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One man's opinion regarding component shortages
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<blockquote data-quote="DartonJager" data-source="post: 1980337" data-attributes="member: 95733"><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> memtb</p><p>^^^^^^^^ABSOLUTELY CORRECT^^^^^^^^^^</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p>And none bought any extra mags and only have the 1 or 2 came with the gun.</p><p>I don't own a gun that I have less than 10 mags for it.</p><p></p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DartonJager, post: 1980337, member: 95733"] 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! :eek: memtb ^^^^^^^^ABSOLUTELY CORRECT^^^^^^^^^^ 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. [/QUOTE]
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