Gun &ammo Shortage - Might Be Of Interest

[crash325]

snopes.com: Marlin Firearms Bought Out by George Soros

A little information on the reason for the shortage & wild prices.

 

[whistlepig]

Forgive me but I seem to not understand this.

 

[peterc38]

Forgive me but I seem to not understand this.

That Makes two of us.

 

[murphy1244]

That Makes two of us.

And three

 

[dave1949]

If enough people believe this 'fact', then it may explain increasing gun and ammo sales. Doesn't matter if it is true or not if those folks are paranoid.

 

[crash325]

While not true, the rumor has helped fuel the current cost of guns & Ammo. You will see it on various web sites, & emails.

 

[RobertBrown]

The snopes link is from 2011. Then, we were all looking for ammo, because of the greatest gun sales team in the world.....Barack Obama and the NRA.
Propaganda perpetuated by this and many other right wing organizations, cause mass hording of guns and ammo. This is part of that propaganda, or the exposure of same.
Why it's posted now....I have no idea.
If the shortage is not over it is quickly on it's way there. The price of guns has dropped considerably and I suspect supply has met or exceeded demand. Even black rifles are down 40% from where they were 2 years ago.
I see ammo is on it's way there. The shelves are no longer empty.

 

[bumperm]

Forgive me but I seem to not understand this.

That makes two of us, but to add a little value to this thread, Marlin, before they were acquired, made some good guns, including the 1885 Guide Gun in 45-70, probably one of the nicest and handiest weapons for bear protection and pretty much any other critter in the Americas (or anywhere else in a push). Marlin quality took a real header after the Freedom Arms acquisition, as when they bailed from Connecticut, most of the older skilled workers didn't follow them to New York. Most Marlin aficionados believe the last good year was 2007, and look down their noses at the Remington/Marlin as a "Remlin". Year of mfg can be determined easily by the first two digits of the gun's serial number, as Marlin used this convention: Two digit year of manufacture subtracted from 100. So 100 - 07 gives a serial beginning with 93 - Good. 92 and lower, not good (though there were some early 92XXXX guns that were good).

As far as shortages are concerned, centerfire cartridges are coming back onto the shelves in most calibers - at least in my area and from what I've read. Rimfire (.22LR and 17HMR) is a lot tougher to find. Reloading components, bullets and primers are now available, but most of the popular powders are still difficult or impossible to come by.

Fortunately, I bought enough of everything long before the shortages set in, though the dearth of new stuff to buy to replace my stock has me shooting a lot less, so I make each shot count - - one .22LR fired for one ground squirrel winging his way to squirrel heaven from my back yard, where ground squirrels are an endangered species.

bumper

Shame to see another good company go "quality down". My Guide Gun serial begins with 93 :c)

 

[newbury]

The snopes link is from 2011. Then, we were all looking for ammo, because of the greatest gun sales team in the world.....Barack Obama and the NRA.
Propaganda perpetuated by this and many other right wing organizations, cause mass hording of guns and ammo. This is part of that propaganda, or the exposure of same.
Why it's posted now....I have no idea.

Please don't introduce facts and timelines into the rumor mill.

 

[Garandman]

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