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Picked up the few final lbs of VV powder @ a local haunt & the good word on the street is that things are going to get worse before it will get better. The term dire was used and the month of May would be when we will see some change in supply. From that it will take say 24 months to get up to speed. And all of this is predicated on a COVID-19 serum and folks actually coming back to work.
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A different buddy, figuring he was bored, and needed something to do, loaded me up some range/practice ammunition. Every now and then he just does that. This is a low excitement load, shoots beautiful groups out of my Colt Trooper, might not punch through a leather jacket, however. I came home and it was left on the deck. I’ll call and thank him, later. I have good friends. Best, Ted
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Thankfully, I'm pretty much set for many years to come (assuming hunting continues to be an acceptable pastime). Target shooting (in any form) is not long for the world unless supplies of ammo become available again. Not feeling very good about any of this but....helpless to do much about it at this point. The future appears to be pretty dystopic right now. Hopefully things get better.
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Even in 2013 time frame, our local guy kept a pretty decent supply. He had primers and components too, he just had a policy of limiting what each buyer could get. Not too strict, I recall buying 3 boxes of something and that was ok. He just didn't want to be cleaned out. And he kept his prices within reason...certainly in comparison to the internet.
But today is unreal. He has almost nothing. .270, .30-06 and .30-30 are the most popular calibers around here by far...and he had zero to sell this afternoon. NO 12 gauge, only a couple random boxes of 20ga and .410. About the only thing there was a decent amount of was .22lr. But only one choice of CCI and one load of American Eagle.
Ironically, I think that Federal is afraid to invest in another facility because they worry about running it is/when things normalize.
I wonder if it's like this currently in other places? I know Winchester used to make a lot of rimfire ammo in Oz, and names like PPU in Serbia are very good. Are they scarce too? What about the Asian stuff?
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Thankfully, I'm pretty much set for many years to come (assuming hunting continues to be an acceptable pastime). Target shooting (in any form) is not long for the world unless supplies of ammo become available again. Not feeling very good about any of this but....helpless to do much about it at this point. The future appears to be pretty dystopic right now. Hopefully things get better. I’m good on hunting ammunition, as well. I have been stocking up on that for years. I think I warehoused about 50 rolls of toilet paper, last go around. Never can be too prepared. Best, Ted
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And yet...
A couple of days ago I received an email announcement from "Remington" (probably actually from Federal) that they are reintroducing their old High Density waterfowl loads (the stuff that came in green/yellow/orange boxes of 10 rounds each). That is welcome news, but no info on pricing or actual availability.
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Some of this crap takes you by surprise. I went to see my local gunsmith who always has some ammo for sale in the shop. Needed some .257 Roberts ammo. Shoot Hornady out of the mannlicher and it shoots well. Anyway, I had 6 rounds left from the last time I bought ammo and walked in the door. Said I need some Roberts ammo and he said good luck. His assistant started looking behind the counter and found two boxes. Exactly what I needed. I said give me a box and the assistant said there might not be any more for a long long time and I said oh hell give me both. When I got back home and went on line he was right. There was no distributor in the US that had that ammo. All sold out and I looked everywhere. Figure I'm good for a few more years now. I generally shoot about 6 shells a season between checking my zero and knocking down a few deer. 2 Boxes should las for a while. If anyone has extra obsolete ammo (you sold the gun for example) now is the time to move it for sure.
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Panic,hoarding or prudence?
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Speude Bradeos
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tut,
"The Bob" is so underappreciated! I guess the likes of .260 Rem and the 6.5's have all stolen it's thunder. Just a good ole round nose at a medium velocity. I put the 7-30 Waters into a similar category.
NDG
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