A "REVERSE KARMA" for some 9MM ammo...

[Hillbilly77]

Guys, a friend of ours is in need.
Our fellow Forum member S1mp13m4n just bought his very first firearm - a Ruger SR9C 9MM, and he can't find ammo.
Several posters have said that they'd help out if they lived close, but the cost of shipping a whole box of ammo is too much money.

My idea:
What if a bunch of us each send him just 10 rounds of 9MM? How many guys would be willing to help out a new shooter? If a few if us sent him just 10 rounds, the cost wouldn't be horrible, it wouldn't deplete anybody's stash, and it wouldn't take long for him to get enough ammo to at least start learning his new gun.
How 'bout it? Any takers?
Maybe he can PM his address to anybody that commits and we can help this new shooter get started.
Maybe anyone who sends ammo can include what it is - brand, grain weight, etc. so when this shortage ends, he knows what to look for.

If S1mp13m4n wants to play along and give any participants his address, I will be the first one to commit to sending some.


Here are some links to his threads that tell the story:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/306648-i-finally-bought-my-first-gun.html

http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/307532-i-think-i-purchased-expensive-paperweight.html

 

[BJoe]

Well that gets a trip to UPS, or FedEx hub, not the stores, since it is a ORD-M item.

 

[Lee Barner]

i've got his address and have some packed up to go to ups tomarrow. lee

 

[mrbort]

Great people on this forum.

 

[s1mp13m4n]

I am not sure what to say here. My eyes are tearing typing this. I live in a small but nice 2 bedroom apartment with my wife and 4 year old daughter. When the Sandy Hook shooting happened I was so shaken by it because that could have been my daughter. I am in college going after a 4 year degree here later in life. My wife is going to finish her 4 year degree in psych and graduate this summer. She will start an internship and go on to grad school. We live on about $32k a year so money is tight. After months or reading, learning, and taking classes on guns I was finally able to get my first gun when tax money came in. You know what? I hope I never need the gun for what it was designed to do. I hope what I have is a hobby gun. After Sandy Hook I became committed to joining the NRA, emailing and calling the higher ups about our gun rights, and committed myself to understanding guns, terminal ballistics, and amorers classes on the guns I was interested in. Due to money I am interested in reloading. The saving is huge when you can make a 9mm round for $0.10-$0.15 compared to $0.50-$1.00 for a factory load....well that is huge. I do not mind putting in the time to load my own ammo. This idea is a great one and thank you very much. The thought alone for the ammo help means a lot to me. To borrow a line from Hickok45 "life is good".

 

[timn8er]

What are the legalities involved in shipping ammo?

 

[KJM]

What are the legalities involved in shipping ammo?

It cannot go by US POSTAL service!

Has to go UPS or Fedex...

I found UPS easier in my area. ( Fedex near me said it had to go overnight... cha ching)

It CANOT be shipped from a UPS STORE.... has to be a main hub, and on box sides, in black marker, you need to write ORM-D ( in about a 3 inch length or so... not cover the whole box!)

 

[DeathGrip]

Great people on this forum.

Repeat as needed.

 

[mc5aw]

Guys, a friend of ours is in need.
Our fellow Forum member S1mp13m4n just bought his very first firearm - a Ruger SR9C 9MM, and he can't find ammo.
Several posters have said that they'd help out if they lived close, but the cost of shipping a whole box of ammo is too much money.

My idea:
What if a bunch of us each send him just 10 rounds of 9MM? How many guys would be willing to help out a new shooter? If a few if us sent him just 10 rounds, the cost wouldn't be horrible, it wouldn't deplete anybody's stash, and it wouldn't take long for him to get enough ammo to at least start learning his new gun.
How 'bout it? Any takers?
Maybe he can PM his address to anybody that commits and we can help this new shooter get started.
Maybe anyone who sends ammo can include what it is - brand, grain weight, etc. so when this shortage ends, he knows what to look for.

If S1mp13m4n wants to play along and give any participants his address, I will be the first one to commit to sending 10 rounds.


Here are some links to his threads that tell the story:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/306648-i-finally-bought-my-first-gun.html

http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/307532-i-think-i-purchased-expensive-paperweight.html

HB ... Since you're a NYer, you can only send 7 rounds, not 10.

 

[29aholic]

Bump for the cause.
I cant send ammo, but if you do start reloading I can help with a few hard to get components.

 

[timn8er]

OK, I'm in. Do we have an address to ship to?

 

[Straightshooter2]

I don't have any 9mm ammo right now but I have a lot of 9mm brass. If you know anyone that reloads, I'll be glad to send fifty or so rounds of primed brass or a couple hundred rounds unprimed, your choice. If you want the primed, I'll still include one-fifty unprimed and I'll decap and run them through the tumbler to clean them. Just let me know.
CW

 

[Old TexMex]

O.k. I'll get to UPS and see how to get this man some ammo.
.
.
with this crowd he'll probly wind up with more ammo than Cabelas....

 

[Mickey D]

Someone PM me the address, please.

Got it! Thx

 

[ladder13]

Look at your PM's !

 

[s1mp13m4n]

Bump for the cause.
I cant send ammo, but if you do start reloading I can help with a few hard to get components.

I am reading about reloading to get the idea. I like the idea of doing the work myself and being able to make my own 9mm rounds for 10-15 cents a round compared to 50 cents plus for a store bought ammo. I contacted Lee Pecission and they told me to get the Lee hand loader and 9mm die set in a kit. That was $300 or so but no one has it or the reloading supplies, doh.

 

[Old TexMex]

Someone PM me the address, please.

Yeah, me too.

 

[venomballistics]

I don't have any 9mm ammo right now but I have a lot of 9mm brass. If you know anyone that reloads, I'll be glad to send fifty or so rounds of primed brass or a couple hundred rounds unprimed, your choice. If you want the primed, I'll still include one-fifty unprimed and I'll decap and run them through the tumbler to clean them. Just let me know.
CW

he's already been askin about getting into reloading.
I'd say shipping him some brass would save him some pain.

 

[forindooruseonly]

I've got some 124 gr. bullets I'd donate - I don't have any factory stuff, all I shoot is reloads.

 

[SW_shooter]

I'll donate 10 rounds. He can keep the brass and reload it too.