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Howa22250 CF Newbies 3 Offline Conservative's Forum Posts: 3 Massachusetts Gender:	Factory ammo May 01^st, 2010, 7:48am Why is Factory ammo so hard to get. I went more than 2 months before I could find some 45 acp. I sold the gun because of that reason. Now some of my Hornady 308 ammo is hard to get. howa22250
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Re: Factory ammo
Reply #1 - May 2^nd, 2010, 8:23am

Howa22250 wrote on May 1^st, 2010, 7:48am:

Why is Factory ammo so hard to get. I went more than 2 months before I could find some 45 acp. I sold the gun because of that reason. Now some of my Hornady 308 ammo is hard to get.

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Folks are stockpiling ammunition because of possible government restrictions that may make it harder to come by or at least way more expensive.

Also, the military has significantly ramped up training expenditures. Today’s military member is shooting about 10-20 times more per year than they used to and even non-combat folks are shooting quite a bit more.

I have read that all the leading manufacturers are at production capacity and that several are adding lines.

I have been able to get .45 when I need it but 9mm was a challenge for a few months. I found you have to shop around.

I’m getting a Dillon 550 press from a friend and going to load pistol ammo. My RCBS doesn’t have the capacity unless I want to sit in my cellar all night.

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oldcoastie CF Presidents Club Offline Conservative's Forum Posts: 7279 Peoples' Republik of Illinois Gender:	Re: Factory ammo Reply #2 - May 8^th, 2010, 10:28pm SUBVET wrote on May 2^nd, 2010, 8:23am: Folks are stockpiling ammunition because of possible government restrictions that may make it harder to come by or at least way more expensive. Perhaps that should be changed to "probable" government restrictions".
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cj_real_american CF Presidents Club Online Posts: 38070 Gender:	Re: Factory ammo Reply #3 - Jun 21^st, 2010, 5:46pm So far (knocking on wood) we can still get most ammo here and any kind of gun you want. But we are stocking up too, just for when the time comes.
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Re: Factory ammo
Reply #4 - Jul 7^th, 2010, 4:09pm

Howa22250 wrote on May 1^st, 2010, 7:48am:

Why is Factory ammo so hard to get. I went more than 2 months before I could find some 45 acp. I sold the gun because of that reason. Now some of my Hornady 308 ammo is hard to get. howa22250 Sad

Perhaps it is a Massachusetts thing. .45 & .308 is plentiful in my neck of the woods (literally) in Oregon.

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gmb0308 Ex Member	Re: Factory ammo Reply #5 - Jul 19^th, 2010, 10:09pm mine too
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Reply #6 - Jul 20^th, 2010, 2:09pm

When the stores are out, it's time to look online for ammo. Gunbroker.com is a favorite of mine, as well as Ammunitiontogo.com and Georgia-Arms.com. There is also a source I haven't tired yet, but I have read good reports about their product. You send them your brass and a check, they send you reloaded ammunition. They don't reload and send back to you your actual brass, but by keeping brass coming in they can keep producing product. Check them out at http://mastercast.net/

Hope this helps. Keep Shooting!

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