Times are hard now for some guys.
I do not begrudge anybody who is scrapping to make a buck.
I’d rather the little guy have it than the store.
Capitalism.
If you are a serious shooter, you ordered ammo by the
pallet when prices were low & prob let others shoot your
ammo at the range. If a friend is short some ammo, just give em
some or sell to them at your cost... what goes around comes around...
Well said.
I consider myself a serious shooter and the struggle is real, especially when you make well under $20 an hour.
I’m struggling with finding primers and if I find them, I can’t afford them. I’ve basically came to the realization the next two (PLUS) years is going to be really hard.
I tried my best over the past few years to stock up but with my budget, range time and generosity with ammo, some things were simply not possible. I thought I had four more years to stock up and we know how that’s turning out.
I’ve known primers are generally the first to go and last to come back but failed in that regard. I’ve got enough powder and projectiles and was planning on casting, so the later wasn’t a big deal. I’m kicking myself but life gets in the way and there’s always unforeseen things.
My coworker bought his son a 10/22 for Christmas (His first gun which I recommended). Looking back, a bolt action would be better because of the STRUGGLE. Naturally, he couldn’t find ammo for it. I told him that I found something on the side of the road for him. I gave him Two 500 round boxes of 22lr. He looked like a kid in a candy shop, especially when I told him they were free. I was going to give him just one box for his kid but I remember how much I shot when I was a kid. Hopefully, it’ll last awhile with the 10 round mag.
On the bright side, I’ve got enough 22 to last me a few years.