Sold gun due to no ammo?

[PRasko]

Sell me some 7.62x39 at 1990s pricing and I’ll join the AK army!

*stares at my spam cans I paid less than a Franklin for*

 

[Mgderf]

*stares at my spam cans I paid less than a Franklin for*

Think I gave $70 for mine, and thought I was being robbed at the time.

 

[PRasko]

I had a chance at a henry x 4570 and bailed cause ammo prices. I'll stick with my 357 levers for now lol

 

[Tombs]

What did 5.56 sell for back in the 90's? (I have no idea - I didn't start getting into guns again until about 2010) Maybe we can work a trade? Or better yet... got any 6.5x53R Dutch? I'll trade you 3 to 1!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

"Those were the days my friend.
We thought they'd never end.
We'd sing and dance, forever and a day.
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way!"

-- Mary Hopkins

 

[PRasko]

I just reread this. And thought of my collection. I may be a hoarder.

There's another thread where a news article was shocked the guy had 5k rounds of ammo...

They would hang my ass in Times Square

 

[Tombs]

"Those were the days my friend.
We thought they'd never end.
We'd sing and dance, forever and a day.
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way!"

-- Mary Hopkins

I got ammo for the same prices, roughly, during the good years in like 2011 or there abouts.
Even into 2012, arsenal AKs and veprs were in the $700 range.

There's been deals on ammo that came close to those values even during the trump era.

 

[PRasko]

In all my life. The best deal I ever got was at a garage sale. Ladies husband died and had reloading equipment I snagged most of. Asked her if she had anything else and she only had a box of misc .22lr.

That box had around 12.5k rounds in it. I gave her triple her asking price and took it all.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I had a chance at a henry x 4570 and bailed cause ammo prices. I'll stick with my 357 levers for now lol

$0.28/round last I calculated......

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I got ammo for the same prices, roughly, during the good years in like 2011 or there abouts.
Even into 2012, arsenal AKs and veprs were in the $700 range.

There's been deals on ammo that came close to those values even during the trump era.

See, to me (being a cheap bastard), $700 for a gun seemed crazy back then (and still does, kinda ). I paid 800 for my M1 carbine not long after then, and that was when I thought they were at their peak. Can't touch one for that now. Think I only paid 695 for my CMP Service Grade Garand back then too.

 

[PRasko]

$0.28/round last I calculated......

If your pressing it. I'm not setup to cast or press it.

 

[Michigan Slim]

If your pressing it. I'm not setup to cast or press it.

That does make it tough.

 

[Tombs]

$0.28/round last I calculated......

That's about what primers cost. Powder is also astronomical right now and the 45-70 guzzles it.

I don't buy that anyone is getting under 50 cents a round, even loading their own, in the current market.

 

[Michigan Slim]

That's about what primers cost. Powder is also astronomical right now and the 45-70 guzzles it.

I don't buy that anyone is getting under 50 cents a round, even loading their own, in the current market.

I don't need the current market. My lead is free. I'm set. I learned from the Obama travesty. I'll be loading at Trump prices for years.

 

[Tombs]

I don't need the current market. My lead is free. I'm set. I learned from the Obama travesty. I'll be loading at Trump prices for years.

Then it's not very helpful information to someone wanting to add a 45-70 to their stable, is it?

I mean if we want to brag, I can do 357 magnum all day at 5ish cents per round riding off supplies I have laying around.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Then it's not very helpful information to someone wanting to add a 45-70 to their stable, is it?

I mean if we want to brag, I can do 357 magnum all day at 5ish cents per round riding off supplies I have laying around.

If someone is close to me I can help them out on my press. And I do. Bragging? Nope.

 

[spainy79]

O.k.
Don't tell us what it is.
Can you find components?

Would it be worth rolling your own?

Probably. I do know a guy that reloads the round in question. I haven't really looked but I believe the components are out there.

I did another search earlier and found some Remington Core Lokt for $6 a shot. That's the highest I've seen.

 

[Michigan Slim]

When I buy a new caliber I buy dies, brass,molds. My daughter has never fired factory ammo other than .22.

 

[Lost Californian]

I tried a search for this and came up with nothing. I'm wondering if anyone has sold of a firearm lately (or in the past) due to a lack of ammo available? I'm pondering parting ways with one for this reason. I have found ammo for it but because of the current market I can't justify paying what people/businesses are wanting for it. Pre-pandemic it was sub $1.50 a round (hunting grade); now it's more than double if not triple and in some cases it is quadruple. I'm finding it difficult to spend the coin for this ammo for what it is. The best I've seen was a business in Texas had 200 rounds for $700. I don't know if I can bring myself to it. I really don't have a connection to this gun but at the same time I don't want to sell it. It boils down to it continues to take up space in the safe while I (we all) wait for a possible drop in ammo price (which will more than likely never happen) or I part ways with it and use that money to buy more ammo for a different one?

I have a Jap 7.7. Okay, an Arisaka Type 99. Ammo was scarce in the the "good ol' days" and has now became unobtanium. I found a local gun store with a reloading room, and for a nominal price (buy stuff from them!) they let me use their press and dies to reload 79 rounds for the gun. Try that.

 

[kawtech87]

That's the reason I sold my .22lr guns back during the great .22 shortage. Wish I hadn't now.