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ikesdad
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Posted: October 25 2015 at 8:42pm |
I predict another ammo/components/firearm shortage.
Probably worse than before. The manufacturers have not caught up from the last time.
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DairyFarmer
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We have been swamped with "cheap" (compared to other makes) ammo here the last few months. Mainly S&B. I've seen factory ammo that was cheaper than you can reload. Could be the components are getting price (supply and demand has pushed up prices). Hornady bullets have been hard to get hold of. Those that did have were putting 25% on top of regular price. CCI primers haver also been few and far between. S&B primers are a 1/3 the price.
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hoadie
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You guys can keep that S&B crap..I want nothing to do with it..@ ANY price!
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Zed
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I've been trying out some Sellier Bellot orgives for my No1MkIII*. They are half the price of Sierra Matchkings, so I don't expect the same quality. But they are not that bad either! I'm getting good accuracy with the softer load that I use in the no1. However I do weigh the orgives and put them in batches of similar weight; as the tolerance is bigger than SMK.
The copper jacket of these orgives is not fully closed at the base; leaving the lead visible. Not sure if that makes much difference! maybe helps the bumping up of the orgive into the barrel. The price difference is handy too as I'm not wasting competition ammo just for fun! |
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hoadie
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..let us know if you ever run across one of their "indestructible" primers!
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ikesdad
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Personally, right now I don't care if it's S&B or XYZ, I'm going to start putting it away.
I don't want to get caught with very little like last time.
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White Rhino
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Well Hoadie , you better start using that boarder crossing and getting you cases of ammo !!!! before that yahoo stops that !!!!!
You should of let me bring some .303 up when I came up there in Aug. !! but Y'all do have a better selection of 303 on the shelves up there than we do !!!! I do have a lot of HXP surplus of 303 .... couldnt resist when one of my old army buds was talking about the B grade ammo that he had just got!! it looks great !! and it shoots great !!! |
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hoadie
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..Rhino..I can buy 2 boxes of 7.62 X 39 for the price of 1 box of .303.
Guess what I'm building up? (Turns out I have over 100 rnds of .303, anyway.) Should be looking for some 6.5X55 tho...just in case |
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White Rhino
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Get you a case state side !!! and as for the 6,5x55 Last I seen was from Samco Global, and they are out !!! That was MilSurp.... Now I can check the prices for you through one or two of my dealers if ya want me too!! |
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"White Rhino"
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Shamu
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Civil unrest as President Clinton II & Veep Biden take orifice.
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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hoadie
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Trudeau - the younger - is going to sign onto the Arms treaty the world body has been pushing for...You can bet your sweet bippy this will not bode well
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A square 10
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my crystal ball is still all cloudy - ill start that speculation after the real stuff begins in earnest
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Canuck
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I hope your wrong, Hoadie!
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Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually
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hoadie
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..he's already said it.
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DairyFarmer
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I've been contemplating buying S&B primers just because the price is lower, but have got cold feet. CCI are my first choice followed by PMP (nice and hard) and then, shudder, Winchester. Winchesters are priced between CCI and S&B. So not too bad. PMP are similar, maybe a fraction more than, CCI.CCI will always be my carry and hunting primer. The others are just for practice.
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Zed
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I've not used SB primers, and I won't buy their cases either. Even the .22 ammo I tried in the No8 was the worst for accuracy!
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