Ace, few weeks ago local two day gun show. Saturday was like bargain day at wal-mart. If it was black and had brass and went boom it sold. sunday I was there and just managed to get the last 4 50 round bags of 303 british brass. One dealer had 26 ar style rifles, sold them all and supplier told him 6 weeks until he got any more. Powder, primers, bullets, loaded ammo, and black guns are selling like hotcakes. Panic buying??, I would say yes. You have an anti gun president, also vp and secretary of state. So folks are reading between the lines and getting stuff while its still there to get. Obama has done more for the gun industry since he started running for election that anyone else. Background checks have reached their highest levels in years.
Better have it and not need it than need it and not have it could just about cover it all. Frank

gents,
i am not a political type, personally think politicians are liars.
it is almost impossible to get ANY supplies in sanantonio area at all
sportsmans shelves are bare. cabelas is not far behind.
i too remember 85 and still have primers I got then.
i have had many people ask me about this and right now i think we should slow down and let the manufacturers catch up.
i too have a large stash of lead and molds, but also enjoy my black gun, and other hunting, rifles. 1 box of 6.5 142 gr sierra's almost $40.
same box a year ago pre the well tanned fella half that.
i have also heard that the anti gunners are trying to slip in laws on the coat tails of other bills, so i think we should be also raising hell with our senators and congressmen.
give me some of that relief money i could use it.
have a great day time to go shoot an f class match
irish

I don't know if people are taking advantage or if it is supply and demand, folks wouldn't pay the prices if they thought they are too high...

I have to admit that I have a bunch of AR magazines that I am sitting on and once a bill is introduced and the prices go up again I will use them to pay off some bills. If that makes me a bad person I guess I am but I don't see it as any different than holding onto stocks until you can get a good price on them. I have dwindled my collection down to Schuetzen, Civil War (for N-SSA), revolvers, lever guns and a blunderbuss. I can't think of anything I need to do that they won't do.

Remember if you don't want to pay the price no one is making you.    There are some real good deals on non-military weapons out there, you can protect your home just as well with a 12 ga. shotgun and your farm or ranch just as well with a .30-30 and weapons / ammo like that is still available.

The only way we have a prayer of stoping a ton of bad laws is if all the people I see in the crowds at the local gun shows make their feelilngs known to their local representatives and to our newly elected president.
They may or may not listen, but if no one voices their opinon, we do not have a chance.