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For good or bad, I'm the gun go to guy where I work...
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For good or bad, I'm the gun go to guy where I work...
LoboGunLeather
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Two grown sons, 9 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren. I share with them frequently, but it appears to be my fault because I never taught them that ammunition can be purchased in stores. They keep sending their fired brass back to old Grampa (840 rounds of .30-30 in this year's marathon loading session).
Older brother in another state complained that he could not find anything for his .38 Special revolver. I sent him 5 boxes from my stash.
I usually go to the indoor range early in the mornings (4-5AM), keycard entry allows me to come and go anytime. One of the other guys I see frequently said he was completely out of 9mm. I had a case (1000 rounds) that I purchased last year for $120. He offered $15 per box, I let him have 10 boxes (500 rounds). So now I still have 500 rounds, I recovered my investment and put $30 in my pocket.
Another one of the old guys I have seen at the range for years was strapped for .45ACP. I let him shoot a couple of boxes of my reloads, no charge, but he's been watching me shoot the same ammo for several years so he had a pretty good idea that I know what I'm doing.
I tend to hoard some things. I'm always on the lookout for .22 Shorts to keep my old Winchester 1885 in use. Some of my other old timers need ammo that is either obsolete or difficult (and expensive) to find, like .218 Bee, .25-20, .32-20, .38-40, .44-40, .45-90, .33 Winchester and a few others. Many of those are selling for $2 to $5 per round when you can find them, so I keep loading my own and casting bullets for them.
Older brother in another state complained that he could not find anything for his .38 Special revolver. I sent him 5 boxes from my stash.
I usually go to the indoor range early in the mornings (4-5AM), keycard entry allows me to come and go anytime. One of the other guys I see frequently said he was completely out of 9mm. I had a case (1000 rounds) that I purchased last year for $120. He offered $15 per box, I let him have 10 boxes (500 rounds). So now I still have 500 rounds, I recovered my investment and put $30 in my pocket.
Another one of the old guys I have seen at the range for years was strapped for .45ACP. I let him shoot a couple of boxes of my reloads, no charge, but he's been watching me shoot the same ammo for several years so he had a pretty good idea that I know what I'm doing.
I tend to hoard some things. I'm always on the lookout for .22 Shorts to keep my old Winchester 1885 in use. Some of my other old timers need ammo that is either obsolete or difficult (and expensive) to find, like .218 Bee, .25-20, .32-20, .38-40, .44-40, .45-90, .33 Winchester and a few others. Many of those are selling for $2 to $5 per round when you can find them, so I keep loading my own and casting bullets for them.
I've got one too....mine's a 1887 build.... never shot it ..... bore's not so great/ black powder........ big heavy and .22 short always makes me chuckle... hangs over the door in my home office/den!
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I was in a vulnerable position, last March. I moved to a rural village and required movers to assist me. This was when COVID-19 was really starting to scare people. One of the movers remarked about my collections and asked whether I would sell either firearms or ammo. I too declined and recommended he ask friends and family.
I am fortunate, that I have a hidden pantry. My safe is bolted to the wall within. My ammo does make it a little cramped in there though.
I am fortunate, that I have a hidden pantry. My safe is bolted to the wall within. My ammo does make it a little cramped in there though.
The exact same dilemma I am in. Have an abundance of 9s and 223... I want to sell some but it just feels wrong to sell for the inflated prices it will bring... But I bought it initially to sell more than half of what I bought. Components also. Bullets brass and primers are going for ridiculous prices. I have had beaucoup people ask me to reload ammo. I usually tell them I don't load 9s or 223 and that I don't have a license to do so anyway. They ALWAYS say...I won't tell anybody. One even brought a whole load of brass to trade me 20 to 1. I still declined and told him ..not even at a 100 to 1. I keep finding primers I have stashed away. 2000 7 1/2 SRPs and 5000 Rem 1 1/2 SPPs yesterday from when we moved here 16 years ago in a 15 lb Cardboard Green Dot Keg marked dishes
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I helped one of my best friends buy his first 22, a Wrangler and I gave him a box of Remington so it wouldn't be a paperweight.
Luckily he followed my advice when I texted him a good deal on bulk 22 and he bought some so he at least has about 700 rounds to start training his sons and himself on.
Luckily he followed my advice when I texted him a good deal on bulk 22 and he bought some so he at least has about 700 rounds to start training his sons and himself on.
Nobody's asked me for ammo. Fellow shooters have their own stashes. If they're in a bind, I'd certainly share factory ammo to keep them shooting; no handloads though. I shared some 22 with a friend during the 22LR ammo draught a few years ago. It kept a buddy participating in our Bullseye league.
Asked out of the blue by an acquaintance or a random co-worker? Highly unlikely I'd sell or (sheesh!) give them ammo. Sounds a lot like "what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine too!" Pretty forward if you ask me.
