In light of the current market I am committing to not buying another firearm or ammo till 2022.

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mcb said:
Another thread with a hopefully less dire and more amusing twist on dealing with the crazy firearms/ammunition market we are living in.

I am committed to not buying another firearm, any ammo, and no reloading supplies till the calendar reads 2022. I am going to use what guns I have with what ammo and reloading supplies I have on hand. If I run out of ammo and reloading components for a particular caliber it will be shelved till 2022.

I make only two exception, I will still be buying 22LR match grade ammo (I have plenty of plinking 22LR ammo) for my NRL22 matches. And if an unshaved Webley Mark IV were to cross my path in shootable condition and at a price I can stomach for the condition I would buy it.

This seems like the best response to the current conditions. Time to ignore the crazy prices and equally crazy reactions to them and focus on having fun shooting what I have. I am fortunate that I think I bought enough during the good times that I can do this fairly easily. I might only be shooing 40S&W, 30 RAR and 28 gauge by the end of the year but I am pretty sure I can make it while still carrying, competing, plinking and hunting what and when I want.

Anyone else thinking along these lines?
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I make several aquisitions every year , this year I have made none because of the disgusting games being played on the consumer ......been spending my gun bucks else where ........MCB...Take Care .....
 
I’m not starting any experiments. It’d be silly to start testing to consolidate my “stock” on-hand powders now and for the foreseeable future.

I want to consolidate powders by stocking only CFE Pistol, H110, CFE223, IMR-7977 for everything I load for.

Powder that I’ve used and won’t replenish (if testing works out). The sad faces are most or longest or best use powders I’ve had experience with and I’m going to hate see them go:

Red Dot
Universal :(
Titegroup
Blue Dot
HS-6 :(
Accurate #9
2400 :(
LT 32 :(
BL-C(2) :(
Varget :(
Reloader 7
Reloader 10x
Reloader 15
IMR-3031 :(
IMR-4166
Reloader 22
Retumbo

My thinking is, why have a pound of Varget, a pound of BL-C(2), a pound of LT32, a pound of CFE223?
Why not instead just go with 8 pounds of CFE223?
 
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I stocked up during the "Trump slump" when ammo and firearms were reasonably priced. I told others to do so and got the, "it ain't gonna happen", or "I can't afford it", or "I'll get around to it".

Guess what folks:

1. It did happen.
2. People who "couldn't afford it" are now complaining that they are paying too much.
3. You procrastinated too long.
 
I am probably not going to buy any more ammo or components in this current environment, but I am pretty well stocked up. If I find a gun that I want at the right price I will probably jump on it.

Funny thing, I was looking for something else yesterday in a closet that I almost never go into, and found 2 full cans of 7.62x51, an unopened battle pack of 7.62x51, an unopened battle pack of 5.56x45, and a full can of LC Garand ammo in en blok clips. I don't remember when I bought it, and totally forgot that I had it. So, I am in even better shape than I thought I was.
 
I learned a long time ago that resolutions usually don't last. I wish you the best of luck. I'm pretty well off and while I don't plan on buying a lot, if an opportunity presents itself, I'll take advantage.

I picked up a 100 shell carton of shotgun ammo today. At the pre-panic price. While I was in the check out line a coworker came up and commented on me winning the lottery. I told him that there was still ammo on the shelf when I left. The cashier laughed...
 
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Seeing as I currently own no handgun and may have some $$$ coming in the first of the year, at least one handgun purchase, if not two; may be in the works for me.
 
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Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies. I too have not bought a firearm since January 2020, and I haven't been tempted much since then. I do not know what the future holds but I will roll with it. Rules and resolutions were made to be broken so I try to avoid them when I can.
 
I’m not saying I won’t buy, but I won’t buy at crazy prices. I will continue my hunt for antique S&W top breaks until I have one of each major type and size. That means a SA 32, DA 32 and 38, and a big bore in some flavor of 44. I also need a tip-up and a volcanic pistol to truly round out the S&W pre-HE collection.

On the reloading front, I still need a few things but it can wait until I stumble across them at a reasonable price. .224, .308 bullet, and .312 bullets are very high on my list, but I’m seriously considering getting the very basics of casting, mainly for those specific bullets as well as 32 and 38sw wadcutters.
 
