M855/ss109

[HoneyBadger]

People are worried they may not be all to shoot at all. The m855 ban is a test run. If they can remove a domestically produced round like m855 from the market, then they'll be emboldened to go after the rest under the same false "police safety" BS. Since they couldn't ban the guns they'll ban the ammo to feed them. They'll go after all the other calibers in time. Even .30-06 won't be safe. This isn't something to take lightly.

This administration is going for all out gun control via ammo bans. Even if they can't get it all banned, how expensive do you think ammo is going to get when a good percentage of it is suddenly removed from the market? I'd be willing to bet m855 accounts for almost 50% of the .223/5.56 bulk ammo supply. Panic prices now may seem like a bargain in a few months. Pricing gun owners out of the market is as good as a ban. It worked for machine guns.

Don't misunderstand me - I'm not saying that the legislation is good. It isn't. It is a very clear chipping away of liberty and I hate it.

I just don't get why people are willing to pay significantly more for M855 than M193 now, or ever. By all means, stock up on whatever you need, but don't be wasteful about it with your limited resources (money).

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Don't misunderstand me - I'm not saying that the legislation is good. It isn't. It is a very clear chipping away of liberty and I hate it.

I just don't get why people are willing to pay significantly more for M855 than M193 now, or ever. By all means, stock up on whatever you need, but don't be wasteful about it with your limited resources (money).

I'm not saying you like the ruling (It's not really legislation. The ATF is making things up as they go.) but I think too many gun owners are taking this too lightly. Too many have the "What's the big deal?" attitude. It's a big deal.

And people are paying significantly more for m193 as well. You can't buy ANY.223/5.56 bulk ammo at a decent price now. It's practically the same for 7.62x39. If you haven't stocked up already on your preferred flavor, you missed the boat and hopefully you can wait till the next lull (if there is one) in the storm to buy. Our side, as usual, is myopic and only focusing on the specific issue at hand and not seeing the big picture. This is about far more than m855.

[DavieD55]

Our side, as usual, is myopic and only focusing on the specific issue at hand and not seeing the big picture. This is about far more than m855.

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