Ammo availabilty affect next gun purchase?

The local shop where I bought the gun has so much trouble getting .380 they sale 6-12 rounds in a bag with each .380 they sell. Hope this doesn't turn out to be an expensive mess.
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I've been calling all over the country, trying to find a place that actually has .30-40 Krag brass in stock. In doing so, I have talked to many people that gave me the low-down about the current state of manufacturers.

If these people can be believed, most of the U.S. based ammunition companies are done with the normal ammunition runs for the year. They are now all running their seasonal brass, ammo, and bullets - before the big push for all the hunting ammo for fall. So, those of us with oddballs, or cartridges that have skyrocketed in popularity should be seeing components and ammo within the next couple months. (The suddenly-popular-again .380 is actually a seasonal run for every major U.S. manufacturer I know of. It's not a continuous-production cartridge. In the past, it wasn't an issue; as a low-demand cartridge.)
 
Anyone else reconsider a gun due to not finding the ammo for it?
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I avoid pretty much all of the new calibers and weird calibers and the guns chambered in them. I see the problem from the standpoint of availability and cost. When times are tough, the new or weird calibers may be in temporary surplus as people buy up large quantities of more common/usual calibers, but then the newer and weirder calibers that tend to normally be in lower production as it is will fall out as well. The problem is, they are slower to come back since so much demand is focussed on the regular calibers.

Then there is the cost issues. Due to lower production runs, these new or weird calibers are not produced with the economies of scale of most of the common calibers. So even when there is ammo available, they don't tend to go on sale as often or as much (er, less).
 
Not me, I sold a 9mm and .40 and bought a Glock 39, .45GAP. I find ammo all the time,online of course, but available none the less.:cool:
 
Dont let availability influence you. It's easy to find ammo on line and it's getting better all the time.
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Really, prices? Sites?


sportsmansguide.com always have lots of ammo. cheap prices cheap shipping.
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What are you/do you consider cheap on both accounts?
Purchased my first 45 acp in Jan. 06 and case price was $189.99:D and the last I checked same case is now $400+. :eek:
Maybe in your todays world $400+ is reasonable but not to me.
 
You ask for sites and are provided one and then argue. Sportsman's Guide and several other online places have relatively good prices compared to many of the gun stores and what not. If you want to compare everything to what you paid on '06 from which to argue, then climb back in your time machine and go get some '06 ammo. A lot of things were cheaper in 2006 and even cheaper in 1906.

The search function will help you find other vendors if you are not familiar with them.
 
I think you need to just forget about what you paid in 2006 or was it 1906 :D . In 2006, I thought $200 was a lot. I try to deal with reality. If you want ammunition, for the most part it is available and the availability is improving on a weekly basis. Stock up a bit and these periods of low supply may not impact you so much.

I am looking forward to a supply of 41 mag brass. I think I'm going to buy a fair amount when it next becomes available (maybe a 1000 or there abouts) . I also could use some 480 Ruger. But honestly, I have enough of each for the rest of this year without a problem.
 
What are you/do you consider cheap on both accounts?
Purchased my first 45 acp in Jan. 06 and case price was $189.99 and the last I checked same case is now $400+.
Maybe in your todays world $400+ is reasonable but not to me
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Perhaps another hobby should be in your future plans.

Really, if it is still too expensive, you can either start to cast your own and make your own gun powder; start your own ammo-making outfit and reap the huge profits you seem to think are flowing into the ammo companies' coffers; or just realize you can't go home again, Dorothy and pay the market price that consumers are willing to bear.

You can also switch to .22 for the majority of your trigger time and save the "expensive" stuff for a little practice.............:cool:
 
then climb back in your time machine and go get some '06 ammo. A lot of things were cheaper in 2006 and even cheaper in 1906.

The search function will help you find other vendors if you are not familiar with them.
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Smart ass remark # 1. I know how to use the search function and DO NOT buy factory ammo. I reload 5 calibers and have just over 10,000 rounds of factory ammo on hand in the 5 calibers I reload cause I stock piled at '06 prices and glad I did as well as reloading supplies.

Perhaps another hobby should be in your future plans.
or just realize you can't go home again, Dorothy and pay the market price that consumers are willing to bear.
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Smart ass remark #2 See my reply to #1
 
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