George P
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230 357mag ammo
???? is the 230 the bullet weight or the number of rounds?
230 357mag ammo
Bullet weight. It was 50 rounds per box. Just gave away the last of it along with all the 7.62x39. The latter was $3.25 a box of 20.???? is the 230 the bullet weight or the number of rounds?
Ding-ding! We have a winner.They no longer have to compete with Wal-Mart on pricing...
Where are you looking? A quick check shows SGAmmo (a good seller) has the steel case stuff starting at $124/1000, aluminum at $158, and good quality brass at $164.
Well, that was then, and this is now. SGA and a lot of others are pretty much cleaned out of the more popular, competitively priced 9-mm. The prices aren't necessarily a lot higher, but the ammo is gone. Judging from the notes on some of the sites that indicate that they expect replenishment stock within a few days, so there is probably still some more in the warehouses at this point in time. Crazy, and it's probably, hopefully, pretty short-lived because it's a knee-jerk reaction to the coronavirus scare, but it's likely the glut of supply has been flushed through, so the days of quality brass ammo in the $160/thousand range may be gone for a while.Where are you looking? A quick check shows SGAmmo (a good seller) has the steel case stuff starting at $124/1000, aluminum at $158, and good quality brass at $164.
It is all over the news people lining up at gun stores buying a gun many being first time owners. Those people are not buying up cases of a 1000, it is gun fans that are, and to some degree those that plan to flip the ammo for double or triple the price.
and to those that only have a 9mm or .45
Reality, what a concept. Most of this idiotic panic buying is a distribution problem, not a supply problem. Ya think TP and ammo makers have left their factories?How many rounds do you need for the pandemic??
Even in the most extreme tinfoil hat scenario I can dream up, which is roving gangs of people doing home-invasions for supplies due to the supply chain imploding, 500 to 1000 rounds of 9mm and the same for .223 is more than enough.
A couple thousand of .22 is plenty for years of small-game hunting. 100 rounds of various hunting ammo for rifles and you are set for a very long time. I still have cases of 12ga leftover from Y2k, lol.
Some folks who blow through 500 rounds in a single range session may be screwed, however. They may have to just stop shooting so much.
There's lots of first time gun buyers out there, exercising their second amendment rights. Hopefully these first time gun buyers will begin to fully appreciate why we have the second amendment in the first place. As for ammo prices going up, it's inevitable as demand is probably outpacing supply. I don't mind retailers making more on their ammo, it's price gouging that upsets me.
Kinda doubt that. MANY people are buying a LOT of HGs with only a clean record and a credit card. I'm sure they know it's legal to get a gun, 'just in case', but I really doubt many appreciate what the 2nd or any of the 'amendments' really mean to them. Lots of first gun buyers right now who really know little about guns or how to use them. No training, no real knowledge=problems, IMHO. Just stand at a LGS counter and listen to some of the ? asked..pretty scary. About 3 weeks ago I did just that at Cabela's. The young lady, by herself, was essentially telling the salesguy, 'tell me what to buy'..she knew nothing about 'guns'.