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by canvasbck
Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:26 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Effects of ammo shortages
Replies: 50
Views: 7336

Re: Effects of ammo shortages

Beiruty wrote:
Carry-a-Kimber wrote:
cajunautoxer wrote:I just got in 220lbs of .223 that I've had on backorder for a while. Only another 1k lbs and ill be back to pre Dec levels :coolgleamA:
Lets see, 220lbs at 27lbs per 1,000 round.... that's ~ 8,200 rounds. Dang. :tiphat:
I am not sure why someone would need 10000 rds for a semi auto rifle. I know we live in a free market society, but this float on the boorder of absurdity.
Be careful Beiruty, you just fell into the same mind set that lefties often keep themselves in. The "needs" of one person can not be evaluated from the perspective of your lifestyle, or your needs. For most people, 10,000 rounds of .223 might be excessive but for a serious 3 gun competitor, 10K is really no big deal.

As an IDPA shooter, I always try to keep several thousand rounds of components for 9mm on hand. To someone who "plinks" 100 rounds a year, this would seem absurd to have more than 10-20 years of ammo (from their perspective) "stockpiled". From my perspective, 1000 rounds doesn't cover a months worth of shooting.
by canvasbck
Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:44 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Effects of ammo shortages
Replies: 50
Views: 7336

Re: Effects of ammo shortages

Zen wrote:Any reloaders out there? Are there impacts there as well?
Yes, and much much worse than in 2008. Bullets and primers have been pretty hard to come by. The IDPA club I shoot with had to buy a bulk shipment of bullets from Canada to get us by for a while.

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