During my years in a gunshop, on several occasions local / national events have triggered "panic" buying eposides.

The "buyers" fall into roughly fall into three groups:

Profiteers : You know (or should know) these guys.

"Regulars" : Buy what they are low on - or "need", but haven't bought because of monitary considerations.

People trying to buy salvation : True panic buying ; Demand purchase - against council ( "No Mam, I don't I woulden't recomend a .25 auto as your primary defefsive tool" , "No sir, I don't think that 350 Rem mag ammo would be a good barter currency", "I'm afraid, in good concince that you should not be making this purchase","No sir .38 super will not fit your 38 special) ,buy every thing in sight, that has any hope of firing a cartridge, or the cartridge firing in their gun.

In the situation that you outline, you may have a slight advantage, by the ownership of an unusual caliber firearm, it would be a slim one, if ITSHTF, mabe a day or two.

YMMV, just my obv.

I don't necessarily think it would be an advantage. I'm just saying that it may not be the disadvantage that a lot of people make it out to be.

Carry what the local police or military carry. They will have ample supply and maybe you will be able to get some from them.

With all due respect, I seriously doubt that.

"...I seriously doubt that..."

Me too. I was a weapons officer for my department for about 25 years. We had to keep track of each and every round, and every time a round was issued, fired, lost, you name it, I had to document it five different places. Once a year bean counters from HQ would do an audit, and check my records as to who fired what when with the officers records of what he/she did that particular date. No way I could give ammo away...

I currently work for a sheriff’s office and I can guarantee that if SHTF that they won’t be passing out ammo at the door. Unfortunately we will probably have to fight for it too. That is why I make sure I have plenty on hand for what I shoot.