[ZoLtAr1]

Gent's/Ladies..
As you all are aware, we are in an ammo crisis never before seen in our days.
I am not out to flame/blame anyone of our hobby for this. BUT...
F/A guys know this...S/A guys know this..
Sure, some peeps can afford to buy a pallet of ammo ata time; but most of us can't.
And in light of the surplus being exhausted, we must refrain from just blazing away precious ammo. Sure, it's fun.. But it is NOT REPLENISHABLE!!
Think about it..
The days of blasting are gone.. Universal gov't have taken control, and surplus is no longer a viable choice for cheap ammo.
In a year or two; if we keep blazing our ammo away, ammo will be over $1 per round. It prolly won't matter what cal; just 'cause ya can't replace it.
Rich folks can replace it, but 90% of us aren't rich.
Savour what we have left, and don't waste it. Store it so you can enjoy it.
And, yes, I have fired more MG's than most of you have, and enjoy every second of it.. But, I can see what will happen in the near future if we keep blazing away our ammo.
Some may flame me, but some will agree.. Save Ammo.. Otherwise there won't be any to save..

 

[KABAR2]

Not going to flame you, you make some valid points, we should all be stockpiling some ammo, and everyone should have a reloading press and supplies to use it, the UN is shutting down trade in surplus ammo, Somebody posted here months ago that ATF has not approved a shipment of surplus military grade ammo in the past six months (now longer), if you can't feed them you have a nice museum, with pretty paper weights. ATF and the anti's have figured out if you cant feed them they are useless. for every round you shoot you should have five to 10 in reserve, and plan to save your brass.

They have talked about limiting the amount of ammo one is allowed to own with out a license in the past, In white controlled Africa in the past, you had to have special permits to have reloading equipment, the Government was afraid that the terrorists if they over ran your farm would have your equipment and would be able to reload ammo. So stock up on supplies as you can afford it!

Remember one of the first battles of the American Revolution was started when The British Military tried to seize arms and a stockpile of powder because they knew what they needed to control. The Governor of Virginia seized privately purchased powder at the magazine in an effort to stop what would come without the powder the musket would have been useless.

 

[Finalygotabeltfed]

Not going to flame you, you make some valid points, we should all be stockpiling some ammo, and everyone should have a reloading press and supplies to use it, the UN is shutting down trade in surplus ammo, Somebody posted here months ago that ATF has not approved a shipment of surplus military grade ammo in the past six months (now longer), if you can't feed them you have a nice museum, with pretty paper weights. ATF and the anti's have figured out if you cant feed them they are useless. for every round you shoot you should have five to 10 in reserve, and plan to save your brass.

They have talked about limiting the amount of ammo one is allowed to own with out a license in the past, In white controlled Africa in the past, you had to have special permits to have reloading equipment, the Government was afraid that the terrorists if they over ran your farm would have your equipment and would be able to reload ammo. So stock up on supplies as you can afford it!

Remember one of the first battles of the American Revolution was started when The British Military tried to seize arms and a stockpile of powder because they knew what they needed to control. The Governor of Virginia seized privately purchased powder at the magazine in an effort to stop what would come without the powder the musket would have been useless.

Actually, they were a bit more concerned with cannons and the powder for them.....but conserving is a good idea in any caliber.

Buy what you can whenever you can, "These are the good old days".

 

[KABAR2]

Actually, they were a bit more concerned with cannons and the powder for them.....but conserving is a good idea in any caliber.

Yes and our Government already has limits in place on Black powder ownership you can not have more than five pounds. And OSHA this past year attempted to place new rules on powder shipments Black & smokless, that would strangle any form of shipment in the future.

Cannons may have been on their minds, but until Fort Ticonderoga was taken from the British and Knox moved cannon and powder from there, America had a meager supply of artillery. More fights and skirmishes were fought without cannon than with, light artillery 3 and 6 pounders would have be most common than the heavier guns. Infantry was the Queen of battle and artillery the King.

 

[George W]

ammo

Zoltar
I'm not flaming you but it sounds like your flaming anyone that's shooting a beltfed wether it's a F/A or a S/A.

Sombody that buys ammo buy the pallet does so, so they can shoot ammo buy the pallet. Somebody that buys ammo buy the box does so, so they can shoot ammo by the box.

If you own a gun you should have a supply of ammo for it period.
Your supply should be based on what it is and how often you shoot it.

As to blazing away ammo. In a year or two ammo may be over a $1.00 a rnd anyway. I guess I'm trying to see how my ammo habits have any effect on anybody else.

If a gun owner needs to be reminded that he needs to keep ammo for his guns he probably shouldn't have any guns.

Once again sorry if this is coming across like a flame on you it is not ment to be. Bottom line I think we both agree on is surplus ammo supply is drying up.
Don't wait for the price to drop, buy ammo now, buy it buy the pallet if you can, or one rnd at a time , but buy it. Go shooting , teach others to shoot , keep the sport alive .

GW

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

I am pretty much only buying .22lr guns now. For the moment, I can still afford to blast with a .22lr.

I am also tracking down all the .308 once fired brass I can find. Damn stuff is over $150 a thousand, if you can find it.

 

[FloridaAKM]

Having reloading equipment for the calibers that you shoot is smart, but it also is expensive to get started if you have none. I have been reloading for many years and will continue to save my brass and accept used brass from people who otherwise throw it away. Just another way to keep ole Betsy well fed.

 

[DOUBLE8]

Oh boy, here we go.Keeping a stash is one thing but its made to shoot, i got into the gun scene when i was a kid cause i love to shoot so thats what i do, I will never quit shootin but if i did it would be because i ran out of ammo and in 35 yrs i have never done that yet so its not likely it ever will.