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? Ammo shortages coming again?

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#1 ·
In light of the sicko who went in and shot up the Navy Yard (RIP)...our fearless elected leaders are already huffing and puffing about too many guns. I think there will be much faster shut-up period, with Healthcare and all the other stuff they are blowing on the public...but...

Are we going to go through the first 6 months of this year (or 7 or 8)...again, and soon?

Or are companies better versed for it now? Having done it once?

What say you.
 
#3 ·
IMO, during the hysteria people bought whatever

they could find at whatever price was asked.

This drove prices through the roof and supply

through the floor. Many people like me refused

to pay exorbitant prices and let our ammo fund grow

until prices came down. Now supply is up, prices are down,

and all of us who didn't buy are starting to open our wallets.

This has a recoil effect on supply, so we will likely see a

rollercoaster on supply/price for some time. My best guess

is this will continue for the next two years. Unless another

lunatic gets a hold of a weapon and kills a bunch of kids

or the demoturds and libertards take the House and Senate

in 2014.

l
 
#4 ·
You hit the nail right on the head, johndm1967.....



That is EXACTLY what I did. Then.....just today I was in need of a 1000 round case, and looked around locally....Most 762x39 was 400 a case. The cheapest was some stuff called "Hot Shot" (never heard of it) for $300...

THEN.....I said to myself, "hey wait, I am on the M14 Forum, so I went to AMMO2U and ordered a case of TUL for $230 + 33 shipping. They beat everyone. Keepin' it real, & Keepin' it "in house"....
 
#5 ·
I don't think things will change much, for a change I think American citizens and even the media recognize Obama's speech for what it is, an attempt to place blame away from government where it squarely belongs. I have barely even heard mention of his statements, even from his buddies in the main stream media. Why on earth should a U.S. military installation be so poorly defended and secured that a lone gunman can go in and kill 12 people at his leisure after what happened at Fort Hood only a short time ago.
 
#7 ·
+1 on waiting. this happened during the last "Assualt weapons ban" it took about a year for everything to start to straighen out.
 
#8 ·
I'm hoping for a price hike again!!!

My 26,000 + rds of 7.62x51 surplus that I paid 17 cents a rd for 8 years ago was going for up to a dollar a pop there for awhile. I sold 5,000 rds at a gun show and that paid me back for my entire inital purchase price for the whole lot. Now my remaining 21,000 rd supply is only worth $10 grand or so.

I can't afford to shoot my own stash these days....so I continue to do what I've been doing...reloading. If it ever comes back to 17 cents, I'm gonna start stocking up again.

 
#12 ·
In light of the sicko who went in and shot up the Navy Yard (RIP)...our fearless elected leaders are already huffing and puffing about too many guns. I think there will be much faster shut-up period, with Healthcare and all the other stuff they are blowing on the public...but...

Are we going to go through the first 6 months of this year (or 7 or 8)...again, and soon?

Or are companies better versed for it now? Having done it once?


As far as I can see, we still have a shortage. When decent ammo can be found at reasonable prices, it gets sucked up quick. A lot of it by guys here on the Forum. I figure that a lot of the initial demand was by first time gun buyers that were forced to buy at exorbitant pricesf for their new firearm. Those of us here that already had a reasonable cache, and stated that we would not pay the unreasonable price just waited. Well it's our turn now. Ammo is starting to show up at lower prices since Dec. 2012. Time for us to resupply, guys. As long as incidents like DC keep happening, O**** is going to keep beating his drum. dozier
 
#13 ·
I too hear the 'huffing and puffing'...

But until they start pushing something...Concrete.

This go-round, Americans are not buying into the idea that...This Could Have Been Prevented By More GUN LAWS!

And until Americans again start to sense an ANTI-GUN Momentum...

There will be no (additional) Panic...

No Additional Shortages or Buying Frenzies.

In my view...we are more or less in a Holding Pattern!

CAVman in WYoming
 
#17 ·
This go-round, Americans are not buying into the idea that...This Could Have Been Prevented By More GUN LAWS!

And until Americans again start to sense an ANTI-GUN Momentum...


CAVman in WYoming
While I agree to a certain point, I think that we have to understand that most of the "panic" was created by people who really didn't understand what was going on, and weren't shooters to begin with. While we, the seemingly informed, can sit back and say that we don't see a need to panic right now, it really isn't up to us.

Just this weekend I was at Sportsman's Warehouse and heard a shopper at the pistol counter talking about how he "better buy his before they say he can't". And I'm 1000% sure that nowhere in Idaho, or Wyoming for that matter, is contemplating restricting the sales of pistols.

Gun sales are like bank runs. It is the uninformed that start the stampede, and the people who think that they know better are the ones that end up paying the price.
 
#14 ·
It is very hit and miss where I live. I was at my local gun shop yesterday, they actually had plenty of 5.56, 7.62X51, and 7.62X39, but when I asked about some .22 LR and a box of 30/30, they looked at me like I had 2 heads, 3 arms and an alien baby sticking his head out of a back pack. I still don't understand why 22 LR is like unicorn feathers, or hens teeth. why is 30/30 so scarce, are there really that many people stocking up on 30/30. I thought this is close to hunting season, they should atleast have 30/30 shells.
 
#15 ·
Salty Dog, you've get to understand the amount of 30-30s and .22 cal RF rifles/pistols there are out there. The 30-30 was the first centerfire smokeless sporting cart. manufactured. Over 110 yrs old. Can you imagine how many of these have been produced over the years, and probably sitting in closets? Same history with .22 cal RF rifles/pistols/and revolvers? If you have a lot of mouths to feed, there won't be a lot of food to go around. dozier
 
#19 ·
5.56 & 7.62X39 always go fast & go first.

7.62NATO has seemed to be a "spot market" all the time. .308 Factory Match, has been high, and seems to remain so.

I hoard my LC M118LR & LC M80 - plink with my SSA M80 - and snag the LC stuff in bulk when I see it at a decent price...

Rick
 
#22 · (Edited)
I scored 3 brick of 22 for less than 78 bucks including tax. Walmart Honesdale, PA. Now mind you I use the term scored not because it was a great deal but, because there actually was some on the shelf. It is about 10 bucks a brick more than I paid before the crazy time started.
 
#24 ·
Back to the original topic, I don't think they will bother rifle/pistol mags again (Speaking about the RED states of course), but watch out for coming restrictions on riot/home defense shotguns with 8+ round tubes. Since that horse left the barn, I'm sure they will be trying to close the door....

Wonder if there will be a run on buckshot/slugs?
 
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