Doom and gloom aside lead prices have been high before and came down into reasonable price ranges. When I first started reloading shot was $11.00 a hundred wt. and had not budged in price for years. We bought 100 pounds at a time. In ten years time it was $21.00 a bag and we had to buy a pallet to get that good price. Then five years later it was back down in the $11-12.00 a bag price. I seen several cycles of high and low shot prices.
Remember when Three Mile Island happened? They use the entire shot production for several months building a containment feild for that mess. All 6 or 7 1/2 as I remember. Came in truck loads and was dumped to enclose the mess. Should be able to get some of that surplus shot in another half-life time. Good shot for night time as it will still glow in the dark.
Buy shot when you can afford it and be happy. What else can you do for $20-30.00 and have so much fun? Load four boxes and shoot four rounds of skeet or trap. Clay target shooting is one of the cheapest forms of entertainment. Try fishing for $30.00 a day. Can not be done. Try hunting for $30.00 a day. Can not be done. Stay around the house and save $30.00 a day and the old fish will drive you to wanting to shoot someting or someone no mater the cost.
