What Happened To?????

[Smokester653]

All of the people that said to get it while you can... Buy it up.... Its the new gold.... It won't be here tommorow... Its going to be banned.... You know the people that pretty much created a big panic. Seems now that things have calmed down I can get all the ammo I need and can actually get to the range. Just a little rant..

 

[cp1969]

They're not called sheeple for nothing.

 

[flop-shank]

Hindsight is 20/20. I don't blame people for being worried when we have the type idiots who are in Washington.

Or you could learn to handload, stock your shelves on the cheap and stop your crying. Just a little counter rant.

 

[smith17]

+1 for Flopshank.

 

[Vulcan Bob]

The power's that be where preoccupied with shoveing health care reform down our throat's, voter reform in the form of makeing US citizens out of illegal alien's is next. Dont worry, they will get around to gun and ammo reform.

 

[USAF385]

They're all out buying aluminum foil.

 

[LuddhaBuddha]

Well it doesn't go bad so what are you complaining about? I wasn't stocking up on ammo and reloading suplies because I was worried about anything being banned, I am still stocking up on reloading suplies and ammo incase of an economic meltdown which I still think can easily happen.

 

[Bob D]

What ammo shortage? Of course I cast my own bullets and reload.

 

[redlevel]

All of the people that said to get it while you can... Buy it up.... Its the new gold.... It won't be here tommorow... Its going to be banned.... You know the people that pretty much created a big panic. Seems now that things have calmed down I can get all the ammo I need and can actually get to the range. Just a little rant..

Yeah, I can get all the ammo I need, too, but at twice the price of five years ago. There are still shortages of certain calibers, namely .45acp and .380 in this particular area. A little more .45acp seems to be showing up at WM at what is now considered a reasonable price. My local gun emporium has had plenty of .45acp for the last six or seven months, but at about 50% higher than WM, when WM has it.

If you are an avid shooter and don't have an ammo acquisition plan in place, then you are very short-sighted. Even if there are no more severe shortages, a purchase plan will help with just regular old inflation. I bought a bunch of primers back in 93-94-95 when the rumors of limited supplies and additives that would limit shelf-life were rampant. As it turned out, those rumors were groundless. Imagine what an idiot I feel like when I break out a brick of large-pistol primers marked $10.99. I really feel like a fool when I dig back in the safe and bring out a brick of .22 Thunderbolts marked $7.99, or a box of UMC .45acp marked $8.99.

As I reported in another thread, I bought a 250 round box of UMC .45acp for $90. tax included earlier this week. That figures to $18.00 per 50 rounds. I will try to buy at least a pack of those per month while they are available at that price. Meanwhile, I still have a case or two I am shooting from that I paid $8.99 per 50.

You rant all you want to about us hoarders that caused the panic. I will keep buying a little ammo every month as a hedge against inflation, against shortages, or for when the S does indeed hit the F.

 

[redlevel]

They're not called sheeple for nothing.

They're all out buying aluminum foil.

That's what they said about the ant, grasshopper.

 

[CaptSkip]

From the moment it was known for certain that Ozero would be our new 'Pres[id]ent', it was anyones guess what Obama's order of attack on our Constitutional Rights was going to be.

So for those that had not already stocked-up, panic buying ensued and a bunch of people now have a mess of expensive ammo. At least there are now more citizens that are well-armed and well stocked with ammo.

The Obama Regime will move in earnest against the 2nd Amendment at some point, and another ammo feeding-frenzy will begin.

More guns and ammo in the hands of Patriots is all-good.

BLOAT!

 

[scattershot]

Glad you can find ammo. I haven't seen a box of WW Ranger 9mm JHP in over a year. I reload, so I don't have an ammo shortage, but I thunk it's prudent to stock up.

As Vulcan Bob said, they'll get around to it, probably after the elections in November.

 

[38-44HD45]

All of the people that said to get it while you can... Buy it up.... Its the new gold.... It won't be here tommorow... Its going to be banned.... You know the people that pretty much created a big panic. Seems now that things have calmed down I can get all the ammo I need and can actually get to the range. Just a little rant..

Depends where you are. Ammo on the shelves here, whether in gun shops or wallyworld, is still in short supply and still pretty overpriced, though neither supply nor prices are as bad as they were. Remains to be seen if there will be a "full recovery."

 

[palmetto99]

I started "stocking" in the winter of 07-08, just to have a supply around. When the "panic" hit after the election in 08, I continued to purchase at the same rate as I had before (at a higher price). And I pretty much have continued at my same pace ever since. My usage has gone up due to getting into IDPA, but I've also started rolling my own. I have about as much in stock as I did prior to the election with the exception of .38 special. Where I live, it is hard to find .38 spl practice ammo without paying through the nose.

 

[Erich]

I got everything that I needed (I had most of it anyway) the day after the Dems took Congress in '06. Since then, prices have certainly risen. Should I have purchased ammo as an investment at that time (I did not), I would have done a lot better than buying even gold - which is saying something.

 

[n4zov]

The power's that be where preoccupied with shoveing health care reform down our throat's, voter reform in the form of makeing US citizens out of illegal alien's is next. Dont worry, they will get around to gun and ammo reform.

Exactly right, we ARE on the to do list!

 

[kennyb]

i must agree...forget the $18.00 dollars or so on 45acp and reload...when you REALLY notice it is reloading the 500 mag.!!it's not difficult and you get what you want...when you want and pocket a lot of loot...

 

[Muddyboot]

I stopped buying during the ammo buying frenzy, but have continued to buy after prices came down. Picked up 350 rounds of .41 Long Colt and 250 rounds of .44 special in the last few weeks. I buy all my ammo off gunbroker, deals can be had if your patient.

 

[gr8AmericanBash]

I stopped buying during the ammo buying frenzy, but have continued to buy after prices came down. Picked up 350 rounds of .41 Long Colt and 250 rounds of .44 special in the last few weeks. I buy all my ammo off gunbroker, deals can be had if your patient.

I haven't seen any prices coming down.

 

[LuddhaBuddha]

Shortage of ammo wasn't the only reason for increased prices, the strength of the dollar is partly to blame. Unless our economy can recover the prices will not be back where they were, and even then it probably won't so, get used to it.