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If you say soNext will be mags and rifles
If you say soNext will be mags and rifles
I've always thought it was funny, people thinking there might be a shortage- create the shortage. Like the bank runs back in the day. That'll be next.
2-3% death rate with healthy enough people just getting a cough and a fever. "Hmm, what do I need? AMMO!...and all the toilet paper I can get my hands on." Glad I reload...and still have some old yellow pages around here.
This is not only panic buying but everything is shutting down. So couple supply disruption and panic buying and I can see this being bad for at least three months or more.
Yep. It happens. With the rate at things are going, unprecedented for this type of illness, a massive bank run isn't out of the question.
That's what I'd heard earlier as well. Maybe people are wishing/hoping to get their cash before the debit posts for all their TP and ammo purchases.Edit: I didn't know it's already started. Dear Lord.
Yup.I reload for most of the rifle and pistol calibers that I shoot and have a pretty good supply on hand. Also have 3 - 4 thousand .22lr and ample 12 gauge. So I am not worried.
But in my opinion this ammo run is completely ridiculous. This country is in complete all out panic mode. The panic is going to cause far worse damage than the virus will.
Don't tell anyone, but I bought some .357 magnum ammo today.
I was fortunate, I picked up a lee production pot, 357 and 452 molds, along with about 120lbs of lead for about $150 about a year ago. Wasn't sure if or when I'd use it. But here we are. Plus after the last shortage, I stocked up. On factory loads and reloading supplies. I was actually getting slightly embarrassed a little over a week ago when I bought a cabinet for the new reloading room, and filled it with about 80% of the factory ammo I have on hand, still no reloads in there. But now...I'm pretty ok with that. So, if we do get shut down for a while, I have a couple thousand 45 rounds to load...if I blow thru that and still have time on my hands, it'll be time to fire up the pot and try my hand at casting for the 357. Should be good for a while.
I have plenty of cartridges for my firearms. The trick is to not shoot it all up.
Thankfully, my wife has always a bit of a hang up about running out of TP. We always have a couple dozen rolls.... yes, a couple dozen.