Vern Humphrey
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Yep. You just have to look around.There are other sources of ammo
Yep. You just have to look around.There are other sources of ammo
Take it as a compliment. What they're really saying is, "You're smarter than I am...you think ahead & I don't."Not that it will do any good, but I would like to remind all those who were crying "Hoarder", "Greedy" and other less cordial names at people like me who maintain a sensible stock of ammo and reloading supplies during the last run on supplies that now is the time to prepare.
In the past couple of months I have been adding to my stockpile of .22 LR ammo, "sensible" quantities of primers, powder and bullets for my favorite calibers and firearm assembly components. It does not take a rocket surgeon or brain scientist to see what is going to happen as we get closer to this election and, heaven help us, if the predicted landslide occurs.
Right now there is plenty of decent quality .22LR out there for .07-.08 cents per round, primers at 2.7 cents apiece, powder at $20-25/lb and common bullets at .07-.09 cents each. AR lowers can be had for $40 each, decent BCGs for $80 and the list goes on. No, the prices are not like they were pre-Obama, but I'll wager that in 2 years we will look back at these as "the good old days".
Some may call this hoarding, I call it preparation and planning. Do with this advice what you will, but in year 2 of the Hillary reign while I am continuing to shoot at my normal rate, don't question my methods.
Buy now!
Because you're like me -- you buy ammo to shoot, not to sell.buy when everyone is selling ,,, sell when everyone is buying,,,,, why cant I take my own advice?
Its no so much hoarding thats the issue for some, its that some people buy supplies/ammo and not leave any for others who also want to stock up.
I don't have a problem if someone buys a box or 2 of ammo every few days. But if someone buys the entire stock of 9mm or 22lr that is on the shelf, that is an issue.
But if a person buys all the boxes of 22lr or 9mm that gets supplied in a lgs and leaves none for other shooters, that is not considerate IMO.
Buy all you want, I don't care. I care for the shooting community in general.
B
Although I'm always on the alert for bargains, and buy all I can when the price is right. I just don't sell it.
Think about it, it's not just ammunition or reloading components. Years ago my mother-in-law had brain surgery which did not go well. She remained in a vegetative state for 8 years and as I saw more and more home care equipment come into the house it dawned on me with a power failure we would be screwed. I bought a portable generator for emergencies. After her passing when we did considerable remodeling I added the whole house generator. Enough to power the neighbors.I pride myself on being self reliant when things go sour (not IF). The week long power outage locally a couple years ago. The blockbuster snow storm and resulting power/travel interruptions. Any other man made or natural disaster that impacts me locally. I have the means to be self reliant for a set time. That includes food stores, shelter, MEDS, and self defense, or foraging for food. I am a hoarder by definition I guess and as so will not suffer unduly. Gosh that reminds me, the popcorn I consumed reading this thread needs to be replenished--and soon. YMMV
My most recent upgrade was a pair of 40 CAL handguns due to the fact that the last ammo to leave the LGS shelves in the "panic" was 40 CAL and I owned nothing to use it in. That was followed closly behind by a set of dies and a couple bullet molds to go along with them.
Exactly and when a nightmare like that which followed Sandy Hook happens those are the people hurt most. It's a fragile system and another Sandy Hook type disaster can trigger a mess at any time.Primary value of threads like this appearing periodically is as instruction to the new members of the gun culture. They didn't experience all of the prior "banics".
It's a fragile system and another Sandy Hook type disaster can trigger a mess at any time.
Ron