tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post2695920792317955155..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: The Ammo Scare of 2012-2013SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-79165964609070992712013-05-26T14:23:03.873-04:002013-05-26T14:23:03.873-04:00remember the price gougers when price dropsremember the price gougers when price dropsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-3145936251150614912013-05-11T11:50:07.445-04:002013-05-11T11:50:07.445-04:00Dry fire for the practice. And in a real life scen...Dry fire for the practice. And in a real life scenario, make every shot count. I have lots of ammo, but not so much that I can afford to waste any.<br /><br />That might just be one of those unintended consequences that pop up because DHS is buy up all the ammo - we all become better shots.<br /><br />OOPS. Bey they didn't see THAT one coming... Bill Harzianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-51310011553088790022013-05-09T17:58:35.062-04:002013-05-09T17:58:35.062-04:00I think we're all on the same page. I don'...I think we're all on the same page. I don't want price controls because they're bad policy and self-defeating in the long run. The free market is, without doubt, the best way to address the shortages. <br /><br />I've only rare bought from CTD and won't until they start pricing competitively. <br /><br />When Dicks shafted their customers and vendors, I swore them off, too. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-85296630044863800842013-05-09T17:33:51.888-04:002013-05-09T17:33:51.888-04:00CTD can kiss my business good-buy forever. They mi...CTD can kiss my business good-buy forever. They might make a few dollars now but like Dicks they will have poisoned the well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-59434260604100521732013-05-09T11:44:18.068-04:002013-05-09T11:44:18.068-04:00Yep Cheaper Than Dirt is anything but.
Lucky Gunn...Yep Cheaper Than Dirt is anything but. <br />Lucky Gunner has this same exact ammo for $38.75 http://www.luckygunner.com/9mm-115-gr-fmj-pmc-50-rounds<br />But I too had stocked up prior and will stock up more after the current price surge drops back down.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-14295345194907279942013-05-09T09:07:35.302-04:002013-05-09T09:07:35.302-04:00I really can't say that I am in favor of "...I really can't say that I am in favor of "price gouging" laws, because it is your stuff, and you can sell it for any price that you wish. It IS supposed to be a free market, after all. <br /><br />In the short term, selling at high prices in response to temporary market forces when you can get away with it, like CTD and <a href="http://street-pharmacy.blogspot.com/2013/04/l-armory.html" rel="nofollow">this local gun store did</a> will get you quick profits. However, that is not a wise move if you want to generate goodwill from your returning customers once the temporary market forces subside. Those several quick weeks of profit taking in response to a temporary increase will cost you years of repeat customers.<br /><br />And so it is with me that I will never again shop at CTD or L&R Armory.<br />Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-37065886857986352192013-05-09T08:21:50.447-04:002013-05-09T08:21:50.447-04:00This price action is covered in most econ 101 clas...This price action is covered in most econ 101 classes, at least when I went to school. The supply-demand curve determines price. Gouging is a point-of-view, not a economic factor. Price is a "natural" regulator of a market, sellers holding to low prices during high demand are poor businessmen. Buyers are paying because of they want the product even at the higher cost.<br /><br />More importantly, the demand reveals Americans voting with dollars to arm themselves, for what, to later register and give up the weapons?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916575303264364016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-67549303360574787062013-05-09T08:20:29.556-04:002013-05-09T08:20:29.556-04:00I go to my local gun shop. While supplies are limi...I go to my local gun shop. While supplies are limited, 50 rounds of 9mm still goes for less than $20.00.Retired Mustanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699864696101977529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-17915450347656962302013-05-09T03:49:39.797-04:002013-05-09T03:49:39.797-04:00CTD had a fifty round box of .22LR for $24.99 the ...CTD had a fifty round box of .22LR for $24.99 the other day. That is the definition of price gouging.<br /><br /> They can kiss my ass from now till hell freezes over before they get one thin dime out of me.<br /><br /><br />I thought it was outrageous when I paid $7.50 for a box two months ago at a gun show.<br />.22LR has been non existent around here since Christmas.<br /><br />30 ought 6 I haven't had any trouble finding locally and prices were normal.<br />.30.30 was hard to find and forget anything else that wasn't some oddball caliber. Empty shelves everywhere and I live near a major metropolitan area in the Pacific NorthWest with literally hundreds of possible sources.Even 12 gauge shells were hard to find and all you could get when the did have any was target loads or bird shot.<br /><br />No loading supplies, nada, not a primer to be found nor powder either.<br /><br />I got lucky and found a stash of both .22LR and shorts I had put up when I moved and started feeling better about the whole situation, about 1200 rounds each.<br /><br />Eventually this shortage will ease up and when it does I hope the prices come back to normal. Until then I am still getting what I can at reasonable prices and the price gougers can eat theirs.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-27526084116462469672013-05-09T01:18:39.602-04:002013-05-09T01:18:39.602-04:00Yeah, I have to agree about CTD.
I like Bulk Ammo...Yeah, I have to agree about CTD.<br /><br />I like Bulk Ammo, but I haven't checked they're prices lately.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-46840231291408780722013-05-09T01:14:49.398-04:002013-05-09T01:14:49.398-04:00CTD leads the league right now in gouging. They...CTD leads the league right now in gouging. They're off my "preferred vendor list, likely for all time, because I don't plan to forget this. The price from PMC and the other manufacturers didn't go up the way that CTD's resale prices have and I'm not about to reward that sort of behavior. There are way too many other dealers out there who know how to play nice with their loyal customers.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-54842175263821278852013-05-09T01:02:55.727-04:002013-05-09T01:02:55.727-04:00I stocked up before, and after, the 2008 ammo shor...I stocked up before, and after, the 2008 ammo shortage.<br /><br />After this one passes, and the prices drop, I'll re-stock on when I've used in practice, and add some more for the next scare.<br /><br />Plus I've got a nice set of reloading equipment I bought before the price of that stuff went through the roof, and I've have a good supply of new and once-fired brass, and primers.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-34722715733806933592013-05-08T23:32:17.188-04:002013-05-08T23:32:17.188-04:00My local G&A here in Ky. has plenty ammo. In f...My local G&A here in Ky. has plenty ammo. In fact many of the "panic buyers" are trying to dump the ammo they have before the price crash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-31421383440909585022013-05-08T22:55:54.368-04:002013-05-08T22:55:54.368-04:00More often than not, my semi-local gun store has H...More often than not, my <a href="http://dbackpolice.com/" rel="nofollow">semi-local gun store</a> has <a href="http://hprammo.com/product/9mm-xtp/" rel="nofollow">HPR 124-grain 9mm JHP ammo</a> on the shelves at $30.95 per 50-round box. That's a much better buy than what <a href="http://ftf-comics.com/?page_id=147" rel="nofollow">Cheaper Than Dirt ^h^h^h^h Your Mom Guns & Ho-Made Beef Jerky</a> is asking for FMJ ammo....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com