Ammo situation ridiculous

[wyntrout]

People can laugh at "preppers"... some of their worries are pretty remote, and even laughable... but a lot of people are waiting until the Four Horsemen are at the door... or whatever their particular worst fear is!

The Boy Scout motto comes to mind... and is more appropriate than the three monkeys blocking their eyes, ears, and mouths... or the fabled ostrich sticking its head into a hole in the ground to avoid "unpleasantness" as a dingo sizes him up for lunch!

Having enough ammo for regular practice... and more importantly... enough to weather immediate shortages... is a smart thing to do... and a VIRTUE... NOT a SIN! If you don't plan and prepare to meet the needs of you and your family, whose fault is that??

I converted a lot of our meager savings to ammo and gun supplies. I wish that I had made up my mind about THREE months ago to buy a .308 NATO-type semi-auto and built up a supply of reliable magazines and ammunition for the long haul. I can't afford the "cheapest" one now, and certainly not the scarcity and prices for mags and ammo! I'll have to be content with my Ruger 10/22 and the mags and ammo that I bought over a year ago... one of my small "prepper" concessions.

It isn't the "hoarders'" fault that things have happened, but a populace who has awakened finally, to the fact that hard times are ahead and things will get more difficult if not impossible to get... especially in things needed to defend themselves and their families... let alone go to the range for recreation very often!

JMHO!

Wynn

[Longitude Zero]

My two cents is the bulk of the ammo being stockpiled is by folks who have never or rarely shot and were scared that it was a buy now or else it will be taken away. Routine shooters like here and on most gunboards cycle their ammo. Meaning you have a stockpile that as you shoot you replace what is shot to keep your stockpile up to date and refreshed.

Hoarders are the johnny come latelys that got in late, bought up everything, and drove prices up and availability down.

[itsthelaw]

People can laugh at "preppers"... some of their worries are pretty remote, and even laughable... but a lot of people are waiting until the Four Horsemen are at the door... or whatever their particular worst fear is!

The Boy Scout motto comes to mind... and is more appropriate than the three monkeys blocking their eyes, ears, and mouths... or the fabled ostrich sticking its head into a hole in the ground to avoid "unpleasantness" as a dingo sizes him up for lunch!

Having enough ammo for regular practice... and more importantly... enough to weather immediate shortages... is a smart thing to do... and a VIRTUE... NOT a SIN! If you don't plan and prepare to meet the needs of you and your family, whose fault is that??

I converted a lot of our meager savings to ammo and gun supplies. I wish that I had made up my mind about THREE months ago to buy a .308 NATO-type semi-auto and built up a supply of reliable magazines and ammunition for the long haul. I can't afford the "cheapest" one now, and certainly not the scarcity and prices for mags and ammo! I'll have to be content with my Ruger 10/22 and the mags and ammo that I bought over a year ago... one of my small "prepper" concessions.

It isn't the "hoarders'" fault that things have happened, but a populace who has awakened finally, to the fact that hard times are ahead and things will get more difficult if not impossible to get... especially in things needed to defend themselves and their families... let alone go to the range for recreation very often!

JMHO!

Wynn

Yeah...What he said! Bravo Wynn!Well said...

[itsthelaw]

The way I see it, I'm happy that even though Johnny came lately...at least he is part of the herd now. I hear you on the lack of prep, but I want my neighbors to have their own means to defend themselves. Our army just keeps getting stronger and stronger. I will certainly want to know where they are keeping the stockpile just in case they don't make it.

[Longitude Zero]

As to the sky is falling in crowd good luck on carrying around your supply. Not gonna happen. If you bunker it up following you to your hidy hole and taking it is pretty easy to. Travel light, Travel fast.

The build a bunker and hunker down is not really the smartest option.

[ParrotHead]

My two cents is the bulk of the ammo being stockpiled is by folks who have never or rarely shot and were scared that it was a buy now or else it will be taken away. Routine shooters like here and on most gunboards cycle their ammo. Meaning you have a stockpile that as you shoot you replace what is shot to keep your stockpile up to date and refreshed.

