Looking a bit down the road...
All this will pass one day. Even if ammo is unavailable to the masses I think gun trading will prevail. Some that ammo is very limited or in high demand might end up being bought for a bargain. It would be good to hang onto NATO calibrated stuff, just for the fuzzy feeling. Odd ball stuff with little chance of finding odd ammo, I’m waiting for the bargains to come my way.
Looking for fun leverguns I found some interesting pieces under $1000 which was my looking limit. Marlin 1893 seem to be a value. Ditto some excellent M94 Winchester post-64 models in the commemorative ranges that people took out and fired, maybe lost the boxes. Boxes alone are often worth $100 alone! I like the Buffalo Bill, Canadian commemoratives in particular as they are less rare, valuable, when fired. Both sport upgraded wood and nice hefty octagon barrels! I also took a gander at the Savage 1899 market and they have some good buys. I like the straight stock models with peep sights a bonus. Never had the nerve to try a .303 but if you could find some .30/40 brass for cutting down you’d be ok, actually used .308 bullets. I’m looking at a .25-35 and .250 right now. They are very historic pieces. Just watch for busted and missing wood.
The Italian Winchester clones are sky high but so is their shooting value.
Lots of fun to be had, still. I’m moving some semi-auto stuff while it’s good and parley over to more interesting things for me.