finesse_r
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Do Not Confuse a Temporary Swing for a Long Term Change
The .22 LR is one of the finest rounds ever conceived and it will never loose its luster. I cannot imagine a time that I would not own several handguns and several rifles chamber in 22LR.
The last bricks I bought were $15.50 for 550 rounds at Wal-Mart. I will not buy again until they are back at or near those prices.
The time to stock up on any commodity is when there is ample supple, not when the herd panics and decides to make purchases out of fear. The shortage of ammo is already showing signs of passing and in a few months the shelves should be fully stocked again, and prices back to normal. Like all markets from the stock market to the real estate market to the ammo market, unless there is government interference, there will be normal ups and downs in supply and demand. Government interference can create lasting changes or sharp ups or downs like the current one.
There is a lag between the time companies can ramp up production and get that product to market. There will also typically be a period when the ramped up production will exceed the demand. Then there is typically a period of over supply or saturation. Then come the sales and lowered prices to move the product. That is the time to stock up and to buy.
In other words the time to buy, especially to stock up, is when supply is plentiful and demand is low. Today we are still in the opposite situation. Today demand is high and supply is low. This is a time to sell off some excess stocks, not a time to buy.
This current market swing that temporarily caused a shortage of ammo and firearms, was artificially created by the Obama administration. This type of panic and attack on gun owners will likely occur again at some point in the future, as major elements of the federal government in Washington D. C. and powerful people mostly in the northeast and west coast, fully intend disarm the law abiding citizens of the USA and they will never stop trying.
So stocking up on ammo and firearms is a good plan, but this is not the time to do it. Certainly the most cost effective ammo to stock up on is .22 LR.
The .22 LR is one of the finest rounds ever conceived and it will never loose its luster. I cannot imagine a time that I would not own several handguns and several rifles chamber in 22LR.
The last bricks I bought were $15.50 for 550 rounds at Wal-Mart. I will not buy again until they are back at or near those prices.
The time to stock up on any commodity is when there is ample supple, not when the herd panics and decides to make purchases out of fear. The shortage of ammo is already showing signs of passing and in a few months the shelves should be fully stocked again, and prices back to normal. Like all markets from the stock market to the real estate market to the ammo market, unless there is government interference, there will be normal ups and downs in supply and demand. Government interference can create lasting changes or sharp ups or downs like the current one.
There is a lag between the time companies can ramp up production and get that product to market. There will also typically be a period when the ramped up production will exceed the demand. Then there is typically a period of over supply or saturation. Then come the sales and lowered prices to move the product. That is the time to stock up and to buy.
In other words the time to buy, especially to stock up, is when supply is plentiful and demand is low. Today we are still in the opposite situation. Today demand is high and supply is low. This is a time to sell off some excess stocks, not a time to buy.
This current market swing that temporarily caused a shortage of ammo and firearms, was artificially created by the Obama administration. This type of panic and attack on gun owners will likely occur again at some point in the future, as major elements of the federal government in Washington D. C. and powerful people mostly in the northeast and west coast, fully intend disarm the law abiding citizens of the USA and they will never stop trying.
So stocking up on ammo and firearms is a good plan, but this is not the time to do it. Certainly the most cost effective ammo to stock up on is .22 LR.
:screwy: i never seen the allure of 22s. I have one for the heck of it and its the least used rifle. I also cant figure out how they are good for the woods. There are no man eating rabbits or squirrels and i'd rather have a larger caliber for those that are. Im also a firm believer in practice what you carry so a 22 doesn't help much. Getting used to a 22, the shooter will later have to get used to the recoil and trigger pull of a different caliber from a different gun....like starting all over. 
