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1 posted on 04/08/2013 8:39:36 AM PDT by servo1969
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To: servo1969

Now all Obama’s EPA has to do is limit and restriction the raw materials needed for ammo production.


2 posted on 04/08/2013 8:42:07 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: servo1969
Ammo producers like Hornady say the cause isn't government orders but a "politically-induced buying panic."

This has been pretty obvious for a while, not certain why people have such trouble accepting this simple explanation. It's self-stustaining with a positive feedback loop - panic buying causes shortages, the reports of which cause more panic buying.

3 posted on 04/08/2013 8:42:53 AM PDT by Strategerist
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To: servo1969

Went into Academy last night looking for .22LR shells. Guy who worked there said the shelves were cleaned out that morning. They had just restocked.


7 posted on 04/08/2013 8:48:26 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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To: servo1969
Next year about this time there will be lots of cheap ammo.
9 posted on 04/08/2013 8:49:24 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Somebody has to be courageous enough to stand up to the bullies." --Dr. Ben Carson)
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To: WLR

Ping to Ammonews


10 posted on 04/08/2013 8:49:34 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: servo1969

The reason for the ammo shortage is the average US citizen is terrified of the United States feral government because the United States feral government has jettisoned the rule-of-law.


11 posted on 04/08/2013 8:52:05 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Somebody has to be courageous enough to stand up to the bullies." --Dr. Ben Carson)
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To: servo1969
It's easing up a little but prices aren't going to go down anytime soon. I used to complain that shooting a .45 was like throwing a quarter downrange every time I pulled the trigger. I used to complain about buck-a-gallon gasoline, too.

What I can't figure out is the panic on .22 LR ammo. It isn't as if anyone is threatening to make that stuff harder to get (yet). It's almost as if...naw, couldn't be...it's almost as if people are making a political statement by purchasing it...

16 posted on 04/08/2013 8:56:26 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: servo1969
At some point the law of supply and demand will kick in. The question is when do we get to that equilibrium?

Right now .308 is available, but I'll be darned if I'm going to pay $2+ per round. At that price they can keep it. I have enough of a stash to hold me until this craziness winds down.

My guess is that this starts to get straightened out in 2014 if Republicans advance on the House and maybe pick up the Senate. Then Obama is a total lame duck. (But truth be told, I don't trust Republicans either.)

18 posted on 04/08/2013 8:59:42 AM PDT by Obadiah (High speed, low drag.)
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To: servo1969
The demand for Hornady's ammo is so great that they've "added presses, lathes, CNC equipment, [and] people and space." They are producing many popular items "24 hours a day" and "several hundred employees work overtime every week" to make as much ammo as possible.

I hope the manufacturers are hedging their bets. This is a buying bubble. If the manufacturers go out on a limb and get loans to purchase additional equipment and materials, they are going to be in trouble once the excess demand craters.

I recall reading a case in school where Sears Roebuck ordered large quantities of tools from Craftsman and Craftsman went out and made commitments for space, equipment and personnel to fill the orders.
The following year Sears didn't buy any products, Craftsman went bankrupt, and Sears bought the company and the patents at a bargain price.

20 posted on 04/08/2013 9:03:51 AM PDT by oldbrowser (They are marxists, don't call them democrats)
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To: servo1969

So where is all the .22LR and .380? Is it that those are not being manufactured so that producers can focus on other calibers or are those being bought up as soon as they are made? I find it hard to believe the government is buying .22Lr and .380.


25 posted on 04/08/2013 9:09:45 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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To: servo1969
Ammo producers like Hornady say the cause isn't government orders but a "politically-induced buying panic."

When the ammo bubble pops, and it will, it's going to be really loud...

27 posted on 04/08/2013 9:11:06 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: servo1969

According to some industry sources the industry expects that ammo shortages will ease in 5 to 9 months but in the future the base demand will be higher than in the past due to the influx of “large numbers of new gun owners”.

There have been a lot of numbers thown out on the number of new gun owners but I think a lot of them are way low. It might be a 50% increase over the last four years and I have many friends who have turned into gun owners in the last 4 years, many of them being the type that in the past would never own a gun.


28 posted on 04/08/2013 9:12:12 AM PDT by buffaloguy
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To: servo1969

I received an almost priceless gift from a friend yesterday. Two boxes of .38.


33 posted on 04/08/2013 9:19:32 AM PDT by cyclotic (In a society of wolves, you do not fight back by creating more sheep-Dan Bongino)
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To: servo1969

If you have enough to keep in practice until this November, with a bit of margin, you should relax and avoid these panic induced price increases.


37 posted on 04/08/2013 9:29:03 AM PDT by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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46 posted on 04/08/2013 9:43:28 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: servo1969

The title should be reworded to say “..Manufacturers Producing ‘24 Hours a Day’ to ..Supply the Same Small Handful of Guys Who Show Up Every Tuesday Morning at Walmart and Just Happen to All Have Resale Accounts On Ebay And Other Online Shopping Websites.” There...fixed it.


50 posted on 04/08/2013 9:45:41 AM PDT by MachIV
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To: servo1969

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54 posted on 04/08/2013 10:03:42 AM PDT by Gator113 ( ~just keep livin~ I drink good wine, listen to good music and dream good dreams.)
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To: servo1969

The shortage isn’t nearly as bad as the jacked-up prices.


60 posted on 04/08/2013 10:30:22 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: servo1969

When demand eventually decreases, after Odumass leaves office, maybe I’ll be able to afford ammo again.


66 posted on 04/08/2013 11:58:45 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (_.. ._. .. _. _._ __ ___ ._. . ___ ..._ ._ ._.. _ .. _. .)
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To: servo1969

I don’t know why so many people are paying thru the nose to hoard ammo fearing the government is going to ban it when 99% of them will dutifully turn it in if ordered to do so. Those people are easy to ID. Just ask them if they are ready to shoot a cop to keep it. It’s sure not going to be chucky schumer showing up at their door to collect it. It’s going to be the local beat cop pulling down extra pay on SWAT duty with a fusion center.


71 posted on 04/08/2013 4:21:35 PM PDT by Orangedog (An optimist is someone who tells you to 'cheer up' when things are going his way)
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