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    Does 9x18 have a future?

    I received the same comments back when the shortage started and I had the temerity to suggest that the shortage of .22 ammo would last longer than 6 months, and that it might last as long as 1 or 2 years. You can go back and find where I said this before. Time proved me right then...we can wait...
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    Does 9x18 have a future?

    Some people are still acting like their .22 pistols have some inherent value over 9x18, or 9x19 or .357 and ask the same price that a 9mm or .380 can bring. $300 or $350 or even higher...for pistols that shoot a cartridge that is considerably weaker, less reliable, jams more frequently etc. When...
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    Does 9x18 have a future?

    Hard to justify buying a pistol that shoots .22 caliber when it's the weakest round produced when 1000 rounds of .22 will set you back the same price as 500 rounds of 9mm. The reason .22 was popular was because you could get 500 rounds for $20. If 500 rounds is going to cost $100 for it thru...
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    Does 9x18 have a future?

    "Does 9x18 have a future?" That depends. Do you call an obsolete caliber status as a future?
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    LC9s

    If you are going to get an LC9, get the LC9s. The original gun was improved on for a reason. The long trigger pull on the original model does not promote accuracy.
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    Will We Lose Access to Cheap Russian Ammo?

    Is this the end of cheap Russian ammo? Probably the end of *all* Russian ammo. There are probably some alternatives for 7.62x39 and other Russian calibers, but whenever you drop a competitor out of the market, prices rise. So while it might not be the end of these calibers, I would expect the...
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    Will We Lose Access to Cheap Russian Ammo?

    Wasn't this idea of Obama issuing an executive order to stop imports of arms and ammunition from Russia widely denounced a few months back after Sandy Hook? I seem to remember quite a few people saying how it was "impossible" under existing law. Looks like it is possible after all.
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    Ammo prices: rising, leveling off, dropping?

    The removal of an overseas supplier will have effects on domestic pricing and supplies. That's not rocket science.
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    Ammo prices: rising, leveling off, dropping?

    If the Ukraine issue keeps up and we see tension with Russia that lead to trade embargoes, then don't get too comfortable with prices at the moment. Removing any competition from an industry typical leads to higher prices..and in this case there will also be a shortage of supply...if fighting...
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    What's your "never buy" gun?

    Lorcin, Bryco, Jennings. No thanks. Hi Points I've found to be okay. Ugly and bulky but functional. The gun brand I've had most problems with is Llama. Nice lines on the guns I bought. Looked good. HORRIBLE functioning. Jam after jam after jam. Tried one, thought I had a lemon. Bought a second...
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    California lawmakers pass new semi-automatic weapons ban

    So are we all agreed that when the Chinese invade the west coast that our defense starts at the Arizona and Nevada borders? :)
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    Why hasn't the Hi Power gone the way of the 1911?

    There are some clones out there that can be had for $250. I think Sarco and some ads on Gunbroker have Hi Power clones going for that right now. So then the question becomes, will I buy 2 clones for the price of 1 used factory BHP? If you plan to shoot and carry the gun rather than collect it...
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    Ammo Shortage: Where are the imports?

    Looking at the situation a few months on, I feel like I was pretty close.
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    The ammo shortage?

    In my historical past, the Internet did not exist until the early 1990's. I knew I passed into another dimension with an alternative history after I saw that UFO back in 1997. they didn't believe me.
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    ammo to Syria?

    The news articles I saw didn't just say the US would provide ammunition alone to the rebels, but small arms as well. One way to send a message that you are ACTUALLY supplying support is for your nations arms to show up on the battle field. If the US started sending a bunch of Russian or Chinese...
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    Retail insider's info on the current ammo shortage

    Good point. I'll correct myself. In terms of "Hoarders creating the current shortages of ammunition for other people"...this idea (of hoarding being the cause of this current shortage) is a myth. If someone bought half a million rounds 4 years ago it is doing nothing to create a shortage for...
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    Retail insider's info on the current ammo shortage

    The "hoarder" is a myth. How can you have a hoarder operate when all he is entitled to buy is 3 boxes at a time? You can't buy the entire shipment that comes to a store by purchasing 3 boxes. The truth is that more people are buying ammo. Now--it is a fact--that when Joe Schmoe customer walks up...
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    Prohibited Persons Beliefs

    Put your trust in Odin and Freya, and all your questions about personal belief will be answered. Until the time of Ragnorak.
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    Can the ammo situation get much worse?

    The "ammo price bubble" might drop. An alternative theory to that though would be that perhaps the demand curve has permanently shifted. The simplest way for the demand curve to shift would be if more people suddenly decided it was in their interest to purchase a gun and more ammunition. If...
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    The realities of high cost of ammo

    Social factors are factual reasons, come to that. Not as concrete as rising prices for metals like brass and lead, which they are rising, or that ammunition manufactures are, by and large, still using the same equipment to make ammunition that they were in '08 (few upgrades in production) but...
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