Ho Ho Ho
By Mitch Berg
Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:
Does this look like $125? On the other hand, they were delivered right to my doorstep when I know there’s none to be had within a hundred miles, so I’m not complaining.
Not for me, of course, since I lost all my firearms in that tragic canoe accident a while back. Stocking stuffers for the boys and son-in-law. Should be a pretty good Christmas this year.
Joe Doakes
$1.25 a round? I’ve seen 5.56 higher than that. That’s some good shopping.
We may have to talk.
Hypothetically, I mean.
December 11th, 2020 at 6:17 am
Remember; A gun without ammunition is just a pretty sculpture!
December 11th, 2020 at 6:45 am
Last time I watched The Walking Dead, the characters had more ammo than that.
December 11th, 2020 at 7:18 am
All you need is 22 LR. That’s what the pope’s assassin army use.
December 11th, 2020 at 7:20 am
I quit watching TWD when they ran a story arc about how reloading brass was mysterious, arcane knowledge so rare that only a few individuals could do it successfully, like turning lead to gold.
December 11th, 2020 at 9:06 am
Last year CCI made red and green tipped .22LR that came in a nice holiday jar.
I gave a few people that for Christmas last year.
My relatives loved getting the gift of ammo.
I contacted them this year and they are not making it.
December 11th, 2020 at 9:18 am
Can’t reload without primers, which I’d guess will be hard to obtain After The Fall.
Remember paintings of the Pilgrims, women in long dresses wearing bonnets, men in buckle hats carrying a blunderbuss? I always wanted a blunderbuss. And look – no primers to run out of.
https://www.muzzle-loaders.com/traditions-flintlock-blunderbuss-kit-54-caliber-kr510.html
December 11th, 2020 at 9:46 am
1.25/round is highway robbery. Did Sgt. Schulz snuck in an executive order prohibiting sales of ammo along with the lockdown mandate?
December 11th, 2020 at 9:48 am
Joe – I’ll let you go for the blunderbuss. I’m going to stick with a sword and a bow. Or, maybe a wrist rocket – fast rate of reload, and pretty accurate.
On a side note, since ammo is scarce, I’ve managed to do more dry-fire training than I have in years. It’s good to get back to basics sometimes!
December 11th, 2020 at 10:21 am
I recently saw an ad for commercial “reloads” by Montana’s BVAC of 9mm that were $2 round for lots of 250 rounds. Limit one lot per customer.
December 11th, 2020 at 10:58 am
for quiet and deadly up to 70 yrds try a reverse draw crossbow rated at 185lbs or above. Use 2 blade mechanical broadheads on carbon bolts — they are reuseable(if you can find them)
target practice is quiet, and doesn’t usually draw out frightened neighbors
December 11th, 2020 at 12:31 pm
I know I overpaid, but it’s Winchester brand and new brass. I’ve always been an ammo snob: no reloads or Russian steel cases for me.
But lately, I dunno – I see Biden’s preparing Executive Orders to end crime in America by banning guns and ammo. Maybe colluding with Russians to get a pile of cheap 5.56 wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. If I buried a Mason jar in the back yard full of $1 bills or Russian bullets, which would be more useful after Slow Joe and the Ho take office?
Might have to rethink that strategy.