 1’s from ruger and my smiths 617 and 317 love it as well as my old beretta 70’s and 71’s. Nice jackaslope stuff.
Stay safe 300 !