My intentions as of now are gun accessories and bullet molds.

I keep trying to talk myself into browsing the LGS. But it's usually too busy.
 
I have avoided buying anything at elevated prices, only fleshing-out stocks of non-trendy ammo while they were still on the shelves. My sympathy factor for shooters who been in the game for any period before 2020 and don't have a basic stockage is pretty much zero. I started hoarding ammo at about age 14 in 1990- it seemed like a good thing to do.
 
I'm good on most components for a few years. Have enough guns that our 4 boys are getting some.

So,while shooting isn't being impacted that much,am still moving time in slight tangents. Have picked back up on machine rebuilds. Working on a 1910 cast iron beast of a "bead roller" (sheet metal). Also a 1940's Walker Turner 10" cabinet saw for one of the boys. Filling in a few tooling blanks for the machine shop.

So while it isn't directly a positive firearms "direction"...... foundationally,it is supporting. Did a very nice,major maintenance "rebuild" on our '07 shoptruck for sort of the same reasons. It's my favorite varmint chasing vehicle,so making it more "ready" is reinforcement for hunting.... if that makes sense?

This too will pass(pandemic) and life will go on with a new normal until the next big "reboot". You just have to be willing to spread your interest,and tooling bases.
 
That's probably not a bad idea, it's gotten so ridiculous with the prices and availability that it's killing my interest in the hobby. The fact that companies aren't willing to increase their output because they got burned doing that in 2016 isn't helping and it's obvious that the increased demand isn't like to go away until we know for sure how the makeup of the gov't is going to look come mid January.

So, for now, unless there's something that comes up in the next couple months that I've been wanting to get for years and the price is right, I'll grab it. If the price isn't right, I won't.

Am I going to be shooting as much this Winter as I did last Winter? I don't think so. It's gonna be maybe a trip to the indoor range once a month until the warmer weather breaks and things start to normalize. The question is if things aren't much different in 5 to 6 months, will I still be limiting my shooting and buying?

Maybe, probably... more than likely.
 
mcb said:
Anyone else thinking along these lines?
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Hokkmike said:
Considering the climate (I don't mean weather) any reasonable purchase that comes my way is worthy of consideration. Especially ammo.
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MachIVshooter said:
I'll make no such resolution.

Sometimes I go a considerable periods buying nothing like most of 2020, and then I'll have months like this November where I bought five.
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Pat Riot said:
Nope. I will not put limits on the unknown. How can I limit myself if I do not know what is going to happen?
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But, unfortunately, we DO have a viable forecast of what is going to happen, being PLANNED to happen.

From Deep within the Joe Bunker....

''...prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms.

** End the online sale of firearms and ammunitions. Biden will enact legislation to prohibit all online sales of firearms, ammunition, kits, and gun parts. **

Create an effective program to ensure ...''

Re: https://joebiden.com/gunsafety/

OK so there it is. And I might add, if ANY so called speculation could happen outside of such a WRITTEN statement, I will speculate this was the sanitized version. The reality of the real 'wish list' is much, much worse.
 
stchman said:
I stocked up during the "Trump slump" when ammo and firearms were reasonably priced. I told others to do so and got the, "it ain't gonna happen", or "I can't afford it", or "I'll get around to it".

Guess what folks:

1. It did happen.
2. People who "couldn't afford it" are now complaining that they are paying too much.
3. You procrastinated too long.
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I pretty mirrored your actions...told lots of friends to stock up and few did. Now they are paying double or more...

My one main shortfall is .22 ammo. I’m not out, but I wish I’d have bought a LOT more when it was plentiful and cheap.

Honestly, I should have just bought an extra 10K of 9MM and .223, and 20K .22 just to supply my friends who are now short.

Yeah, I’d have made some money off them, but my prices would be far better than they’ve been paying lately.
 
mcb said:
Another thread with a hopefully less dire and more amusing twist on dealing with the crazy firearms/ammunition market we are living in.

I am committed to not buying another firearm, any ammo, and no reloading supplies till the calendar reads 2022. I am going to use what guns I have with what ammo and reloading supplies I have on hand. If I run out of ammo and reloading components for a particular caliber it will be shelved till 2022.

