Generally, it's a good idea to buy it cheap and stack it deep. So when things like this happen, you're sitting pretty. Yea, OP knows that now... So wait until things calm down then start to get your supply in order...
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Corrected! Thank you!She.
Or not a "he" anyway. They didn't specify.
people hoarding essential items is just part of reality. Plan better for it...I guess I never really saw the TP retard thing coming, figured it would be water and canned goods. Now I know better and will add TP and paper towels to my cart more often. Same goes for ammo, OP...start slowly building a supply or get into reloading.
Everyone here agrees the TP hoarders were retards, but don't see themselves as retards for hoarding an item they keep as a high priority....it's all about perspective. If something is important to you, then build a collection/supply over time. Don't wait til it's too late to bitch about it.
people hoarding essential items is just part of reality. Plan better for it...I guess I never really saw the TP retard thing coming, figured it would be water and canned goods. Now I know better and will add TP and paper towels to my cart more often. Same goes for ammo, OP...start slowly building a supply or get into reloading.
Everyone here agrees the TP hoarders were retards, but don't see themselves as retards for hoarding an item they keep as a high priority....it's all about perspective. If something is important to you, then build a collection/supply over time. Don't wait til it's too late to bitch about it.
This seems an appropriate time for everyone to review and ensure personal storage is compliant with Code of Massachusetts Regulation (CMR) 13.04:
...and relevant penalties in Massachusetts General Law (MGL), C. 148 § 16:
Of course the above regulation and statute are enforceable only in the state of Massachusetts but they appeal to common sense everywhere. Please contact my office with any questions.
people hoarding essential items is just part of reality. Plan better for it...I guess I never really saw the TP retard thing coming, figured it would be water and canned goods. Now I know better and will add TP and paper towels to my cart more often. Same goes for ammo, OP...start slowly building a supply or get into reloading.
Everyone here agrees the TP hoarders were retards, but don't see themselves as retards for hoarding an item they keep as a high priority....it's all about perspective. If something is important to you, then build a collection/supply over time. Don't wait til it's too late to bitch about it.
Deprime after tumbling. Otherwise you can get media stuck in the flashole.Got gifted a couple 5 gal. pails of once fired 38 special brass. Ordered a tumbler and medium to clean them up. New at case tumbling and want to know if I should de- prime brfore or after? Should have primers and powder enough, but I ordered 2000 slugs. Double ouch to the cc. May have to make some more wadcutters. Thanks in advance, Stash
Got gifted a couple 5 gal. pails of once fired 38 special brass. Ordered a tumbler and medium to clean them up. New at case tumbling and want to know if I should de- prime brfore or after? Should have primers and powder enough, but I ordered 2000 slugs. Double ouch to the cc. May have to make some more wadcutters. Thanks in advance, Stash
Everyone here agrees the TP hoarders were retards, but don't see themselves as retards for hoarding an item they keep as a high priority....it's all about perspective. If something is important to you, then build a collection/supply over time. Don't wait til it's too late to bitch about it.
Deprime after, never had an issue..Got gifted a couple 5 gal. pails of once fired 38 special brass. Ordered a tumbler and medium to clean them up. New at case tumbling and want to know if I should de- prime brfore or after? Should have primers and powder enough, but I ordered 2000 slugs. Double ouch to the cc. May have to make some more wadcutters. Thanks in advance, Stash
Got gifted a couple 5 gal. pails of once fired 38 special brass. Ordered a tumbler and medium to clean them up. New at case tumbling and want to know if I should de- prime brfore or after? Should have primers and powder enough, but I ordered 2000 slugs. Double ouch to the cc. May have to make some more wadcutters. Thanks in advance, Stash
We're way ahead of you. MA law allows no more than 1 quart of olive oil in a locked cabinet or case.
Wet tumbling - beforeGot gifted a couple 5 gal. pails of once fired 38 special brass. Ordered a tumbler and medium to clean them up. New at case tumbling and want to know if I should de- prime brfore or after? Should have primers and powder enough, but I ordered 2000 slugs. Double ouch to the cc. May have to make some more wadcutters. Thanks in advance, Stash
Well, there was enough inventory before corona / riots, and prices were stable. Someone started panic buying to drain not only the retail channel, but also the distribution warehouses, and the manufacturer's warehouses.
There was obviously enough ammo to keep the 1000 round a week guys stocked until something changed.
I don’t have nearly that amount, but panic buying has happened every couple of years since as long as I remember. But it when you can and you won’t be effected by price hikes and shortages
That instructor is retarded. 4000 rounds of every caliber you own, let's do the math. 4000 rounds of 458 Lott @ 7.39 per round = $29,560, nah. Yes its a dumb example but do you see why what the instructor said is moronic.
Generally, it's a good idea to buy it cheap and stack it deep. So when things like this happen, you're sitting pretty. Yea, OP knows that now... So wait until things calm down then start to get your supply in order...
Corrected! Thank you!
Well, there was enough inventory before corona / riots, and prices were stable. Someone started panic buying to drain not only the retail channel, but also the distribution warehouses, and the manufacturer's warehouses.
There was obviously enough ammo to keep the 1000 round a week guys stocked until something changed.
Every day I wake up in a free state I thank god I’m no longer subject to these arbitrary and capricious “laws” defining what is lawful and I now live where laws define criminal acts. Constitutional carry and Stand Your Ground contribute to making New Hampshire one of the safest places to live.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH AMMO !
Trust me. The thousand rounds a week guys had nothing to do with the current shortages you may be encountering. Nor the 400,000 round borders who have already been laying in stock since 2007. Nor the people who just started hording.
All of those inputs into the system have been known and planned for.
Fudds and panic people kicking off a learn to shoot or prepare cycle this late in the game == 200000 people all buying up a box or two over night.
If you have only been buying once seasonally. Welcome back to 2010 and the first great .22LR shortage. You sound like you've been around for a bit, but why didn't you learn then?
Stock ahead.
This meme has been disproven again and again and again.You guys let all the Mass-holes in across the Southern border, and they started electing Democrats.
you should always be stocking up .In one of the classes that I took, the instructor suggested keeping 4,000 rounds for every caliber of gun in your collection.
In reading some of the posts here, I'm hearing that people are stockpiling 10, 20 and 30,000 rounds of ammo and up, and they're still buying more.
Just like the folks who descended upon the stores to clean out the paper towels, toilet paper, and hand sanitizer, panic buying is great for you, but it prevents the rest of us from getting any. It also drives prices through the roof.
I usually buy my summer's supply of ammo in the spring, but because of the panic, I've not been able to get any.
Yes, you have the right to stockpile hundreds of thousands of rounds, but when you do this, you screw everyone else who is worried about the civil unrest situation, or having enough ammo to maintain qualification.
Just a thought.