Interesting message from Bone Frog. Federal 124 gr HST discontinued.

[Cameramonkey]

So, it's not being discontinued, but are they just going for 20 rd only boxes?

Yep. Translation: "GFY civilians! You want to shoot our bullets? Pay exorbitantly for 20 rounds at a time. Want more? Go be a cop. (or buy LOTS of expensive boxes) Now give us our money!"

 

[CraigAPS]

Yep. Translation: "GFY civilians! You want to shoot our bullets? Pay exorbitantly for 20 rounds at a time. Want more? Go be a cop. (or buy LOTS of expensive boxes) Now give us our money!"

Well, why would a mere civilian need "a lot" of HP ammo???

 

[Cameramonkey]

Well, why would a mere civilian need "a lot" of HP ammo???

Why do you hate freedom?

 

[Yamadog35]

Good thing I stocked up on 147.

This . . . I stocked up quite a bit of 147 over the last couple of years. I looked up my last order at SGAMMO. It was .39/round per 50 round box. Looks like now .60

 

[Expat]

Some animals are more equal than others I guess....

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Some animals are more equal than others I guess....

Senior discounts, veteran discounts, student discounts, employee discounts, etc. I paid to visit parks in Florida then active duty military can visit for free...

This is not a new policy. The 50 round boxes were for contract/LE/MIL/"qualified purchaser" and the smaller packages for retail sales, but it wasn't tracked. Now, apparently it is and those retailers who were not abiding by the rules have to. Sort of like Blue Label for Glocks.

 

[cosermann]

124 gr HST is still on the Federal web site fwiw.

 

[CampingJosh]

Some animals are more equal than others I guess....

Private business can do whatever they want. Or at least generally should be able to.

Even if this brings the 147 grain HST up to $0.60 per round, that's still cheaper than lots of other self-defense rounds.

 

[ru44mag]

Senior discounts, veteran discounts, student discounts, employee discounts, etc. I paid to visit parks in Florida then active duty military can visit for free...

This is not a new policy. The 50 round boxes were for contract/LE/MIL/"qualified purchaser" and the smaller packages for retail sales, but it wasn't tracked. Now, apparently it is and those retailers who were not abiding by the rules have to. Sort of like Blue Label for Glocks.

So, do you think, "just your opinion" we will still be able to buy the 147 gr HST 50 round boxes for less than $20 a box? I bought several from Bone Frog a while back. Didn't think I would have any problems, at least until the next presidential election.

 

[gmcttr]

FWIW...I just got an email from Bone Frog and they have the 9mm 147gr HST back in stock @ $0.45/rd and it is not restricted yet. 9mm 124 gr +P, same deal.

All of their 50 rd boxes have the "LEO only note" (and always has), but after that note with the 9mm 124gr HST, it states "If you would like to register your credentials with us to purchase this product, please fill out this form" with a link to the form.

 

[Doublehelix]

I have quite a bit of the 147 gr. +P loads, but you can never have too much. Time to buy a few more boxes...

 

[ru44mag]

I just ordered 3 boxes of the 147 gr HST 50 round per box from Bone Frog. Just under $20 per box. Total after shipping was $71.86. I did not see anything about LEO. They were out of stock last night.

 

[Expat]

Private business can do whatever they want. Or at least generally should be able to.

Even if this brings the 147 grain HST up to $0.60 per round, that's still cheaper than lots of other self-defense rounds.

Luckily we have free speech in this country so I am still allowed to not like it, complain about it, and even change who I buy from because of it.

 

[CampingJosh]

Luckily we have free speech in this country so I am still allowed to not like it, complain about it, and even change who I buy from because of it.

Yep. But the Animal Farm "some animals are more equal" reference is typically directed at government actions. I didn't think we pretended that private people had to treat everyone the same.

 

[Expat]

Yep. But the Animal Farm "some animals are more equal" reference is typically directed at government actions. I didn't think we pretended that private people had to treat everyone the same.

It is action by a private company that is saying, we will only sell this item to the gubmint men, not to citizens. For some reason that just rubs the wrong way.

 

[gmcttr]

It is action by a private company that is saying, we will only sell this item to the gubmint men, not to citizens. For some reason that just rubs the wrong way.

I don't like it either but they are not saying they will not sell HST to citizens. What they are saying is they will heavily discount it to LEO and heavily rape citizens on price.

 

[Fargo]

I used to carry HST but switched to gold dots when the 50 Rd GD box availability became better.

Even though I am a "qualified person", I'm really glad I did so. This news puts me where I will buy comparables of another brand rather than federal if possible.

Bad memories of the "LE only" manufacturing practices of the Clinton years I suppose.

 

[CampingJosh]

What they are saying is they will heavily discount it to LEO and heavily rape citizens on price.

Are they forcing people to buy HST ammo at new, higher prices against those people's wishes? No? Then we should leave out claims of violence.

It does no one any good when our side seems to minimize rape. I know that wasn't your intention, but what you said makes for a bad look. Price gouging is not akin to rape. (And I don't think that this is even an instance of price gouging anyway.)

 

[gmcttr]

Rape is also commonly used as "pillage, pillaging, plundering - the act of stealing valuable things from a place".

I guess I'm not PC enough for this "#me too" day and age...sorry.

Should I take your post as a micro-aggression and look for a safe space?

 

[dung]

I went ahead and bought 4 boxes of 147. That should last me quite awhile.