I think it sucks about higher prices, but what is another 10 bucks when you can spend quality time with your son.
Pretty much the best point in the thread. Aside from the obvious 'lol capitalism' posts, which I agree with.
I think it sucks about higher prices, but what is another 10 bucks when you can spend quality time with your son.
I think you have it completely backwards. Those people with 20k rounds in their bunker basement AREN'T buying now and are the reason that production is as high as it is since they were buying up slack in the system before the panic so production would be increase...
sure beats the hell out of 20 rounds of 5.56 for $12 lol
You are right; shooting is a stupid hobby. Really. As hobbies go, you are better of with golf, or model airplanes. A hobby should be something you can do carefree. Guns are not a hobby. Guns are tools. Tools that are meant to be practiced with and taken care of. There is a skillset involved with mastering the craft. You can find pleasure in shooting well. You can enjoy passing that skillset on to your kids. But guns aren't a hobby.
Why not buy some on sale and set it on a shelf. Next time you go out, you grab a box off the shelf and out the door you go, no need to hunt for it.
This is the first time I have seen a panic since I have been into shooting and I must say, this is absolutely stupid that I have to pay $30-$40 for 500 rounds of 22LR ammo when I bought it for $15-$19 just 2 months ago, if you can find bulk at all. I shoot 22 with my son, we have a great time going to MCFG and spending an afternoon together shooting for $15-20. Really? Were hoarding 22LR? All I want is to be able to buy 2 boxes when I want to go shoot with my son and not have to search 8 different local stores and 10 online stores.
This is dumb and really has me thinking that if this is what I am going to have to go through everytime some wacko goes crazy, we might find something else to do together. Maybe fishing, well, until some other wacko kills people with a fly rod.
I think it sucks about higher prices, but what is another 10 bucks when you can spend quality time with your son.
Funny, and until you said that, it hadn't dawned on me that I was. So instead, I'll just rant about not being able to go shoot with my son because some bunker dweller has 20,000 rounds of 22LR stored up for when the government comes to take his guns.
Pretty much the best point in the thread. Aside from the obvious 'lol capitalism' posts, which I agree with.
This is the first time I have seen a panic since I have been into shooting and I must say, this is absolutely stupid that I have to pay $30-$40 for 500 rounds of 22LR ammo when I bought it for $15-$19 just 2 months ago, if you can find bulk at all. I shoot 22 with my son, we have a great time going to MCFG and spending an afternoon together shooting for $15-20. Really? Were hoarding 22LR? All I want is to be able to buy 2 boxes when I want to go shoot with my son and not have to search 8 different local stores and 10 online stores.
This is dumb and really has me thinking that if this is what I am going to have to go through everytime some wacko goes crazy, we might find something else to do together. Maybe fishing, well, until some other wacko kills people with a fly rod.
So your real gripe is that your lack of planning and forsight is someone else's fault.
I don't have 20k rounds (actually more) of .22lr stored so I can outwit the government, I have my ammo pile so I can outwit the people who don't keep ammo on hand to outwait shortages. And I bought mine when it was cheap and plentiful so that right now I don't need to buy any thus freeing up some for those without the foresight to keep 6-12 months worth of supplies on hand.
You are right; shooting is a stupid hobby. Really. As hobbies go, you are better of with golf, or model airplanes. A hobby should be something you can do carefree. Guns are not a hobby. Guns are tools. Tools that are meant to be practiced with and taken care of. There is a skillset involved with mastering the craft. You can find pleasure in shooting well. You can enjoy passing that skillset on to your kids. But guns aren't a hobby.
I guess I am a hoarder as we have always kept a lot of ammo on hand.
That said, if you can not find an .22LR to take your son to the range (we belong to MCFG) I will let you have a couple of boxes for what we paid. I have a little bit of bulk left as well.
This madness will pass.
PM if you need a couple of 100 rd. boxes of CCI mini mags. I hate to let this keep a dad and son off the range................
You really need to keep enough on hand. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.