Who isn't buying a handgun because of ammo?

[BigAl23]

Ammo is “findable”, just keep searching. Buy the gun. Every house should have a 1911 just because.

My XDM 4.5 covers the house if I need to. and I can't wait to move to Maine so I can put 19 rd mags in it.

 

[cams]

My XDM 4.5 covers the house if I need to. and I can't wait to move to Maine so I can put 19 rd mags in it.

I get that. All good, but an XD isn’t a 1911. Not that a 1911 is the be all end all by any means, they’re just classy, badass and a joy to shoot. It’s been my favorite pistol since I was a kid.

 

[enbloc]

If the .45 is at a gun shop, you may get lucky and the shop has ammo for sale to gun purchasers...

 

[cams]

If the .45 is at a gun shop, you may get lucky and the shop has ammo for sale to gun purchasers...

That’s a great point.

 

[LuvDog]

If the gun is available now for a decent price then get it. It may not be there in the future

 

[Radtekk]

Been thinking of a .45 auto but with low or no availability of ammo, I haven't done it. Anyone else have this predicament?

1) Buy the gun.
2) PM me your address.
3) Wait impatiently for the big brown truck to bring you a heavy-ish box.
4) Remember to pay it forward when you have the chance.

Meantime, ammoseek.com is your friend.

 

[Zappa]

Ive wanted a ruger 57 but ill hold off a year for the prices to go down. No way im paying 40+ for a box of ammo

5.7x28 has NEVER been cheap or widely available, so I expect the ammo will forever remain expensive.
What shocked me was how much .45LC and .30 Carbine go for nowadays.
Thankfully, I reload 18 different calibers and haven't bought factory centerfire ammo since the 90's.

 

[looser38]

Serious question, what came first, guns or ammo?

Buy the damn gun!!!

 

[EddieZoom]

Buy the gun....and then learn to reload...no more ammo shortages....ever.

 

[PEW]

Buy the gun....and then learn to reload...no more ammo shortages....ever.

I get what you're saying, and I agree, but to imply reloaders don't deal with component shortages is not telling the full story.

 

[EddieZoom]

I get what you're saying, and I agree, but to imply reloaders don't deal with component shortages is not telling the full story.

True, but reloaders share the "stack it high and deep" chromozone

 

[gerrycaruso]

What Knob Creek said has been working for me for decades.

 

[BigAl23]

I hear primers are hard to get and powder is getting that way

 

[fencer]

Been thinking of a .45 auto but with low or no availability of ammo, I haven't done it. Anyone else have this predicament?

Buy the 45. No one really shoots their guns anyway. Don't believe me? Go to the classifieds right now. Every handgun for sale has " less than 100 rounds down the pipe" or was "shot once when purchased and has been in the safe ever since"

 

[fencer]

If the .45 is at a gun shop, you may get lucky and the shop has ammo for sale to gun purchasers...

I was at a small local gun shop yesterday and they had 45 acp.

 

[76Too]

What if you have the ammo but can't find the gun?

you can trade the ammo for the gun.

 

[TrashcanDan]

I hear primers are hard to get and powder is getting that way

Primers, yes.
Powder, not yet.

With the price of primers right now (pick any online auction site) its far less expensive to just buy the ammo.
I do see them pop up in the w.t.s. for reasonable panic prices.

 

[btnh6668]

5.7x28 has NEVER been cheap or widely available, so I expect the ammo will forever remain expensive.
What shocked me was how much .45LC and .30 Carbine go for nowadays.
Thankfully, I reload 18 different calibers and haven't bought factory centerfire ammo since the 90's.

I was paying $19 for 50 rounds for my ps90. I don't find that expensive considering .45 was only 5 less pre covid. The current price of over $40 for 5.7 i will not pay. Ill wait.

 

[NavelOfficer]

At least with .45 Auto and two primer sizes, you can switch back and forth based on primer availability. This doesn't guarantee a steady supply of ammo, but it adds a tiny bit of versatility.

 

[Christian]

Got the ammo but someone else grabbed it before I could snag it(figured it would sit longer being on the pricier side).

 

[NavelOfficer]

Hate when that happens!

 

[BigAl23]

Buy the 45. No one really shoots their guns anyway. Don't believe me? Go to the classifieds right now. Every handgun for sale has " less than 100 rounds down the pipe" or was "shot once when purchased and has been in the safe ever since"

LMAO!

 

[NavelOfficer]

Even a hundred rounds seems excessive. A friend bought/flipped a Marlin .45-70 with five rounds fired. I saw a Delta Elite with ten rounds fired. Incredible! Why even bother buying them?

 

[Lank]

Buy the gun and start reloading.

If you can find primers

 

[nightpoison]

I wanted to pick up a pc9 carbine this weekend, but ammo is in such short supply I decided to hold off. Then I started to think this was the right time to get into reloading.

I'm going to start buying primers, powder, bullets, shells etc first as they come up for reasonable prices. Then pick up a press. Seeing how the shortage is on reloading supplies as well as ammo, it might be a bit before I grab the press. I need to do some remodeling in the basement first, anyway.

 

[NavelOfficer]

Good deal. You won't regret it.
Reloading is therapeutic to many.

 

[*CJK*]

Definitely pick up the 45 now, it's hard to say what the future has in store for us all. I'm so glad that I listened to the NES general consensus over the last 12 months and stocked up on ammo. I'm sure I have 1/20 the amount that many of you have but it's enough that I can continue going to the range a few times a month without risk of running low for quite some time.

 

[bondsman333]

I'm in the market for a .22 revolver. Have buckets of 22lr and might as well use some of it when everything else is dry.

 

[BigAl23]

I'm in the market for a .22 revolver. Have buckets of 22lr and might as well use some of it when everything else is dry.

Try Paradis Firearms and Repair, I know he has a 317 and a 617 there. He had a Pathfinder there but sold it the other day. His name is Paul 508-867-3268

 

[MaxStravinsky]

Trying to decide between a S&W 60 3" barrel or model 66 2.75" Combat Magnum. I stumbled upon some .38 +P that I don't want to shoot out of my snubby. I'm torn because I want the least recoil (wrist/hand problems), and the nicest trigger. The model 60 I could put the Apex trigger kit in.