You know, I'm having a hard time disagreeing with home depot george. It has made the national news programs that gun owners are freaking out and firearm sales are through the roof. You have to know that the antis are eating this up - they love that we're afraid as hell. While we're in panic mode, running around with our heads cut off buying every spare AR mag we can find, they're probably creating their agenda for the next 4 years. We need to pool our resources to withstand the barage....because the ammo, the primers - they'll run out. And not only would I like to protect my own rights, but the rights of my kids. I personally don't want my Sig to be an antique I can no longer get ammo for. Just a thought.
Ammo Feeding Frenzy...
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Quite true Skwab and 'crew', it is difficult to resist the temptation, however...when a very popular Internet distributor increases x39 prices exactly $50 per 1,000 in about 10 days, count me out.
It is a personal decision to allow unashamed scalping to exploit the shopping panic, among whom are many regular, loyal customers. When all of this 'sinks in' and prices cool off, this might cost them more in the long run. Good will, very competitive prices and top-notch service is worth lots of money. Look at Southwest Airlines.
Why were so many people, somewhere out in Cyberland (or watching the Fox Channel), surprised that Obama was elected? Unless many were out of work or had personal problems until the last few weeks etc, why did they wait until now to buy a chunk?
My wife saw how much I bought from last winter until a week ago and warned me about our other bills. She is right, and I was really hooked. My shopping over about eight months was anticipating gradual price increases, being new to all of this, instead of a full-blown panic. I've only been really interested in rifles for about a year and I'm 53, with my first (and frankly impulsive) gun purchase back in October '07.
Just wish that my son in college were interested in shooting.....
Were there not good signs a few months ago that Obama's 'rock star status' was infectious both in the media and around the world? This ammo situation is baffling. There were no real surprises in the election.
Youth before experience can win even when all else is equal, and factor in the war and the economy plus Bush's history-making unpopularity. What national event happened overnight??
It is a personal decision to allow unashamed scalping to exploit the shopping panic, among whom are many regular, loyal customers. When all of this 'sinks in' and prices cool off, this might cost them more in the long run. Good will, very competitive prices and top-notch service is worth lots of money. Look at Southwest Airlines.
Why were so many people, somewhere out in Cyberland (or watching the Fox Channel), surprised that Obama was elected? Unless many were out of work or had personal problems until the last few weeks etc, why did they wait until now to buy a chunk?
My wife saw how much I bought from last winter until a week ago and warned me about our other bills. She is right, and I was really hooked. My shopping over about eight months was anticipating gradual price increases, being new to all of this, instead of a full-blown panic. I've only been really interested in rifles for about a year and I'm 53, with my first (and frankly impulsive) gun purchase back in October '07.Just wish that my son in college were interested in shooting.....
Were there not good signs a few months ago that Obama's 'rock star status' was infectious both in the media and around the world? This ammo situation is baffling. There were no real surprises in the election.
Youth before experience can win even when all else is equal, and factor in the war and the economy plus Bush's history-making unpopularity. What national event happened overnight??
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evan price
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I voted Y2K with this caveat: Anyone who didn't know that something was afoot and didn't start to stock up a little 2+ years ago was living in a cave.
qajaq59
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We're the least of their problems now.
The politicians are going to be up to their necks in trouble with the economy, so it'll take them a while to get around to us. And unless they are smarter then I think they are, they wont fix the economy, and in 4 years they'll be gone anyway.
The politicians are going to be up to their necks in trouble with the economy, so it'll take them a while to get around to us. And unless they are smarter then I think they are, they wont fix the economy, and in 4 years they'll be gone anyway.
Mannlicher
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with President hussein and a congress packed with dhimmicrats, look for a gun ban, ammo ban, AWB, or more likely, all three.
Buy ammo while it is still a legal product.
Don't be blaming retailers for price increases either. We all had years to stock up. Most of us say we support capitalism, and you are seeing diminished supply, in the face of increasing demand.
Buy ammo while it is still a legal product.
Don't be blaming retailers for price increases either. We all had years to stock up. Most of us say we support capitalism, and you are seeing diminished supply, in the face of increasing demand.
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