Seven-Million New Shooters...

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...Times Two boxes (50 rds/ea.).

...is Seven-hundred-million rounds.


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Now, that number is Eight to Nine million, plus ~ a million new hunters.

Call it a Billion rounds.

...added to that the Fifty-million of us already on board the Liberty of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.



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I guess people WANT to pay the higher prices, for ammo, at this point. Otherwise, why would they rip every box of ammo off every shelf they see, every time, everywhere. It's becoming obvious to the most casual observer, that everybody prizes high ammo prices, over patience. Nobody really wants the prices to go down, because they can't seem to leave it alone.
 
Fear sells! And business is good too. :)

I would think most who have been through these sorts of things before, have been buying all along, and havent been too affected by whats going on.

This one has definitely drug on longer than the last couple though, and getting a bit silly. Some people need to calm down and wise up. ;)
 
I have a feeling lots of new shooters do not know what prices were before all this silliness.
I was at my indoor range the other day when I overheard a guy say something about getting a good deal on 9mm. Another guy said “That is not a good deal at all!”
This perked up my ears.
It seems the new guy thought 40 cents a round for 9mm was a good deal and was quite surprised that 9mm Target fodder was less than 15 cents a round (locally) before all the craziness kicked off. I live in California, currently.
 
There are normal prices out there. I just got a case of shot shell ammunition at about pre-pandemic prices.

But it is 28 gauge, not an excessively popular gauge outside of "rabid" shot gun shooters.
 
You also left out all of the imported ammo that was curtailed by Covid. We import a huge amount of the ammo we use every year
 
George P said:
You also left out all of the imported ammo that was curtailed by Covid. We import a huge amount of the ammo we use every year
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Yup, and Biden has ammo imports in his sights.....

If you need something that only Privi Partizan makes, which is a whole lot of old chamberings, better try to get it now.

I actually just sold a fella at work his first gun, and a box of .38 ammo. I was a little conflicted on what to charge him for the ammo- locally its available for about $75/50. I ended up asking $50, which is more than I paid, but less than it will cost to replace right now. He seemed pleased with the deal, so all good.
 
A large shop about an hour from me sends emails with what is in stock every day or 2. They used to send out 30 to 60 page sales flyers 6 to 8 times a year but have almost no inventory the past year ended that.
Today, for the first time in a year they are advertising 9mm in stock. Blazer aluminum case for $17.92 per box of 50 and Blazer brass for $19.81 per box of 50 with a combined 3 box limit. That limit is per week, per family/address.
Yesterday
A couple days ago the emailed ad said that had the new Shield Plus at $549.95 with safety and $569.95 without.
 
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George P said:
Skeet, sporting clays and upland folks all love the 28....too bad it has always been so expensive.
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28 gauge has a special place in my heart.

I shot my first pheasant with my Dad's 28 gauge side by side. I won my first skeet tournament class in 28 gauge with a doubles at station 3, 4, and 5 shoot out to boot.

I bought premium shells so I'll reload the hulls when I get some powder and primers. Cost per shell will be reasonable then.
 
trackskippy said:
I would think most who have been through these sorts of things before, have been buying all along, and havent been too affected by whats going on.
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I’ve been though this this before, a few times. I learned my lesson in ‘08. Prices went down and boy I stacked deep at cheap, at one time I had a temporary promotion at work which came with a substantial raise and I was buying around 1,000 rounds of something every week, for months.

Right now today I can go shoot certain calibers sunrise to sunset. I’ve got thousands of rounds of some things but zero of others, and that’s where the problem comes in.

what I didn’t know was what I’d have in the future. I thought I was good, I was wrong. I recently bought my first 44mag and man I love that thing, also have under a hundred rounds for it and it was not cheap.
Also bought a 38 special to carry, I simply don’t have and can’t find/afford enough ammo to really get comfortable with it, as a carry gun. And defense is ammo, lol maybe one day.
Wanted to shoot my LCP the other day just to check function as I do carry it occasionally and hadn’t shot it in a while, well, no cigar.

what I’ve learned this time, when prices come down and availability goes up, this ol boy’s gonna start reloading and hoarding reloading supplies. I know reloading supplies are dry to but I can stack it up and if I get into a new caliber or two I can find/buy some dies and a little brass. With any luck I’ll have enough powder and primers to get by for a while.
 
