Ammo shortage?

[bustedmp]

I drive by and stop in my local shop everyother friday on my way home from work and walk out with either a brick of 22lr, or more reloading supplies. Just this past friday, I walked out with a down payment on an M&P 9 and a few boxes of 45acp. He always keeps a good stock of the common stuff. I am getting ready to put the progressive press that either my wife is getting me for christmas to work, or I may need to buy it myself ater, but I'm getting ready for it.

 

[Oscarflytyer]

Not for me. Cast and reload for all my revolvers and autos, sans 22s. And probably close to 400 lbs of lead. Should be ok for a week or two - lol

 

[walnutred]

I did my panic buying this past summer by stocking up on the primers I use. Though I did recently add some bulk 7.62x54R to my stash to feed a T53 I picked up.

 

[Simmer down]

I reload and buy compoents only when they are on sale, even if I don't need them at the moment. I've had more than a cushion for a long time and I pay the least amount possible. As for shortages, I think a lot of it is just poor planning by the stores. No hidden meanings, just the highs and lows of keeping stores stocked.

 

[redlevel]

I have it from a very large retailer that black rifles and the popular calibers used in them and in handguns is already being rationed by the wholesalers.

I guess I don't need any more. My house is slowly sinking into the ground s it is. I will probably buy some, though. Just 'cause.

 

[W.E.G.]

I resized 1000 cases and trimmed 300 more today.

My shoulder and wrist hurt.

 

[BlueOvalBandit]

Sounds like you need a dillon 1050 with a trimmer on it Just tell the missus it's for health reasons and you won't be lying.

 

[Engineer1911]

Another bulk primer order

The HazMat fee is a real bummer, so I just ordered 3 cases of large pistol primers and a Lee 6-cavity 45 acp SWC mold. This is my third Obama primer order after using up the last of my Clinton primers last week. I don't think there is a shortage at my house.

Have empty brass must reload!

 

[bigt5150]

Unfortunately, it looks like it's going to be a repeat of 2008. I ordered a case of 9mm on tuesday(election day), the inventory of my online retailer had quite a bit of ammo in stock. I went to the site today and everything is pretty much sold out. Except for the expensive self defense ammo i.e. Fed. HST, Speer Gold Dot, Winchester SXT etc. Hang on folks, it looks to be another bumpy 4 year ride.

 

[luangtom]

A smaller ammo company not too far of a drive away is already up on their web-site saying there is a 3 to 4 week wait for most ammo now. Imagine that....

 

[KJM]

LGS shelves were empty yesterday...
vendors already giving him runaround on ammo, and certain rifles....

 

[nipster]

Not here, but I can tell you that there is a HUGE Twinkie shortage.

Stock up now! Be vigilant!

 

[Coaltminer]

Not at my house!

 

[mad220860]

Saw a guy at walmart buy 3000 rounds off 22lr ammo! He cleared them out! Went to a different walmart to pick up a few boxs of 9mm! The shelves were blown out!!! All the federal plinking ammo was gone! 45acp! 40sw 9mm! Even academy was blown! Why do people do this! They left all the 223 u wanted so i grabbed a few boxes!

 

[GregoryJ]

Was at a Walmart yesterday. Just for fun, I checked their supply of 9MM ammo. Saw ten 100 round boxes of Federal 115 grain FMJ in the case. If the holidays were not just ahead, I might have bought some (or maybe all) of it.

 

[bubba t]

Hey guys.

I'm new around here and drifted over to this area just to get some opinions. I got no farther than this one. I see where it has been discussed before and it is a sore subject for some.

I've got a little stash as I saw mentioned. I'm thinking about buying some powder and primers and dragging out the old reloading equipment. I haven't done any in about 27 years (moved and never unpacked it, had loaded up tons before moving), but the hardware needed is still okay. Some of it may be antiquated, but it'll still work. My son's interested in reloading too.

I intend to buy some factory stuff, a little at a time too. I feel confident that one day and I may not live to see it, but the time will come where one will have to defend his life, his families, and their possessions. We may not be that far away.

Then I got to thinking, and this is one of my crazy sceneries, but who knows the recent shootings by the crazies might have more to them than meets the eye. Bear with me, I read the other day about the guy that did the shooting in Arizona and his sentencing. I believe they said a psychiatrist or psychologist deemed him schizofrenic or something. It doesn't really matter; the bottom line is he was crazy.

Now here's my crazy scenario. If the radical Muslims could come to the US, hijack 4 planes and do what they did, who's to say they couldn't be playing a part in this too, or that the evil powers that want to take our guns aren't behind this. All they would have to do is snag some individual, brain wash them, give them the needed weapons or take them to the gun store and turn them loose.

After each deed has been perpetrated, there is more ammunition to take away our guns and ammo. After all, I read recently where one Japanese general or someone in the regime during WWII said, he would never invade the US because the citizens were too well armed. That's just the basic gist.

If we can be disarmed then we're a sitting duck. Just a crazy scenario I dreamed up.

I'll stop there, but leave you with two quotes I got a while back and some may know them and I haven't verified them. Supposedly, they come from Thomas Jefferson and go like this:

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, is to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.

Think about it.

 

[gdauth]

If you are concerned, get on the email list for sone online ammo dealers such as SGAmmo. I did that and jumped on a case of 22LR when it came in.

 

[Missiletech]

Shortage and sky rocketing prices of .223 ammo in Florida and Georgia at local vendors.

 

[Moonman]

Just buy a Dillon 1050, get yourself a bunch of components
and your .223 or any other ammo problems are solved, let others worry.