Quite a few years ago I had my FFL and sellers certificate in Maine. After quite a few years Clinton came down on the home based FFL's pretty hard.
About the same time he made a "good deal" with S&W. Basically . . . S&W kissed his ass. I had a very bad feeling about what was headed the way of shooters and gun owners. ESPECIALLY the ones like me that already owned a bunch of them evil black guns.
I had a good job,with money coming in so I bought "stuff". Frames for T/C Contenders,lowers for AR's,reloading consumables I bought every good deal that came along. AT WHOLESALE PRICES .
Me and a buddy drove out to Sierra Bullets. We bought them by the pound. Back then you could give them a container and say . . . "fill'er up". Take a guess how many 52grs,165grs,190grs,or 220gr bullets it takes to fill a gallon water bottle. And how much it weighs.
We bought powder by the 8lb keg and primers by the carton (10 X 1000ea). We bought 22 ammo by the 5000rd case.
All that took place in about 1989-1991. Wish now that I would have bought more.
Think about this long and hard guys. I am old with not many more years to shoot. Most of you guys here are young. Get several of your buddies together and split large orders. Keep your eyes open for bullet "pulls". (sorry Wes) Maybe Wes can use his connections and buy them in bulk,then pass along the bulk deals to the members here.
Here,several months ago,me and a buddy got a really good deal on 130gr Barnes bullets in .308" that were pulldowns from Remington Hog Hammer factory ammo. The bullets are essentially a TSX with an extra long ojive.
Buy and store consumables. If you see a "good deal" at PSA or elsewhere on AR lowers . . . swoop some up. IMO . . . 10 would not be too many.
Contact Wes for ultra large orders,then split them up. It is a great reason for a get together. Dump 10,000 bullets out on a round table . . . smoke some cigars,drink a couple beers and/or some fine bourbon,talk guns and reloading,divide up the bullets.
Good Luck To Us All ---- SAWMAN