On Monday, February 17, 2014 4:45:02 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:54:03 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:



On 2/17/14, 2:42 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:



Even the NRA is now admitting that the ammo shortage and resulting

higher prices was and remains due to hoarding by the public. Sorta

blows a hole through all the government "conspiracy" theories that at

least one individual here was promoting.



http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/02/17/the-nra-reveals-whos-to-blame-for-ammo-shortage-yo.aspx







I'm kinda hoping for a *huge* all-American gunfight between *all* the

private citizen ammo hoarders, one that lasts until the last round is

fired. It'll be loud, flashy, and it'll improve the gene pool. I've only


got four to six boxes each of .22LR, 45ACP, 45LC, and a few boxes of

shotgun shells, so I'm not hoarding.


At what point does hoarding simply become investing?



If you never shoot, you are hoarding but if you believe you will shoot

the ammo eventually it is just an investment.

I feel a whole lot better about going to the range and shooting 15

cent shots than those guys who are shooting at 75 cents a round and

not sure if they will have any next week.

Greg that's the way I look at it. I really don't go shooting ofr the sake of burning up brass, but several years ago (about 25), I bought govt. surplus .223 at .14c. a round in bulk. I thought it was worth copping a couple thousand count.

"Dirty" Chinese 7.62x39 surplus? 1500 rd. per crate at .07c. a shot. I figured that was worth 3 crates.

..44 mag, .357, .22- same deals and likewise, same types of quantities.