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Picked up my new Barrett FC today... this rifle feels awesome. 6CM. Thanks to everyone here who gave advice regarding the chambering. Got a couple ammo options also. Barnes was ordered on sale through Midway before the craziness and Hornady was picked up today with a discounted gift card, so still a good deal even though it was sticker price. On to the craziness.. ammo shelves were almost bare. No 223/5.56 or 9mm at all. Very little pistol ammo in general. Very few pistols or semi-auto rifles left and they were getting bought left and right. The background check cue was over 900, I think I heard one sales guy tell a customer they were 941 of 945?? Thank goodness I got immediate approval. Store limit was 2 boxes per caliber per customer. I'm really glad I've been buying up deals on 223/5.56 and 9mm for the last couple years whenever great deals popped up (which WAS frequently). I think we are in for a long drought, not to mention all the other corona difficulties (sickness, economy, work, travel, etc, etc).
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Nice rifle. I've the same gun and its a tack driver.
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WTF would you need 1k rounds of any ammo for? You plan on a shooting war? With who? How's that different than hoarding TP?
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WTF would you need 1k rounds of any ammo for? You plan on a shooting war? With who? How's that different than hoarding TP?
It doesn't take me to long to go through 1000 rounds when I have a little free time.
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Picked up my new Barrett FC today... this rifle feels awesome. 6CM. Thanks to everyone here who gave advice regarding the chambering. Got a couple ammo options also. Barnes was ordered on sale through Midway before the craziness and Hornady was picked up today with a discounted gift card, so still a good deal even though it was sticker price. On to the craziness.. ammo shelves were almost bare. No 223/5.56 or 9mm at all. Very little pistol ammo in general. Very few pistols or semi-auto rifles left and they were getting bought left and right. The background check cue was over 900, I think I heard one sales guy tell a customer they were 941 of 945?? Thank goodness I got immediate approval. Store limit was 2 boxes per caliber per customer. I'm really glad I've been buying up deals on 223/5.56 and 9mm for the last couple years whenever great deals popped up (which WAS frequently). I think we are in for a long drought, not to mention all the other corona difficulties (sickness, economy, work, travel, etc, etc). Damn shame they never configured those FC's in left handed...........
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WTF would you need 1k rounds of any ammo for?
Hopefully this was TIC.
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WTF would you need 1k rounds of any ammo for? You plan on a shooting war? With who? How's that different than hoarding TP?
Ringworm, who are you talking to? No one said anything about 1k rounds of ammo or hoarding... all I said was I bought enough ammo when it was very cheap and very plentiful to be comfortable now that it is suddenly scarce and more expensive. Based on your comments though, I’m glad to know we have presidential candidate on this forum. Unfortunately Mr. Biden, you won’t be getting my vote.
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WTF would you need 1k rounds of any ammo for? You plan on a shooting war? With who? How's that different than hoarding TP?
Lol. Nice rifle OP, I wanted one of the threaded models in 7mm-08, but it looks like I've waited too long.
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CORDrew, I have two of those Fieldcrafts in 6CM......one plain barrel and the other suppressed. They shoot the Hornadys very well but please keep us posted on the Barnes results.
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WTF would you need 1k rounds of any ammo for? You plan on a shooting war? With who? How's that different than hoarding TP?
I've done 1000 rounds of 12 gauge in an afternoon....
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WTF would you need 1k rounds of any ammo for? You plan on a shooting war? With who? How's that different than hoarding TP?
I’m guessing you don’t go to the range very often. One trip to the range for me can easily end up as 50-100 rounds of centerfire rifle, 100-200 rounds of centerfire pistol and 100 to 300 rounds of rimfire. This is an average trip where I’m just bringing a few guns for some training and gun shooting. If I’m taking a class or doing some serious shooting I can burn far more in one trip. I try to go shooting at least twice a month. I shoot many, many thousands of rounds a year. For some calibers I shoot my stockpile is over 10K rounds.
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WTF would you need 1k rounds of any ammo for?
Hopefully this was TIC. From what I've observed, the folks preaching most about hoarding are the ones who buy 80 packs of Clorox wipes or 1000 rolls of TP the second they find them... so yes, hopefully TIC, or maybe just someone cranky they got to the store and found empty ammo shelves?
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9mm - the universal currency when the end-times come.
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I don't buy ammo, I build ammo....so keeping 1k isn't necessary for me. I'll roll more. Yes , heavy TIC.
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Congrats!! You will love it.
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Picked up my new Barrett FC today... this rifle feels awesome. 6CM. Thanks to everyone here who gave advice regarding the chambering. Got a couple ammo options also. Barnes was ordered on sale through Midway before the craziness and Hornady was picked up today with a discounted gift card, so still a good deal even though it was sticker price. On to the craziness.. ammo shelves were almost bare. No 223/5.56 or 9mm at all. Very little pistol ammo in general. Very few pistols or semi-auto rifles left and they were getting bought left and right. The background check cue was over 900, I think I heard one sales guy tell a customer they were 941 of 945?? Thank goodness I got immediate approval. Store limit was 2 boxes per caliber per customer. I'm really glad I've been buying up deals on 223/5.56 and 9mm for the last couple years whenever great deals popped up (which WAS frequently). I think we are in for a long drought, not to mention all the other corona difficulties (sickness, economy, work, travel, etc, etc). Damn shame they never configured those FC's in left handed........... +1.
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Barrett is posting on their web sight that the FC rifles are on hold due to big military orders of their other rifles.That 6mm CM looks like a handy little rifle.
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Seriously? ( UH-hhhmmmmm )
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WTF would you need 1k rounds of any ammo for? You plan on a shooting war? With who? How's that different than hoarding TP?
If you know how many rounds you have, you ain’t got enough.
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