Omg, I just visited my local gun shop in town last week, his shelves were full of every powder I have ever heard of, prices cheaper then Ives seen in a long time. Primers were just as plentiful, maybe just a tad low on bullets.
By me powder is still available enough not to be a factor, bullets and brass still OK but forget primers beyond 209's. Only one place I know of within 40 miles of my home has primers beyond 209's.
However, I feel that "anyone" that has allowed themselves to be short of ammunition or components has not been paying attention to world events.....for about 30 years!
memtb
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After the last scare I swore never again would I be found wanting for ammo or reloading components. Now prices for ammo especially 9mm & 223 are absolutely outrageously the worst I have ever seen. Height of the last scare I could get 1k domestic 9mm for $190-$220 and 1k Wolf Gold brass cased 223 for $320. It's now anywhere from 50% to 100%+ above those prices. My last bulk mag purchase was $8/ Pmag G2 for AR's and $22 17 round SIG P320 OEM mags, prices for mags have gone up at least 50% to 75% for H/Cap HG mags.
I have lost track of how many of my co workers and even a few friends went out and bought their first self defense specific firearms in the last 4-5 months and are asking me where to get ammo and I JSMH as I tell them best of luck and when you bought that gun did they give you a gallon jar of "Preparation H" because you're gonna need it when you buy ammo. I tried to tell more than a few friends to buy a HG in 40 S&W as I have seen that ammo in stock quite often both on line and OTC but they opted for 9mm instead. I advised most to buy a shotgun instead as even though Buckshot is hard to find 12 ga ammo is still relatively available and a 12ga with bird shot is a he!!ofalot more useful than a 9mm or 223 club.
And none bought any extra mags and only have the 1 or 2 came with the gun.
I don't own a gun that I have less than 10 mags for it.
Just read a statistic in the Epic times that reported that in the last 5 months alone 1 in 10 liberals have since gone out and bought their first ever firearm and 1 in 3 conservatives have bought at least one additional gun to add to their existing collection. Count me as among those 1 in 3 as I have bought no less than 5 more firearms in 2020.
Surprisingly got all at very reasonable prices. No they were not the bargain prices I paid for guns I bought in 2019 but all were less than 10% more than I would've paid in 2019. Only one would I consider kinda pricy I bought used Ruger PCC in LNIB for $550 cash with four 32 round Pmag Glock mags.