Hoarders are the johnny come latelys that got in late, bought up everything, and drove prices up and availability down.

[Tinman507]

My ugly meter is holding steady on this one at about 8. At 8.5 I pull the plug.

[wyntrout]

Regardless of the how or why, SOME "shooters" were caught napping and now are howling about the state of affairs that MOST of US saw coming. A lot of people who didn't own guns suddenly decided that if they weren't going to HAVE that CHOICE in the near future, they had better start getting what they might need. This brought a LOT of new people into buying guns and ammo. A lot more people are armed now, and a lot more are wanting to do so. Just wait until after the POTUS gives his Mis-State of the Union speech tonight. You ain't seen nothing, yet!

JMHO!

Wynn

[JFootin]

How much effect has the huge buy of ammo by the gov't had on this shortage?

[Longitude Zero]

A little but nowhere near the sky is falling crowd would have you believe. Even with all the buys for the "G" none of us has seen the shelves swept clean like they are now. Until the JCL (Johnny Come Lately) crowd arrived on the scene the ammo companies were easily meeting supply demands.

[wyntrout]

One can only guess that they are privy to more insight on the future actions of the gub'mint with regard to keeping the subj... er, citizens in line, as some of his pet projects began moving forward... maybe with his State Police Force... the one that he spoke of as a candidate... strong as the military... which he's systematically weakening... and installing commanders more amenable to his view of the coming world government under the U.N. where private ownership of weapons is banned and they are confiscated. The mind can go wild with speculation... especially about all of the MRE's ordered... something like a 7,000% increase, hundred's of thousands of synthetic/plastic coffins, and "FEMA Camps" prepared.

Wynn

[RRP]

I am delighted that the nation has finally taken notice that its constitutional rights are being eroded away and have responded by buying everything related to guns. Sure, it is inconvenient that I can't resupply as I wish, but it is more important that we send a clear message to all politicians that Americans value their 2nd Amendment Rights. The more folks buy guns and ammo, the larger our representation.

The momentum of the political climate is not in our favor. If we sit on the sidelines and merely complain about the lack of ammo, we will lose our rights. Whether or not you agree with the NRA, philosophically, we can probably agree it is only organization strong enough to help us stem the tide. Consider supporting the NRA. If we become complacent, we'll have much more to complain about than Walmart's ammo inventory.

[Ae35]

As to the sky is falling in crowd good luck on carrying around your supply. Not gonna happen. If you bunker it up following you to your hidy hole and taking it is pretty easy to. Travel light, Travel fast.

The build a bunker and hunker down is not really the smartest option.

Two words MOLON LABE !

[Bawanna]

My two cents is the bulk of the ammo being stockpiled is by folks who have never or rarely shot and were scared that it was a buy now or else it will be taken away. Routine shooters like here and on most gunboards cycle their ammo. Meaning you have a stockpile that as you shoot you replace what is shot to keep your stockpile up to date and refreshed.

Hoarders are the johnny come latelys that got in late, bought up everything, and drove prices up and availability down.

I agree and feel that when/if we ever get a real president and the worry is over there will be a ton of mint condition never been fired firearms available especially black rifles of every flavor.

We do need to consider those like me who don't really have a meager savings like Wynn to convert to ammo and gun supplies. I do it without thought with funds that are available but its not enough to make a big difference.

Us hand to mouth folks might be contributing to the ammo flying off the shelf too, although not myself YET. Haven't found any to buy.

Gun Show this weekend here, we'll see what if anything is available. Probably some 1911's and revolvers that I we can't get ammo for, maybe some nice bolt rifles.
It's ok though I only got about 42 bucks to blow anyhow and it's only tuesday so might not be that much by the weekend and that's ok too.

[yqtszhj]

Just wait until after the POTUS gives his Mis-State of the Union speech tonight. You ain't seen nothing, yet!

I'd rather watch Oprah, and that's really bad.

On the other hand I'll watch doomsday preppers on Nat Geo. I'll get more out of that (even if they're kooky) than I'll get out of the state of the union. Even I know more than the idiot does about what state we are in.