[quote=Larfleeze] That's not the point, the point is: Where are they going to get the equipment and supplies needed to produce shells, bullets, round etc.? [/quote] I think the hardest thing to find is the primer. I cant think of a way people can make them from normal materials (You can re-use shotgun shells and make powder.) On this note Can I change my firearm to a musket? The ammunition is melted down metals and the powder can be made with 'simple' ingredients ( sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate (saltpeter) Of course the disadvantages of having a musket are abundant Cant be used when wet, crap range because of no rifling, misfires and jams, slow reloading etc.