Very upset....

L

LeadZinger

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when I found that I had zero tins of #10 caps when I had thought there were four in my storage box.:mad: I was getting everything together to go make some smoke when this calamity was discovered. Naturally there are none to be found locally (within a 50 mile radious) nor have I found anyplace online that is not "out of stock". To compound this sorry situation, I'm out of BP cartridges and can not reload anymore until my bullet order comes in, perhaps in another 3-4 weeks. That order was placed 3 weeks ago when I was told the backlog was two weeks to ship! Have only myself to blame for thinking instead of looking to verify my 'on hand', but, damn, I wanted to do some shooting.

Just can not bring myself to blame the politicians and anti-gun folks for all the panic buying that is going on. After all they still have not passed any law or regulation yet that is going to effect me, and I doubt that they will really be able to get something passed that would be anything other than a minor PITA. Registering for the draft was a PITA, renewing my driver's license is a PITA, but I survived. I do blame those that run around claiming the sky is falling and going out and buying up all the guns and ammunition they can find. Personally know someone that now has more ammunition than he will be able to shoot off before he dies of old age. Has bought guns he never has had an interest in before just because he was able to buy some ammo. It would be nice if things got back to normal sooner that everyone seems to predict.

I feel much better for getting that off my mind.:D Since I cann't shoot guess I will go give my guns their 1000 round anual cleaning (full disassembly, picks and toothbrush).
 
I don't think the panic has hit the black powder market.
I think that has just become a rather more common hobby over the years.
More popular.
Sunday I thought I had another tin of 100 #10 caps also. I started to look around and realized I was on my last tin.
So I may only have half a tin left.
Here there usually are places that have them in stock. I'll have to call around to see.
A few weeks ago I found lead balls down in Orange county. But had to order wads online.
dc
 
The panic has hit in places, it depends on what town you're in. Right after the election, everything flew off the shelves here locally...caps, powder, balls...22LR, 38, 357, 45 auto, 9mm, 380 auto, shotgun shells...(as a town we seem to be pretty heavily armed :eek:) things are starting to even out here though. You can find powder back on the shelves and a few caps here and there, round balls are back in stock and the local shop is able to get the usual ammo in limited quantity, he sells to his regulars first and if anything is left over it goes on the shelf for the next joe who walks in. Everything I want from cabelas is still on backorder though...#11 magnum caps are much more popular than I thought...:(
 
If I look...

at my local source's inventories, then I would have to say, yes you can buy a black powder firearm. You can even find round ball to stuff them with, but you cann't find any size of caps or BP substitute powder. Looking on the internet is pretty much the same picture - except you can still supposedly get 2ff and 3fff black powder in four to six weeks. Many sites are out of Goex but have the German or Swiss brands available. But you have to search. So Yes, there is a lot of evidence of panic buying in the black powder community.
 
If you add your location in your profile, so it comes up under your username, then someone in your area may be able to point you in the right direction. I have 3 mom and pop run places near me and they have everything I need in stock! Do a google search for gunshop and look in the yellowpage website. Thats how I found these. They don't have a website and are advertised very little. You may have some of these type shops near you and you don't know about them.
 
Same thing with me as far as locating #10's. It seems that every where I go there are CCI#11's and that is it. I've just recently got a Walker and it requires 10's. I may just change the nipples to fit 11's since those are easier to find.
 
I got lucky because the Gander Mountain down the street started having Remington #10s every once in a while. When they get them in, I will buy several tins. I'll probably shoot about 1000 rounds per year.

Chaz
 
When caps get scarce, I just switch over to one of my Flint guns. I can get all the flints I want from the creek bank. Got hundreds now. You all ought to get a Flint gun now to avoid the rush.
 
Next thing you know we'll be making our own powder, too!
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I bought this:
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and then this:
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and I'm really close! ;):D

(But I still have to buy caps.) :rolleyes:
 
Next thing you know we'll be making our own powder, too!
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I have the books and the tools, just haven't had to gumption to order the materials yet to give it a try. Would love to find someone local who has done it and show me how. The wife would kill me if I blew myself up!
 
@ Beagle333:
Could you advice where did you get that book? It sounds useful.
Is it available on line?
Many thanks in advance.
Jolly
 
@ Beagle333:
Could you advice where did you get that book? It sounds useful.
Is it available on line?
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I got mine on Amazon.com but it was the last one the had at the time.
I haven't seen it online, but I haven't searched long, since I found it right away on Amazon. Be wary of people trying to sell it for $200-300 though, like they do the old reloading books and bp gunsmith manuals. I have seen a copy or two on Amazon with ultra-inflated prices since I got mine.
This one is 108 pages (IINM) and seems to cover it all.
You might could find the same info online for free if you sifted through all the forums that talk about it.
 
All I want....

is a level of sanity to return to the world so that I can get my shooting supplies when I need them, at the right price, shipped on time, and without having to spend hours looking for vendors that may or may not have what I want. I just need to go to the range whenever I want, shoot, be happy and content, and return home feeling good about everything.

The last thing I need to do is expand my experience in the world of BP. To date that road traveled has only led to greater addiction and more money spent that I can not explain away to my wife.:D

I finally threw up my hands and placed a backorder with Cabela's for my Remington #10 caps, cause they said they expect an order in around the 25th. It is not like Cabela's doesn't get enough of my money as it is but they do at leat answer the phone and give somekind of information.:rolleyes:
 
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