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Fears drive gun buyers to stock up
Tacoma News Tribunw ^ | 11/17/2008 | Ian Demsky

Posted on 11/17/2008 3:21:24 PM PST by djf

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Same story here as the rest of the country. Figured I'd post it because it has a local flavor...
1 posted on 11/17/2008 3:21:24 PM PST by djf
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This may explain why so many reloading components - especially primers - are out of stock at the major Internet sites..


2 posted on 11/17/2008 3:23:23 PM PST by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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Guy I work with went to one of our smaller local shops for lunch...

Out of stock. Even their pistol case was cleared out.


3 posted on 11/17/2008 3:26:22 PM PST by Domandred (Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
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A 1000 round case of Wolf 7.62 x 39 went from $199 to $279 (on a popular ammo website) in the week following the Messiah’s election victory.


4 posted on 11/17/2008 3:28:23 PM PST by SIDENET (Hubba Hubba...)
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To: river rat

primer are out of stock just about every were in eastern NC I have been buying everyone I can get a good deal on


5 posted on 11/17/2008 3:29:16 PM PST by the right reverend (It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brus)
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The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang violence in Cleveland, but don’t tell me we can’t uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals,”

Of course you can. But for criminals, that is convicted felons, to have any firearm is already a federal crime. O has endorsed reenactment of the Assault Weapons ban, which keeps AK-47s, and if the new and improved verssion embodied in HR 1022, most every other centerfire semiautomatic that can accept a removable magazine, out of the hands of otherwise law abiding citizens.

From BarackObama.com/Urban Issues:

Address Gun Violence in Cities: As president, Barack Obama would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade. Obama and Biden also favor commonsense measures that respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, while keeping guns away from children and from criminals who shouldn't have them. They support closing the gun show loophole and making guns in this country childproof. They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent, as such weapons belong on foreign battlefields and not on our streets.

6 posted on 11/17/2008 3:32:20 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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Gun shows have good stock. Prices a bit higher but the pistols are available and lots of M16 style assault rifles. What I didn’t see this past weekend were the ammunition sellers. All I saw were old boxes of stuff selling for more than Walmart ...


7 posted on 11/17/2008 3:32:22 PM PST by SkyDancer ("I Believe In The Law Until It Interferes With Justice")
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I was at the Saxet Gun Show in Austin yesterday. My son-in-law and I arrived kind of late, just before 4 with the closing at 5. The place was packed, and the tables were kinda empty. What was there was really high priced. Neither of us bought what were looking for, an AR-15 M-4 style for me, and a .44 magnum double action revolver for him, because the prices were so high. Although I think he would have settled for a single action and bought one, if the seller had had the ability to take his debit card.
8 posted on 11/17/2008 3:35:46 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: river rat

“This may explain why so many reloading components - especially primers - are out of stock at the major Internet sites..”

Yep. I haven’t been able to locate a source of small pistol or large rifle primers anywhere. If you happen to locate some how about send me some freepmail. I will do the same for you if you are looking for any. Thanks.


9 posted on 11/17/2008 3:36:42 PM PST by EEDUDE
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Gunbroker.com still has plenty of ARs and a local guy on our local board advertised an AR component build for under $800.

I don't think the mighty o will do anything for awhile. I don't think Congress will do anything till after the 2010 elections, if then. O wants what every first term prez wants: a second term.

10 posted on 11/17/2008 3:39:47 PM PST by LouAvul
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To: river rat
This may explain why so many reloading components - especially primers - are out of stock at the major Internet sites..

The anti-gunners have proposed both gun and ammo limits for "arsenals". They count primers the same as loaded cartridges. Thus if they pass a limit of, for instance, one thousand rounds of ammo, then one brick of 500 rounds of .22 ammo and 500 primers for centerfire ammo would hit the limit.

11 posted on 11/17/2008 3:43:52 PM PST by Dagny&Hank
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The Second Amendment has NOTHING to do with hunting!


