There were a couple of things that I can think of that the administration tried, but failed to do. One was attempting to block sales of once fired brass to companies that process and re-sell it to reloaders. They wanted to sell it all as scrap to be shredded and melted down. You can speculate, but I firmly believe it was an intentional attempt to keep it our of our hands. The other was the attempt at banning M855/SS109 ammo and/or projectiles by labeling them as "armor piercing." I'm sure there were many more backhanded attempts to keep reloading supplies out of our hands, but those were the two most blatant/obvious that I can think of.
Anyway, Nomercy said it best:
I CAN remember prices much lower than today, TRACKING DISPROPORTIONATELY AHEAD OF INFLATION. So any time you can buy today, it's roughly the cheapest you'll ever buy it in the next decade.
I also buy just a little bit with each paycheck. Of course, I shop the sales first and buy in bulk whenever practical, but I still buy a little bit every month.