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Open for debate gentlemen. I will say up front that I would probably be considered a hoarder.

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  • Fenrir

    Fenrir 11 years, 5 months ago

    I wish I could find some .22 ammo! I just bought a Marlin .22 and can't shoot it if I wanted to. Everyone is always sold out! Guess I'll have to stick to the 30-30

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    • Razorback

      Razorback 11 years, 5 months ago

      Hate to hear that. Nothing worse than buying a new gun and not being able to shoot it. I got luck on the .22 ammo. My buddy had plenty and traded me for some extra 9mm FMJs I had.

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  • Fenrir

    Fenrir 11 years, 5 months ago

    More on topic, I think I'll just bow out of the ammo buying thing for a while. I'm not a hoarder but I have what would be considered normal I suppose. I considered buying a box each time I got my paycheck, but I can't even seem to do that since there isn't any to buy.

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    • Razorback

      Razorback 11 years, 5 months ago

      I have not bought any in a while since I was stocked up fairly well. I am not sure what is considered normal vs. hoarding. For me, it varies by weapon. But if having 500-1000 rounds for each is normal, them I am golden. If not, then I am guilty of hoarding. My trouble is finding a place to shoot. Only two ranges here and they are always packed. Hoping to buy some land soon and never have to worry about that issue again.

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  • JakeLonergan

    JakeLonergan 11 years, 5 months ago

    Early last year and the year before I had a crazy thought. Since there are so few gun stores in Los Angeles County anymore I needed to stock up a little. I picked up a case (1000) of each of my favorite calibers "just to have" in April last year. Nothing great, cheap Winchester white box ball for practice but it looks like platinum right now! Pure dumb luck.

    I'd like everyone here to consider getting into reloading. When I started Cowboy Action Shooting I needed to make some lower-powered ammo to compete with. Nothing fancy, a $100 Lee Turret Press and a $50 Lee Shotshell Loader were all I needed to load for a match; this has really helped bail me out during this crisis, too. Started with .38/.357 and moved on to .44-40 and last winter got 9mm and .300 BLK. Also a stroke of luck as this stuff has been a little hard to come by, too, lately.

    Now, the Big One. Never want to be held hostage again? Try casting your own bullets. Lead wheel weights and the like are cheap on eBay. I had to start with .44-40 because I couldn't find bullets at the time. A $60 Lee Melter and Lee 6-cavity mold and some accessories were all I needed. Last winter I got a 6-cavity 9mm mold and I was off to the races! 60 lbs. of 124 gr. RN 9mm bullets in, well, not "no time" but pretty fast.

    Do I sound like an ad for Lee Precision? Really, I'm just cheap and only needed about 160 rounds and, maybe, 40 shotshells for a match. I didn't really need that $800 loader that looks like the spaceship from E.T. like my cousin's progressive press. You can stay in a budget and escape, for the most part, a disaster like we've seen this winter. Again, pure dumb luck but I'll take it!

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    • Razorback

      Razorback 11 years, 5 months ago

      I have thought about reloading but have not sat down to do the cost comparison. Thanks for the info. Right now, I just need to get out and shoot.

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      • JakeLonergan

        JakeLonergan 11 years, 5 months ago

        Remember, I'm only suggesting this as a good way to keep practice ammo on hand. I know guys make really nice super long range match stuff, too, but I wanted to keep practice cheap and save the factory hollow point and other stuff (and even that white box ammo now) for serious social work should the need ever arise.

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