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Aloysius Super Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:05 am Post subject: Re: Visited a gun shop today |
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and watch the sky for camo-airplanes...
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English Mike Super Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 1709 Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: Visited a gun shop today |
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Earlier today, I was chatting online with a guy I know who is in the ammunition manufacturing business in Florida.
He says brass, bullets & primers are coming through OK in most cases BUT powder is a constant & worrying headache to source.
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English Mike Super Member
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BigBlue Super Member
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:47 am Post subject: Re: Visited a gun shop today |
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I was in a local gun shop yesterday. It's an old hardware store with a small gun shop that does a brisk business. I'm sure Gil knows the shop. The owner was on the phone with a supplier complaining about the lack of .380 ammo. He was saying that customers come in to buy a .380 and then leave without the gun when they find out there's no ammo to be had for them.
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44marty Super Member
Joined: Mar 20, 2009 Posts: 775 Location: Cheshire, MA; USA
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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:27 am Post subject: Re: Visited a gun shop today |
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BigBlue wrote: |
I was in a local gun shop yesterday. It's an old hardware store with a small gun shop that does a brisk business. I'm sure Gil knows the shop. The owner was on the phone with a supplier complaining about the lack of .380 ammo. He was saying that customers come in to buy a .380 and then leave without the gun when they find out there's no ammo to be had for them. |
Yeah, really sucks for gun shops. It's starting to get much better in this area. Good supplies of .40, 9mm, 5.56 NATO and .45 on the shelves at WalMart - - and actually staying there. Always has been plenty of shotgun ammo. I even got bulk boxes of .38 and .22 Blazer ammo with some lucky timing.
Haven't had my reloading bench set up for a while, so I have a great supply of powders and primers on hand. If it ever got to the point where I was really low on factory ammo, I'd still be good to go.
PS- The people looking for .380's would really be better off with 9mm's
I love the Ruger LC9
. . . would be nice if it had an ambidextrous safety, but with practice a left-handed shooter can get used to this.
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Gil Martin Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1837 Location: Schnecksville, PA
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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:37 am Post subject: Re: Visited a gun shop today |
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I talked with a small gun shop owner at a gun club board meeting this week. He told me that he visits a regional distributor every week and gun shop owners are limited to two bricks of .22 l.r. ammo. He lucked out on his last trip and got a whole case of .22 l.r. ammo. He limits his customers to a few boxes each to spread it around. We will get through this. All the best...
Gil
P.S. BigBlue, I know the shop you mentioned and it begins with the letter B.
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44marty Super Member
Joined: Mar 20, 2009 Posts: 775 Location: Cheshire, MA; USA
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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 1:03 am Post subject: Re: Visited a gun shop today |
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THIS JUST IN -TODAY'S E-MAIL (4/4/14)
Graf & Son's is having a sale on primers and powders.
IMR4064, IMR4895, and Hodgdon CFE Pistol and H3321 powders are available, limited quantities, at $25 / lb
Primers, all types, available from CCI, Remington, TulAmmo, and WOLF
hazmat fee not included (I think it's $28.95) - shipped FedEx
800-531-2666
www.grafs.com
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44marty Super Member
Joined: Mar 20, 2009 Posts: 775 Location: Cheshire, MA; USA
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:24 pm Post subject: Re: Visited a gun shop today |
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So I went into a gun shop to look for .25 auto hollowpoints that a friend needs . . .
DEPOSIT DOWN on a like-new FEG PJK 9mm !!! WOOHOO !!!
For those not fortunate enough to have owned one - this is an exact (or near-exact) copy of the Browning Hi-Power. Can't wait to put this one through its paces !!! The shop was just logging this in; the guys didn't even know yet what the owner paid for it.
Photos will follow once I have this pistol in hand.
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Gil Martin Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1837 Location: Schnecksville, PA
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:00 pm Post subject: Re: Visited a gun shop today |
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44marty,
I bought a pair of the same FEG 9mm handguns a few years back. What are they selling for now? I have not seen them for sale for a long time. Good choice. I had my gunsmith disable the magazine disconnect that requires a magazine to be in place to fire the pistol. All the best...
Gil
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Arron Super Member
Joined: Nov 20, 2006 Posts: 352 Location: Cen.Iowa, by way of SWIowa
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: Visited a gun shop today |
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Yeap.... I see the Bushmaster still has ol' attitude. HA HA HA HA HA
Good for you my southern neighbor.
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44marty Super Member
Joined: Mar 20, 2009 Posts: 775 Location: Cheshire, MA; USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 12:43 am Post subject: Re: Visited a gun shop today |
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Gil, this one is like-new-in-box, so it went high at $400
I checked around online and some more recent sales were around $275 for well-worn examples.
PS- The serial number is 716XX I don't know where that puts its manufacture date or features.
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