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Old May 7, 2020, 04:39 PM   #126
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Oh and I lost 25lbs before I got sick and couldn’t exercise, soon to continue.
..I found em....want me to UPS em to you?

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I'd done so well too. I dragged my butt to the swimming pool every single morning @ 5:30 to swim for an hour 7 days a week. I managed to drop 105 pounds. Then they closed the pools - and I put 25 pounds back on due to lack of exercise. This stupid lockdown is quite literally killing me. Heck with the virus.: rant/off

On topic - things look like they are opening up here in NE Ohio again. Time to think about laying in some reloading supplies.
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Old May 7, 2020, 11:13 PM   #127
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I bought two five-shelf bookcases. This allowed me to unbox my hard copies of the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. I'm going to buy two more and this will allow me to pull the books that are doubled up and make it easy to find what I'm looking for.

If you anticipated the problems, you don't have to join the panic.

Regarding the virus, it is a bioweapon and I was told to take 22 mg absorbed Vit C per lb of body weight (use liposomal C) plus 1 gram Chaga (taken as a tea) daily along with 2000 mg Vit D-3, 30 mg Zinc and 2 mg Cu.
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Old May 8, 2020, 01:14 AM   #128
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Just a reminder: The Firing Line forum is for discussions of firearms, shooting, and that's about it (except in Legal and Civil Rights). This particular thread is about ammunition availability during the coronavirus pandemic. Please stay on topic.
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Old May 18, 2020, 03:06 AM   #129
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The ammo situation at JGSales has improved.
Last night their bulk 7.62x39 was clearly less than what I noted about two weeks ago.

I didn’t check any other chamberings at JGSales.

Academy is still sold out on a few chamberings, mostly because they never raised prices.

This is to help other people. My ammo storage began years ago and am baffled that so many people didn’t use their initiative years ago, and decided to join the animal herd panic.
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Old May 18, 2020, 04:34 PM   #130
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Just came back from the Lawton Academy store. Only one AR-15 type rifle, they usually have 15-20. The Ruger Mini type rifles are gone. All the powder is gone along with the .22 caliber bullets. The .223/5.56mm bulk ammo in cans was gone.

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Old May 18, 2020, 05:29 PM   #131
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Don't know if its been asked yet, what caliber do you use for virus?
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Old May 18, 2020, 06:30 PM   #132
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Just came back from the local Runnings store and they are completely out of anything painted Black, handgun racks are empty, and almost all pistol ammo is long gone. No powder or primers to speak of either.
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Old May 19, 2020, 05:48 PM   #133
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Buzzcook , Don't know if its been asked yet, what caliber do you use for virus?
the ammo is to fight the people not the virus (Civil unrest)

home invasion, looters , rioters , car jackers, assault , rapists, ex cons released from prisons / jails

9mm - 45 acp
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Old May 19, 2020, 07:25 PM   #134
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Yep, after the COVID-19 crisis slightly used AR-15 rifles can be bought cheap.
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Old May 21, 2020, 05:24 AM   #135
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Tale of Two Countries

A good friend lives in Kiev Ukraine. We talked how our countries were dealing with this. Its CRAZY there. Home invasions are off the chart. Like here the bad guys have plenty of handguns the good guys no. Like our Liberal states you CAN get a permit BUT you must be connected to the big wigs and pay a fortune. IF you get a permit its only good for 5 years. 9mm ammo runs $700-$800 a thousand........actually its not unlike New York or California.
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Old May 24, 2020, 07:11 AM   #136
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Maybe NOT Corona19 related but still "eye-opening". Ran out of IMR 4198 powder for loading .223 on Friday. I had purchased that pound on April 30th, 2015 for $31.95. Yesterday, at the same local gun store, I purchased another pound of the same powder for $38.95. Almost a 22% price increase. Doesn't matter what pushed up the price -- inflation IS at hand.
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Old May 24, 2020, 10:10 AM   #137
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Thallub, I agree with you 100%. AR 15's and I would think many hand guns. I plan to save my pennies until this is over and see what the used market looks like.
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Old May 26, 2020, 02:28 PM   #138
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Old Shooter Hubbard went to the cupboard...

Here's a shot of the HANDGUN ammunition shelves at a local (Twin Cities Minnesota) Fleet Farm on Memorial Day 2020. Extremely slim pickings!

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The rifle ammunition shelves were well stocked and they had .22LR Federal bulk packs (325 rounds for under $20) so no worries on .22LR or rifle ammo but really sparse for handgun ammunition.

I have been "sheltering in place" (sittin' on my butt) and haven't got for a few weeks so I don't know if this has been going on here for a while or is just a Memorial Day weekend thing. (BTW Fleet Farm was packed with people all trying to "social distance" in a crowded store...I think the store video cameras could have some hilarious contents.
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