Gun Shop Report

Im going out today. And make some noise. With ammo made in my 12x12 ammo plant.

reloaded_in_pa said:

It's much easier for a tyrannical government to eliminate ammunition than fire arms.

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I don't see how. Ammo is smaller and easier to hide. It is easier to eliminate ammo available for those who have not anticipated such shortages, but for those who are more like the ant than the grasshopper, there are many ways of prepositioning stores for contingency.

I guess I should not have donated that bunch of odd and end ammo to my friend gun shop for test firing in the gunsmithing dept. My health and inability to get to the nearest shooting spot has given me a left over decent ammo supply and I still have some small quantities of miscellaneous stuff. For the guns I was shooting I always tried to maintain a 500 round backup supply. It looks like the powers to be want to turn us all into a Barney Fife.

Ammo shortages fueled by paranoia driven panic buying don't create sustainable demand. Ammo producers don't ramp up production for panic driven demand.

However, when you eliminate 40-45%* of the ammo supply, the void creates real demand that manufacturers need to see in order to expand production.

It's called capitalism. Have faith, y'all.

Who knows we may end up tons of commie calibers in re-loadable, boxer primed brass

*not sure where mrgunsandgear got this 40-45% number. But even if it were off by 10-20% that's still a huge hole in the supply line creating sustainable, future demand.

Not sure who you're thinking eliminated the ammo supply ?
I do believe the paranoia and propaganda led to increased demand. Covid slowdown contributed the lack of production. J-4 jackets are unobtainable right now causing more production slowdown for custom bullet makers.
I think people give way too much credit to the Left wing.

South Prairie Jim said:

Not sure who you're thinking eliminated the ammo supply ?

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It's a ban on Russian ammo. It's not a ban on capitalism or entrepreneurial agency.

It a very basic problem of supply and demand. It will iron out.

Sanctions on imports makes sense although I purchase very little imported.

Thx now I know..

Lo-Profile said:

Fear is the new Slavery
Y'all are still being played by the Liberals
Wolf ammo comes from Ukraine.
Lots of Eastern European ammo doesn't come from Mother Russia.
It's all a Liberal dog and pony shows

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I think your interpretation of the situation is a bit simplistic friend ... a failure to take into account both supply side economics and current geo political policies that tend to have reverberating consequences through several firearms related industries.

We're not talking just one particular edict but rather a series of minor actions meant to have mammoth and irreversible negative effects on a populace's ability to defend itself. It's death by a 1000 cuts.

These sort of things have been happening for millennia - for thousands of years kings and dictators forbade their subjects from owning swords and bows - same reasoning as this administration. You deny them the ability to defend themselves ... even feed themselves in tough times. Now THAT'S subjugation!

Calling everyone who are trying to add more ammo to their cache cowards, or accusing them of living in fear, is a bit harsh is it not?

More apropos would be to assume that they are being prudent, provident even, taking self-assured actions regardless of difficulty or cost, in an effort to protect and feed themselves and their loved ones in potentially troubled times.

You need not have fear when endeavoring to prepare, you need merely to have an internal instinct to survive, self-preservationism, to continue your genepool, to protect your loved ones ... and friend, none of those causes are motivated by fear. And they are the antithesis of one wanting to be enslaved. And they are the last thing a sucker, influenced by liberal games, would fall-for ... matter of fact the cause and causality are the exact opposites of the insult you slung at those now prepping.

It reminds me of the difference between the pejorative "hoarder" which, in truth, has a completely different connotation than "prepper" ... yet they are all too often used in the same breath.

Panic and fear are not the same as resolve and determination. "Being played" is not the same as being prepared. Succumbing-to the tactics of the liberals (and being subjugated by them) is not the same as recognizing the writing on the wall and planning to endure the inevitable and resist the tyranny.

Hopefully this post will help you to know the difference between what you implied about many of your brothers and what the actual reality of the situation has become.

BTW ... Wolf ammo is a Russian owned company with their USA division located in California but their actual manufacturing facilities located everywhere including the Ukraine, Taiwan, Germany, Serbia and Russia and, as I understand it, a couple of other former USSR satellite nation states.

Wolf ammo is going to fall under these latest restrictions by the Biden administration.

Furthermore, many basic component materials needed for manufacture here in the U.S. are going to suffer ... brass and certain primer ingredients just to name a couple.

There are ample reasons for legitimate concern. And I, for one, refuse to pass judgement on those whom are late to the prepardness community party. I chose to look at it as the more the merrier.

Insignificant bill said:

What Range are you going to

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Texas Gun Experience. Grapevine.

SimonRL said:

Texas Gun Experience. Grapevine.

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Texas Legends is close to me, but their ammo must be gold plated

Minus well have banned unicorn flavored ice cream.

I've never seen Russian ammo at my LGS, ever. Wolf gold is from Taiwan. Other Wolf is from Ukraine, last I checked. Brown bear might be Russian, but I've never tried any.

I never wasted time with AK's. They've been more expensive than AR's, since I was old enough to buy any.

40%? No way. Most of my plinking ammo is S&B, Federal, and Blazer. 12g is Winchester.

The bulk ammo was Winchester. They had a couple of 18,000 round drums a month ago at just under 10 grand each. Have not seen alot of steel any where in large quantities.

Academy was in good shape mid-afternoon last Tuesday... A Full Day After restocking . The only point is availability for those in need (personal practice).

Trying to always provide the " time context " inside our Academy to better allow You to 'compare and contrast' with your shops, and not guess.

Several bricks of .22LR Thunderbolt, about 8-10 boxes of an unfamiliar (odd yellow or green cardboard?) 9x19 mm, maybe 10-20 small boxes of 'lower' cost .223, several 200-rd.(?) or so boxes of Monarch .380 (Russian). Maybe there was some .45 or .40.

Not bad, considering it was about 28 hours After their doors opened on Monday.
My impression is that the 'ammo flippers' - other than with 7.62x39 or 5.45x39 - aren't sure how Other chamberings (for semi-auto guns) will be affected by future, probable denials of applications to Renew more importations of Russian ammo.

Nobody seems to have access to the highly-classified schedule of When the first import contract (among several) from Russia is scheduled to "run out", leaving us all guessing. It could be months into next year.....