[gwilhelm56]

Maybe FUHRER OBAMA SHOULD run the gun and ammo business... after all ... he’s been National SALESMAN of the MONTH for 6 Months running ...

/sarc (did I really need to do this?)

[Doogle]

youbetcha

[Sir Clancelot]

I went to the store yesterday. Couldn’t find a box of 9mm ammo. They were sold out and had no idea when they were getting more. When I looked surprised, the sales clerk looked at me like, “where the heck have you been, in a coma?”

[Concho]

I have posted a couple times that Obama cannot control this through conventional means and he is going to stage something to create a crisis that requires extensive control. Count on it. Bank on it. If all of us are right wing terrorists, then there will be nothing that this bunch wont stoop to, and with the balance of power in the congress, there is no assurance that there would be any investigation.

[Charles Martel]

If you visit your local shooting range you will even probably see that there are a lot fewer target shooters.

On the contrary, the ranges are packed with people who are sighting-in new rifles and handguns. The last two times I went to the range, I had to wait for a slot to open up on the firing line. Previously, I've only seen that on the weekend before the beginning of deer season.

I see this as more of the same: sighting-in before "hunting season".

[gieriscm]

Don't look for the supply of ammo to increase any time soon as the current makers are already running 24/7. As an 07 FFL I researched getting into it, and decided against it for several reasons. First, the capital costs to start up production are insanely high (six figures for the machines alone). Second, you need the space to put them (more $$$). Third, liability nsurance is a nightmare, and while bad enough on custom firearms, my agent said they absolutely would not write a policy for ammo. Finally, even with all that in place, the components suppliers can't keep up with their contracts for the current makers, so those machines will sit idle while you scrounge up sources for primers, powder, bullets, and brass.

So, a new company coming into the biz needs at least a million bucks for startup costs, needs to wait a few months for the ATF to process the license (Type 06, 07, and 10 FFL's don't just grow on trees), find an insurer, find suppliers who have product available, hire people, and start production. By the time all that happens the buying craze will either be over, or BHO/Dems will have succeeded in outlawing everything anyway and driven the demand down to the point where your cost of production exceeds the price you can charge for ammo.

[PapaBear3625]

Over at CheaperThanDirt.com, .45 ammo by Sellior & Bellot is selling for $41.79, which is about triple what it was 12 months ago. I generally would use 2 boxes per session at the range. Not any more.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

For years now, I’ve been pondering a technology whose time may have finally come—a “bullet-less” training gun.

Picture this. A handgun that when fired closely simulates the look, sound and feel of a real handgun, using compressed gas, and a laser.

The US Army had a system like this using blanks for years, called MILES. But instead of blanks, why not use compressed gas?

A special, laser sensitive target would be used on a range to simulate bullet holes when the trigger is pulled.

The big advantage is, of course, saving a ton of money. Thus you could practice a lot more. And you wouldn’t have to clean your gun after going to the range.

[texmexis best]

The range I frequent in Texas is packed on Saturdays.

[deoetdoctrinae]

I went along with my wife to the local WalMart a couple of hours ago. While she grocery shopped, I made my regular stop at the sporting goods counter. I almost fainted when the clerk said he had some 38 Special in stock.

I bought the two box limit, at $14.50 per box, and was thankful for small miracles. On the down-side, it has been months since they had any .380, but I’ll keep checking and hoping.