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There are several reasons why foreign made ammo and components are also in short supply. One, there's been (and continues to be) a worldwide shipping/logistics logjam, due to the pandemic, border restrictions, tariffs, bans and other geopolitical problems. Second, ammo (and components for loading and manufacturing ammo) is in high demand everywhere, due to ongoing conflicts in many areas of the world. A huge amount of ammo is being consumed in the middle east and elsewhere because of these wars and insurrections, and these combatants are well-financed and flush with cash. For example, remaining supplies of older 7.62x54r have been flowing into the middle east for years, as MG's and various other weapons there utilize this caliber, and both sides are bidding higher prices than US importers are willing to pay for whatever sources are available. The same is true for most popular calibers. We're in a global marketplace for ammunition, and much of the foreign supply is made or stored in countries with poor relations with the US, and we're being outbid for the rest ...

In all fairness, it wasn't really necessary fr the Italians to spend the resources to develop quality firearms during WWII. After all, the majority of their weapons were going to be discarded quickly, thrown into the mud as their soldiers threw up their hands and surrendered to the first enemy combatants they faced ...

It might have come in via Russia, but it's more likely that any Wolf ammo brought in now is coming in from other European countries. A lot of Wolf is now manufactured outside Russia. The Tula arms plant is pretty much defunct now in terms of supplying ammunition to the US, as its owners have been included in several of the "prohibited persons" lists compiled during the last few administrations ...

At one point in the 20's, many Germans employed old Reichmark notes as wallpapers ...

Probably the best way to get rid of clover is with nitrogen. Ensuring that your grasses have adequate nitrogen levels discourages clover from spreading. Pre-merge herbicides will help keep clover from spreading, but don't eradicate it entirely, so post -emergence applications are necessary. Combined with plenty of nitrogen fertilizers, these herbicides will stunt it's growth and allow grasses like bermuda to spread and gradually choke it out. Some prefer ammonium sulfate as their choice for using fertilizer against clover, as sulfur levels effect how grasses spread. Eliminating clover is a gradual process, and as others have stated, if clover is around it will eventually invade your lawn as well. Other things like collecting clippings helps, and setting mower levels higher also is beneficial, as clover is a low-level weed and taller grasses can more effectively take over. That last suggestion is one I never personally used, as we needed to keep the mowing levels low to encourage our hybrid bermudas to spread, typically we mowed in spring and throughout summer at 5/8's to 3/4" tall ...

I'm fully prepared for hyperinflation - I already own a wheelbarrow for hauling my $1 million bills to the grocery store ...

"Assault rifle" is the English translation of the German "Sturmgewehr", as in the Sturmgewehr 44. This rifle was made during WWII as the earliest mass-produced, select fire, intermediate cartridge rifle adopted and used by military forces. Some sources indicate that Adolf Hitler personally named the weapon, but there's no direct evidence of this and it is known that Hitler was opposed to new weapon development, as Germany's resources and production facilities were already strained. In any case, as it was the first of these types of rifles to appear in combat, the German name stuck and is still used today to describe these types of rifles ...

Lemon juice works well to add a bit of dilute acid to tenderize most meats. I use it a lot with grilling and smoking, it s also adds just a hint of flavor as well. No idea about deer meat, as I don't really care all that much for it (I get all my meats from the freezer and stick to beef and pork, either mine or the store's, just as nature intended) but salt, pepper and garlic makes anything better ...

All true, but the term in question is "assault weapon", which is the one I was referring to. Pretty much no one ever refers to AR's and other such rifles as "assault rifles", as that is easily refuted by your argument. "Assault weapon" is the generic term both sides use, or at least have used, when referring to Ar15's, either in endless efforts to either ban them, or as noted, at one time to promote sales ...

As always, condition is important when determining value. There were a lot of variations of these over the years, and it's my understanding there are even some reproductions available. I would suggest running your inquiry on some of the Winchester forums, and make sure to include pics ...

BTW, Rob I understand @Chucktshoes has some well-used, but still attractive goats available ...

I can see why he struggled to answer this question, as the term "assault weapon" is both ambiguous and largely meaningless. Gun control advocates have used the term to stigmatize "scary looking guns" for a long time, dating as far back as Californian efforts to ban semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines in the 80's. In all fairness, many gun manufacturers have, at various times used the same term as an advertising ploy to try and stimulate sales of early AR15's and similar variants, which at the time were very not familiar to the shooting public. Today of course, these rifles are among the most popular and widely purchased in America, and the stigma associated with the term has relegated its use to advocates of bans and other forms of gun control. Chipman doesn't want to seem overly supportive of the most radical ideas on gun reform, so his obtuseness is understandable, as well as his inability to define "assault weapon". My guess is his nomination will come down to how Manchin and perhaps a couple of other senators vote, much like most other issues today. They could save a lot of time, and useless sound bites for both sides, if they would just gather up the half dozen senators who are actually deciding all the current issues and have them meet and make the decision ...

I'm in for 60 ...

As somebody who spent decades maintaining and growing hybrid bermuda ball fields, this whole thread makes me cringe. On the other hand, when it comes to my yard, whatever sprouts is left to its own devices. I, or often some neighborhood kid, mows it regularly, but that's the extent of my yardwork at home ...

Almost all the 91/59's are made from cut down 91/30's. The carbines made from older, cut down M91's are typically called "91/38's" by collectors. Some of these can be referred to as "91/44's", as all of them were originally made with attached bayonets, like the M44's. At some later point, virtually all had their bayonets removed. BTW, one of the 2 known intact 91/44's (bayonet still attached) in the US sold last week on Gunbroker for what most consider a steal - roughly $1200 ... It pays to look closer, and also to know what you're looking at when dealing with milsurps ...

I don't know about the economy, but the article simply states that their production is sold out for the next two years. However, that means that ammo stores, online retailers, distributors, etc. have placed orders for two years worth of production, not that ammo won't be available for two years. Those stores, distributors, retailers or whatever will sell this ammo to someone, somewhere, at some price. My take on it is that it will be at least two years before there's any chance of a supply glut such as that seen the last few years, when prices dropped precipitously and ammo was available most anywhere. That is of course assuming that demand remains constant, which is and of itself not certain, there are many factors which affect demand, price being only one of those. My best guess is that by fall, we'll see more ammo begin to appear in stock and prices will gradually fall back to what most consider "normal", whatever that means. It's interesting to note that Hornady mentioned using only "hundreds of pounds" of copper (per month?). Given the daily production of most ammo manufacturers, I would have assumed that their copper requirements were much larger than that. In the bigger scheme of things, "hundreds of pounds" of copper isn't all that much. It's also notable that economists have long consider copper prices one of the best leading economic indicators, when prices are rising the economy generally grows over the next six months to a year. In that sense, rising copper prices would seem to show that the economy will continue to improve over the rest of this year ...

I'm often reminded of this whenever these periodic shortages occur ...

This is why you stockpile (hoard) when things are available ...

Garufa has it right. Beware of Bulgarian yellow tip though, although it looks a lot like the Czech version, it's actually just typical light ball ammunition ...

Only if we don't run out of goats ...

No, but remember there's a lot of members here from East Tennessee ...

Wait, are you saying I can't trade the goats here ...

I joined here specifically to use the trader listing several years ago. Greg, is right, a membership here is one of the great bargains in the shooting world.