DeepSouth said:
I’ve been though this this before, a few times. I learned my lesson in ‘08. Prices went down and boy I stacked deep at cheap, at one time I had a temporary promotion at work which came with a substantial raise and I was buying around 1,000 rounds of something every week, for months.

Right now today I can go shoot certain calibers sunrise to sunset. I’ve got thousands of rounds of some things but zero of others, and that’s where the problem comes in.

what I didn’t know was what I’d have in the future. I thought I was good, I was wrong. I recently bought my first 44mag and man I love that thing, also have under a hundred rounds for it and it was not cheap.
Also bought a 38 special to carry, I simply don’t have and can’t find/afford enough ammo to really get comfortable with it, as a carry gun. And defense is ammo, lol maybe one day.
Wanted to shoot my LCP the other day just to check function as I do carry it occasionally and hadn’t shot it in a while, well, no cigar.

what I’ve learned this time, when prices come down and availability goes up, this ol boy’s gonna start reloading and hoarding reloading supplies. I know reloading supplies are dry to but I can stack it up and if I get into a new caliber or two I can find/buy some dies and a little brass. With any luck I’ll have enough powder and primers to get by for a while.
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Keep and eye on Academy if you have one near you; earlier this week they had 38, 380, 9mm, .40, .223 all in stock on the shelves (2 box limit)
 
I'm still buying 22s, like normal. Normally, in the past, every payday I'd buy some, and some primers, and some 12 gauge (gearing up to load it when covid hit) Now, it's when I find it. For a year I didn't find any 22s, so I'm catching up a little when its available. Contributing to the problem? No, just stocking as normal for me. If everyone went back to business as normal it'd be better in a hurry.

Friend of mine has two boxes of 270 bullets he wants me to sell with some other reloading stuff to finance a new gun. Other friend has a 270, and never stocks much. He reckons he has a bunch cause he has 6 boxes of ammo. So I ask him if he wants these 270 bullets and he said "no, the money, blah blah blah" = business as usual there.
 
Garandimal Thanks for posting this, I think I knew the reasons but the video makes it a for sure.

Keith
 
I predict this time next year or sooner there will be bunch of used guns on the market.
Skippy realizes he isn't using it, the old lady is screaming it was wasted money, so he will want to sell it.

He will want close to retail and will find no takers.
I will offer him .40 cent on the dollar, cash American. Then sell it .50 cents on the dollar .
Everybody wins except Skippy.:evil:
 
The only ammo I purchased in the last two and a half years was a couple 150 round boxes of Winchester Dynapoint .22 MAG for plinking fun when the realitives show up and want range time with those convertable revolvers that shoot fireballs. Otherwise the 9MM cylinder in the 357 Blackhawk or some 38 SPL reloads are cheaper than buying .22 ammo just now.
 
Dibbs said:
I guess people WANT to pay the higher prices, for ammo, at this point. Otherwise, why would they rip every box of ammo off every shelf they see, every time, everywhere. It's becoming obvious to the most casual observer, that everybody prizes high ammo prices, over patience. Nobody really wants the prices to go down, because they can't seem to leave it alone.
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I think for some it is almost a addiction, and we all know a addict will pay almost whatever to keep going. I think for some the thought of not shooting for a while is unbearable . New shooters usually don't buy 1000 round cases, that is somebody else doing that.

After Sandy Hook I didn't shoot .22 for four or five years until .22 calmed down, seems some can't fathom holding off for a while. Of course I DID stock up before 2020 after that lesson learned
 
I enjoy guns and shooting. But I also am a prepper of sorts. I'm thinking ahead for myself, and my son, should shtf. 22 is a meat gun. It's been my goal for a while now to get a lifetime supply of 22 for me and my son.
 
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