August 25, 2007
Time to go shopping
The Smallest Minority says something's going on with the price of ammunition; riflemen and pistoleros should pay close attention.
Heard this afternoon at a local gun shop (I paraphrase):
Sept. 1, expect a 22% retail price increase.
Nov. 1 or thereabouts, expect a 13% retail price increase.
Jan. 1 or thereabouts, expect a 35% price increase.
That's an 86% increase in less than six months. The person relating this information was standing behind the counter, not in front of it.
Take this as you wish, but I think I'll be stocking up on components before the end of the year.
UPDATE: Confederate Yankee has an excellent post concerning ammunition availability and pricing. It isn't just metals pricing nor the war. Demand is at an all-time high from police agencies - and the cops buy their ammunition not from the Lake City Arsenal, but from the same manufacturing plants that you and I do.
Beat the increase, my friends, and stock up. You'll make your wallet happy and upset the GFWs, too.
Posted by Mike Lief at August 25, 2007 11:50 AM
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