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Brownells has been bombarding me with junk email advertising uppers. Perhaps they sell out just as fast, but within the last week, they were bragging about them.

Yeah, I have been receiving similar from MidwayUSA but the chamberings were some odd 12.7mm and 300 Blackout or similar, which are obtainable.


Cheers,

Raimey
rse

That�s an incredible rifle. Who made it?

I cannot find the listing so I guess they sold. But 12.7X42mm, 300 Blackout & 50 Beowulf were the calibres. I don't believe they were Stoner products.


Cheers,

Raimey
rse

The primer and ammo shortage seems to be nationwide. Both retail and online suppliers are out of stock on most of the common calibers except for the high end self defense, hunting or match ammo.

I expect the ammo & primer shortage to continue until after the election and maybe even longer.

Mike,

I enjoy shooting my pistols weekly so I must constantly search for components as I also like to load my own ammunition. I cast bullets for many different calibers but prefer to buy commercially produced bullets, especially Berry's or other copper clad bullets.

Every day I search Brownell's, Midway, or Natchez for components. They are perpetually out of all common pistol caliber bullets, cartridge cases, primers, buckshot, and .22 LR. It is hard to find the plastic cartridge boxes to store finished rounds. Don't even ask about live ammo.

It was tough getting ammo and components during the Clinton years, tougher during the Obama years, but since Covid and the riots, it is much worse. Since Covid and especially the riots started, NICS background checks have set records each month. The word is that about half the purchases are first time buyers and these newbies want ammo for their guns.

After Trump took office ammo and components got easier to find but I should have bought more primers and bullets back in January and February. My mistake.

A couple of months ago there were stories about people calling the police and were told they couldn't come, so do what it takes to protect life and property. The city governments of numerous cities have made it clear they will not protect the lives and property of the law abiding. A prosecutor in St. Louis is trying to prosecute a man for defending his family and home. People are scared and trying to protect themselves.

If all this isn't bad enough, there are kooks in many places wanting to defund or eliminate the police. In my small city, this past Saturday, a group of thugs had a sizable shoot out a block from my church at ten in the morning.

A German friend told me a joke about the Covid scare; The Germans are buying toilet paper, the French are buying wine, the Americans are buying guns, and Dutch are buying weed.

This is what I know from my small corner of the world.

Oh, Joe, that's a beautiful flinter. I still have my Isaac Haines style .40 cal. flintlock, a Ruger Old Army, and an original Navy Colt I restored.

Speaking of black powder, all I've seen lately is the Pyrodex varient. Is anybody still making black? I know it's considered a high explosive now and is regulated differently.

I consider myself lucky in retrospect to have picked up a good supply of ammo and components last fall and early this year. The prices on many of those items were really outstanding, so it was easy.

I know several people with impressive stashes, but they tend to binge buy during shortages and price spikes. That I don't quite understand. With the exception of a few things, this is the kind of times I build up a cushion for, and I would be highly confident this will pass too.

Just wondering if all this is due to Covid 19 and factories being shut down or is it much more to this.

Black powder seems available and able to ship for a fee, maybe check Powdervalley? If you are still heading up to MT, you might look around along the way. There are a number of active muzzleloading clubs and shoots.