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When guns become nothing more than steel and wood clubs?
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05-27-2009 03:52 PM
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The price of ammo is also driven by a worldwide jump in price of various metals in the commodities markets. Lead, copper, and brass have taken a huge jump in price. China is about the only country world with money to spend and has been on a spending spree buying up metals, access to potential oil fields, etc.
Even without the recent buying frenzy, the price of ammo was steadily climbing. Surplus 223 / 5.56 won't ever be 10 or 15 cents a round again. It is worth too much as scrap for that to happen.
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Redhand. may I ask how old you are and how long you have been shooting?
Scott
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So, are you chastising gun owners for the shortages? I don't get it.
I didn't stock up on anything, I always kept what I felt was more than I needed if the SHTF. I WISH I had stocked up more just for the price element. Thought I had a stash of 380 but looked the other day and I only have around 100 rounds.
But, here's the jist. The gun rage is fueled by, what else, president Obammy. One of my best friends had only a .22 before last October. Now he has about 10 milsurp guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo. Multiply that by thousands of other "fear mongers" and you see the situation we are in.
Personally, I am glad. I know we have many, many, many gun owners that we didn't have last year at this time. NRA membership is soaring. It has to be telling them higher up, that this country will not stand by and accept more gun control.
I bet that Obammy is watching, and thinking. Hell, with the situations all over the world, he may be glad to have more Americans "watching his back".
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Are you shooting a 48rnd combat match?
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I don't see that the problem is all that bad around here. Yes the shelves are not as stocked up as much as they used to be but the local shops still have ammo. Yes the prices are higher but then so is everything else,like groceries,gas,car parts etc. You can complain about the high ammo prices but its not "just" the ammo,it's anything that is made of metal or transported by truck.
The only thing thats empty around here are the primer shelves,can't seem to be at the right place at the right time for those. Two local dealers tell me they still get some in,just not as much and when they put them out they are gone that same day. I see the local WalMart is thin on ammo but they have also cut way back anyways and got rid of all gun sales in that store. The local gunshops though,they still got ammo. I don't shoot my 380 or 9mm much at all so I have'nt checked prices latey but I will tonight when I stop by the local shop. I always go on thursday or friday nights. I know they have it,just never looked at the price.
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