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People are afraid! Guns give comfort!

I’m wondering how long this event is going to last?

Surely the riots, burn and loot will eventually cease.

But, that lingering desire in some people to continue on with militant type violence, is the one I don’t see ending for a while.

I’m speaking of the cop assassins who walk up on an officer sitting in their patrol car and execute him/her...Or, the pack beatings by blacks who catch a white person in the wrong place, wrong time.

How long before that stops? IDK.

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Dayum people buying guns, who woulda thought?

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Old Toot: I traveled 85 miles to a gunshop this morning here in Montana - it was impressive!
I was there about an hour and a quarter and in that time they sold at least 6 (six) guns.
One AR-15 type Rifle, one Hunting type Rifle and four handguns - there was another CZ Rifle and Leupold scope combo that was being put together for a fellow who left the store saying he would be back in the afternoon (I assume to buy it?).
Needless to say the "pickins" were slim and the prices were strong.
Good for the gunshop owner and employees.
Now remember this was remote SW Montana (few anarchists and anti-American types hereabouts so no b.l.m. and antifa led riots and lootings (thank the heavens).
But for mid-morning on a weekday (Friday) I was impressed.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Same here. Walked into Wally World and noticed all the guns and ammo were gone so I asked the manager of sporting whom I've gotten to know well and informed me that they put everything in the back storage with all the chaos in the news. But if I need anything I was told just tell us and we'll bring it out to you.

I just got another shipment of 444 brass from starline. Got to keep the marlin fed. Might try to load some 410.in some too.

Bb

There was a long pause after all the COVID panic buyers got what they wanted. This new surge in buying was caused by the riots, i.e., fear of unruly and violent mobs of looters, while the police are ordered to use the kid gloves approach.

I am thinking their buyers don't have the relationships that some other places do.

As I have seen plenty of inventory elsewhere....

I don’t remember anyone mentioning it, but I was told that Red’s gun store/range was burglarized. 40 guns stolen. They have have two stores in the Austin area IIRC.

“Duh” number 2.

Get your pointed cone hat and go sit with benchman over in the corner.

Thanks.

Beave, Should be some great deals after Trump wins again.

Handguns, semi-auto rifles, shotguns. Love it. Plus cheap ammo.

MAGA.

Same situation here in East Alabama. No guns at Academy except odd calibers and the very expensive ones. No ammo either except odd calibers.

I stopped by the local Academy this AM, and they were all but wiped out. I was able to find some CCI .22 Mag I was looking for, though. Rifles were all but gone, and I didn't even think to look at shotguns. There were a few handguns, mostly the pricier stuff left over from being picked over.

I also stopped by an LGS, and they've had a hard time restocking since this mess started. He did have some riot guns on sale for $250, but I didn't feel the need to buy one, as I'm already pretty well set on the shotgun side of things. An 870 Turkey gun isn't very different from an obscure, no-name pumpgun from Turkey or Uzbekistan or someplace.

Well, it is a reminder to get out to the shop and check the supply of BP for the .50 cal. Patches, balls, lube and caps too. Just incase we burn through all the modern stuff.

Might have to sharpen up the bolo knife, axes, hatchets, and a few shovels too. Got a couple old maul handles around too. Better get them ready too.

He’ll, VG, that sounds like a normal day there in the Free State of Montana !

Grins

I would be quite cozy, if all I had was my Lancaster pattern rifle, hunting pouch, and horn. Got a new belt knife too! And an abundance of good hatchets.

Nous sommes touts des sauvage!

My best friend, gunsmith and training partner works at one of the largest gun store/ranges in the area. We talked last night and he said they have turned their self defense type gun and ammo inventory 9 times since the plague started. They are having great difficulty replacing handguns and ammo now and expect it to get much worse. They are running new shooters courses on their range and are sold out well in advance. Lets hope this awakening by the masses is reflected in the next election.

Some people are frightened, many are angry.


mike r

It's only strange if your food market shelves are well-stocked. If the supply is affected there it's game over.

I buy a brick of 22’s every couple of weeks (payday) and Walmart hasn’t had any for two weeks.
I was in the local gunshop a week ago and his handgun inventory was a little thin but he had ammo, bullets and powder.
I stopped in this afternoon and he had been hit pretty hard. A lot of the pistols were gone and pretty well all of the AR’s of which he had a large inventory.
When I got to the powder it was pretty well gone too, so not knowing what the future holds I bought a pound of 2400 and a pound of Bullseye. I also got the last box of 44 caliber XTP’s also.
I’ve known the owner of the gunshop all of my life and he said people are buying up everything and they can’t get it replaced. Everyone was off of work due to the Corona virus and inventories are depleted.
My wife’s dryer quit so I went to the local appliance store to get her a new one. The owner told me that it was a good thing that it went out now and not a month from now or she would’ve been stuck with the clothes line. They can’t get anything to replace what they sold and he said he wouldn’t be able to get a chest freezer until at least September. He said there are none left in the state. Fortunately, I didn’t need one of those.......yet.