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I don't disagree with your assessment, I'm just thinking we may end up looking back longingly at .40/rd for possibly quite a while (though I don't like even saying that out loud )
I think that assessment is pretty close. Groups of hungry, angry skinnies forming roadblock "checkpoints" where they take your stuff and beat you/ kill you if you're the wrong ethnicity/uniform, but they clear out before the slow moving federal and state forces can arrive. Vigilante groups mobilizing to combat the skinnies. So, maybe more like Bosnia lite? Probably be worst in the exact areas Nammac mentioned, for Oregon, and generally in the big urban areas with little capability of food production, especially as the violence chases off businesses that were supplying needed goods. There may still be a chance to avoid a lot of it, if the feds are able to capture some of the instigators, but from my limited perspective it doesn't seems like there is much of a will to stop them. Strange political games...MORE likely would be armed conflict along the lines of "the troubles" in Northern Ireland.
I don't disagree with your assessment, I'm just thinking we may end up looking back longingly at .40/rd for possibly quite a while (though I don't like even saying that out loud )
I don't disagree with your assessment, I'm just thinking we may end up looking back longingly at .40/rd for possibly quite a while (though I don't like even saying that out loud )
Pandemic money ate my baby.My buddy thinks the feds are buying it up... Is there a way to know though? Probably not
That's the same bench I bought several years ago for use as a reloading bench, has served me well. Only change I made was to the drawer handles, went with metal ones, provides a better grip...American Eagle .223 55gr FMJBT Ammunition 1000rds - AE223BK
Bullet Type: Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail Bullet Weight: 55 Grain Caliber: .223 Remington Muzzle Velocity: 3240 fps Muzzle Energy: 1282 ft-lbs Rounds Per case: 1,000 Loose Packagingpalmettostatearmory.com
^^ Almost double what it was pre-pandemic, and they are not the only ones with prices this high (approx. self-defense ammo prices).
Federal AE 223BK American Eagle .223 FMJ 55 GR 1000 Rounds
www.finfeatherfur.com
OTOH, others are more reasonable:
Federal American Eagle, .223 Remington, FMJ, 55 Grain, 1,000 Rounds
Sportsman's Guide carries top-quality discount Outdoor and Hunting Gear, Guns, Ammo, Fishing Supplies and more - all at great low prices!www.sportsmansguide.com
But still over 10% higher than previous average price (33¢/rd).
I always shop for the best price (with shipping) as the prices can be significantly different - the above is a great example; almost $200 difference - I can buy more ammo that way. If I can't find a decent price, I just wait it out. Generally I have enough where I can do that. The only thing I am keeping an eye out for now is 7.62x39 self-defense ammo, 7.62x51 FMJ practice ammo (I sold almost all of mine to buy self-defense ammo) and .40 FMJ ammo for practice (but I can use 9mm or .22LR for practice instead as I have the same guns or conversion barrels in 9mm and .22LR).
Prices for 5.7x28 have doubled, so I am very glad I stocked up on it - I have over 7K rounds.
I am more than comfortable with the rimfire ammo amounts I have - over 35K rounds, but I want to get some more of the match quality ammo (especially the Federal Hunter Match which is good ammo) and some of the speciality ammo (shotshells, etc.).
I want to get more centerfire shotshell ammo too.
Sometime before winter weather hits, I will get another woodworking bench like this from HF:
View attachment 733850
and set it up in my home office (shop is insulated, but not heated - easier and more comfortable to do reloading in the house instead). They go on sale from time to time for $20 off. I have one - unassembled - in my shop. They seem like they would make a good handloading bench. Then I will get a Forster Coax press and start reloading again - speciality ammo mostly.
American Eagle .223 55gr FMJBT Ammunition 1000rds - AE223BK
Bullet Type: Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail Bullet Weight: 55 Grain Caliber: .223 Remington Muzzle Velocity: 3240 fps Muzzle Energy: 1282 ft-lbs Rounds Per case: 1,000 Loose Packagingpalmettostatearmory.com
^^ Almost double what it was pre-pandemic, and they are not the only ones with prices this high (approx. self-defense ammo prices).
Federal AE 223BK American Eagle .223 FMJ 55 GR 1000 Rounds
www.finfeatherfur.com
OTOH, others are more reasonable:
Federal American Eagle, .223 Remington, FMJ, 55 Grain, 1,000 Rounds
Sportsman's Guide carries top-quality discount Outdoor and Hunting Gear, Guns, Ammo, Fishing Supplies and more - all at great low prices!www.sportsmansguide.com
But still over 10% higher than previous average price (33¢/rd).
I always shop for the best price (with shipping) as the prices can be significantly different - the above is a great example; almost $200 difference - I can buy more ammo that way. If I can't find a decent price, I just wait it out. Generally I have enough where I can do that. The only thing I am keeping an eye out for now is 7.62x39 self-defense ammo, 7.62x51 FMJ practice ammo (I sold almost all of mine to buy self-defense ammo) and .40 FMJ ammo for practice (but I can use 9mm or .22LR for practice instead as I have the same guns or conversion barrels in 9mm and .22LR).
Prices for 5.7x28 have doubled, so I am very glad I stocked up on it - I have over 7K rounds.
I am more than comfortable with the rimfire ammo amounts I have - over 35K rounds, but I want to get some more of the match quality ammo (especially the Federal Hunter Match which is good ammo) and some of the speciality ammo (shotshells, etc.).
I want to get more centerfire shotshell ammo too.
Sometime before winter weather hits, I will get another woodworking bench like this from HF:
View attachment 733850
and set it up in my home office (shop is insulated, but not heated - easier and more comfortable to do reloading in the house instead). They go on sale from time to time for $20 off. I have one - unassembled - in my shop. They seem like they would make a good handloading bench. Then I will get a Forster Coax press and start reloading again - speciality ammo mostly.