Courtesy Dean Weingarten Posted on 10/12/2020 4:57:20 AM PDT by marktwain
September of 2020 was a record for both firearm sales and NICS background checks in the United States. There were 2,892,115 background checks done in September, and about 1.614 million firearm sales. The firearm sales is not a precise figure because of uncertainties about multiple firearms sold with one NICS check and firearms sold to people who can legally purchase firearms without an instant NICS check.
The firearms figure is calculated by the number of NICS checks done for handguns + long guns + other guns + 2.5 X the number of checks where multiple guns were sold on one check. It is a good approximation.
The 2,892,115 number of checks are directly from the FBI sources for the number of NICS checks done for the month. It is the highest number of checks done in any previous September. The next highest was done last September, in 2019, with 2,207,312 checks done.
The number of checks has been rising because the checks are used for several other purposes, especially for weapons permits and weapons permit rechecks. In September 2020, those made up 44% of the total number of checks. In September of 2019, permit and permit rechecks made up 56% of the checks.Courtesy Dean Weingarten
Permit and permit rechecks had been rising as a percentage of the number of total checks. The percentage of permit and permit rechecks has dropped significantly because of the closure of permit systems in several states. In Illinois alone, the number of permits and permit rechecks dropped by 165,000 in September.
In September of 2019, gun sales were .974 million. In September of 2020, they are 1.614 million, or 1.65 x the number last year. For the first nine months of 2020, the number sold is about 15.1
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I waited too late........ I can’t buy 16 gage buckshot in any size. It is out of stock everywhere I have looked
Here is the correct one for September
Family members completed course for CCW this month.
Went by Academy sports yesterday. Only had shotguns and shotgun ammo available. Some pistols but not many.
Nada
Just doing my part to stimulate the economy.
#2, BB, T-shot.
About the cost of buckshot loads.
I was in the Sevierville TN branch of Bud’s Gun Shop last week where the counter was 3-deep (socially-distanced, of course) in customers buying guns. I didn’t check out their selection beyond a glance as I was from out of state & not looking to buy a firearm anyway. Across the street from Bud’s is is Smoky Mountain Knife Works which was also very busy in the gun department.
.....here in the Central Texas are, the sellers of pistol ammo that I am aware of are limiting sales to ONE box of ammo in ONE caliber to ONE person a day....and the most common calibers are getting quite expensive...
“ I waited too late........ I can’t buy 16 gage buckshot in any size. It is out of stock everywhere I have looked.”
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Part of your problem is you’re searching for 16 gauge 00 buck which is not the most popular gauge for home defense. I have a 20 gauge home defense gun for my wife and the best I can find was #2 buck which I found on the internet. You might find 00 for your 16 gauge but may have to settle for a smaller shot.
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Also, there's this:
https://gumgullyprovision.com/product/16-gauge-00-buckshot/
Don't know much about the vendor, though. That's almost double the advertised price at Bud's, though.
Of course more small arms are being purchased. There are record deer populations in each state with some of the hugest racks on bucks imaginable. The hunting spirit is up everywhere and we all want that big buck.
What other explanation could there possibly be?
But no ammo. I was a Sportsman’s Warehouse yesterday and the place was completely stripped of ammo. Good thing I plan for such eventualities, but new gun buyers are SOL.
The fact that 20 ga is currently more popular than 16 ga was something of shock. I purchased an Ithaca model 37 Featherlight 16 ga pump back in about 1972 or so. At the time, 16 ga was more popular than 20 ga
It was a Dove gun. Very light but effective for wing shooting. I also have a 12 ga High Standard duck gun but it is heavy but has much greater range.
I found recently that the Ithaca Featherlight pump is a favorite for military and cops in 12 ga. With a 20 inch barrel it is sold as a riot gun.
I cut down the 28” barrel to 20 “. It is great and suits me just fine for home defense. It’s what I have.
I have Freeper friends that would like me to get a pistol, 9mm or so. I resist because I feel that for me, a shotgun is better suited.
Since you have experience with a pump, it is less likely that you would short shuck the action, so a pump shotgun makes an excellent defensive weapon ... but it is ‘out there’ when shouldered for firing. We will presume you have a light attached and maybe a laser?
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