“Why does .380 ACP cost more than 9mm?”
Funny story. During the reign of the Greatest Arms and Ammunition Salesman EVER, President Obama, I got together twelve people where I worked, and we bought guns and ammo together. For each gun, I got us, usually a few hundred dollars off as I bought twelve. I also bought us each 1,000 rounds of ammo.
However, I could not buy .380 ammo as everyone was tapped out making the more popular 9mm. No matter who I called, it was the same story. Then, I called a small manufacturer in Georgia, if memory serves. I finally got to speak to the floor manager, and I could hear the machines “kerchunking” around him. He told me, no, they wouldn’t be making any .380 for the foreseeable future.
I said, “I need 12,000 rounds and I’m happy to pay your 9mm price.”
He said, “I’ll ship it Friday.”
It all arrived stamped, “9mm Luger.” So, they ran it that night, but they didn’t change the dies.
When the UPS guy dragged it from the truck he said, while huffing, “Are you ordering lead bars?”
“Sort of.”
“You’re breaking my back, you know.”
Great story.
“Are you ordering lead bars?”
“Sort of.”
A box of lead-acid batteries for a wheelchair felt the same!
"Stamped on the box" I assume?
It was the proper dimensions for the .380 cartridge, correct?
Nice story! 😉