Ammo...

[DoggyDaddy]

I bought some extra ammo this morning before I woke up fully.

Later after I woke up fully and got some caffeine in me. I see in my list, with the other items.
50 Round Box - 25 Auto Sellier Bellot 50 Grain FMJ Ammo - SB25A

I don't own a 25.

Ahh well.

WTS: - 1919 Colt Automatic Vest Pocket 25 ACP Reduced

SOLD Beautiful gun made in 1919 per the serial number. Excellent condition with the original magazine and perfect grips. 25 ACP $750 reduced to $700 firm. FTF in my area start a conversation for questions please. Thanks.

www.indianagunowners.com

Just sayin'...

 

[BigMoose]

WTS: - 1919 Colt Automatic Vest Pocket 25 ACP Reduced

SOLD Beautiful gun made in 1919 per the serial number. Excellent condition with the original magazine and perfect grips. 25 ACP $750 reduced to $700 firm. FTF in my area start a conversation for questions please. Thanks.

www.indianagunowners.com

Just sayin'...

Well thats nice.. I might just get a Jennings, or some Ring of Fire cheapo for the hell of it.

 

[DadSmith]

From SG

We have seen surging demand over the past 22 days at levels not seen since the outbreak of Covid19 in March of 2020, and demand continues to remain elevated at extremely high levels for the past 3 weeks. Expect shipping delays in the 5 to 10 day range.

Not sure why war in Israel would cause people to panic buy ammo, reloading components etc.

 

[Born2vette]

Well thats nice.. I might just get a Jennings, or some Ring of Fire cheapo for the hell of it.

Phoenix Arms HP25A .25ACP

The Phoenix arms HP25A is a nice little pocket gun. features two independent manual safeties!

store.webuyguns.com

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Well thats nice.. I might just get a Jennings, or some Ring of Fire cheapo for the hell of it.

Phoenix Arms HP25A .25ACP

The Phoenix arms HP25A is a nice little pocket gun. features two independent manual safeties!

store.webuyguns.com

WTS: - Phoenix Arms "Raven" .25 auto

Catch and release Raven for sale. Have two new factory mags and the original that go with sale. Live in Crown Point and will travel up to 25 miles for the sale. Must show Indiana DL and LTCH to purchase. $150.00 firm. SOLD

www.indianagunowners.com

 

[Expat]

Not sure why war in Israel would cause people to panic buy ammo, reloading components etc.

from what i am reading there is a large part of the population that see this as possibly starting WW3

 

[DoggyDaddy]

from what i am reading there is a large part of the population that see this as possibly starting WW3

Perfect! I've got a bunch of ammo that was leftover from WWII!

 

[AEAMMO.COM]

From SG

We have seen surging demand over the past 22 days at levels not seen since the outbreak of Covid19 in March of 2020, and demand continues to remain elevated at extremely high levels for the past 3 weeks. Expect shipping delays in the 5 to 10 day range.

Not sure why war in Israel would cause people to panic buy ammo, reloading components etc.

We are getting more volume every day than our Black Friday or Cyber Monday last year. We are currently at 48-72 business hours for shipping times...

 

[Basher]

I picked up some stuff earlier this year, but not much. Thankfully I stocked things decently a few years back, but as others have noted, replenishing what I use is the real pickle going forward. Medical expenses this year robbed me of the chance to really recover and stock up, so for me, dry fire will be the name of the game with regard to training. I’ll have to limit actual range time to truly constructive drills.

 

[DadSmith]

I picked up some stuff earlier this year, but not much. Thankfully I stocked things decently a few years back, but as others have noted, replenishing what I use is the real pickle going forward. Medical expenses this year robbed me of the chance to really recover and stock up, so for me, dry fire will be the name of the game with regard to training. I’ll have to limit actual range time to truly constructive drills.

22lr is what I've been using more of.
TX22 for pistol practice, 10/22 for Rifle.
I've been thinking about getting that CMMG 22lr conversation kit for the AR-15 5.56 to train with, but I'm not sure how reliable they are.

 

[BigMoose]

WTS: - Phoenix Arms "Raven" .25 auto

Catch and release Raven for sale. Have two new factory mags and the original that go with sale. Live in Crown Point and will travel up to 25 miles for the sale. Must show Indiana DL and LTCH to purchase. $150.00 firm. SOLD

www.indianagunowners.com

I dunno, the idea of paying more then $100 for a Saturday Nigh Special seems criminal in of itself.

 

[Brian's Surplus]

Not sure why war in Israel would cause people to panic buy ammo, reloading components etc.

Because the US government is sending supplies from here, this starts a domino effect which could potentially cause shortages. Ok, forget potentially, it IS causing shortages. Gun owners are their own worst enemy. When they think that there might be a shortage, they proceed to cause one by buying and stockpiling mass quantities of ammunition and reloading supplies.

Also, someone mentioned that there are those who believe this could be the beginning of something bigger. While I won't comment about that here (I'm much to busy right now to get into THAT discussion), this belief is causing shortages of medical supplies, body armor, antibiotics, MRE, freeze dried food, etc., etc. We have seen dramatically increased sales on all of these products at the store.

 

[jsharmon7]

 

[jsharmon7]

I don’t think dealers are lying, but I think panic buyers are causing this.

 

[Aszerigan]

I don’t think dealers are lying, but I think panic buyers are causing this.

That’s how the snowball starts. We ARE our own enemy.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

I don’t think dealers are lying, but I think panic buyers are causing this.

Little bit of both?
Ask who benefits from a shortage and higher prices. Not the end consumer.
Manufacturers Distributors and Resellers. Yes.

 

[Expat]

It would be interesting to know who started the Lake City story. It was presented as fact everywhere. Of course I don’t know whether to believe this correction either.

 

[Cavman]

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I wonder if people at the plant pull a Johnny Cash and take home ammo one or a handful at a time lol

 

[Brian's Surplus]

LCAAP supplies about 30% of the commercial market's 5.56x45mm NATO inventory. However, Lake City ammunition is primarily manufactured to provide ammo to the US Army.

What we see on the commercial market is overruns. Surplus ammunition that is above and beyond the current needs of the military, during times that they don't need to utilize the full capacity of the plant for military use. When demand for military production increases, commercial capacity decreases.

While they may not have "canceled commercial contracts", it's possible that commercial supply from Lake City will be diminished. When the military draws additional ammo to supply their operations or when the government draws ammo to send to other countries, it comes from what would normally be that excess or surplus production.

The US military gets priority. Lake City saying that they have not canceled contracts doesn't change this. I'm sure all of these civilian contracts have a clause that does not guarantee a delivery date.

It's similar when you rent a National Guard Armory. The rental contract specifically states that they (the military) can still use the facility if they need it. When 9/11 happened we were not able to use the Stout Field Armory for the show scheduled shortly after (they were moving in Patriot Missile systems to protect the Indianapolis International Airport). They didn't cancel the contract because they didn't need to, it was stipulated in the contract.

 

[DadSmith]

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Hilarious!
Someone spread a rumor and millions bought into it, thus pushing the panic buying button.