One hand washes the other though. Tinfoilers see dow crashing because wuhanflu, think it will make Trump less of a lock by proxy, they think that commiescare 2020 is already on....
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Ammunition Sales Soar in Response to Coronavirus Panic
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They have been, but the democratic front runner is making more and more noise about firearms. At least Bloomberg is out. But if you were not thinking last year about what supply and demand is going to be like as we get closer to the election, you are already behind the curve. As the general gets closer, unless they are calling it a lock for Trump, I would expect to see prices jump and supply disappear again.
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You have no idea.
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I dunno, there's room for another couple of pallets.
Lol no, you're so far off base on this it's not even funny. Milsurp was f***ing -great- well into the bush administration. @Greg and other FAL guys around here are going to laugh till it hurts reading your post.
I'm not going to go FR here but you got ripped off. Nobody i know paid 400 bucks for a case of SA milsurp.
Winchester Bonded .40 is under half dollar a round and it is premium performing ammo given the FBI used it for decades. However, who is to say that it's traditional preppers who are buying it? Unless .40 sales were stupid low before and it's just people who have .40's have finally decided now is a good time to stock up, it could be LEO's privately buying the ammo to have more on hand.
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Some of this could be the ripple effect of WalMart getting out of the ammo business.
The 155 and 165 grain .40 stuff has more energy than the 180 grain ammo, but the 180 grain .40 is generally less snappy because it's not loaded as hot.
Normally I like lighter weight hollow points like 115 gr 9mm, 200 grain .45 ACP, but for .40 and 10mm, I prefer the heavy bullets.
Happy fun thought, friend of mine in CA bought one of the last cases of SA milsurp you know who sold, and it was well under 400 for 1440 rounds. I think he still has most of it
because he lives on the peninsula and it's a pain in the ass to get anywhere to shoot his SOCOM.
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I don't like 180s in .40 at all because they're pretty much nerfed. The POI gets wonky and sucks, too. (depends on gun, load, etc. really only matters at longer distances). 180s are nerfed in 40 because its too easy to hit the pressure limits. Lol different strokes I guess, for 9mm I prefer 124-135 for carry, for .40 its 165 exclusively (if I ever carried it again), 10mm I'd use 180s because you could push them faster, .45 I shoot 230s exclusively, since most of the guns are designed around that bullet weight to begin with.
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With 10mm I'm seeing that the 200 grain JHP's are seemingly built for the high velocities that 10mm gets. The Hornady XTP 200's work perfect at 1200 fps.
For the noobs that think 1000 rounds is a lot.
buy more , especially if you like to shoot.
I enjoy shooting so I always have a good supply of 22lr to get through those tough times.
A good way to stay on top of your supply is at least buy 2x as much on Fri day that you plan to shoot on sunday . So on your way home you by 200rounds and on Sunday you take the 100 round s already in inventory .
you refresh your inventory plus 1.
buy more , especially if you like to shoot.
I enjoy shooting so I always have a good supply of 22lr to get through those tough times.
A good way to stay on top of your supply is at least buy 2x as much on Fri day that you plan to shoot on sunday . So on your way home you by 200rounds and on Sunday you take the 100 round s already in inventory .
you refresh your inventory plus 1.
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Bought like 3000 rnds of 9mm today. Some shops are showing a slight stock depletion but others still have a bunch. I don't think we're in full panic yet but I was like eff it, getting it while i have cash.
It's not us, the market did it before this thread was posted. I don't think ncov bullshit is the only factor but rather a whole bunch of things at once in play. Watch everything will dissipate in a month or so... then itll go FR again in November.
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It's exactly how I did it(although I'd hit the shop 3x a week on average) during the Obama years, it was crazy how fast and deep my round count got to where it was. I suppose not being limited on purchase amounts given I don't own anything in 9 or 5.56 helped some. What's better is every now and again I stumble upon ammo cans I forgot I had.
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For anyone just getting into shooting, take to heart the info being relayed in this thread. Ive only been shooting around 10 years myself. Started off buying what I planned to shoot, had little to nothing put away. Lived through a couple of panics where certain calibers were nowhere to be found. What was in stock was at horribly inflated prices. Literally double or triple what its at now. That was if you could find it.
The common calibers sell out first, starting with the brands that are in the highest demand. This simultaneously spills over to reloading components as well, which go oos in the same manner- popular brands first. At one point I had stopped shooting because I had almost nothing at the house and there was nothing to be found anywhere except at full blown AIDS prices. I remember talking to a kid at the ammo counter who told me he had bought a pistol 3 weeks ago and still hadnt shot it because the shop where he bought it at was out of that caliber of ammo and he hadnt been able to find any at that point. He had bought the gun weeks ago and really didnt even know if it even worked or not. I cringe when I see what a certain brand of middle of the road 22lr is selling for now compared to when I bought it prior to the 2016 election.
Buy more than you shoot and build up a stash. Think about how often you shoot and how much you would need to have on hand if you werent able to buy anything for a year or two. Same with reloading components. Set aside what you can and buy something monthly/weekly, even if its just a handful of boxes. Let it build up to get you through the lean times that WILL eventually come.
Sorry for the blog post but just dont want people to get caught off guard. Once a panic hits, it can happen overnight.
The common calibers sell out first, starting with the brands that are in the highest demand. This simultaneously spills over to reloading components as well, which go oos in the same manner- popular brands first. At one point I had stopped shooting because I had almost nothing at the house and there was nothing to be found anywhere except at full blown AIDS prices. I remember talking to a kid at the ammo counter who told me he had bought a pistol 3 weeks ago and still hadnt shot it because the shop where he bought it at was out of that caliber of ammo and he hadnt been able to find any at that point. He had bought the gun weeks ago and really didnt even know if it even worked or not. I cringe when I see what a certain brand of middle of the road 22lr is selling for now compared to when I bought it prior to the 2016 election.
Buy more than you shoot and build up a stash. Think about how often you shoot and how much you would need to have on hand if you werent able to buy anything for a year or two. Same with reloading components. Set aside what you can and buy something monthly/weekly, even if its just a handful of boxes. Let it build up to get you through the lean times that WILL eventually come.
Sorry for the blog post but just dont want people to get caught off guard. Once a panic hits, it can happen overnight.
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Anyone who's looking to buy insurance ammo prior to the election better be done buying well before NovIt's not us, the market did it before this thread was posted. I don't think ncov bullshit is the only factor but rather a whole bunch of things at once in play. Watch everything will dissipate in a month or so... then itll go FR again in November.
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When ammo was pretty much totally unavailable, there was, especially 00. there was someone on here who like 6 months after everything was impossible to find posted a "where did all the ammo go?" thread. Everyone mocked him for having had his head in the sand for that long.
He had just taken a defensive shotgun class and shot the last of his defensive ammo thinking he could buy another couple cases no problem. Which also made everyone ask him why he would not buy before he shot the last of the ammo he uses for home defense.
As he said he had nothing left I offered him a box of 25 Federal 00 buck for what ever the sticker on the box said.
He countered with I should give him a case as he was already signed up for another class. At that point I stopped talking to him.
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Even in the darkest days, there was not a shortage of .40 if I recall. It's like the green gumdrops that are always left over in the bowl. I personally would never buy any firearm in .40 because I'd be afraid I'd load a 9mm in by mistake. I had a friend who loaded a .380 into a 9mm, and that's why I don't have .380 anymore either.
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