[skeet]

Well before the SHTF back a few years Cabela's had 4 525 boxes to a 50 cal ammo can on sale for 65.99. And I had a 10% off card. So I went in and bought 50 cans. The sales guy was incredulous when I told himI wanted 50 but thery loaded 'em in the truck and I used the Cabela's card to get points(which my wife used of course). My reasoning at the time was sell the ammo for 20 each and the real profit would come from the metal ammo cans. Then all of a sudden the SHTF and the value doubled almost overnight. I sold most of the 22s and more than 1/2 the ammo cans. for a tidy profit. The rest of the cans have either components such as bullets or ingots of lead for bullet casting. I made them up after I got almost 80 lbs of tin at a farm auction...for 37.50. Now I think I am going to start selling off most of the 6000 lbs of lead I have. The only thing I am using the 22 ammo for these days is getting rid of the hoard of rabbits I have around the place. The gummit trapper has lowered the yote population to the level of I heard ONE the other night. 22 ammo is still hard to find here and is selling at most gun shows and auctions at the 10 cents per round average rate. I have used almost 2 boxes of 22 LR on rabbits in the last 2 weeks...oh and one round on a rattle snake that took a poke at me on Sunday. Hateful critters.