Having returned from 2 Dick's,both sold out of 9mm and being informed that they are not getting a full shipment of the popular calibers regardless of what they order, along with a NRA blurb that ammo sales are also through the roof,are we set for another run and shortage on ammo?

nope, just stay calm. If everyone stays calm and doesn't go out and start hording ammo we will be fine. No more talking about ammo shortages okay?

Too late - already hoarding

damnit! Well I guess I should jump on the bandwagon and add to the problem just like everyone else.

Too late - already hoarding

 

x2, already have another 1k of 5.56 headed my way, prob gonna grab a few thousand .22, and 1k of .38/.357

.....so I take it that's a YES?....

Just be patient. Im a cheapo, i wait for certain websites and stores to have good sales then i buy in bulk

.....so I take it that's a YES?....

 

I think so, just look at how many retailers are completly out of stock on alot of ammo.

Hell yesterday SGammo.com sold out of 200 cases (1k rounds to a case) of 5.56 in about 9 hours.(glad I got mine before they did)

Moved all my retirement savings into ammo holdings.

Moved all my retirement savings into ammo holdings.

That just may be a shrewd move, I wonder if Maks would recommend his clients do the same?

 

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/sitemap/ammo-and-shooting.aspx?d=121

Had a tough time buying 2k rounds of 9mm last time I went to my LGS. He told me that it gets like this every election year and that there was a huge run on 5.56.

Dick's really isn't any kind of good indicator on ammo availability. I went to the Dick's in Woodbridge a few weeks back to take advantage of their sale on Remington Gun Club Target Loads. Two days into the week long sale, I bought their last two cases. Not surprising since they only stocked five cases for the sale. The was pretty much the same story at another Dick's the week before.

 

In a nutshell, they always seem to be low on ammo. (Nice sale prices though.)

nope, just stay calm. If everyone stays calm and doesn't go out and start hording ammo we will be fine. No more talking about ammo shortages okay?

 

What if hording is normal???

Right now I am hoarding guns. Hoarding ammo will be next year.

What if hording is normal???

 

Well if you use my definition of what hoarding is you must have hit the lottery. as long as you have under 500,000 rounds you are still in the "I'm just well prepared" range of ammo stocking. It's after you add that one more round that they can say you had "Over half a million rounds"

If there was trully an ammo shortage we wouldn't see all these sales right now. Dicks rarely has anything in volume, I wouldn't look at them as any type of indicator. Henrym can testify to that. Why would Cabellas actually have decent prices if they thought they could jack-up the prices and still sell it. I have a fair amount of stuff so I should be good no matter what happens. Target loads (# 7 1/2) is what I use the most of. Down to about 10 cases right now. That is the only thing I need to find more of, but I also have the supplies to load about 50 cases if need-be.

.... and this is why I'll never get rid of my .22's. Tens of thousands of round can easily be aquired, stored and used if/when the time comes.

I have a fair amount of stuff so I should be good no matter what happens. Target loads (# 7 1/2) is what I use the most of. Down to about 10 cases right now. That is the only thing I need to find more of, but I also have the supplies to load about 50 cases if need-be.

 

Geez, when the SHTF and the clays start attacking women and children, we know who's gonna save the planet.

That's why I bought some more ammo cans. I'm filling them out with more ammo.

Right now I am hoarding guns. Hoarding ammo will be next year.

 

That's not hoarding. It's the addiction that we all have.

Geez, when the SHTF and the clays start attacking women and children, we know who's gonna save the planet.

 

lol

Man, I can't wait for this time next year when a box of .357 mag costs $40.

Man, I can't wait for this time next year when a box of .357 mag costs $40.

 

 

When this occurs, I'll once again, refer to this and add that "they're cheap too" .

 

 

.... and this is why I'll never get rid of my .22's. Tens of thousands of round can easily be acquired, stored and used if/when the time comes.

I'll be shooting a long time even if the shelves are empty...just ask any reloader.

Geez, when the SHTF and the clays start attacking women and children, we know who's gonna save the planet.

 

Either clays or Alfred Hitchcocks movie The Birds........ The wife and I will be sitting with a few thousand rounds.

Moved all my retirement savings into ammo holdings.

 

a great investment considering the price increase of ammo over the last 10 yrs.. who needs gold when brass is rising just as fast.

Too late - already hoarding

 

You betcha!

Maybe I should start another thread on this topic, but do that many folks really believe that they'll see a SHTF scenario in their lifetime? Maybe one needs to define what a SHTF scenario is prior to answering or speculating.

Maybe I should start another thread on this topic, but do that many folks really believe that they'll see a SHTF scenario in their lifetime? Maybe one needs to define what a SHTF scenario is prior to answering or speculating.

 

There are various degrees of SHTF. IMO one that would require thousands and thousands of rounds of ammunition is highly unlikely.

 

I don't think people hoard ammo just for SHTF scenarios... they do so because of speculation that something (or someone) is going to stop the supply in the future, or that the price will drastically increase so buy while low. Same goes for any commodity speculation. And just like the stock market, many times it is purely driven by emotions and not so much the facts.

 

That being said, I purchased a bunch of 308 back in the $29 per 140 days and still have it. That stuff has appreciated more in value than any other investment that I have. Many think the next round of seemingly irreversible increases are around the corner... no more $10 boxes of 9mm, or sub $300 per 1K of .223 plinking/milsurp, etc. There is some fact behind this , as inflation is rising and prices are steadily going up. I don't know of anything "getting cheaper" these days. The only things leaning out are US jobs and people's retirement savings...