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Ammo Shortage
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mothybee
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WOW!!! That must be one of those bumper stock thingies.
AHM
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More concerned about the refinery...
Made my rounds this Saturday and definitely seeing a small improvement in ammo availability. Runnings in Claremont was selling so.e Blazer 9mm. But the score of the weekend was at Alstead Gun Shop. CCI HV 22LR @ ten bucks per hundred. They were limiting them, but I got 500 for fifty bucks.
Repeater1988
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nice score. its been getting noticeably worse in my experience and everything is going for more and more than it was 2 weeks ago. crazy times for sure
We won't be seeing new Remington firearms anytime soon. That's for sure.
fitter
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What has really taken me by surprise is the shortage/high price of shotgun target loads. It never occurred to me to stockpile target loads. I usually buy 8-10 cases at the beginning of clays season and it gets me and the wife through most of the summer. Now all thats around are individual boxes at 3 and 4 times last years price and quantity limits.
Did manufacturers shift all their production over to buck shot and slugs?
It never made financial or time sense for me to invest in reloading shotshells and now there are shotgun primer and lead shot shortages not to mention press scarcity.
Fortunately, I did stockpile m2ball and will have to go through a pile of that this summer![[smile]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/001.gif "Smile [smile]")
Did manufacturers shift all their production over to buck shot and slugs?
It never made financial or time sense for me to invest in reloading shotshells and now there are shotgun primer and lead shot shortages not to mention press scarcity.
Fortunately, I did stockpile m2ball and will have to go through a pile of that this summer
AHM
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It would be worse if the lockdown wasn't depressing weekend session participation.
Actually I think the opposite has happened, I bet there are more people doing shotgun sports now than ever.... I mean think about it say your competitive pistol shooter and you just happen to have a couple of shotguns.... well last year you'd probably be like "well f*** it I'll just shoot sporting clays or skeet, trap or something. At least i can buy that stuff. "
allen-1
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What has really taken me by surprise is the shortage/high price of shotgun target loads. It never occurred to me to stockpile target loads. I usually buy 8-10 cases at the beginning of clays season and it gets me and the wife through most of the summer. Now all thats around are individual boxes at 3 and 4 times last years price and quantity limits.
Did manufacturers shift all their production over to buck shot and slugs?
It never made financial or time sense for me to invest in reloading shotshells and now there are shotgun primer and lead shot shortages not to mention press scarcity.
Fortunately, I did stockpile m2ball and will have to go through a pile of that this summer
I usually keep a flat or so, (10 boxes), of 20GA and of 12GA for shooting skeet. I noticed that there wasn't any in Walmart or Bass Pro; so started asking my friends who are serious about shotguns. It's hard to find; and they're in the same position as I am with regards to primers - they can't find them; or at least not at reasonable prices.
icyclefar
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Fortunately I saw this coming a long long time ago.
Walmart and Bass Pro are getting target loads regularly, they just leave the shelves as fast as they appear. Their pricing is also somewhat normal if you're willing to check the store multiple times per week eventually you'll find something.
AHM
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Both the trap and sporting clays programs I know about are operating at reduced capacity
(preregistration required, group size limits, and no admittance to indoor shelters).
Also I know a guy whose deliberately not set foot on the fields in a year,
because coronavirus. How many more are there?
I'm sure some guys must have come down with cabin fever
and discovered a strange new interest in shotgun sports.
But is it more than the number that are locked down?
So while I don't track headcounts,
it seems like the lockdown caused less opportunity and potentially less demand.
Again, this is a pandemic thing not a SHTF ammo-hoarding thing.
The question is how they interact in totality.
icyclefar
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Glockster30
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Picked up a bucket today at Seabrook Walmart for $64 (4.5 cpr). I didn't go there looking for it, but was surprised they had 2 buckets left on the shelf. Only one to a customer. Everything else was barren except I think for a box of 350 Legend.
LOL.
Cheaper Than Dirt email this morning:
Lake City by Winchester .223 ......... No Purchase Limits!!!
www.cheaperthandirt.com
Our low price..... $29.89
29.89x5 = $149.45 per 100
149.45x10 = $1494.50 per 1K
![[rofl]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/013.gif "ROFL [rofl]")
No shit there's no purchase limits............. who would buy ANY at that price
Cheaper Than Dirt email this morning:
Lake City by Winchester .223 ......... No Purchase Limits!!!
Lake City by Winchester 5.56 NATO M193 Ammunition 20 Rounds FMJ 55 Grains WM193
Lake City by Winchester 5.56 NATO M193 Ammunition 20 Rounds FMJ 55 Grains WM193
www.cheaperthandirt.com
Lake City by Winchester .223/5.56 NATO M193 Ammunition 20 Rounds FMJ 55 Grains W193
Our low price..... $29.89
29.89x5 = $149.45 per 100
149.45x10 = $1494.50 per 1K
No shit there's no purchase limits............. who would buy ANY at that price
I received two pallets of 9MM Wolf ammunition at $350/500 rounds.
We sold out in 6 hours. Roughly 120 cases, gone.
We're busier than the grocery store here in the same plaza in Fairbanks.
We sold out in 6 hours. Roughly 120 cases, gone.
We're busier than the grocery store here in the same plaza in Fairbanks.
Dude, I can't find a nice 1911 to save my life.
I spent all afternoon yesterday combing gun stores and all they had were RIA and some Turkish made guns (Tilas, I think).
Not given how poor the QC was. Those things were dumpster fires. I used to sell them when I worked the shows. Every f***ing gun was fitted differently...
There might have been like 1 in 4 I would take a leap on.The SDS imports Turk stuff is actually okay, at least the fitment doesn't appear totally shitty. Granted, these are basic guns. If you want something nice and have more dough you should hold out for something better. RIA can vary from OK to "meh" definitely don't buy without putting hands on the thing first.
The one I bought had everything fitted perfectly except for the trigger having slight side to side play until I tapered the trigger bow with a tool from Brownells.Not given how poor the QC was. Those things were dumpster fires. I used to sell them when I worked the shows. Every f***ing gun was fitted differently...
RIA's with some dehorning & deburring can be perfectly fine for non-competition guns. They need some home gunsmithing to tidy up what the factory didn't finish.
