Blunt talk about potential for ammunition shortage

[QuietDan]

Wasn't exactly sure where to put this. It's the web page from an e-mail from Brownell's.

UNUSUALLY blunt talk about the potential for ammunition shortages, rivalling the 2008-2009 "Election Year Bubble."

UNUSUALLY BLUNT TALK, all wrapped up in the language of buying and selling. Apparently a big talk-topic at the SHOT show.

http://links.brownellsinc.mkt2010.com/servlet/MailView?ms=MzkzOTYxMAS2&r=MjM3MDQwMTk3MjMS1&j=MTIxNTg4NTY4S0&mt=1&rt=0

[R_Bert]

First I heard of it (but happened in 2010 election cycle...hysteria induced). With all the SHOT Show blogs, seems like it would have come up earlier....

Edited February 25, 2012 by R_Bert

[Raoul]

Great way to drum up business. And if you say it often enough it comes true. Gun folks can be sheep too.

[Garufa]

Of course I take the source with some hesitation but I also predict a run on guns & ammo this November that will make people long for '08-'09 when those things were so easy to get.

It will also start long before then. Like now.

Edited February 25, 2012 by Garufa

[redfsr]

Great way to drum up business. And if you say it often enough it comes true. Gun folks can be sheep too.

+1

[Mike.357]

I am doing my personal best to start a ammo shortage, well short for sale, not short for possession of.

[Caster]

I don't buy loaded ammunition as a rule. Most people shoot more in one trip to the range than I buy all year. BUT, I will say that DLM will be seeing my version of panic buying between now and november. This is a good point with me. I was a victim of panic buying back when....I bought powder and primers like a mad man. I'm only now starting to get even close to the low mark. I don't see anything I did, including the 35K primers I bought at once, that has made me say "Well, I wish I hadn't bought all this." In fact, I think I'll devote most of my free $$$ to buying up brass, powder, primers and maybe a new mold or two. Toss in a few 20mm ammo cans for storage and the stuff lasts forever.

Hooray for panic buying. The good folks at Hornady, Lee, Hodgdon, Alliant ect and their employees appreciate us.

Edited February 25, 2012 by Caster

[tnhawk]

obama is the best gun and ammo seller in the country.

[R_Bert]

obama is the best gun and ammo seller in the country.

Hmmm...

I think I'll buy a few shares in Ruger. Who else is publically traded & strong growth?

[Guest lostpass]

Hmmm...

I think I'll buy a few shares in Ruger. Who else is publically traded & strong growth?

I've been thinking about picking up some ruger stock as well. Seems like easy money but it also seems like it is already too high.

I also roll with Verizon (5% dividend and the stock price is growing), a few oil stocks (3 bucks to get that out of the ground per barrel, 100 bucks on the open market) and KO. Those new machines are going over!

[JAB]

Of course I take the source with some hesitation but I also predict a run on guns & ammo this November that will make people long for '08-'09 when those things were so easy to get.

It will also start long before then. Like now.

I think it will really start once the dust settles in the Repocrat primary. We already know that the Dempublican incumbent opposes our gun rights but Romney isn't exactly the poster boy for the 2nd Amendment, either. As Garufa says, I don't doubt there will be a run on guns/ammo, either way but if Romney gets the nod for his party's nomination, I expect such things to get real scarce, real quick.

Edited February 27, 2012 by JAB

[babelt]

I was at walmart yesterday and they were almost completely out of handgun ammo. I don't know if everyone in gvegas is running on ammo or it just happen to be bought up because it was a pretty day and everyone went shooting?

[Guest No Ammo]

I was at walmart yesterday and they were almost completely out of handgun ammo. I don't know if everyone in gvegas is running on ammo or it just happen to be bought up because it was a pretty day and everyone went shooting?

My Walmart was out of 9mm and there was a lot of empty space on the other shelf's,first time in a long time

[Mike.357]

my local Walmart was fairly well picked over Saturday by the time I left

[thundersnow]

I am starting to think the problem might be Walmart, but that's a topic for another thread...

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Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) P229 and P6 /// Ruger Target 10/22

[thundersnow]

I am starting to think the problem might be Walmart, but that's a topic for another thread...

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Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) P229 and P6 /// Ruger Target 10/22

[eapking]

Let the panic buying begin.

[raydog1]

Freekin' Great! Just like the stupid fuel shortage we had, this is going to be an ammo shortage caused by a rumor of an ammo shortage.

I was wondering why the only 9mm FMJ ammo at Bass Pro last week was 250 packs of UMC and a few boxes of Winchester SX9.

[R_Bert]

In other news, unaffected by doom and gloom of looming ammo shortages, Bert reloaded a few rounds he needed.

[Oh Shoot]

Sportsman's Warehouse in 'Nooga had all the handgun ammo in 9mm, .40, .45, .357, .380 you could want when I was by there Sunday. Not the cheapest of course, but plentiful.

- OS

[ttocswob]

At Sportsman's Warehouse (Hamilton) yesterday...Win primers $27.99/1k, but sold out of small pistol, and not many left of other sizes - did manage a couple boxes of small magnum. Also no 1lb. containers of Unique or Bullseye. Ammo supplies looked good.

[Jonnin]

People are already buying stuff up. Primers were low in stock last weekend when I did my run. I bought several thousand primers and a big keg of powder, I should be able to outlast a 6 month panic. Ended up buying $500 in supplies, just to be really, really sure. The stuff never goes bad, so if nothing happens, I have supplies for a while.

Yea I also had to get small pistol magnums. But that is fine, that means less powder per go, right ?

Edited March 5, 2012 by Jonnin

[dlm37015]

in talking to suppliers this morning i fear it might be too late

there were no reasonable priced primers to be had every body was out of small pistol

i have a large order pending but it hasnt shipped yet i hope it does

[Guest 6.8 AR]

obama is the best gun and ammo seller in the country.

That's why I still have his pic as my avatar:D

[Guest ThePunisher]

That's why I still have his pic as my avatar:D

I was wondering why you used his picture.