Gun sales hit a record high; shoppers say they worry about civil unrest

It'll be nothing short of a miracle if ammo inventory is back to normal anytime next year.

Catskillkid said:

There's a mention that ammo inventory won't return to "normal" until sometime next year.

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I'd say that's a 'best case' scenario.
That's is Trump wins another term, the GOP maintains the Senate and retakes the House, a bunch of international bad actors decide all of a sudden to play nice, and COVID goes away.

With those odds, you're safer playing the lottery.

Speer ammo just received a government contract for $ 112 million in ammo. Another ammo manufacturer just received a contract for 38 million $ worth of frangible 9mm ammo, - Federal AND Hornady have both just received multi-million dollar government contracts for ammo. I'm thinking it may be a while before you see any bulk-packs on sale.

wizrd said:

Speer ammo just received a government contract for $ 112 million in ammo. Another ammo manufacturer just received a contract for 38 million $ worth of frangible 9mm ammo, - Federal AND Hornady have both just received multi-million dollar government contracts for ammo. I'm thinking it may be a while before you see any bulk-packs on sale.

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Always makes me nervous when the government decides it needs to stock up.

spat said:

Always makes me nervous when the government decides it needs to stock up.

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BINGO.

This same article could be, and often is, ran every month since March.

I need to buy a G22 and for the life of me can't find one anywhere. So much for .40 being dead. I guess the rules have changed.

I was just getting into guns during the last big ammo drought when Obama became president and then all I cared about was 12 ga birdshot bc I started with trap and skeet shooting. Now I get what all the fuss was about.

@Chevusa, briefly I thought of selling my Gen 4 G22 only briefly.
Used it to score 40 out of 40 in the GunSite School Drill a few years back. We didn’t shoot prone.


Was using Speed Sights.



Do like my G22!!

Yep, time for that. 30-06 and .270. Maybe I'll grab a few compasses.

Eh, there’s a lot of tension. While I am usually highly dismissive of insurrection/civil war sensational nonsense, this is easily the closest I’ve ever felt in my life to having such a thing come down the pike. My deficiency is mainly not having anything with common enough ammo to rely on field pickups to replenish my stash.

Jcp123 said:

Eh, there’s a lot of tension. While I am usually highly dismissive of insurrection/civil war sensational nonsense, this is easily the closest I’ve ever felt in my life to having such a thing come down the pike. My deficiency is mainly not having anything with common enough ammo to rely on field pickups to replenish my stash.

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Seems like right now it's the common stuff that's hard to get and the oddballs that are still in stock.

.308 .223 and 9mm are impossible to find, but if you're looking for 6.5x55MM SWEDISH MAUSER it's in stock.

spat said:

Seems like right now it's the common stuff that's hard to get and the oddballs that are still in stock.

.308 .223 and 9mm are impossible to find, but if you're looking for 6.5x55MM SWEDISH MAUSER it's in stock.

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Or 6.5 Carcano.

There are still 100's of boxes of .30-06 on the shelf.


I need to find a rem 760...

Steel case and more here.

spat said:

Always makes me nervous when the government decides it needs to stock up.

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.gov is always stocking up.

spat said:

Seems like right now it's the common stuff that's hard to get and the oddballs that are still in stock.

.308 .223 and 9mm are impossible to find, but if you're looking for 6.5x55MM SWEDISH MAUSER it's in stock.

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True. Probably plenty of .410, .45 Colt, .3030 and .38spl out there.

MothMan said:

Steel case and more here.

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Not much more

MothMan said:

@Chevusa, briefly I thought of selling my Gen 4 G22 only briefly.
Used it to score 40 out of 40 in the GunSite School Drill a few years back. We didn’t shoot prone.

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Back in the dark ages when Jeff Cooper established the American Pistol Institute (API) at Gunsite Ranch, his initial course offering was API 250, a five-and-a-half day pistol class.

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Was using Speed Sights.

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Do like my G22!!

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I have a G23, may use that but I’m thinking a G22 would be easier to qualify with.

Vapor said:

Or 6.5 Carcano.

There are still 100's of boxes of .30-06 on the shelf.


I need to find a rem 760...

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D'oh. I sold one two years ago; one of the only guns I ever sold.

Jcp123 said:

True. Probably plenty of .410, .45 Colt, .3030 and .38spl out there.

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Eh. Dunno about .30-30 or .410, but .45 Colt hasn't been in stock anywhere. I don't own any, but I keep an eye open for friends that do and .357 and .38 Spl are tough to find as well. I'm always looking for .44 mag/special/Russian ammo since its the one caliber I got after this started so I don't have a reserve. So far I've been able to buy 3 twenty rd boxes of Hornady factory hunting ammo at over $1/rd, 1 fifty rd box of .44 Special Magtech cowboy action garbage ammo for just under $1/rd and that was on 3 separate gun store visits. Online, targetsportsusa has one brand of .44 Russian ammo for over 80¢/rd and Buffalobore has their super-deluxe-premium stuff for about $2/rd. So even the rarer stuff is in short supply or priced at a premium. As far as rifles go, this time last year I bought a bunch of .270 Win for about 50¢/rd after a rebate. Now its all $1.50-$2.00/rd and I can't find my favorite one (Federal Non-typical 150 grain) anywhere.

Chevusa said:

I have a G23, may use that but I’m thinking a G22 would be easier to qualify with.

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YMMV, but I didn't notice any difference in shootability between the G35 and G23. I actually shot the G19 better than the G34 for whatever reason. Maybe my eyesight focuses better on a closer front sight, or maybe I suck too much to benefit from the longer sight radius.

Interesting. I like the option of some cocktails in my .410, I can’t imagine .45 Colt being a hot item. .38/.357 is less surprising, even some of the most semi-auto-focused folks seem to keep a wheelgun around in those chamberings.

.30 -30 is long gone here.

spat said:

Always makes me nervous when the government decides it needs to stock up.

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especially since POTUS is pulling troops out of war zones, either the government is low on ammo, or they are gearing up for something else

Probably getting ready for shopping post Thanksgiving, Black Friday.

Passed by "Collector Rifle and Ammo" in Hopewell this weekend on the way to do some chores -- noticed it was packed outside before they opened at 8AM with a line of about 12 people.

libertysnake said:

Passed by "Collector Rifle and Ammo" in Hopewell this weekend on the way to do some chores -- noticed it was packed outside before they opened at 8AM with a line of about 12 people.

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12 people WILL pack that store

1075tech said:

12 people WILL pack that store

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Yeah it's basically a shack.