I have enough to keep me going, for along time.
Also consider the old cartridges, like the 45 Colt, the 45-70, with black powder or PB substitute. It was $23 pound and available, and cast your bullets, already have casting equipment. I have a 454 carbine, you can shoot any primer ya find just adjust the power of the load ....any small primer 454 cases... any large primer change to 45 colt cases. Then are 60 plus smokless powders that will allow you to shoot the gun at different levels of performance, plus black powder and its substitutes. Cast your own, or use any .451 /.452 pistol bullet for the 45 ACP, or resize any .458 bullet to .452 up to 405 grains... round balls and multiple ball loads, even shot shells, I use .410 hull cut down, resized, & cut down wads, with 14 gr W296, and add a couple hundred grains of shot and crimp in the. 410 Mec loader with an aluminum extension under the case, for a mini shotgun...A good survival gun, that you can actually shoot with almost any components available... the 454 Rossi 16" stainless carbine.
Also consider the old cartridges, like the 45 Colt, the 45-70, with black powder or PB substitute. It was $23 pound and available, and cast your bullets, already have casting equipment. I have a 454 carbine, you can shoot any primer ya find just adjust the power of the load ....any small primer 454 cases... any large primer change to 45 colt cases. Then are 60 plus smokless powders that will allow you to shoot the gun at different levels of performance, plus black powder and its substitutes. Cast your own, or use any .451 /.452 pistol bullet for the 45 ACP, or resize any .458 bullet to .452 up to 405 grains... round balls and multiple ball loads, even shot shells, I use .410 hull cut down, resized, & cut down wads, with 14 gr W296, and add a couple hundred grains of shot and crimp in the. 410 Mec loader with an aluminum extension under the case, for a mini shotgun...A good survival gun, that you can actually shoot with almost any components available... the 454 Rossi 16" stainless carbine.
