Sales of guns, ammo still high

Tulsa World ^ | 13 March 2009 | KELLY BOSTIAN

[OneWingedShark]

I consider this good news... the more guns and ammo the general public has when they try to take them away, the better.

[willgolfforfood]

I may inadvertently buy guns and ammo soon, myself.

[Billthedrill]

Well, at least we're seeing a bit less of the "fear, hysteria, and paranoia" meme from the MSM. That's both good and bad news. The good part is that any increase in the accuracy of firearms-related news is a good thing. The bad part is that the press no longer feels it can convince firearms owners that Obama isn't going to pursue more gun control.

[stockpirate]

I recently inadvertently bought more ammo. ANd soon I plan to inadvertently buy more ammo.

[umgud]

There are 75,525 valid active concealed-carry permits in Oklahoma, she said.

This puts to rest the lie to predictions of " blood in the streets" that had been trotted out every time a state considered issuing ccw's.

[TYVets]

Four months after the election of Obama, firearms and ammunition sales in the Springfield-Branson area of Southwestern Missouri are still well above normal.

It will be interesting to see how many people turn out for the Springfield, Missouri Gun Show at the fairgrounds March 21 and 22.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Dong’s Guns and Ammo on East Admiral Place. ****

Man, I used to keep them in business every weekend when I lived in Tulsa! I will still visit there when I go to THE TULSA GUN SHOW, the big one, April 4 & 5, 2009!

[TYVets]

This puts to rest the lie to predictions of " blood in the streets" that had been trotted out every time a state considered issuing ccw's.

That happened here in Missouri both before and after CC Permits were issued.

About 2 months or less after the first permits were issued a permit holder was walking his girl friend to her door. Two men with guns attempted to rob and ? the pair.

Shots were fired, the only casualty was a hole in a bed spread in a vacant spare bed room. Had anyone been it bed it would not have hit them, but the bed spread was wounded.

The MSM ran stories about it for days showing the window and bed spread. They claimed the bullet came from the gun of the CC Permit holder.

The fact that the intended victims were not harmed was barely mentioned.

The MSM was looking far and wide for "blood running in the streets".

It didn't happen!

[flying_bullet]

I had my eye on a semi-auto pistol a few weeks ago and they have been out of stock for a couple of weeks.

[Condor51]

I KNOW guns are scarce.

I use Davidson's Gallery of Guns 'Gun Genie' pretty regularly to check out varying firearms on my wish list. Well now, every popular Shotgun, Rifle or Handgun; semi-auto or revolver almost all show "0 Available".

But one thing in the article is kind of surprising to me. The apparent run on .380 Auto's.

• .380 Rem. Express, 88gr JHP, Muzzle Vel of 990 fps w/ 191 ft/3 of energy.
  
• .38 Spl Rem. Express, 110gr SJHP, Muzzle Vel of 950 fps w/ 220 ft/# of energy.
  
• 9mm Luger Rem. Express, 115gr JHP, Muzzle Vel of 1155 fps w/ 341 ft/# of energy.
  
• And a personal favorite of mine is the 9mm Makarov (9x18mm)
  ...... With a Winchester 95gr. FMJ, Muzzle Vel of 1017 fps w/ 212 ft/# of energy.

So for Concealed Carry, and based on Ballistics, I don't understand the run on .380 semi-autos? The above are all standard loads, not +P or 'Self Defense Loads'. So even for women there's better, or 'equal' options (IMO).

But the article IS spot on regrading ammo. It is becoming scarce. At Cheaper Than Dirt there's an awful lot of 'Out of Stock' in common calibers.

[MrB]

Some disagree with me,

but I assert that it is the GOOD GUYS that are buying this stuff up,

and I believe the left knows it, too.

It might make them reconsider any plans they have to make us do something we might not otherwise be able to resist.

[backwoods-engineer]

Ruy Dias de Bivar wrote:

“***Dong’s Guns and Ammo on East Admiral Place. ****
Man, I used to keep them in business every weekend when I lived in Tulsa!”

Yeah, I used to live in Tulsa years ago, and I used to patronize Dong’s, too. Nice people, lots of guns and ammo and reloading stuff. Can’t beat it.

[Stat-boy]

Does anyone have an idea [i.e., industry information from speaking to dealers, gun store owners, etc.] when the backlog in guns and ammo will diminish?

I hear some ammo manufacturers may be catching up soon [Fioichi] and other may be backed up for months.

I wonder if supply will reach normal anytime soon—you know, when a gun store has multiple choices, competitively priced,

[VeniVidiVici]

I like to shoot .41mag.

In Gander Mountain a week or so ago I was fortunate to find .41mag Remington ammo...

... for $79 a box of 50.

No. I didn’t buy any.

[castlebrew]

Firearms in .380 are generally more concealable than larger calibers.

And any gun is better than no gun, particularly one that you’ve practiced with...

[TheBlueMax]

Carried the Makarov in an ankle holster for almost 30 years as my back-up gun. Hardly anyone in law enforcement knew about it until about 5 years ago. Now, it seems everyone wants to try one out.

[Darren McCarty]

I'm glad I don't own a .380. I am surprised that's hard to find because it's becoming a quite popular carry gun. For pistols, I still like my .45.

My wish list for a SHTF scenario
AR-10 (I prefer a .308 to a .223)
.50 BMG (Rifle)
.338 Win Mag (Rifle)
.44 Mag
Reloading machine
Bow&Arrow

[Red in Blue PA]

“the more guns and ammo the general public has when they try to take them away, the better.”

Bingo!

[Shooter 2.5]

I would love it if the distributors gave the red states priority status when selling to their customers.

With the same idea, if I finally decide to sell my Ruger Mini-14, since it’s a wanted item, I won’t sell to anyone who isn’t an NRA, SAF or SAS member.