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No Ammo? No Problem with These 4 Tips for Ammo Shortages

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Whether it’s an ammo shortage or your firearm takes expensive ammo, there is plenty you can do to make your situation better. Whether you are practicing target acquisition through your Redfield scopes on your rifles or handloading your own ammo, there are ways you can get around not having ammo or saving what ammo you have.  Bushnell Scopes Try a Different Caliber First, if you are trying to find popular calibers such as 9mm during an ammo shortage, it can be hard to find anything in stock anywhere. Instead, look for different calibers that aren’t often used. You are going to want to instead look at unusual calibers. While many AR platforms, for example, use 5.56 or .223, instead look for 6.5 Creedmoor. Obviously, you will need a different barrel or firearm completely, but it will mean you still get to shoot and have ammo for a gun. Buy Quality, Not Quantity During ammo shortages, the general sentiment is to buy as much cheap ammo as possible. Quantity matters more...