JohnV wrote:I was going to tell you that from a previous post of yours but did not want to burst your bubble so to speak .
Hornady did the same thing to me stopping production of a certain projectile my 243 barrel liked .
They keep saying there is no shortages but things keep disappearing .
Hornady is tied into a lot of Defence and other Government ammunition contracts so they shut down some civilian lines to accommodate the contracts . They are still making 300 Blackout Sub-X TAP because they have a contract to supply some shadowy Military group . Civilians will just get the scraps that are left over and it pushes the prices up , but there is no shortages .
SCJ429 wrote:Are you saying they stopped making the loaded ammunition or the projectiles?
AZZA'S HJ47 wrote:Did the same with the Z-max loved those rounds in my 308 caught wind of it before they were out of them at the store and bought 4000 of them lol I should be good for a while.
AZZA'S HJ47 wrote:For a while
I try to have 1000 of them ready yo go in ammo boxes at 1 time
Harrynsw wrote:AZZA'S HJ47 wrote:For a while
I try to have 1000 of them ready yo go in ammo boxes at 1 time
That's alot of shooting
bladeracer wrote:Harrynsw wrote:AZZA'S HJ47 wrote:For a while
I try to have 1000 of them ready yo go in ammo boxes at 1 time
That's alot of shooting
I try to keep 600rds of pistol cartridges and 300rds for rifles on hand, which does add up when you load more than 20 different chamberings.
I keep about 300 12ga. field loads, plus a variety of specialized loads, BB's, slugs, #9 and such. 12ga. takes up far too much room to keep bulk. I just received a pile of .410 wads to play with last week.
I keep more than 25,000rds of .22LR, but about half of it is purely for testing in different rifles, 102 types currently, but I've ordered some Eley Team which will make 103 types, if this lockdown ever stops long enough for me to collect my 11,000rd order. I fired more than 2500rds of .22LR in July, despite the atrocious weather. It sucks not being able to have ammo delivered just now.
I also have around 20,000 air-rifle pellets. I'd love to make a .177 pellet mould though.
bladeracer wrote:It mainly comes down to how much of other interests you're happy to give up to pursue what you enjoy. Shooting is a very important thing for me, something I intend to do forever, and ammo will never get cheaper than it is today.
Harrynsw wrote:bladeracer wrote:It mainly comes down to how much of other interests you're happy to give up to pursue what you enjoy. Shooting is a very important thing for me, something I intend to do forever, and ammo will never get cheaper than it is today.
I hear ya. At the moment work and family life consumes my time. Plus I'm a city slicker. Something to work towards.
bladeracer wrote:Harrynsw wrote:bladeracer wrote:It mainly comes down to how much of other interests you're happy to give up to pursue what you enjoy. Shooting is a very important thing for me, something I intend to do forever, and ammo will never get cheaper than it is today.
I hear ya. At the moment work and family life consumes my time. Plus I'm a city slicker. Something to work towards.
I've always been self-employed, and I lived to work when I was younger - my business was my whole life.
It wasn't until I had a life-changing accident in 1990 that I realised you can't leave the good times for your future, your future may never happen