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Maggie’s The ammunition run is on............

xray9

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Fortunate for me, just today I sold 18,500 rds. of .22LR ammunition....if that's any sign of the times......xray9.
 
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Tell me about it. We can't keep hardly anything in stock, especially 9mm, 5.56, 45, and 5.7
 
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I watched a guy buy nearly $3k in ammo (308, 5.56, 9mm, etc) from my LGS today while I was waiting to buy a stupid RRA scope mount.
 
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I bet records are being broken. Was at Cabellas Sunday tons being sold. Online dealers sold out of all the good deals. Yikes prices about to go crazy again. PG
 
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Just bought 2k small pistol primers at local gun shop. Kid behind the counter said Ahh stockin up before they go to the new primers that only last a year. Is this bullshit guna start again.
 
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I do love when people stock pile. when the smoke clears you can get good deals from people who need money more than they need a closet full of 22lr and primers
 
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The majority of shooters go through relatively few rounds per year when compared to some of the shooters on the Hide. If my sons and I go for just a few hours, we can easily shoot 1k rounds of .223. Then you have to add the pistol ammo...

Last time my son did some training, 1k rounds .223, 800+ rounds 9mm. One day.


I've been buying a little more every time I've ordered, because I knew this shit would happen again. With out ammo, our rifles are expensive paperweights.

High end .45 acp ammo is close to $1.00 a round. Good .308 ammo is at least $1.00 a round.

This shit is getting expensive, and I don't think the prices will ever come down. I don't shoot any steel cased ammo, stay away from old surplus from who the fuck knows where/how old, etc.

My boys are getting a new pair of boots and a case of .223 for Christmas, and they better be happy. Shit, I would be happy. I'm thankful that both of them enjoy the shooting sports.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: aloreman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I do love when people stock pile. when the smoke clears you can get good deals from people who need money more than they need a closet full of 22lr and primers </div></div>

Keep telling yourself that.
 
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Prices have tempered my shooting a bit. I used to think nothing of going to the range and blowing through 100-200 or so each of 7.62x54r, 8mm mauser, 7.5 Swiss and 308.

Now I'll bring 40-50 rounds of the centerfire stuff and a 500 round box of .22 to last me through my time. Bring half the centerfire stuff back with me more often then not.

I swear I cringe with each $5 bill I shoot down the barrel of my .338 Lapua. The .22 doesn't hurt as bad.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MilsurpShooter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Prices have tempered my shooting a bit. I used to think nothing of going to the range and blowing through 100-200 or so each of 7.62x54r, 8mm mauser, 7.5 Swiss and 308.

Now I'll bring 40-50 rounds of the centerfire stuff and a 500 round box of .22 to last me through my time. Bring half the centerfire stuff back with me more often then not.

I swear I cringe with each $5 bill I shoot down the barrel of my .338 Lapua. The .22 doesn't hurt as bad. </div></div>

I shoot a lot less too. Where I used to spray down the country side, I now go for slow and precise shooting going for empirical data vs. fun.
 
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My strategy of buying a box of ammo every time I go to the gun store has finally paid off!
 
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It's practically an investment vehicle at this point. I order FGMM one day, pay <span style="font-style: italic">x</span> per box, and two days later it's <span style="font-style: italic">x</span> + $12.50. I've been told that this is typical back-and-forth in pricing in an attempt to deal with market glut. But, when I see a Beretta 86 in a LGS going for $700, and reticketed items everywhere up to 33 to 50% more than what was typical resale, a 57% jump in the price of match-grade .308 doesn't seem that surprising.