Ammo crisis

[Archer4Life]

I have been CC'ing with a small kel-tec 9mm, but I was fortunate enough to save enough money to upgrade to a pistol that I can shoot on a semi-regular basis for recreational purposes. I just recently bought a glock 21 (.45acp), and noticed, like everybody else, the ammo shortage. I was just wondering, about when and why all of a sudden this started to occur? I rarely shoot the 9mm-a box of 50 can last me a year easily, but I really wanted to start shooting my new glock...but I can't. This is all new to me. Just getting into the sport and was wondering. Does this crap happen on a regular, yearly, seldom basis? If this keeps up Im melting the glock down to recycle the steel and plastic-as of now the gun is useless.

[WhiteShadow]

For me, its been a bitch lately finding some 9mm ammo. You CAN find ammo, sometimes you just gotta do some hunting though.

Personally, like most other gun owners as of late, when i DO find the ammo i'm looking for, i buy as much as i can afford. Only because i know if i dont buy as much as i can, the next guy will.


And as to why its happening lately??? One word: Obama

The mere mentioning of Obama's name in most gun stores nowadays, sparks a hurricane of negative feedback about him. And i fully understand why.

[mak47]

No. It doesn't happen regularly.

This is why many gun shops around the country have Barack Obama's picture on their "salesman of the month" wall.

He got elected and everybody went batshit crazy.

Don't get me wrong, I understand why, he's the biggest threat to our rights we've ever seen.

What's happening is that people are just buying and buying and buying and buying everything in sight. On top of that, they aren't shooting anything.

A lot of people who shoot regularly buy factory reloads from companies like Outdoor Marksman. Problem is, they're having trouble getting brass to load, cuz nobody's shooting anything. Everybody's just sitting on whatever they've got because nobody knows what's coming down the political highway.

The best thing to do right now is bribe a clerk at the Wal-Mart sporting goods department to call you before they put out any new ammo stock. Then get in there and buy enough to keep you shooting for a while.

This craze will eventually die down. Either they will pass some sort of unconstitutional legislation, and people will decide they've got enough, or they won't pass anything at all. If that happens, demand will slow and prices will eventually come down a bit too. Right now, many shops are charging inflated prices simply because it's the only way they can keep anything in stock.

I was just at Trop's in Elizabethtown, PA. They are currently limiting customers to 3 boxes of ammo per caliber (per visit I assume). That kind of bothered me at first, but then I noticed that their shelves were full of ammo! Nobody's stockpiling there anymore. Their prices didn't seem too bad either.

If you're in the area, and you're just looking for something to shoot and not necessarily build a stockpile, that's probably the place to go. I'd bet they'll have some .45 in stock.

[emsjeep]

[LorDiego01]

I bet a lot of stupid people have maxed out their credit cards stockpiling ammo. When the economy continues deteriorating, and the monthly bills start to pile up, you can bet the market is going to be flooded with a lot of ammo.

Right now it is definitely NOT a buyers market for either firearms or ammo.

Be that as it may, what really caught my attention about your post, is you shooting through your carry gun less than 50 rounds a year. Did I read that right? Me thinks you should practice a LOT more with your CC weapon to ensure you are 100% proficient with it, and also that the weapon functions flawlessly.

[Jlaughl]

I'm personally counting on about half the stock-pilers on the PAFOA board losing their job and then being forced to resell the ammo in the classifieds to keep from starving.

This is what keeps me warm inside when I'm walking through wal-mart looking at empty shelves....

[Pa. Patriot]

And as to why its happening lately??? One word: Obama

True, O is the big reason. But there are other factors in play too. Issues with ammo supply and prices have been building for a few years. O was just the event that broke threshold.

I'm personally counting on about half the stock-pilers on the PAFOA board losing their job and then being forced to resell the ammo in the classifieds to keep from starving.

This is what keeps me warm inside when I'm walking through wal-mart looking at empty shelves....

Wow, what a nice thing to say

As in the other thread, you are directing your anger at those reacting to the problem rather than those responsible for the problem.

[Archer4Life]

Yes, I only shoot a box of 9mm through my CC weapon. Its a P11, small, akward in the hand, but functional. There's really not that much practice that you can do with a gun that only shoots straight for about four yards. I've put some time on the range with it, and I am comfortable with its and my performance.

[emsjeep]

Yes, I only shoot a box of 9mm through my CC weapon. Its a P11, small, akward in the hand, but functional. There's really not that much practice that you can do with a gun that only shoots straight for about four yards. I've put some time on the range with it, and I am comfortable with its and my performance.

[Paradigm]

I'm personally counting on about half the stock-pilers on the PAFOA board losing their job and then being forced to resell the ammo in the classifieds to keep from starving.

This is what keeps me warm inside when I'm walking through wal-mart looking at empty shelves....

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr you could just plan ahead! (But that's a lot harder than whining.)