More stockpiling ammunition

[Mauser88 0]

I'm sure glad I started reloading back in 1982!!!!

 

More stockpiling ammunition: Fear of potential Obama laws causing mass sales

By PERRY BACKUS Ravalli Republic

 

 

 

FLORENCE - Every day, Darren Newsom's three Bitterroot Valley Ammunition facilities crank out 300,000 rounds of ammunition.

 

It's not nearly enough.

 

 

[Malsua 1,422]

The ammo situation stinks.

 

I'm not sure why .380 and 38 specials are so popular. Small and low recoil or is it just cheap or just very popular in older guns?

[tbtrout 141]

The ammo situation stinks.

 

I'm not sure why .380 and 38 specials are so popular. Small and low recoil or is it just cheap or just very popular in older guns?

 

In free states they are used for concealed carry, which also rose after the Obamantion rose to power.

[hotshot 4]

i don't know i think partly it's a way to drive prices up......crazy prices people are paying for 9 .45 .22 etc.....why? all of a sudden after november it costs more to produce or is it greed or is it ???

[Maksim 1,504]

notice a common trend here? More and more articles mentioning the questions of what would law enforcement do if they were ordered to confiscate firearms.

[kenw 293]

I believe that's the thinking behind Bam Bam's plan to have a "Civilian Defense Force" (brownshirts) that is as well trained and armed as the military and whose allegiances are sworn directly to the White House rather than to uphold and defend the Constitution.

 

How sad is that?? We're at the point in history when we're separating the Constitution from the very entity sworn to uphold it. Be afraid.

 

Ken

[DirtyDigz 1,812]

Hate to say it, but I bet a lot of the stockpiled firearms and ammo comes out for sale as unemployment continues to ramp. A safe full of AR's and .223 doesn't pay the rent or buy diapers and formula.

[Chad 3]

Yeah, its like having money in the bank, except its in your gun safe. Desperate times call for desperate measures...food on the table or guns and ammo collecting dust?

[Malsua 1,422]

I am hoping in the vernon area that they local police force is sensible enough to buck that federal order

 

The Chief is a nice enough person but he's a political animal and said bucking would endanger his rice bowl.

[Malsua 1,422]

Where are ya in Vernon???

 

I'm up on the hill in Highland Lakes. We're at opposite ends of the township far as I can tell.

 

I'm Mark but I also go by Mal...as in MMMM AL, not as in Mall.

 

I don't figure anyone knows me. Might have seen my truck around though.

http://thewellrats.com/malbor2/axiom/axiomtires.jpg

[rscalzo 3]

Yeah, its like having money in the bank, except its in your gun safe

 

Poor choice for an investment. AR style rifles are showing up on dealer's racks in mass up here. A friend who is a dealer ordered several DPMS in 308 thinking it would be months before the delivery. they showed up in four days. Now he's scrambling to sell them. AR's are on every internet sale site at elevated pricing and they sit for days. I think people finally realized that stockpiling firearms was a poor bet in many cases.

 

The only money making scam now is primers and powder to some extent. But selling at a 4 to 500 percent markup is really starting to piss many off. I've seen many just drop out and stop shooting. The lack or ammo is going to hurt sales of firearms and the lack of components is going to kill the sale of reloading items. Dillon and others can sell all the gear they want but it is nothing more than a boat anchor without the unavailable components. Sad to say but the ones killing the sport are the ones crying the loudest about making it more available.

[Chad 3]

I didn't mean it from an investment standpoint. I meant it as, this is something people purchased years ago when they had a job and some extra money. Now if they are jobless and are in need of money they can sell their guns. Not selling them to make a profit, just selling them to get money. Same thing if they had an extra car or something, need money, sell it.

 

Liquid assets.

[tgz13 0]

I didn't mean it from an investment standpoint. I meant it as, this is something people purchased years ago when they had a job and some extra money. Now if they are jobless and are in need of money they can sell their guns. Not selling them to make a profit, just selling them to get money. Same thing if they had an extra car or something, need money, sell it.

 

Liquid assets.

Like people who collect expensive art, or collectible cars like Jay Leno.

 

If he ever needed money he could sell his cars and be a millionaire all over again.

[Chad 3]

Exaclty..... my collection: http://s233.photobucket.com/albums/ee16 ... mview=grid

 

As you can see I'm a car nut as much as I am a gun nut! lol

[tgz13 0]

Exaclty..... my collection: http://s233.photobucket.com/albums/ee16 ... mview=grid

 

As you can see I'm a car nut as much as I am a gun nut! lol

I don't like you

[tbtrout 141]

Thanks Chad, I have to go clean up now.

 

Beautiful cars.

[kenw 293]

I need a cigarette.

 

K

[Lublin 3]

Exaclty..... my collection: http://s233.photobucket.com/albums/ee16 ... mview=grid

 

As you can see I'm a car nut as much as I am a gun nut! lol

 

Can we hang out?

[Chad 3]

lol...thanks , still have all of them except for the blue ford victoria...wasn't my thing, never drove it.

[tbtrout 141]

You know, reading most every thread on the forum I realize we all suffer from ADD. All it take is one post to throw the whole thread in another direction. I know I'm guilty.

 

So Chad, do you stockpile ammo in your cars?

[Chad 3]

I was thinking the same thing, this thread is wayyyyyy off topic, we went from ammo, to alarms, to jay leno, to cars....

 

Nah, none stored in them....but I am considering building an underground bunker. jk jk jk

 

oh great, now this thread is going to be all about underground bunkers....

 

ok back on topic...sorry! :cry:

[Mauser88 0]

Now that's what I call a car collection!!!

[Chad 3]

Thanks! I pulled my $ out of the stock market about 3 years ago and decided to put the $ towards cars...they keep going up and up and up. But I did it more for a hobby...not so much for an investment.