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The really strange part about the current run on ammo, is that anyone is surprised by it at all.
Even goofier, is that any sentient human being, with any interest in shooting and guns, whistled past the grave yard during the entire election cycle, before reaching the realization that something was afoot.
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"The Church can and should help modern society by tirelessly insisting that the work of women in the home be recognized and respected by all in its irreplaceable value." Apostolic Exhortation On The Family, Pope John Paul II
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I usually try to keep a years supply, or so, of components and ammo on hand. The price almost never goes down on anything, shooting related at least, so keeping a buffer isn't a bad idea unless you are buying at inflated "scare" prices.
I don't advocate ammunition/components as a financial investment, by any means, but they are doing a hell of lot better than almost any investment over the last few years.
Be interesting to see if shooting supply prices moderate in light of the virtual collapse of the commodity market who's uptick caused the price increases.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." TJ
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing". EB
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This space for rent
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Perhaps now you understand why I've long maintained that anyone who insists on remaining a free American has far more to fear from the police than from criminals. Flame away. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You act like this is going on in every city and town in America 24/7. You don't have a clue, more of your tinfoil paranoia, that you like to spread around.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Perhaps now you understand why I've long maintained that anyone who insists on remaining a free American has far more to fear from the police than from criminals. Flame away. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You act like this is going on in every city and town in America 24/7. You don't have a clue, more of your tinfoil paranoia, that you like to spread around. You'd love it and you know it. I'll bet the scene of that old woman getting tackled made you smile. Do you have a cape, so you can fly around protecting the earth?
Son of a liberal: " What did you do in the War On Terror, Daddy?"
Liberal father: " I fought the Americans, along with all the other liberals."
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Besides the Govt. buying a large amount of handgun and rifle ammo in Mil. calibers to support two fronts. Civilian contractors are buying up large amounts of ammo for overseas operations also.
I talked to a manager of the parent Co. that owns Federal Ammo. ATK. They were decreasing the output on many civilian calibers and increasing the Mil. orders. The other Co.'s are probably doing the same.
Many of your LE supply houses don't have the amount of ammo that they normally carry either. Again i was told that alot of it was going overseas.
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Perhaps now you understand why I've long maintained that anyone who insists on remaining a free American has far more to fear from the police than from criminals. Flame away. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You act like this is going on in every city and town in America 24/7. You don't have a clue, more of your tinfoil paranoia, that you like to spread around. You'd love it and you know it. I'll bet the scene of that old woman getting tackled made you smile. Do you have a cape, so you can fly around protecting the earth? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I seize weapons all the time, mainly due to criminal activity. Unless it's happening in my county and will effect me, i don't care about it. I don't give a schit about what they do in NOLA. It didn't effect you, nor me.
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You'd love it and you know it. I'll bet the scene of that old woman getting tackled made you smile. Do you have a cape, so you can fly around protecting the earth?
Your acid wit grows on one. 
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Perhaps now you understand why I've long maintained that anyone who insists on remaining a free American has far more to fear from the police than from criminals.
Flame away. No flames here; only caveat is, not all the leo's, but certainly most of the command level ones.
My brother in law (along with my sister) both popped the Champaign corks and celebrated when their man won (both life-long leftist and anti-gun Democrats).
Man, that's a heavy load for you to be carrying around..... MM
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If they come to get me, they will dig me out before I can use up all I have now. A few aimed rounds will assure the cost of doing so was high 
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If they come to get me, they will dig me out before I can use up all I have now. A few aimed rounds will assure the cost of doing so was high Be prepared for an 0400 flash bang, followed by your door being rammed in, followed by a line of SWAT soldiers charging in, weapons covering every corner of your home. When they come for your guns. It will likely be something like that.
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If they come to get me, they will dig me out before I can use up all I have now. A few aimed rounds will assure the cost of doing so was high Be prepared for an 0400 flash bang, followed by your door being rammed in, followed by a line of SWAT soldiers charging in, weapons covering every corner of your home. When they come for your guns, it will likely be something like that. Stop will all that talk, Hunter1960 might cream his shorts thinking about it.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." TJ
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing". EB
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All you have to do is look at England to see what could happen here. Also is anyone elses Walmart "remodeling" their gun section. at the Walmarts near me, they've remodeled the gun section down to one small cabinet with a few boxes of ammo in it,no more guns.Maybe they were afraid Micheal Moore was going to do another movie and show up at Walmarts corporate office to ask them to stop selling guns and ammo like he did to Kmart.Or maybe Walmart is run by a bunch of twinkle toed, commie, antigun, liberal scum.
Everytime history repeats itself it gets more expensive.
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If they come to get me, they will dig me out before I can use up all I have now. A few aimed rounds will assure the cost of doing so was high Be prepared for an 0400 flash bang, followed by your door being rammed in, followed by a line of SWAT soldiers Officers/Deputies charging in, weapons covering every corner of your home. When they come for your guns, it will likely be something like that. I fixed your purposeful slight. Man, it must suck to be you; wearing your gun to bed and in the shower, seeing crooked cops behind every badge, imagining anyone has the resources to confiscate, by force, with SWAT teams no less, the 300+ million guns that are in private hands in the US. You need psychiatric care.
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I bought two pounds of powder. That should keep me going for 10 years for legal hunting purposes.
Everything else I can pick up somewhere - and I don't do "plinking".
The only true cost of having a dog is its death.
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We are still at the threshold of what could be an even more serious economic disaster and I would be SHOCKED if Obama spent one IOTA of his political clout fighting the NRA and all the staunch gun proponents over such silly pieces of gun legislation that clearly does nothing to curb crime. I think Obama learned a little something from the Clinton Administration concerning that. Love him or hate him, like Clinton, he's a smart man. When I get stressed about our new leadership, I just remind myself that we could have had Hillary!
In regards to reloading components, my local supplier is brimming with with stuff! Powder, primers, bullets aplenty! Not sure what he has as far as brass, but some of the brass makers are as responsible for the shortage as anyone. The seasonal run thing has me pizzed at Winchester sometimes. Anyway, what do I know.....
WAR EAGLE!
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I have enough to reload for normal CAS use for about a year and some casual plinking. Ain't buying any more till 1/2 is gone. I am no longer infused with fear of the government, if "they" come I'll deal with it, until then life as usual. Seen too many of these scares and ain't wasting any money "stocking up". Don't think any of us have been around long enough to see a scare like this. Not a normal hiccup  g
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
Thomas Jefferson
GeoW, The "Unwoke" ...Let's go Brandon!
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Payday, cometh.....  Just consider it investing in "metals futures".....
The only true cost of having a dog is its death.
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We are still at the threshold of what could be an even more serious economic disaster and I would be SHOCKED if Obama spent one IOTA of his political clout fighting the NRA and all the staunch gun proponents over such silly pieces of gun legislation that clearly does nothing to curb crime. I think Obama learned a little something from the Clinton Administration concerning that. Love him or hate him, like Clinton, he's a smart man. When I get stressed about our new leadership, I just remind myself that we could have had Hillary!
In regards to reloading components, my local supplier is brimming with with stuff! Powder, primers, bullets aplenty! Not sure what he has as far as brass, but some of the brass makers are as responsible for the shortage as anyone. The seasonal run thing has me pizzed at Winchester sometimes. Anyway, what do I know..... I don't think it's going to take any political clout to get it done as the majority is large enough. He can "compromise" a little to bring their own in line and it's a done deal. I always thought in a compromise both sides got something, not the case when it comes to decimation of God given rights. Well, we will get something, I suspect it will go something along the lines of a prison shower rape. That is what thugs do when they have power.
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