A few years ago, a co-worker was getting into shooting. I took him to the club a few times, helped him get his arms around handloading. I shared targets, my equipment etc. It got to the point where he expected my generosity. He'd help himself to my paper targets, rut though my shooting bag for tools, grab my spotting scope to see his targets. All of this without asking. He even wanted me to bring specific items for him to use. This got old fast and I put a stop to it. We don't shoot together anymore. An extreme example, yes, but it shows how some folks think.
Now I'm not a stingy guy. It's a pleasure to help new shooters or old shooters in a bind. Things can get out of control when other people expect gifts. Give 'em an inch and they think they're a ruler!
Asked out of the blue by an acquaintance or a random co-worker? Highly unlikely I'd sell or (sheesh!) give them ammo. Sounds a lot like "what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine too!" Pretty forward if you ask me.
A few years ago, a co-worker was getting into shooting. I took him to the club a few times, helped him get his arms around handloading. I shared targets, my equipment etc. It got to the point where he expected my generosity. He'd help himself to my paper targets, rut though my shooting bag for tools, grab my spotting scope to see his targets. All of this without asking. He even wanted me to bring specific items for him to use. This got old fast and I put a stop to it. We don't shoot together anymore. An extreme example, yes, but it shows how some folks think.
Now I'm not a stingy guy. It's a pleasure to help new shooters or old shooters in a bind. Things can get out of control when other people expect gifts. Give 'em an inch and they think they're a ruler!
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Only on TV. In real life a JPEG with no EXIF information reveals nothing about location. And like most web software this forum strips the EXIF when you upload a photo.
That a teenager can hack into any computer system given 20 minutes is a common theme on TV. But the truth is that it is a lot harder than that. If they could they would be hacking into banks, not gun forums. To steal this ammo they would have to find an unpatched vulnerability on the forum software, retrieve the posters email, correlate that email to his real address, drive cross country to his house, break into his house without getting shot or arrested, take a Saws All to his safe and then steal that ammo. That's a lot of effort, risk and felonies for not that much money. And the internet being what it is there is also the risk of going through all that trouble just to learn that their intended target was just blowing smoke and doesn't actually have any ammo.
The much bigger threat is one of your children or friends mentioning you have a lot of guns and ammo that information spreading like a game of telephone. If you are the gun guy at work word spreads. And boys like to brag about all the guns their father has and lets him shoot. Word gets around.
I would never mention guns I own on something like Facebook where my real name is shown. But I worry a lot less when posting on forums.
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I have never had anyone ask me. I usually only talk guns with other gun guys and they all have ammo.
If someone did ask I would do the same as the OP, politely decline.
If someone did ask I would do the same as the OP, politely decline.
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I have exactly 16 rounds of factory 9mm ammo but any close friend is welcome to it.
I gave a Model 64 revolver to a friend who is like a brother (or maybe a son) to me and I think I gave him a box of ammunition to go along with it and when he bought a vintage .30-30 Winchester M94 I gave him ammunition for it. I have a box of 44 Special ammunition that I plan to give to another good friend so he can use it in the 3" M629 that I gave him in lieu of paying off a poker debt more than a decade ago (I couldn't stand that gun, anyway).
Other than that, no, I shoot my ammunition, that's why I acquired it and note that I did not use the word "sell" in any of what I said above.
Okay, wait, I did sell an old Colt Police Positive to a friend recently - he's not close enough for me to just give it to him but I did give him 12 rounds of .38 Special for it.
Other than that, no, I shoot my ammunition, that's why I acquired it and note that I did not use the word "sell" in any of what I said above.
Okay, wait, I did sell an old Colt Police Positive to a friend recently - he's not close enough for me to just give it to him but I did give him 12 rounds of .38 Special for it.
Anyone that couldn't see this coming, ??
I have friends and associates that know my hobbies and toys, that want me to give them ammo for hunting and personal defense use. My answer: What were you thinking?
One long time hunting friend, with MONEY, wanted 20 rounds of 20ga slugs for deer season. I offered 15 rounds, to be replaced. He's pissed. Too bad.
You are totally justified IMO.
Your children, and sadly, one of mine, have been brainwashed by socialist teachers, and socialist media. They will turn you in, in your best interest, saving you from yourself.
Very scary.
I have enough components to stay shooing for a long time. That said it could be a very long time before I am able to restock anything. I don't sell or give away ammo to anyone other than my sons and of course I just give it to them. They are the only people that I let shoot my loads as they know me well enough to know what the risk is. One does reload 223 and 300 BO with a Dillon 550 he got from me but still gets 9mm from me and 22 from time to time. The other one lives in Tampa and only shoot when he comes home pretty much and most times my guns and ammo.
Turn me in for what? Where I live there is no limit on how much ammo I or any other non felon can have in their home. My kids would not tell anyone how much of anything I have anyway. They also voted for the same guy I did this last election. I did a better job of teaching them then the teachers and professors did I guess.
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The fact that you have a lot of something, does seem to lead some people to believe they are entitled to a piece of the pie, just ask a lotto winner...
Wonder how good they are at cracking safes?
Or getting past a VPN.
If they tried to track my PC, it would lead them to Los Angeles right now.
Maybe France or Germany tomorrow.
