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Offline warpmine

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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #80 on: February 28, 2013, 10:54:35 PM »
Quote from: benb61 on February 28, 2013, 09:08:33 AM
Quote from: Libertas on February 28, 2013, 07:00:38 AM
Quote from: IronDioPriest on February 27, 2013, 09:52:44 PM
Something tells me now is not the time to place ones self into the BATF licensing and regulatory system by starting a new ammo manufacturing company. Otherwise, that looks awesome.

The time will come very soon when running it illegally is morally right.

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What he said!

Kinda thought we had reached that point years ago. ::facepalm::
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #81 on: February 28, 2013, 11:08:50 PM »
Quote from: IronDioPriest on February 27, 2013, 09:52:44 PM
Something tells me now is not the time to place ones self into the BATF licensing and regulatory system by starting a new ammo manufacturing company. Otherwise, that looks awesome.

Does it need to be regestered if it is for personal use, not for resale?  If thats the case I think I would be willing to partner up.  Hell if we just made the 50k of .223 brass thats .70 cents per round and the ability to reload them again, and again, and again...
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #82 on: February 28, 2013, 11:17:45 PM »
You would only have to get involved with the BATF if your intent was to become a commercial manufacturer. For non-commercial use, they can FOAD.
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #83 on: March 01, 2013, 06:59:13 AM »
I vote for FOAD!

Maybe if we pool together we can form the IAL Private Shooting and Ammunition Club!   ::whoohoo::
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #84 on: March 01, 2013, 08:49:16 AM »
Quote from: Libertas on March 01, 2013, 06:59:13 AM
I vote for FOAD!

Maybe if we pool together we can form the IAL Private Shooting and Ammunition Club!   ::whoohoo::
This was kind of the idea I had in mind. It's for our personal use and not for resale. On the other hand people put ammunition up for sale all the time and as long as you take care not to sell it to minors and criminals, you're not breaking the law.
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« Reply #85 on: March 01, 2013, 11:24:49 AM »
Well then, all that remains is a final decision on where to build the compound.
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #86 on: March 01, 2013, 06:17:58 PM »
Quote from: Glock32 on March 01, 2013, 11:24:49 AM
Well then, all that remains is a final decision on where to build the compound.
Who has the most time on their hands should be the closet to them. I had toyed with the idea of purchasing a Dillon 1050 machine but I couldn't justify the $1600 cost for the limited amount of ammo used so I decided to look for the 650 instead but haven't pulled the trigger on that yet.
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #87 on: March 02, 2013, 01:49:33 PM »
We could be in the ammunition business and call the ammo "Liberty Ammo"  with motto  "Keeping Americans Free"

What do you think?
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #88 on: March 02, 2013, 02:31:38 PM »
I saw a mockup of a box of "Remington Drone-Load" a few days ago. I like the idea.
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #89 on: March 02, 2013, 02:42:07 PM »
Quote from: IronDioPriest on March 02, 2013, 02:31:38 PM
I saw a mockup of a box of "Remington Drone-Load" a few days ago. I like the idea.


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« Reply #90 on: March 02, 2013, 02:47:20 PM »
Then there's always the six-SKS Gatling....



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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #91 on: March 02, 2013, 05:19:32 PM »
Now yer talkin', Glock.
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #92 on: March 02, 2013, 09:09:30 PM »
Went by my local Walmart today (120 mile round trip) and checked out their meager ammo offerings. I asked a clerk about their stocking situation. He said that they would get a fresh ammo shipment (he didn't say how much) nearly every day in the late afternoon. He said that they would put it out at 7AM the following morning and that by 7:30AM it would be gone. He said that a line would usually form by 6AM or 6:30AM. Interesting times we live in.

I am going to Texas in about two weeks and the Walmart there is in a smaller market so I have hope that maybe I will be able to find some ammo there. And if not, perhaps I will be able to get one of my in-laws to keep an eye out for some.

I did manage to get a couple of fifty round boxes of Winchester .40SW FMJ today, though, so not a total loss. And earlier in the week I managed to pick up a couple of 20 round boxes of 5.56

They had one hundred round box of CCI in .22WMR, a couple of boxes of .45ACP, a few boxes of .30-06 and quite a few boxes of various field loads in 12 gauge.

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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #93 on: March 03, 2013, 10:10:55 AM »
Went to Fleet Farm yesterday, they had some pistol rounds, rifle rounds were half to 2/3 gone, some all gone.  Zero .22 except for bird shot.  My parents are in Houston and the Wal Marts there are picked clean.  Both there and here there are signs placing limits on how much people can buy per visit.

As for all the ideas above I love 'em all!

That SKS rig is sweet!

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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #94 on: March 07, 2013, 08:14:04 AM »
Scored a thousand round box of Winchester M22 40 grain (22LR) for $48.

Also two 225 round boxes of Remington goldens for $10/each.

I am a happy and contented shooter.
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #95 on: March 07, 2013, 11:44:13 AM »
Hoarder!

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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #96 on: March 07, 2013, 02:46:35 PM »
Dick
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #97 on: March 07, 2013, 04:15:10 PM »
Quote from: John Florida on March 07, 2013, 02:46:35 PM
Dick

I was thinking more along the lines of lucky bastage, but Dick works.
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #98 on: March 07, 2013, 07:26:36 PM »
 ::hysterical::

Yes, I am a hoarding bastage too, and still experience ammo lust!   ;D
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Re: Ammo Shortages
« Reply #99 on: March 08, 2013, 12:53:32 AM »
I'm good with "dick." But I'd be a real serious dick if I were to go back every day and repeat the process. Wouldn't take me very long to get to my target level of 10,000 rounds of .22LR

Seriously, though, you need to check your local Walmart and see when they stock (or attempt to stock) their shelves. I got there this morning at 6:50AM and there were two guys standing in front of the ammo case. Within one minute there were four more people who came in after me. The Walmart sporting goods guy showed up at exactly 7AM with a shopping cart full of unopened ammo cases. He said, "Alright, who wants what?" and away we went. There were two of the thousand round boxes of 22, I got one of them. There were eight or ten of the 225 round boxes and I got two of them. Other people were there for .223 and some were there for 9mm. It all was gone in about ten or fifteen minutes. Anyone can do this.

I going down to Texas in a few days and I'm going to see if the Walmart in the small town I'm visiting has any. I'm guessing that they do. After that I've got to get going on the .223/5.56 inventory. I've only got around 2500 of those and I think my goal is 5K.

I am never going to be caught low on ammo again.

And I have a progressive reloading machine on my "to do" list. Won't help with rimfire, of course, but I will be able to work on other stuff.
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