Phydeaux642
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My frustration has been building for a while now and I today I'm just so irritated that, if I didn't live in a quiet neighborhood, I would probably let loose with one of those primal screams.
I got back into shooting some time back because I wanted to learn. I wanted to learn how to shoot better. I wanted to learn about different types of firearms. I wanted to learn about gun maintenance and repair. I wanted to learn about concealed carry. I wanted to read about other people's experiences and learn from them. In other words, I wanted to immerse myself into the sport of shooting and learn all that I could. When I do this with any interst of mine it usually ends up being a life long interest. I have enjoyed the journey thus far and have learned a lot here on THR, the interweb and talking to others in the sport. The people that truly love the sport are fun to talk with and are a plethora of great information.
I have spent my time in the past buying different firearms and enjoyed every minute of it. I've come to a point where I have much of what I want in that respect. I still look but rarely find anything that I just have to have. Much of that has to do with all of the panic buying. In light of this I have thought about reloading and am at a place where I think I am ready to learn this skill. Unfortunately, I may not get to do this anytime soon and this is the source of my frustration.
The panic buying has infiltrated every aspect of the sport and I have had enough. There are few, if any, good deals on guns today. Trying to find ammo reminds me of the Beannie Baby craze where people were fighting in the stores for their precious find (no, I didn't buy Beannie Babies). And, as I have found, reloading components are as bad, if not worse, than trying to find ammo. They are on the shelf for a few hours at the most, sometimes only a few minutes.
A lot of folks say, "It's a good deal that we have all of these new gun owners. It's good for our rights. We need everyone we can get." Well, I'm not buying it. I will welcome every new shooter that got into the sport for the right reasons. I don't know if I can welcome those that got into it because someone where they work told them they need a gun before they are banned. I sure can't welcome those that got into the sport in order to stock up on guns, ammo and reloading components hoping to make a profit if a ban of any sort is put in place. A lot of these people will never shoot their guns more than one time, if at all. I can't imagine selling any of my guns or ammo to take advantage of a bad situation. I really hope I am never put into a position where I even have to consider selling any of them.
On top of all of this, I think the panic buying makes those in the sport look bad. I think it's crazy, so, I can barely imagine what others outside the sport might think. It's almost as if people are giving in to the notion of an inevitable ban by taking part in the craziness.
Maybe I'm wrong and am just missing out on something.
I think I'll go work an my bicycle for awhile. Surely, I can still get parts for that.
I got back into shooting some time back because I wanted to learn. I wanted to learn how to shoot better. I wanted to learn about different types of firearms. I wanted to learn about gun maintenance and repair. I wanted to learn about concealed carry. I wanted to read about other people's experiences and learn from them. In other words, I wanted to immerse myself into the sport of shooting and learn all that I could. When I do this with any interst of mine it usually ends up being a life long interest. I have enjoyed the journey thus far and have learned a lot here on THR, the interweb and talking to others in the sport. The people that truly love the sport are fun to talk with and are a plethora of great information.
I have spent my time in the past buying different firearms and enjoyed every minute of it. I've come to a point where I have much of what I want in that respect. I still look but rarely find anything that I just have to have. Much of that has to do with all of the panic buying. In light of this I have thought about reloading and am at a place where I think I am ready to learn this skill. Unfortunately, I may not get to do this anytime soon and this is the source of my frustration.
The panic buying has infiltrated every aspect of the sport and I have had enough. There are few, if any, good deals on guns today. Trying to find ammo reminds me of the Beannie Baby craze where people were fighting in the stores for their precious find (no, I didn't buy Beannie Babies). And, as I have found, reloading components are as bad, if not worse, than trying to find ammo. They are on the shelf for a few hours at the most, sometimes only a few minutes.
A lot of folks say, "It's a good deal that we have all of these new gun owners. It's good for our rights. We need everyone we can get." Well, I'm not buying it. I will welcome every new shooter that got into the sport for the right reasons. I don't know if I can welcome those that got into it because someone where they work told them they need a gun before they are banned. I sure can't welcome those that got into the sport in order to stock up on guns, ammo and reloading components hoping to make a profit if a ban of any sort is put in place. A lot of these people will never shoot their guns more than one time, if at all. I can't imagine selling any of my guns or ammo to take advantage of a bad situation. I really hope I am never put into a position where I even have to consider selling any of them.
On top of all of this, I think the panic buying makes those in the sport look bad. I think it's crazy, so, I can barely imagine what others outside the sport might think. It's almost as if people are giving in to the notion of an inevitable ban by taking part in the craziness.
Maybe I'm wrong and am just missing out on something.
I think I'll go work an my bicycle for awhile. Surely, I can still get parts for that.