Re: So I found out where all the ammo is going...
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ultraman550</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My methodology of buying "the most readily available ammo" apparently didn't work out so well for me.........9mm, 45, .223 and .308 is harder to get and more expensive than plutonium. Oh yeah, let's not forget .22lr......ooooh .22 is so cheap and it's everywhere, I don't need to stock up on that......</div></div>
To this point... I've heard this logic in the past. In an "end of the world" scenario you want to have 5.56 or 7.62 rifles and 9mm or 45acp pistols because that is what the military uses- and is thus very common and very popular. Okay, I'm going to let my ignorance show. First, I am not now nor have I ever been in the military. And, I am old enough now that it is VERY unlikely that I ever will be. So, I've never been on a battle field and the closest that I have ever been to a "two way range" is a poorly orchestrated dove shoot. That being said, how much ammunition does one reasonably expect to find dropped, misplaced, or left behind by those organizations whose choice of arms and ammunition you have mimicked? I know that for my part a dropped piece of brass elicits a lengthy search only matched by the string of curses laid down during the search. And, in his recollection of his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II- With the Old Breed- Eugene Sledge recounts brass policing detail where every piece of brass on the island (I forget which one) was policed and binned for disposal by the marines. Is the yellow brick road paved with ammunition cast off in the wake of an advancing army or occupation force? My observations at Bass Pro, Academy, Walmart, etc mirrors what everyone else is seeing- namely that 22lr, 45acp, 9mm, 223rem, and 308win in rare to nonexistent on store shelves. Academy has instituted a policy of one box of each and three boxes max of any for the above calibers. Reloading components are as scarce. While I should be able to feed my 270win and 7mm rem mag, my 308 is going on a starvation diet until things loosen up some.
Ah, the road less taken- Academy had a ton of 7.62x54R when I was there...
By the way, "With the Old Breed" formed part of the foundation for "The Pacific," HBO and Tom Hanks' follow-on miniseries to "Band of Brothers." The book is a very good read, and the miniseries was worth the cost of the DVD box set.
