Yep.
A friend and I go to the range every Thursday. We shoot targets, steel and the breeze. Including our participation in 50 yard .22 LR benchrest, we've shot over 5K rounds of .22 LR in addition to many other rounds.
Yet, I have felt a need to get what I can when I can with the cost per round being a limiting factor.
I don't know how many shooters have 10K+ in storage but expect that many benchrest guys do, although they are often selling off less than satisfactory lots at the various shoots. I know of maybe 15 or so shooters with 30K+ in storage, some with beaucoup $ and some with not much of anything else except the rifle (usually a 10/22) to shoot it.
I know of one man who only uses 50-rounds a year who could not get "his" box at the beginning of the year just by walking into a gun store. So, he cast about for a bit and bought a full case of that ammo. He might not buy any more but he paid the "whatever" price just to ensure he was not going to come up short.
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Sincerely,
Hobie
Complete thread:
- Speaking of high ammo volumes... -
Hoot,
2016-11-14, 13:49
- Interesting...can you share which company? NT -
Bryan,
2016-11-14, 14:19
- I'd rather not say so publically Bryan. - Hoot, 2016-11-15, 06:30
- So the question is -
BC,
2016-11-14, 14:28
- Well, there's a difference between buying and shooting. NT -
Bryan,
2016-11-14, 14:52
- That's the long and the short of it right there..... - Otony, 2016-11-14, 18:56
- I'm guessing all of the above, plus -
bj,
2016-11-14, 19:44
- playing with numbers -
bj,
2016-11-14, 20:11
- Supply/demand - Hoot, 2016-11-15, 07:01
- playing with numbers -
Jared,
2016-11-15, 14:25
- Yep. - Hobie, 2016-11-15, 17:47
- playing with numbers -
bj,
2016-11-14, 20:11
- Hoarders and Scalpers... -
Sarge,
2016-11-14, 20:44
- Hoarders and Scalpers... -
Slow Hand,
2016-11-15, 04:33
- I agree on Gsnder gun prices -
stonewalrus,
2016-11-15, 05:33
- I agree on Gsnder gun prices - Slow Hand, 2016-11-15, 11:16
- I agree on Gsnder gun prices -
stonewalrus,
2016-11-15, 05:33
- A clarification.... - Sarge, 2016-11-15, 18:53
- Hoarders and Scalpers... -
Slow Hand,
2016-11-15, 04:33
- The agency hoarding piece doesn't make sense to me... - Bryan, 2016-11-14, 21:09
- Well, there's a difference between buying and shooting. NT -
Bryan,
2016-11-14, 14:52
- Speaking of high ammo volumes... - Cherokee, 2016-11-14, 16:14
- Speaking of high ammo volumes... -
bmize,
2016-11-15, 17:05
- I'm honestly curious about the govt subject... -
Bryan,
2016-11-16, 08:23
- Ammo contracts are public record -
mcassill,
2016-11-16, 10:21
- That's how I feel about it. NT - Bryan, 2016-11-16, 10:45
- Target ammo? -
Hobie,
2016-11-16, 21:49
- Thanks. NT - Bryan, 2016-11-16, 21:57
- Ammo contracts are public record -
mcassill,
2016-11-16, 10:21
- I'm honestly curious about the govt subject... -
Bryan,
2016-11-16, 08:23
- So thats 18 tons of lead a day swaged into .22 bullets. nm -
ERSisk,
2016-11-15, 19:59
- I think there's a Tennessee Ernie Ford song in there... - Sarge, 2016-11-15, 21:37
- Interesting...can you share which company? NT -
Bryan,
2016-11-14, 14:19