I make only two exception, I will still be buying 22LR match grade ammo (I have plenty of plinking 22LR ammo) for my NRL22 matches. And if an unshaved Webley Mark IV were to cross my path in shootable condition and at a price I can stomach for the condition I would buy it.

This seems like the best response to the current conditions. Time to ignore the crazy prices and equally crazy reactions to them and focus on having fun shooting what I have. I am fortunate that I think I bought enough during the good times that I can do this fairly easily. I might only be shooing 40S&W, 30 RAR and 28 gauge by the end of the year but I am pretty sure I can make it while still carrying, competing, plinking and hunting what and when I want.

Anyone else thinking along these lines?
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I think 2 things will happen..post vaccine(and yes, not an instantaneous result), ammo makers, raw material suppliers, distributors, will get back on the step. More people in the factories, more raw materials. In the next year, the sky won't fall, anarchy won't sweep the nation, tomorrow will be like it were more normal...people won't be standing in long lines to get ammo or TP or hamburger or hand sanitizer. 'Panic' buying feeds on itself..'OMG, only 8 12 roll TP left..better buy all of them'...

So more supply, lesser demand=lower prices and better availability.

BUT, even tho expensive compared to pre COVID $, I can still afford it(9mm, 223, 22LR)..will buy it when I can, and still shoot...fewer rounds per outing but....I think in a year, 'things' will be pretty much back to a (newer) normal..IMHO...

OBTW-a week ago, son went to cabela's and bought $250 of 9mm and 357..9mm was $.25 per round, 357 $.60 per round.
 
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End the online sale of firearms and ammunitions. Biden will enact legislation to prohibit all online sales of firearms, ammunition, kits, and gun parts. **
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Great way to close this thread..POTUS doesn't enact anything..both house of Congress, after agreeing on a bill's final draft, sends it to the POTUS for his signature.
An Executive Order can't do the above.

PLUS..I'll 'bet' that any new Congress and POTUS will have a 'few' bigger things on their plates..

I'll remind you what the current potus 'said'...
Endorsing-
RFL
UBC
21 year old age limit
 
My SOP is to only pay what I consider to be a (better-than-)decent price for a product.

My ideas of decent pricing are not affected by any prevailing winds of Crazy (e.g., currently I will not pay more ~28¢/rd for good-quality M193-equivalent ... delivered). After the Panic has calmed and pricing has flattened I will modify my personal pricing guidelines.

If I run out of 5.56x45 while the market price in the stratosphere, I will simply stop shooting my ARs for awhile. <shrug>

So ... if I happen to stumble across a decent, or better, price for a product that I use I will consider making a purchase.

The way that the current Silliness is developing, it may be awhile before I make another firearms-related purchase.

For me that is OK since I have the PackRat Gene and have stockpiled a whole lot of, among other things, firearms, ammunition, hand-/re-loading components, parts, accessories, etc. :)
 
I won't pay inflated prices. I made it a point to stock up after the Great Primer Scare in the Clinton administration. I have enough guns to fit my needs.
 
As far as financial availability goes, firearms and ammo can not be at the top of my list. I average about one handgun purchase a year and maybe three or four ammo purchases a year of approx. 350-400 rounds each. I tried to take advantage of the last few years' low prices, but there's only so much cash to go around. I figure I have about two years worth of ammo at my average level of use. As far as the NJ/Fed. legislature goes, I hope for the best but prepare for the worst as best I can. I will not buy ammo at the current prices, but if a reasonable deal came up I would.
 
I have enough black powder supplies to go well beyond that and more. As for guns ,I never make promises I can’t keep :cool:
 
No commitment either way for me. In March I could have said the same thing about this year, but I've bought more firearms since then than any other year. And I'm happy to say I didn't overpay for any of them and they would have been pretty good prices in 2019 as well. My normal advice would be to stay away from the type of firearms that are in higher demand, but that doesn't necessarily hold true because the second and third best deals I got were on an M&P 9 and P226 that I only have $604 into the pair.

If you remember you don't really NEED anything, but are ready to jump when you come across a good price you'll be OK.
 
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