[JoeProBono]

[dynachrome]

Looks like the one I shop at in the Denver area.

[bobby.223]

just ‘invested’ another small fortune in ‘ballistic wampum’ today at the gun show. my appliance dolly sure comes in handy for ammo totin’!

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Nobody wants to say that people are stocking up in case they have to take back the government from Communists.

[Squantos]

I know folks now buying ammo for which they do not own calibers of launchers for........they figure down the road they can always trade a cup of sugar for a cup of flour per se.

[Dr. Sivana]

"Some of it may have to do with military use," said Scott Bertrand. "Not only wars, but ramping up training exercises. So they are going through more ammunition than ever."

Uhh, Iraq and Afghanistan have been war zones for 5+ years now. I doubt that we are using more ammo now than when we first went in. ALso, I understand that there are shortages of some types that are not commonly used in the military. Perhaps Gandr Mountain is big enough that they don't want to get in trouble with the prez.

[Atlas Sneezed]

It’s all about demand.

Guys that bought by the box are buying by the case.

Guys that bought by the case are buying by the pallet.

People that never bought anything are buying what they think might be a lifetime supply.

I can note that magazine makers seem to have caught up quite a bit, you can buy AR15 lowers (the key legal part), but ammo makers running round the clock can’t come close to keeping up with the present demand.

(And don’t believe the uninformed speculation that they aren’t making 380 because the machines are tied up for other cartridges. it simply isn’t true.)

[El Gato]

According to the White House Web site, the President is in favor of some changes to gun laws but does respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners.

Small changes like banning so called assault weapons, defined so broadly as to eliminate most semiautomatic firearms, even the most popular .22 rim fire ones. Small things like banning occasional sales at gun shows, with different rules to apply at gun shows than when listing a gun for sale on the 'net, or on a real physical bulletin board, and then doing a face to face transfer. (Licensed dealer sales at gun shows are treated the same as sales from their business location). All that was on the White House site until sometime in the last two or three weeks, now it's gone. But the agenda remains.

[El Gato]

I was in a Gander Mountain two weeks ago. It looked pretty much like that in the .223, .380, .22 LR, 9mm and .45 shelves. The really expensive premium stuff could still be found. They had one box of .22 LR blasting grade. Should have bought it. :) Instead I bought 10 boxes of shotgun shells, which were on sale. Not sure just what I'll do with them. Might haul them up north for my nephew to shoot up in trap practice, or I might shoot 'em through my Maverick, in simulated home defense situations. Shot size is kind of large for trap, small for defense, but of course at across the room distances, shot size matters little.

Plan to check out a Sportsman's Warehouse next Saturday.

[SIDENET]

However, the hunting manager says he thinks it has very little to do with firearm politics and more to do with manufacturers honoring increased contract demand.

Geez, where did they find this jackass?

Did he even manage to keep a straight face when spewing this BS?