How is the ammo shortage affecting your shooting?

[STONER_63]

I have gotten over (some of) my snobbery towards foreign-made ammo. I used to only buy US or Western Europe for everything except Warsaw Pact, but now I am trying out Israeli (IMI) and Korean-manufactured ammo (PMC), at least for range time.

Been looking a lot more seriously at dry-firing options as well, but I am skeptical about the tech solutions described here and elsewhere. Has anybody here found a 'video game' option they like? It all reminds me of the ISMT from the old days.

 

[ARFrog]

Well, I think I have vocalized more in the last 8 months. Although, my wife does say communication is a good thing...

22 - psst

VP9 - bang

M1 Carbine - BANG

AR-15 - BANG....BANG...BANG!

 

[STONER_63]

Well, I think I have vocalized more in the last 8 months. Although, my wife does say communication is a good thing...

22 - psst

VP9 - bang

M1 Carbine - BANG

AR-15 - BANG....BANG...BANG!

It's all about finding the right Love Language

 

[WAYNO]

The shortage has not affected my shooting.

The weather has affected my shooting, as well as my shooting buddy healing up from knee surgery.

I will soon have some catching up to do at the range.

 

[Knobgoblin]

It's taken a lot of the fun out of shooting.
I don't just blast away without thinking that I might be using up something I can't replace immediately.
Local shelves have been bare for a while now. I am not going stand in line at any of the marts for ammo...yet.

 

[oremike]

I'm too busy making other peoples ammo to shoot much myself. Friday It was just too nice to not take a long lunch so I grabbed a bag o burgers and took my 38 super to the range for an hour of range therapy.

 

[nwslopoke]

I love PMC. Works best for me over a variety of rifles.

 

[Member 34319]

Bolt actions, single shots, and imaginary pews!

 

[waltermitty]

I've temporarily curtained this practice..... until the ammo prices abate

 

[nammac]

The scarcity of factory ammo hasn't really impacted me, yet. I just roll what I need to continue my regular cadence of practice. However, if scarcity and/or panic pricing continue into mid 2022, I may have to rethink my cadence.

 

[Nosferatu]

still killing about 10 rats a day

 

[RVTECH]

Has anybody here found a 'video game' option they like?

Video game option for what? Shooting?

Shooting is a physical, interactive experience that cannot be replaced by the superficial, artificial, singularly false illusions created by a video game.

 

[jrd541280]

not a bit. aquried some stuff the last couple of scares.

 

[nwslopoke]

I used to think 5000 rounds of one caliber was a lot. Pre gun ownership, even excessive. But, I also used to think 100mph was fast.

Now 5k rounds is reasonable. Possibly a minimum goal. 100mph is 2nd or 3rd gear. Ignorance of an unknown subject and spouting baseless opinions should been shouted down instead of going on how something is too much.

 

[GWS]

Meh
I'm good for a long while.

 

[Catfishmoon]

Video game option for what? Shooting?

Shooting is a physical, interactive experience that cannot be replaced by the superficial, artificial, singularly false illusions created by a video game.

I do not play video games and I have never given the idea of training for shooting via that method thought, but if flight training is common via simulation, it seems to me that something designed for firearms is certainly possible.

 

[Triton900]

Its affected myself a bit in the fact some of the advanced courses I hand lined up are canceling due to not having enough folks signing up (2000 round count courses are prohibitive in cost right now for many people) but more so my friends and family who just recently jumped into the world of firearms, if you are new to all of this, its a ROUGH time to get involved. I also assist in an intro course a few times a month, class is always sold out but students cant afford ammo. We used to run them through 150-300 rounds in the intro courses but now the ammo costs more than the course for them and most shoot 50 rounds and call it.

I have a half dozen new shooters who want badly to go to the range, learn, practice and have fun but ammo is holding them back.

 

[Dinglenutz]

How is the ammo and components shortage changing your shooting?

Seems like we have fewer people at the range.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

I still get to the range once a month to keep from getting rusty. Except now I only shoot 2 to 4 magazines instead of 2 to 4 boxes.

I brought my wife today so she could practice her preferred EDC a Ruger LCR38. She was very rusty. Could not hit where she was aiming. She did better with my S&W M&P9 2.0, but did not like the rough texture of the grip.

I am thinking that an S&W M&P 380EZ might be better suited for her.

 

[SKN]

Still live fire once or twice a month but I more than make up for that by using laser training cartridges against a interactive recording target and a timer. I have them in .380, .38Spcl, 9MM, 40SW and .45ACP and don't see a need to practice with those handguns beyond the diagonal distance I get in my garage or the largest room in my house (10-15yds).