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Despite a growing body of research on protest tactics, their effects on rates of collective action, and why they change, very little attention has been devoted to understanding why tactical repertoires remain stable. We first identify a gap in the literature on protest tactics between studies at the population level centered on repertoires of tactics (e.g., Tilly 1978) and those at the organizational level focused on individual tactics (e.g., Soule 1997), and argue that a resource-centered approach may help to bridge this gap. The empirical analysis uses nationally representative event-level data collected from the New York Times to examine the life histories of tactics used by social movement organizations. Using a discrete time event history technique we find evidence that an organization's resource base is positively related to the stability of its tactical repertoire-- larger, wealthier organizations retain tactics longer than smaller, resource poor organizations. By extending the concept of tactical repertoires from the population to the organizational level, reconceptualizing tactics as resource-driven forms of action, and highlighting possible connections between repertoire size and the dynamics of collective action, we aim to bring together the divergent strands of research in this field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]