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If I had to guess, I'd say that just about everybody here has a stash of munitions in their possession. Since many of us here shoot mostly older and somewhat unconventional (i.e. "not common") firearms, we are likely to have stockpiled enough materials to feed our particular hobby needs for some time. Perhaps even enough time to get us into our dotage?
For arguments sake, let's say that you somehow don't outlive your stockpile (shocking, I know) and it then falls to your significant other (or your children) to dispose of it prudently. Just exactly how would one approach that challenge? Lately, I've gone online and visited several sites (GunsInternational, Gunbroker, etc.) and I'm seeing lots of variety (in the terms of options, some real, some suspicious) for bidding on say...the more obscure stuff. But what about the "meat & potatoes" of the ammunition world these days (12-gauge, .30-06, .308, .45 auto, .223, 7.62x39, .22 rimfire, etc.), where do I go to see what prices might be in the real world, essentially main-street? Most of the big boxes around here anymore have nothing or very little to choose from. What they do have is 200 to 300% higher than it was just a few short years ago. Some of the local shops do have (essentially consigned) ammunition in small lots (I've even seen 9mm for sale locally in baggies of 20 each!), but is there a bigger forum I'm not considering?
Clearly, stuff in it's original boxes is more desirable on a number of fronts, and the more-reputable the maker the better. Any reloaded stuff obviously begs a few questions, but bulk-reloaded stuff from professional or even semi-pro operations (essentially, small businesses) should be seen a bit differently, right? What says the cognoscenti here?
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