Drove up to Cabela's today to purchase above named rifle. It is not your run of the mill plinker, and I was prepared to to spend $1,700 for the rifle, scope, and mounts.
Arrived at about 09:45 a.m. and walked straight to the gun bar. Waited a few minutes and when my turn came around, I told the salesman behind the counter I would buy the rifle .... if he had ammo to feed it.
Salesman said "no problem," we have a stack of .22 LR on the ammo aisle (Norma Tac-22).
Before he could get to the shelf, it was picked clean by a hoard of locusts. People were grabbing as many boxes as they could hold, then divvied them up with their fellow co-conspirators. The ammo was priced at $5.99 per 50 rounds.
Price was no object for those buyers, and I don't blame them, since there has been so little in stores for months on end.
Had Cabela's set aside some ammunition for a gun sale, I would have bought the rifle, scope, mounts, and rings.
Must be good Karma: Saved me $1,700.
Oh by the way, here's a warning from the rifle's manual:
"Combat and defense shooting and
competitions in which the shooter moves
while shooting, must not be shot with
ANSCHÜTZ rifles and pistols. It is
especially not allowed to aim and shoot at
people. The rifle, pistol or the stock must
not be used to beat somebody".
Arrived at about 09:45 a.m. and walked straight to the gun bar. Waited a few minutes and when my turn came around, I told the salesman behind the counter I would buy the rifle .... if he had ammo to feed it.
Salesman said "no problem," we have a stack of .22 LR on the ammo aisle (Norma Tac-22).
Before he could get to the shelf, it was picked clean by a hoard of locusts. People were grabbing as many boxes as they could hold, then divvied them up with their fellow co-conspirators. The ammo was priced at $5.99 per 50 rounds.
Price was no object for those buyers, and I don't blame them, since there has been so little in stores for months on end.
Had Cabela's set aside some ammunition for a gun sale, I would have bought the rifle, scope, mounts, and rings.
Must be good Karma: Saved me $1,700.
Oh by the way, here's a warning from the rifle's manual:
"Combat and defense shooting and
competitions in which the shooter moves
while shooting, must not be shot with
ANSCHÜTZ rifles and pistols. It is
especially not allowed to aim and shoot at
people. The rifle, pistol or the stock must
not be used to beat somebody".
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