When it really happens: SHTF...

[browningautorifle]

Gullible is what I said which I stand by. There's more going on here than a World Wide Pandemic!

You got THAT right. I'm just going to have to wait a couple years probably before I'll be able to figure out what...

[Ovidio]

In the meantime... Germany, just as an example, is starting to impose the quarantine for people coming from single regions or provinces of Europe again.
A few Swiss cantons, Vorarlberg in Austria, Vienna or Graz... The list is very long (as of yesterday) and getting longer by the day.
I'm curious to see what happens next.
Our government is already talking about the extension of the emergency state until January.
They say that unless they do it, lots of special regulations and provisions would cease to function, but that is crap.
They should change the basic rules and allow those regulations and provisions to work also in normal times by reducing the bureaucracy that creates the problem.
But bureaucracy has a capacity for self maintaining and survival that is astonishing.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

But bureaucracy has a capacity for self maintaining and survival that is astonishing.

Therein lies the problem. I would also add metastasize.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

I said that earlier! I’m priviledged right now, working for the food and pharma industy, but I feel like it was time to somehow slow down and start focusing again on the real values...my kids, my wonderful, loving, unbelievably great and savvy wife.
I love life as I never did before.
Just felt I had to tell it to someone...
Keep looking ahead my friends!

It seems you are very fortunate indeed.
I would say your family is as well as you seem insightful and quite focused on what is really important.

[Ovidio]

It seems you are very fortunate indeed.
I would say your family is as well as you seem insightful and quite focused on what is really important.

I feel I am indeed.
I was so much out of home that I was almost scared of being here. This frigging virus, while peeing me off for many consequences, restrictions and other things we all feel, has given me the chance of slowing down much more than all my “downshifting” strategies.
And it put me back home with all those incredible treasures I have around me.
That is the biggest gift I ever received.
And I’m resolute in not wasting this chance!

[fjruple]

Time for another update on the gun business in NJ. It appears we are the only shop in South New Jersey that appears to be full of firearms. Glocks and Sig Sauers are still out of reach as it appears as wholesalers are cutting out the distributors and the retailers and selling their products directly to online sales at retail prices thus soaking up the profits that the distributors and retailers would get. We have been doing a lot of these transfers for a basic fee plus the NICS cost. The buyer does all of the leg work. We have been able to purchase many of our pistols, rifles and shotguns at retail cost which gives us some stock. (It's better than selling talking Trump dolls and water pistols, LOL!! Yes that is true!! We like poking King Murphy in the eye!) The same source has also provided us non NJ compliant semi-auto 5.56mm AR platforms for sale. It appears that only AR rifles with all of the bells and whistles are being manufactured no compliant state versions. My main job has been to make these rifles, NJ compliant for sale, (Permanently fix collapsable stock, remove bayonet lug and replace flash hider with muzzle break and permanently attach to barrel). The ammunition situation is real bad! Yesterday we only received one case of 9mm hollow points for the whole week, we will save them for sale with the 9mm pistols that we have in stock. Again no .38 Special or .22LR. Plenty of .40 S&W, .45ACP and 12 gauge 00 Buck. My sources in the ammunition industry says they are running 24/7 with 3 shifts to try and keep up the demand. Several have said that they will got get ahead of the game until early 2021 again depending who wins the election. I personally only took this job as a part-time help, two days a week and now I am working full-time as a sales rep and also as a gunsmith. The one bright thing coming out of this for me I am able to additional machining equipment for my shop.

[Ovidio]

And I keep reloading...
Yesterday 50 .357M Wad Cutter and 50 FMJ. The day before 50 9x21 FMJ.
Tonight I'm going out with some friends, so no reloading.
Tomorrow I'll dump all the lead at the range

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[fjruple]

Another update from the NJ gunshop. It seems that we are falling into a pattern with the buying and selling. Another major shipment of firearms came in on Thursday 29 Sep. Mostly S&W M&P9 and EZ .380, 9mm Girsans, copies of the Beretta 92 and S&W M&P some with optics. 5 Stevens 12 guage tactical shotguns. 4 Windham Weapon WW15 rifles in .223 Remington. 5 Churchill 12 gauge Pump Shotguns and 8 Dickerson 12 gauge tactical pump shotguns some nickeled finished. No Glocks or Sig Sauers. Thursday night we received 10 Troy A4 Other Firearms in 5.56mm. Opened Friday morning at 12:00Pm Noon there was a line around the block, it is amazing how people find out that you have guns without the advertising on the web site!! It like how sharks smells blood in the water. My first customers were a young couple and the husband was looking for a Troy A4 Other. She saw the price and rolled her eyes to her husband!! LOL! I asked the husband did you check with the "Minister of War, Finance and Love" before your purchase? It is amazing how many husbands get caught trying to conceal their gun purchases from their "ministers" and get caught. Some are real classics!! I had one the other day try to split the purchase on several different credit cards and the wife went ballistics when all of credit purchases came up on her cellphone from the same gunshop!! LOL!! Our weekly supply of ammunition came in today, one case of 9mm hollow points for the whole week!! We will use that case to sale with each firearm. The hoarders are out of luck this week. Two cases of .223 Remington and that's it.Still no .22LR and .38 Special. Still Okay on 40 S&W, .45ACP, 357 Magnum and 12 gauge 00 Buck. At the end of the day, Friday All of Troy A4 Other were sold, The Windham Weaponry WW15s gone! All large and medium size S&W 9mm pistols gone! Only small M&P9 shield and M&P .380 EZ left. When we open this afternoon it will be worse! Enough from me! Stay safe and healthy my friends.

[mr.e moose]

I have enough powder, lead and cases to last me till the end of my life.

[browningautorifle]

I have enough powder, lead and cases to last me till the end of my life.

I'm starting to think I'm in the same boat.