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444 · April 23, 2013, 07:27 AM

It has made it easier for me.

Although I have been able to get ammo in more common calibers. It's hit or miss, and the quantities are limited but I have been able to locate 9mm, .38 Special, and .45 ACP here and there.

Back to the original topic: I went to Cabellas and their shelves are always stripped bare other than obscure calibers such as .38 S&W and 7.62x25. It just so happens that I own handguns chambered for those cartridges which I hadn't shot for years. So, I bought a few boxes of each and the next time I went to the range those are what I took. Same thing with .30 Carbine. They had that, so I bought it and took out my Ruger Blackhawk in .30 Carbine. Shotgun shells are plentiful around here. I don't get much enjoyment out of shotguns but the ammo is there if you do.

April 23, 2013, 07:27 AM	#39
444 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,968	It has made it easier for me. Although I have been able to get ammo in more common calibers. It's hit or miss, and the quantities are limited but I have been able to locate 9mm, .38 Special, and .45 ACP here and there. Back to the original topic: I went to Cabellas and their shelves are always stripped bare other than obscure calibers such as .38 S&W and 7.62x25. It just so happens that I own handguns chambered for those cartridges which I hadn't shot for years. So, I bought a few boxes of each and the next time I went to the range those are what I took. Same thing with .30 Carbine. They had that, so I bought it and took out my Ruger Blackhawk in .30 Carbine. Shotgun shells are plentiful around here. I don't get much enjoyment out of shotguns but the ammo is there if you do. __________________ You know the rest. In the books you have read How the British Regulars fired and fled, How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farmyard wall, Chasing the redcoats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load.