terrehautian
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I responded saying I am getting more 22 this week and he replied back.
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There was more, but I had to leave the convo due to work stuff.
Frankly, ammo shortage doesn't bother me now. If it is more then $2 for a normal pack of 50 or more then $10 of a bulk pack, I don't buy it. I use my ammo for recreational uses as I don't carry yet. I have yet to dip into my shotgun ammo and I can still get more of that at Walmart.
Obama can say anything he wants, but there is a backlash to every action even if it isn't him, it will be his party. Support for gun control is falling faster and faster. If they try to reintroduce gun control, it will probably fail more.
Dude, just a word to the wise, you really shouldn't deplete your ammo supply unless you can replace more than you're shooting, and do it as you go. There have been lines of 20+ people waiting outside Gander Mountain every Thursday morning when they get ammo shipments in and even people in line at 5 a.m. at Walmart when new ammo shipments come in--I know, because I've been there. Have you seen the empty ammo cases at Walmart and elsewhere? Everyone is really worried about what we're heading toward in this country, and depleting your ammo supplies probably isn't a smart move unless you can replace what you're shooting relatively quickly. Take a look at recent articles--even local police departments are having trouble obtaining ammo, while the federal government is placing orders for hundreds of millions of HOLLOW-POINT rounds:
https://www.google.com/search?q=ammo+shortages
I haven't shot any rounds in several months, and the last time I did so was before the current ammo crunch hit at the end of 2012. Seriously, dude, you need to be stockpiling lead and not shooting it off. Take a look at some of the articles at the link above. Ammo is becoming increasingly hard to find, and you really don't want to be without it. Better to stockpile it in case you need it than to need it and not be able to find it.
I responded saying I am getting more 22 this week and he replied back.
Dude, seriously, especially .22, you really don't want to shoot off rounds right now. The ammo shortage is a major problem around the country, and it's going to get worse. If you aren't stockpiling ammo now, you're going to be screwed later.
If Obama tries any more gun-control moves, there will be more and more of a rush to buy whatever ammo is available and the supplies will get even tighter. Even police departments are having trouble getting ammo.
Prices on .22 are up 600 percent since just six months ago. 500-round bulk packs that sold for less than $20 six months ago are being snapped up for more than $100 on tons of different ammo websites. You really, really need to stock up as much as you can, while you can.
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You can live life in fear or just think rationally. I can still bulk packs and other packs reasonably. Some gun stores are not trying to take advantage of the situation
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I've been going to Walmart at 5 a.m. to get ammo because that's been the only time they've had it on the shelf. It's getting bought up as soon as it's put on the shelf.
I'm not living my life in fear, I'm looking at simple supply and demand.
The supply is almost nil right now.
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My last brick of 500 I bought was 35 dollars. I can still get plenty of 357 also.
That brick of 500 is still almost double in price over six months ago.
Actually, it was 30. My brick of 555 was 28. My 375 cci bulk was 28. All bought in the last three months.
Well, I was going by the prices at Walmart six months ago, the last time I was able to find .22 at a decent price. The shortages aren't going to get better anytime soon. Stocking up and KEEPING a stockpile while you can is the only sensible route right now.
Trust me on this, dude, if you don't build up a decent reserve supply now, i.e., not shoot it off, you might not be able to find it when you need it in the near future. I'm seeing this ammo shortage several times a week at several different Walmarts.
See, that is what some people think. As long as nothing changes gun policy wise (as much as Obama wants to, he can't do too much without Congress and if he does too much on his own power, he will start getting heat from the majority of congress who do not support more gun control) I see it getting better. Much like the big AR rush, people bought these guns at a higher price and surprise, an AWB did not pass and more then likely won't. Now they are losing money. I won't over spend for ammo, but I didn't have guns before last year, if I can't shoot for a short amount of time (I do not see a shortage). Walmart is not a good judgment. My friends gun shop gets ammo in weekly (22 even). His suppliers take care of him. He even got AR's when no one else could at the normal price.
There was more, but I had to leave the convo due to work stuff.
Frankly, ammo shortage doesn't bother me now. If it is more then $2 for a normal pack of 50 or more then $10 of a bulk pack, I don't buy it. I use my ammo for recreational uses as I don't carry yet. I have yet to dip into my shotgun ammo and I can still get more of that at Walmart.
Obama can say anything he wants, but there is a backlash to every action even if it isn't him, it will be his party. Support for gun control is falling faster and faster. If they try to reintroduce gun control, it will probably fail more.