Apparently the ammo shortage is over

[GWS]

I'm finding plenty of 5.56 and 9mm here at the local BiMar. What I really need is 17 HMR and reloading component. Haven't seen that in over a year.

That's funny
No 9 or 5.56 but buckets of 17HMR at my BiMart

 

[Gunbuggy]

BiMart is great. Yes they limit how much you can buy which is ghey, but they haven't really been price gouging like the rest of the retail shops around here

 

[nwdaily]

9mm & 5.56 at fisherman's in Oregon City today. Lots of 5.56, I'd say 30 or so cans of 400 for around $330. It didn't look like it was exactly flying off the shelf at that price. I didn't need any, but it was nice to see that much ammo.

 

[The Heretic]

BiMart is great. Yes they limit how much you can buy which is ghey, but they haven't really been price gouging like the rest of the retail shops around here

The limits spread out the ammo and discourage the flippers/gougers.

 

[Martini_Up]

Who said they don't need ammo? Even an ammo fort needs ramparts! Already have ramparts? raise the wall!

 

[Longwalkhome]

My ammo shortage will never be over, this weeks trip to the range sure put a dent in my supply.

 

[The Heretic]

 

[spectre1986]

I'm finding plenty of 5.56 and 9mm here at the local BiMar. What I really need is 17 HMR and reloading component. Haven't seen that in over a year.

Same and cabellas. Im seeing the same 9mm from bimart and 9mm herters from cabelas that's $16 a box still being sold by scalpers in here for $30-35 a box

 

[GWS]

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That would fetch a pretty penny at the salvage yard.

 

[CLT65]

That would fetch a pretty penny at the salvage yard.

"Pretty penny" - was that an intentional pun?

From 1944 to 1946, US cent coins were made from recycled artillery brass.

 

[wired]

Same and cabellas. Im seeing the same 9mm from bimart and 9mm herters from cabelas that's $16 a box still being sold by scalpers in here for $30-35 a box

Stop paying that and they'll stop selling it like that. There is no shortage.

 

[spectre1986]

Stop paying that and they'll stop selling it like that. There is no shortage.

I'm not paying that price. It's annoying the gun community does that to their own. It's a crappy deal to walk into cabellas and see the shelf empty where the $16 9mm box was. Only to see some tool selling 15 boxes at $30-35 each on here of herters 9mm that's only from cabellas. Buying it just to scalp.

 

[Horatius]

"Pretty penny" - was that an intentional pun?

From 1944 to 1946, US cent coins were made from recycled artillery brass.

Thank You for that bit of trivia, however I'm pretty sure something important got erased to make room!

 

[GWS]

"Pretty penny" - was that an intentional pun?

From 1944 to 1946, US cent coins were made from recycled artillery brass.

I just meant the salvage value of all that brass
Besides I think that pic is from WW I

 

[CLT65]

I just meant the salvage value of all that brass
Besides I think that pic is from WW I

Yeah, I figured that. I was just trying to be funny.

I've seen that photo before; that is one impressive pile of cases. I watched a documentary a while back and they were talking about the millions of artillery shells fired, almost unbelievable. Battles like Verdun must have been hell on earth.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Yeah, I figured that. I was just trying to be funny.

I've seen that photo before; that is one impressive pile of cases. I watched a documentary a while back and they were talking about the millions of artillery shells fired, almost unbelievable. Battles like Verdun must have been hell on earth.

You think that's crazy, the Naval Bombardment leading up to June 6th was the largest in history up to that part! It's said the battleships alone fired up to 1100 rounds EACH during the preceding days, with over 1 million rounds of 5 inch or larger fired in a 24 hour period! Then there were the rocket ships, and various smaller ships and landing craft firing everything they could find, including field expedient towed howitzers turned around on the landing craft so they could fire ashore, and mortar's galore once they closed the range!


Just to give you some sense of scale:

Here is BB-40 the U.S.S. New Mexico taking on a fresh load of 14" shells, 160 rounds per gun tube, X12 guns!
Then there are the 5" Shells, X16 guns each with 800 rounds, and X20 twin mount 40mm guns, X40 tubes each with 1800 rounds, and X24 20 mm guns, each gun with 2000 rounds! Roughly 18,000 long tons worth of ammo, and the Mighty Mew Mexico was considered kinda small for a battle wagon!

 

[Ura-Ki]

 

[The Heretic]

 

[User 1234]

X39 is down to 32 cpr. I did not check this vendor (Bulk Munitions) shipping cost.

 

[User 1234]

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