Posted on 08/07/2009 2:03:24 PM PDT by marktwain
My brother and I attended a gun show last weekend and I have good news. Bullets are back. Not only was I able to buy all the 9mm rounds I wanted, but my brother found adequate supplies of .380 ammunition as well. Stacks of .223 ammo were also in evidence. Since our government hasn't changed in six months, what has changed? Economics 101 tells us that the marginal utility of the next bullet will be less than the last one. In other words, if I have no bullets to shoot in my pistol, I really, really want the first 10 bullets I can buy at whatever price I find them. The 500th bullet, I will shop around for the best price, and after 1,000 I will probably stop (I think). Manufacturers have been running flat-out since November of 2008, and have finally caught up. Enough Americans have enough ammunition that they feel they secure.
Since the government hasn't changed, why do they feel secure? Is it because we all have 1,000 rounds of our preferred ammunition stockpiled and we can't conceive of a firefight where an additional 200 rounds would have made a difference? No, I think it is because we have renewed confidence in our fellow citizens' good sense. Poll after poll is showing renewed support for our basic right to keep and bear arms. We see efforts to curb gun ownership fall short of needed votes. We see efforts to raise money for the Brady Center in Chicago falling flat. We see regular citizens who haven't protested in their lives stepping out to join others at town hall meetings, TEA parties, and Obamacare rallies calling for less government intrusion in our lives. We are willing to take care of ourselves and our own. Stop spending money the country doesn't have and don't come taxing us for it. Gun ownership is, for many, the first step of taking care of ourselves and our own. It begins with personal safety and security and extends to our community and our state. Before the Great Society we relied on our families, our communities, and our churches to care for our less fortunate, not the federal government.
This is a resilient and generally optimistic country. The majority that sees the glass half full rather than half empty have begun to stand up. One indicator of that to me is piles of ammunition at a gun show.
Sheesh, I thought I was getting a deal at Walmart, about $14.00 for 50 rnds. of the Winchester
still no 38 specials to be had at wal mart.
Usually can find 9mm there all the time now, but only occasionally can I find 45 acp.
I’ll stop when I have 4,000 rounds of 5.56,1K rounds of 38 special and at least 5K rounds of 9mm P. Right now I think Ive got near 3K rounds of 9mm and maybe 800 rounds of 45 acp
I want to have enough on hand to be able to not worry if the gun stores are closed for a year without me worrying about it.
Folks, Ive preached this many times. Get yourself a ruger 10-22 and 4-5 of the aftermarket 30 round 22 mags. If you practice dilligently you have a decent self defense carbine for 10-50 foot distances.
Also, buy all the 12 ga birdshot you can lay your hands on. My short 18.5 inch remington 870, loaded with birdshot, will ruin the rest of a burglar’s life. Ive got two dedicated home defense scatterguns and my dad has one of his own, and a 20 ga legal short bbl mossberg pump for back up.
You can always find a box of shotgun shells, no matter where the flea market or yard sale is.
Even worse than I thought.
I wend by Gander Mountain and saw a box of 20 XM193 for $14.99.
Amazing.
That’s 75 cents a round!
Somebody will pay it, or those prices will slowly drop.
A few months ago, that’s all Wal-Mart had in stock.
Gander Mt. Advertises all these great ammo prices, but when you get there, it’s always sold out.
Occasionally, I can find some 9mm ball ammo, but not often. Also, since Barry was elected, the cost of ammo, AR-15s and spare magazines has gone through the roof.
The 9mm 31 round glock mags went from $35 the week before the election to $59 two weeks after.
I’d rather buy my accessories on line than to have to stand in line at a gyp joint like Gander.
Glock itself is responsible for the factory mag price increases, mostly.
I was buying Glock mags for $15 each or less through wholesalers, but Glock increased its factory pricing. I paid about $35 each for Glock 19 mags and a lot of dealers no longer get police pricing from Glock.
After 1000 he stops buying?
Wanker... :)
Almost the same order - 3 months on backorder, but I got what I ordered...
I know what you mean. Irritating sometimes isn’t it? I read an article on FR several days ago where the reporter who wrote the article referred to the “spent bullets” laying on the ground at the scene of a shooting. Must have been some weak ammo they were firing, eh?
Sportsmansguide.com and Midwayusa.com are still backordered into September except for Wolf* and the most expensive Federal stuff. If you buy something at a gun show, you can’t be certain what it really is. It may say Remington or Federal on the box, but who knows?
*Made in Russia, may go bang, may not.
Why is it so hard to find .38 special?
Why? I dont know. All I know is since last Nov. Ive been in gun stores 20-30 times. During that period Ive found exactly one box of 38 special ammo.
38 specials are easily reloaded, but I cant get my hands on a sufficient number of small pistol primers.
I guess thats what I should be shooting anyhow because I carry a 38 airweight centennial, keep a K frame model 19 for a dedicated home defense gun and my mother and dad both have J frame model 36 chief’s specials.
As I got older..Im 45, I returned to my fondness for the wheelgun.
I’ve got a J frame. The wife needs to go to the range and get familiar with it.
I think those are some of the best thought out handguns ever made. My 642 seldom seems to leave my front pants pocket.
most reporters dont want to be educated about arms.
Ive tried
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