The Ammo Shortage
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All right. Gonna go melt me some lead!
Got that flea market 30 cal mold...
And always Keith-style SWCs.
Got that flea market 30 cal mold...
And always Keith-style SWCs.
Bizarre! Will they fire? That's like 50 years old... Which doesn't stop combloc corrosive, but that's got some odd chemistry right there...
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All right. Country boy can survive.
They might be a bit hard. Threw a bar of Rotometals SH in there. Projos and sprues were clinking with a bright sound, not clunking like pure lead.
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They might be a bit hard. Threw a bar of Rotometals SH in there. Projos and sprues were clinking with a bright sound, not clunking like pure lead.
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Gun Show this weekend at Jamil Temple in Columbia, SC (just down the road from Palmetto State Armory's Columbia retail store)
A couple of AAR's have been posted. One person reported that an hour after the show started the line to get in reached all the way back to the far reaches of the parking lot and was starting to snake around even further
Another person reported that an 800-rd box of Federal .22lr was selling for $160 (that's 20 cents per round).
Ammo vendors are well aware that PSA is almost completely out of ammo...only birdshot shells.
A couple of AAR's have been posted. One person reported that an hour after the show started the line to get in reached all the way back to the far reaches of the parking lot and was starting to snake around even further
Another person reported that an 800-rd box of Federal .22lr was selling for $160 (that's 20 cents per round).
Ammo vendors are well aware that PSA is almost completely out of ammo...only birdshot shells.
PSA in Summerville, SC got in one of those 14K round, 55 gallon drums of Hornady 223 Rem 55gr FMJ. Their asking price was somewhere in the neighborhood of $12,000.00
Instead they broke it up into 250-round bags and it sold within a couple of hours.
Instead they broke it up into 250-round bags and it sold within a couple of hours.
A year ago those drums were a little over $3k
Went to the LGS and asked the owner how it was going. He looked at me and said "I think we sold 50k of 9mm today. One box at a time." No wonder my girl Cathy looked pissed when I stopped in!
Yeah, remember when Brownells was clearing them out? $3700.00 I think...
In my own personal heck I placed an order for a 8lb jug of Ramshot LRT (smoking deal!) and they said with processing times it would be 4 or 5 days before they charged my card and processed my order. Jumped on their site last night and saw the front page announcement. "Due to Covid-19, we will closed until Feb 2nd." Dirty word, dirty word, dirty word!!! Ah well, at least it hasn't come to this. YET!
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LOL!
Ammo prices at this weekend's gun show in Columbia SC:
$1/round on most .223/.556 and 9mm FMJ
Reports were the crowds vastly thinned out by Sunday afternoon.
$1/round on most .223/.556 and 9mm FMJ
Reports were the crowds vastly thinned out by Sunday afternoon.
"THEY AIN'T MAKIN' AMMOZ ON PURPOSE!"
"YEAH! TO RAISE THE PRICE!"
"AND THEY'RE STORIN' IT IN SECRET WARRHOUSES!"
"AND THEY'RE ONLY SELLIN' IT TA CHEAPER'N DURT!"
"AND THEY'RE SELLIN IT OUT THE BACK DOOR TO THEIR BUDDIES!"
"THEY TOOK OUR JERRRBS!"
"HURRRRR DURRRRRRRRR!!!!"
This past Saturday the Ace Hardware down the street got in a limited supply of primers. Purchase limit was one sleeve (tray) off 100 primers per person per day.
They lasted two days. I was happy to get the limit both days they had them.
They lasted two days. I was happy to get the limit both days they had them.
I haven’t shot since late last summer. Not going to burn through my stash. Definitely not playing the game of trying to get a box here and there.
I may go to the range next month just because I feel so bad not practicing with my carry pistols, but I’ll only shoot a minimum.
I may go to the range next month just because I feel so bad not practicing with my carry pistols, but I’ll only shoot a minimum.
I keep telling myself I need to take an inventory of what I've got on hand.
I keep reminding myself: let sleeping dogs lie.
I know where, right now that's all that counts.
What ammo I need for self-defense is already in place. Don't need to wake those doggies.
I keep reminding myself: let sleeping dogs lie.
I know where, right now that's all that counts.
What ammo I need for self-defense is already in place. Don't need to wake those doggies.
Googled this. You need the VL rifle, too. No funciona in regular 22.
Daisy V/L - Wikipedia
Daisy's One and Only Firearm
In the late 1960s, Daisy introduced a revolutionary new .22-caliber rifle that used spring power and hot air to ignite the propellant of each round instead of a primer. And it worked...really well. Here's why it only lasted a year into production.
www.range365.com
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I have 2 Daisy Vl rifles that are in mint condition that have been in the family since the late 60's. When ever I bring one out it always turns heads. It is an odd piece of Daisy history.Googled this. You need the VL rifle, too. No funciona in regular 22.
Daisy V/L - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Daisy's One and Only Firearm
In the late 1960s, Daisy introduced a revolutionary new .22-caliber rifle that used spring power and hot air to ignite the propellant of each round instead of a primer. And it worked...really well. Here's why it only lasted a year into production.
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So here's a question for the ammo seeking set. I have 40 pounds of Ramshot LRT (go to powder), probably 8 pounds of Reloader 33, a pound of US869, a few ounces of H1000, and 2 pounds of Retumbo. Folks are rabid for Retumbo right now as it is unobtanium and 2 pounds wont go for me far aka 140-ish shots at MAX. Take out load development and get maybe 110 rounds down range if the stars align? So my question is this.. Keep it for dark days or sell it and add that to the primer and/or powder fund? I am genuinely curious. What say y'all?
Sell high now and wait to buy again when its low if it's not something you are using.
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