M855/ss109

[Great-Kazoo]

All I kniw is the 223,556 supply is a disaster right now. What a fuckimg mess.

The ammo supply shouldn't be a mess for anyone, unless one was not prepared.

[68Charger]

The ammo supply shouldn't be a mess for anyone, unless one was not prepared.

Don't confuse 'supply' (which is a flow, or ability to acquire more) with 'stock' (what you have on hand)

[Great-Kazoo]

Don't confuse 'supply' (which is a flow, or ability to acquire more) with 'stock' (what you have on hand)

I'm not. One shouldn't be worried about supply IF they have sufficient Stock. It's the panic calls that ask you IF you want to sell any ammo since they only have 500 rounds . Those folks have an issue with Supply since they didn't Stock up.

[68Charger]

I'm not. One shouldn't be worried about supply IF they have sufficient Stock. It's the panic calls that ask you IF you want to sell any ammo since they only have 500 rounds . Those folks have an issue with Supply since they didn't Stock up.

True, but given that when supply will be restored is unknown, any amount of depletion of stock will eventually result in stock going to zero.
They are only experiencing the supply problem because they had a stock problem...
if they're not using any ammo regularly, then it's not a supply or stock problem- it's just a comfort problem.
but yeah, assuming supply will be constant in this political environment is a mistake...

I just feel like arguing semantics today I guess...

[Great-Kazoo]

True, but given that when supply will be restored is unknown, any amount of depletion of stock will eventually result in stock going to zero.
They are only experiencing the supply problem because they had a stock problem...
if they're not using any ammo regularly, then it's not a supply or stock problem- it's just a comfort problem.
but yeah, assuming supply will be constant in this political environment is a mistake...

I just feel like arguing semantics today I guess...

I'm in. Once again it goes back How many years? Failure to keep a supply of ammo in stock for the long haul is something people who were not old enough, or born for the 89 & 94 bans, is their problem. One should have learned (again newer shooters) to Buy cheap, stack deep. Or when funds were available to buy, buy, buy. I like others not only buy when priced right, we also reload. Which is another topic we can go to as necessary

[68Charger]

I'm in. Once again it goes back How many years? Failure to keep a supply of ammo in stock for the long haul is something people who were not old enough, or born for the 89 & 94 bans, is their problem. One should have learned (again newer shooters) to Buy cheap, stack deep. Or when funds were available to buy, buy, buy. I like others not only buy when priced right, we also reload. Which is another topic we can go to as necessary

So why didn't you stock enough to sell to these people who are asking you for ammo now? You had to know this was coming... (now I'm just being facetious)
Just for the record I'm arguing semantics, I'm not complaining I don't have enough ammo... My wife would complain I have too much (if she really knew)

I reload too, but only on a single stage press currently... so I frequently don't find the time. Maybe it's time I funded a bullet swage press (make my own boolits from .22LR shell casings) and a Progressive... I didn't start reloading for volume, it was for customization...

Somewhere I've got plans on how to make a bullet swaging press... much like the Walnut Hill... just would need the dies

[EvolvingTactical]

I'm in. Once again it goes back How many years? Failure to keep a supply of ammo in stock for the long haul is something people who were not old enough, or born for the 89 & 94 bans, is their problem. One should have learned (again newer shooters) to Buy cheap, stack deep. Or when funds were available to buy, buy, buy. I like others not only buy when priced right, we also reload. Which is another topic we can go to as necessary

I have always tried to buy cheap, stack deep, but sadly due to my situation (full time college student, with part-time job) I have not always had funds for ammo. I could see another ban/scare coming as soon as the ATF banned 5.45 7N6 for the AK-74. Just wish I would have stacked deeper.