Unlike the socket drawers in my toolboxes.
Ammo panic pricing from coronavirus
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Unlike the socket drawers in my toolboxes.
Well this effin sucks. I was due to stock up on 9mm since I had some cash flow freeing up. Now this. I have ammo but I'm going to have to limit my range trips until the supply loosens up. Hopefully there's enough time prior to the election for prices to drop some again.
Guess it's time to start considering reloading 9mm assuming components can still be hand. Need to check.
Guess it's time to start considering reloading 9mm assuming components can still be hand. Need to check.
SQLGeek,
9x19mm empty/once-fired brass is PLENTIFUL & CHEAP. = I've paid as little as 2 cents each.
At least as late as the FEB gun-show in SATX, primers were available inexpensively & military surplus powder was equally available/cheap.
RAW lead for casting bullets is cheap & even sometimes FREE.
(Less than 90 days ago I was GIVEN about 50# of scrap lead, that will be recycled into 9.3mm cast bullets for my "Heavy Game Rifle".)
NOTE: I'm TOO CHEAP to pay big bucks for factory ammo OR for commercial components, IF I can avoid doing so. = For example, for my 9.3x62mm rifle, I receive .30-06 empty brass from a Garand match shooter, who doesn't reload, to fire-form into suitable cases, buy primers & cast the 300+ grain lead bullets. = That makes for REALLY cheap shooting & short of a T-Rex, I can think of no animal that cannot be killed by a 300 grain lead bullet at about 2000FPS
Perhaps, that situation has changed due to the CORONO-VIRUS PANIC since JAN/FEB but I think NOT.
yours, satx
9x19mm empty/once-fired brass is PLENTIFUL & CHEAP. = I've paid as little as 2 cents each.
At least as late as the FEB gun-show in SATX, primers were available inexpensively & military surplus powder was equally available/cheap.
RAW lead for casting bullets is cheap & even sometimes FREE.
(Less than 90 days ago I was GIVEN about 50# of scrap lead, that will be recycled into 9.3mm cast bullets for my "Heavy Game Rifle".)
NOTE: I'm TOO CHEAP to pay big bucks for factory ammo OR for commercial components, IF I can avoid doing so. = For example, for my 9.3x62mm rifle, I receive .30-06 empty brass from a Garand match shooter, who doesn't reload, to fire-form into suitable cases, buy primers & cast the 300+ grain lead bullets. = That makes for REALLY cheap shooting & short of a T-Rex, I can think of no animal that cannot be killed by a 300 grain lead bullet at about 2000FPS
Perhaps, that situation has changed due to the CORONO-VIRUS PANIC since JAN/FEB but I think NOT.
yours, satx
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Yeah, but they didn’t unload their .22lr like I was hoping they would. The rascal scooter posse is still sitting on that.
Is Covid-19 a better gun salesman than Barack Obama?
https://www.latimes.com/world-natio...avirus-pandemic-gun-sales-surge-us-california
https://www.latimes.com/world-natio...avirus-pandemic-gun-sales-surge-us-california
I listed a reloading set up a while back. Buy it & I throw in all the once fired SS pin clean & sorted brass.
Mostly 9mm, 40 cal .45 5.56 & 7.62 as far a quanity it a decent hoard. It's all boxed up & sorted for the most part.
It's a complete set up minus dies & shell holders.
https://www.texasguntalk.com/threads/houston-rcbs-rockchucker-assocories.95870/
Because if you look to the very near future, Trump stands a chance of losing the election to a commie or a socialist over how he handles or mishandles this situation. No matter what he does, the left will try to crucify him for it and they may succeed because idiots will listen to the media and blame him - they will try to convince tens of millions it was the Trump Virus.
Speaking of panic pricing. Anybody notice this post?
https://www.texasguntalk.com/threads/sugar-land-missouri-city-9mm-40s-w-ammo-for-sale.96506/
https://www.texasguntalk.com/threads/sugar-land-missouri-city-9mm-40s-w-ammo-for-sale.96506/
$0.60 each for re-manufactured 40 S&W?
Fishkiller
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Maybe it belongs in the "Price Gauging" (sic)Thread?
That would explain why I couldn't find the thread when I was searching for it. My dumbass was searching for gouging.
I agree, it's high, but who says what's fair.
I sure wouldn't buy it, but I already have several thousand of each.