12 posted on 11/17/2008 3:46:19 PM PST by Renegade (You go tell my buddies)
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Its not fear. Jehova has told me not to.

But I aint gonna be caught short on account of not bein’ able to shoot back.


13 posted on 11/17/2008 3:50:24 PM PST by Delta 21 ( MKC USCG - ret)
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Another entry in the "fear and paranoia" theme we've been hearing ad nauseum of late. This one's an improvement on the main run, though - at least this reporter admits that just maybe all that "fear" is actually common sense.
14 posted on 11/17/2008 3:54:20 PM PST by Billthedrill
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Roger that..
Are you Brand or Type specific?

All my reloading history is based on Federal Match Primers - Large Rifle and Large Pistol... But it would be a simple trial/error to make adjustments for a different primer..

We still have LOTS of primers - but I would love to add a few thousand more Federal #150M Large Pistol Match and few thousand more Federal #210M large Rifle Match primers.


15 posted on 11/17/2008 3:57:32 PM PST by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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If I have learned one thing - I mean ONE THING ABOUT MEDIA - it is this:

The media wants to scare the pants off of you.
The news wants to scare the pants off of you.

Viewers aren’t gonna watch if the average nightly news starts out “Well, today was actually pretty calm. Maybe you should go work in your garden for a while, or just take a walk”

The worst is the advertisers. Have you seen the new Verizon commercials where the turkey blows up or the merger falls through or whatever?

All this is DESIGNED to make you unsure and scared about the present but mostly the future.

I’m actually surprised more folks don’t go postal. They live under the impression that they have absolutely no control of their destiny and the people that do are not interested at all in making things good.


16 posted on 11/17/2008 4:00:49 PM PST by djf (The harsh reality of life is that reality is harsh.)
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To: river rat

I usually use CCI, but at this point I don’t much care.
Federal primers seem to me to be hotter (and not as clean as CCI) but I can drop my loads to compensate, as you suggested.

I will take any brand of small pistol and large rifle primers that I can get my hands on. I’m also looking for shotgun primers but I think they are not quite as hard to find. I’d like to buy a thousand of each.

Thanks for the reply!


17 posted on 11/17/2008 4:07:53 PM PST by EEDUDE
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To: river rat
Prices are through the roof!

Last week a local store sold CCI #200 Large Rifle Primers @ $28.95

8 lb kegs of Varget are back ordered to ship Nov 28 @ $150/Keg

Sierra 2200C .30 cal 168 gr. HPBT Match (500) @ $128.00 are also on backorder.

18 posted on 11/17/2008 4:17:32 PM PST by An Old Man (Lead, Follow, or get the hell out of the way)
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To: SkyDancer
Gun shows have good stock. Prices a bit higher but the pistols are available and lots of M16 style assault rifles.

Been to one lately? I went to one of our local shows last Saturday and they were lined up outside the building 50 yards just to get in. It was like that most of the day. I had never seen it like that before.

Inside the selection of pistols was very slim and I only saw about five or 6 AR 15s. Mostly oddball ARs.

Maybe one or two AK style. Bulk ammo was almost non existant. Any ammo was priced sky high. I thought it was bad during the Clinton assualt weapons ban, but this was much much more intense.

19 posted on 11/17/2008 4:29:38 PM PST by suijuris
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To: SkyDancer
Gun shows have good stock. Prices a bit higher but the pistols are available and lots of M16 style assault rifles.

Been to one lately? I went to one of our local shows last Saturday and they were lined up outside the building 50 yards just to get in. It was like that most of the day. I had never seen it like that before.

Inside the selection of pistols was very slim and I only saw about five or 6 AR 15s. Mostly oddball ARs.

Maybe one or two AK style. Bulk ammo was almost non existant. Any ammo was priced sky high. I thought it was bad during the Clinton assualt weapons ban, but this was much much more intense.

20 posted on 11/17/2008 4:30:32 PM PST by suijuris
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