The Ammo Shortage
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We do keep some of the the common handgun calibers and 22 LR stashed for gun sales, but the high power rifle ammo run caught us by surprise. Never before has it ran like this and we can't get more, handgun stuff comes in regular, the rifle not so much.
There are a couple shops within a 15 mile radius that I used to buy from. They both have the exact same 9mm ammo that they sell. The difference: One shop sells it for almost double what the other one does. The more expensive shop advertises on line and I would image they sell quite a bit of ammo. I now buy exclusively from the shop that doesn't gouge.
I think an election cycle or two is a better metric, Scott... Note to self, construct storage building in the interim!
you may want to build an underground bunker for the supplies....
That thought had crossed my mind. One of those semi/train/ship cargo containers you see for sale. Bury it in the side of a hill...
My Mrs. came down stairs into the bull pen, where I do my reloading and smithing and she asked me why I needed so much ammunition. I looked her right in the eyes and used her famed "shoe defense" against her and said, "But honey, I'm saving so much money by reloading".
I know what you guys are thinking... I almost couldn't say it without laughing.
I know what you guys are thinking... I almost couldn't say it without laughing.
I have been with mine 20 years. She has never once questioned the cost of any of my hobbies. None of them are cheap, either. It didnt take a crystal ball to see the current shortage coming. Earlier this year, some ammo/components could be found cheaper than it had been over the past few years. I carried somewhere between 80 and 100 flats of shotgun shells in the house so I could continue clay shooting uninterrupted.
May be better than the stock market!
Lol, Amen again!
You quoted CTD 9mm prices as a defense? Come on man! You can do better!
Full disclosure... they do have to cover legal fees.
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I've got a few of those Winchester 333's around here that I think I spent about 18 bucks apiece on. And I probably overpaid! Wow. I'm a millionaire on paper.
I like your math!
I'm definitely not a Marksman on paper....or deer!
CTD will NEVER get a dime from me again. Should things ever get back to normal and they were selling 115g WWB at 150 per 1000 delivered. NOPE.
They got on the never again list in 2008. In Oct/Nov 2008, it was clear that Obama had a chance to win. Despite that, they distributed a catalog with all manner of ammo and mags at prices x.
IIRC, shortly after the election, the prices on the website for said ammo and items was adjusted significantly upward and they would not honor the paper catalog prices.
Hard pass.
IIRC, I too paid 18 ish for 2 boxes of the "333" .22s at an OK Walmart back in Aug when I moved my son into school. There were 3, I left one for the next person.
They got on the never again list in 2008. In Oct/Nov 2008, it was clear that Obama had a chance to win. Despite that, they distributed a catalog with all manner of ammo and mags at prices x.
IIRC, shortly after the election, the prices on the website for said ammo and items was adjusted significantly upward and they would not honor the paper catalog prices.
Hard pass.
IIRC, I too paid 18 ish for 2 boxes of the "333" .22s at an OK Walmart back in Aug when I moved my son into school. There were 3, I left one for the next person.
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A certain Governor at a news conference asked why was it necessary to buy more ammo than your gun can hold. He was told it is the same reason you don't buy toilet paper one sheet at a time. When s___t happens you need to be ready. 
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