Ask to share your ammo

[Warren Sear]

For about $60 you can buy 3 surveillance cameras and set them up at your house in strategic locations. The motion activity from the cameras sends an alert immediately to your phone and allows you to see what triggered the motion camera, works great. If you see someone in your house call 911 right away. The time from the detected motion by the camera to the alert on your cell phone is literally seconds.

Can you provide a link for these cameras? Thanks.

 

[brucev]

Used to be everytime I went to Walmart w/my wife to buy groceries, I'd go by sporting goods and buy 9mm, .38 Special. Walmart stopped selling ammo ... so we now go to Publics. Thank God I do have a decent amount of ammo. I have been asked by some church members if I could sell them some ammo. I told them I would not sell it but that I would give it to them. I remember what it was like one day when I went to a out of town rifle match and left my ammo on the kitchen table ... 137 miles away. A fellow competitor gave me a bandoleer of excellent quality ammo with which I proceeded to clean everyone's plow. That stuff really really worked extremely well in my M-1 Garand. He wouldn't let me pay him for the ammo. I guess I have the same attitude toward folks now. If I can help them, I'm going to help them. Sincerely. bruce.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Ain’t selling.
I will give some to my Son and SIL.
Just the other day bought 500 Rounds of 22LR for the regular old school price!
Sportsmans Warehouse.

 

[llowry61]

Can you provide a link for these cameras? Thanks.

Try arlo.com - they have a pretty decent product at a reasonable cost. With the technology today there is no reason for a person not to have them monitoring valuables. We can even talk through them via the phone. We know everything that goes on in and around the house regardless of where we are.

As far as the thread topic, I have given 100 rounds of 223 away to the landowner of a property I hunt. I may give him some more if he needs it. He built an AR and didn't have any ammo, so I helped him out. His not shooting for fun, he lives in the country and wanted something with a bit more range. I told him to get sighted in and I would give him some 62 grain steel tip for defense use. All of the folks I know who shoot have been stocked up for quite awhile.

 

[smoothshooter]

For about $60 you can buy 3 surveillance cameras and set them up at your house in strategic locations. The motion activity from the cameras sends an alert immediately to your phone and allows you to see what triggered the motion camera, works great. If you see someone in your house call 911 right away. The time from the detected motion by the camera to the alert on your cell phone is literally seconds.

In the area I referenced, 911 reaction time is probably around 20 minutes on a good day.
The Sheriff’s Dept. thought the thieves used a surveillance camera at the end of the driveway to let them monitor when the residents left home. They live in a rural area at the end of a private driveway about 300 yards long. The house is not visible from the gravel county road that the driveway connects to.

 

[BigBill]

One of the ammo shortages here I sold 22 lr to our members. To keep them shooting.

 

[BigBill]

Sold 450rds of 7.62x25 for 400 a few days ago. Made 4 times what I paid 6mo ago. Got enough brass to feed my cz52 already so no need for it to sit. Plus if you didn't learn after Sandy Hook to buy cheap and stack deep you've got to pay the market price.

The surplus 7.62x25 in sealed cans is for shooting the inbetween shortages. The surplus ammo can fill in the gaps.

 

[bananaman]

Not had anyone ask me for ammo. Had a couple people hint around about powder and primers. That's a no go! Bob

 

[Buford57]

A very good friend who has been toying with the idea of buying a Shield EZ 9 since they were introduced found one yesterday at a farm store that is closing, and at pre-panic prices. He snapped it up. Knowing his only other handguns are .38 Specials I asked what he intended to shoot in it. The ammo shelves were bare except for .270 and .204 bullets for reloading and in this area they are typical even for stores not GOOB.

Long story short I agreed to provide him with one box of ball practice ammo and one of HP. He immediately offered to pay for them, but I told him I'd prefer he replaced them when the dust settles, which I believe is a matter of when, not if. At our ages, the question is not whether normalcy will return, but whether we will live to see it. No net negative effect on the value of my estate if we don't.

In the meantime, I reload for myself and my wife. During the 2008 drought I gave .22 LR to a neighbor who was shooting vermin on my Mom's place when I couldn't get there and sold .22 Mag to my nephew at my cost. I am trading a half box of .32 ACP for a similar amount of .45 ACP next week. I have not owned a .32 since 1981 and the other guy has never owned a .45. I am not Cabela's, but my friends and family (don't have many of either) know they can call me if they need me.

 

[OldK22]

Yep. Neighbor asked and I told him where it was available at not much more than pre panic prices.. I had given him some a couple of years ago and he was expecting me to be his free supplier again.. not happening.

 

[Muddyboot]

Since my initial post I've parted with more ammo to those in need, some I sold at pre panic prices, some I gave away to new shooters who purchased guns for the first time. All the ammo was 9MM.

All have been informed that this well has run dry, I've pointed out to them how to seek ammo and wished them luck..

More and more people I know are buying guns for the first time, so I don't believe the ammo panic will end soon, but I hope I'm wrong on this one.

On the bright side I have picked up 500 rounds of .455 Webley, though I don't own a Webley revolver yet.

 

[Cal44]

I have a friend who wonders about society collapsing.

I asked him if he had a stash of food in case markets closed down.


He said "no, but I have big stash of ammo so I figure I can barter for food."

 

[DeplorabusUnum]

I've had co-workers ask, and I politely decline since all I have is reloaded ammo. My son however was lamenting how scarce and expensive ammo was, so I bought him a reloading press, dies, powder drop, etc. and told him I'd be happy to show him how. Last weekend we had our first session loading some cast 9mm bullets. He was pretty happy, and thrilled at the prospect of being able to make his own ammo. I'd gladly show a friend how to reload too, but they would have to pay for the components and load it themselves. I'll never sell or give away my own reloads.

 

[GypsmJim]

When Dad was alive, I reloaded everything he ever shot. When he went to the range it was always with me. Now my son is the only one I provide ammo to.

Other than my best friend of 60 years, nobody else in the world knows what I have in my safe. In his case, I don't provide him with ammo, but always alert him of coming shortages. He never acts proactively, so in his case I see no need to give or sell him anything. He knew the issue, had pleanty of money, but chose not to act.

 

[cmj8591]

I've been asked if I know where someone could buy ammo. I generally don't offer to sell any of mine. I wouldn't hesitate helping out some of my fellow gallery course shooters if they came up short. After the last ammo drought I actually overbought CCI standard velocity only because I didn't want to get sodomized if I ran short and got desperate. I did recently give a close friend a couple of hundred slugs and 00 just because he was very low. I have more than I need and my friend didn't. That's what you do for people you are friends with.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

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!

Givers have to have limits.........Because takers don't.

 

[S&WIowegan]

I never talk about how much ammo I have or don't have. I never ask anyone about their ammo situation. There are definitely people who will damn near insist my ammo is theirs and want me to give or sell them at cheap prices.

I had an experience with a club member who was sort of a friend. One day he up and told me he was going to need some of my .22 stash. I said no and years later he barely speaks to me which is OK.

One of my brothers texted me today asking did I know where he could find .380 defense ammo. He shot all his in target practice. I texted: 'gosh that's too bad....you really screwed up'.

 

[Eddie Southgate]

Right now I wouldn't sell you a BB . I might buy some if I find it cheap but I ain't selling nothing to do with ammo or guns .

 

[tops]

Ammoseek has plenty if he really wanted too buy some. I think what he really wanted to know was where he could buy some at pre panic prices. Larry

 

[kmyers]

We just ask: What is this ammo you speak of and where can we find some? We don't tell what we have or ask what anyone else has.