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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on January 21, 2013 at 14:46

We must get to the bottum of this shortage problem. My favorite handgun is my .32 Mag. Cal. I have enough bullets, cassings, primers and powder to make at least 2000 rounds of ammo. That's not counting the factory bullets, that are ready to shoot. My cousin told me years ago, that the Feds would go after control of pistol bullets one day.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on January 21, 2013 at 15:08

I'll bet you thought your cousin was being paranoid, didn't you?

Part of the problem is folks are scared and making a dash to get what they can, however manufacturors and retailers are holding off production and distribution because they want to see what the administration is going to do.

Sounds like a "Catch 22" scenario...

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on January 21, 2013 at 18:13

You are right, JJ. I would not have bought all that reloading material for the gun but I bought the gun and most all of the reloading stuff from my cousin as a package deal. I am glad I did, now.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on February 6, 2013 at 9:25

I can't say that I have any one favorite.  The handgun calibers I have are

.22 LR

.22 Mag

.380

9 mm

.38 Spl

10 mm

.38-40

.45 acp

.45 Colt

Permalink Reply by Jakub Capek on April 14, 2013 at 12:26

considering that I only have one hand gun a 9 mm, I would have to say 9mm.... It is one hell of a caliber with stopping power.

Permalink Reply by ken benson on April 14, 2013 at 13:41

22 LR

.22 Mag

.380

9 mm

.38 Spl

10 mm

.38-40

.45 acp

.45 Colt

 Me too . I also like 44 mag and 357.

and like Jacub's 9mm always wanted  Browning Hi-Power.

  The best gun in the world is the one you have with you. If you do your part, every cartridge has stopping power, If you  start shooting me ,I will stop. Especially  if you hit me in the  elbow.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 14, 2013 at 13:47

Is it becoming easier to find ammo?  I have heard that when you do find it the cost is amazing

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on April 14, 2013 at 14:14

I always go by the ammo counter in Walmart.  The last time was just two days ago.  The shelves were still bare of pistol ammo and .22 LR.  They did have some rifle ammo.  A couple of weeks ago I was in Walmart.  I checked the ammo case and there were three boxes of .45's there.  I went on with my shopping but in a few minutes I decided to go buy them.  When I got back, they were gone.

Walmart has a limit of three boxes to a person but even so as soon as they get any in, it is snapped up.

Permalink Reply by Guy Fleetwood on April 14, 2013 at 18:15

My carry pieces are 45 acp and 357 mag. I try to stay familiar with 38 special and 9mm. I have a 44 mag I take bear hunting. Back in the day that is. Ammo is costly for the moment. You must practice to be accurate. Dry firing is an excellent way to practice (especially with a revolver)and save money. Stay sharp and keep'em loaded.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on April 14, 2013 at 21:10

A good training exercise, especially when the price of ammo is so high, is one I learned while a member of the Lexington, Kentucky police force.  Before they ever sent us to the firing range, they had us firing pencils.  We would take a piece of paper, place a mark on it for an aiming point, and hang it on the wall.  We would then drop a sharpened pencil with the eraser end down the barrel of our cocked revolvers (obviously we made sure they weren't loaded first!).  Aiming at our mark on the paper, we would pull the trigger.  When the firing pin hit the pencil, it would jump forward and hit the paper.  The pencil would make a mark where it hit the paper.  The purpose of the exercise was to practice coordination of aiming and trigger pull.  The reduction of the group size of the pencil dots showed that it worked.

This was 40 years ago so we used revolvers back then.  But this exercise would also work with double action automatics or pistols similar to the 1911 which have a hammer you can cock.  Dry firing is good but if you combine it with this exercise you also practice aiming and squeezing the trigger when the sights are on target.

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