some ammo is breaking loose a little at a time

Gary Reeder
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Tuesday, November 02, 2021, 13:57 (1739 days ago)

we got almost 20,000 rounds of 9mm and 45 ACP in this morning and I figured with the ammo becoming a bit more available the prices would go down, but not so. Still running around $1 a round for FMJ and $1.50 a round for the Hornady Critical Duty 9m and 45.
Right now the hunters are the ones that are hurting. We haven't had any of the main hunting rounds in a month or so. That includes 7 mag, 300 Mag, 30-06, 30-30, 270 and so on. Got plenty of handgun ammo but real low on rifle ammo other than 223/5.56. I talked to one of the gun shops here in town and when we are out of something I tell folks to try these guys and they do the same when they don't have any ammo. The fellow I talked to said they are pretty much in the same bind we are in. Plenty of handgun ammo but very little rifle ammo.
We got as note from our distributors saying that powder is beginning to trickle in which it is. We got about 40 lbs of powder in the last few days but a lot of it is the CFE stuff. Guys that are hurting for hunting ammo don't give diddly about a powder that cleans your bore. The distributors also said that 100 million primers were made in the last month, but we haven't seen any.
If I sound a bit disappointed, I am. When I saw UPS rolling 3 dollys of ammo boxes in thie morning I thought sure there was some hunting ammo in there, but not a bit. All 9mm and 45 ACP. All ordered in February and all back orders. Same old shit.

Make some hunting guns to shoot .45 and 9!

WB
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Tuesday, November 02, 2021, 15:48 (1739 days ago) @ Gary Reeder

I know you can make cylinders for .454 to shoot ACP and hot .356 GNRs shoot 9! Lol. I have examples of both.

Run what you brung. Just have to get closer. Really I’m not sure what I’d shoot with 9mm. Was not impressed with it on Armadillo.

(I know, hard to tag out on Elk with your G21)

Gary, any 5.7 Ruger! Thanks Pete

BlackPete
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Tuesday, November 02, 2021, 16:37 (1739 days ago) @ Gary Reeder

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nope, none at all

Gary Reeder
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Tuesday, November 02, 2021, 17:50 (1739 days ago) @ BlackPete

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Roman has a FN, two boxes $100 bill.

WB
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Wednesday, November 03, 2021, 08:42 (1739 days ago) @ BlackPete

I understand since it’s a blow back action that reloading is not very fun. I may accept the challenge one day. Try some cast bullets or something funky like that.

the last batch we had a month ago we sold

Gary Reeder
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Wednesday, November 03, 2021, 10:32 (1739 days ago) @ WB

for $30 a box.

The local store had them (5) on the shelf.

WB
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Wednesday, November 03, 2021, 13:16 (1738 days ago) @ Gary Reeder

He was holding one box back for the person who hopefully would buy the Ruger 57 he has in stock.

Seeing more and more here in Bakersfield!

Larryh
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Tuesday, November 02, 2021, 19:06 (1739 days ago) @ Gary Reeder

Same boat as Gary though. We are getting 9mm and .223/5.56 and a few boxes of “standard” rifle rounds. Seeing a little powders but no primers as of yet. The big deal here is the “lead free” crap that is few and far between.
I work in the LGS part time just for fun and get quite the kick out of people who get pissed and say they will never “shop here again”! All because they bought their first gun in 6.5 Crapmoore and now can’t buy ammo. Oh well…

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