Bartholomew Roberts
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Saw an interesting statistic today - gun sales are up 95% over last year; but ammo sales are up 139% over last year. So it seems not all those ammo sales are new owners.
So it seems not all those ammo sales are new owners.
No, but shortages in general have a tendency to become self-propagating. It happened with the Obama-era ammo shortage, and it happened with the COVID-19 toilet paper shortage. There's a bit of a surge in purchases, word gets out that supplies are (or may be getting) tight, and suddenly everyone rushes out to stock up.Bartholomew Roberts said:So it seems not all those ammo sales are new owners.
Too many buyers, not enough bullets.wmg1299 said:Main Cause of the Current Ammo Shortage?
THe videos of the commune CHOP in Seattle, along with the troubles in Portland for weeks-though it seems to be in a smallish area--are the images which keep many people anxious.
And very limited umbers of those anxious people will ever go to those two cities.
Her gun wasn't a toy, it was an actual firearm. It was surrendered in an inoperable condition, we have no idea what condition it was at the time the trespassers invaded. Also, the mayor lived miles away and not in that gated community.Add to all of that the photos and videos of the St. Louis couple Inside their "gated" community (her handgun was a Toy...his was not).
Many people forgot that the St. Louis mayor, living on a nearby street, had already exposed personal data on some protestors who had caused trouble inside the city....
My only intention was to point out the repetition of events of the Portland-Seattle Anarchist Axis, or the organized riots (by 'professional demonstrators'), which seem to have been over for a a while.
I’ve been looking for some extra ammo recently because my wife has finally decided to get her LTC but needs to brush up on her skills. I’ve seen ammo shortages before, especially during the Obama years, but this one seems different. I know there have been a lot of new gun buyers due to the Coronavirus outbreak and recent riots, but I thought the run on guns and ammo would’ve slowed down by now. Do any of you guys have any insight on the main cause of this shortage? Did some manufacturers have to shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions, did the new buyers buy more than expected, or is this mainly due to existing gun owners hoarding?
1858 Remington revolvers make a great base to convert a C&B to a .38 special with a drop in conversion.I have watched 1858 remingtons fall out of stock almost everywhere over the past week or so. What the heck, a run on cap and ball revolvers