Thread: Component shortage

its a sad future for a while. prs shooting in the states cant be helping. lots of people doing huge amounts. factory ammunition is obviously selling in large volume as well.

I see some of the popular Hornady projectiles are in stock at Midway and Brownells. ELD M's etc. Might be a sign of supply catching up I dunno.

Originally Posted by Beavis

I see some of the popular Hornady projectiles are in stock at Midway and Brownells. ELD M's etc. Might be a sign of supply catching up I dunno.

US forums have been saying components are much more available now and factory ammo coming back down in price.
Heres hoping we are seeing the back end of this BS.

Originally Posted by Beetroot

US forums have been saying components are much more available now and factory ammo coming back down in price.
Heres hoping we are seeing the back end of this BS.

Not likely

We are going to feel the pinch for another 12 months or more

Legitimate firearms users and Hoarders in NZ can easily dry up the next 4 shipments.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Not likely

We are going to feel the pinch for another 12 months or more

Legitimate firearms users and Hoarders in NZ can easily dry up the next 4 shipments.

Yup, the projectile section of trademe is both depressing and hilarious. People scrapping over crumbs.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Not likely

We are going to feel the pinch for another 12 months or more

Legitimate firearms users and Hoarders in NZ can easily dry up the next 4 shipments.

If the shipments keep getting delayed then this cou keep dragging on fora long time, but it'd be due to shipping rather than availability.

If that happens I'll just be buying stuff from overseas, the US prices are low enough to warrant paying comparatively high shipping prices.

And ammo prices will never come down our great big stores like muppet and fisting
and Gunshitty will set the price.

Greetings All,
As a card carrying and Government certified old fudd my needs for hunting ammunition are modest. A quick check of stocks suggests that the need for loading any more in the near future can probably be put of for some time. Ammunition stocks for my limited target shooting is lower but I have kept up stocks of components for these which should suffice.
These shortages will end, perhaps sooner than some of the doomsayers are suggesting. Once this occurs my suggestion to you all is to do some planning on what your needs are for 12 months or so and make sure that component stock do not fall below this point. Some rationalisation may be needed. Try to select two or at the most 3 powders that suit most of your rifles. For me, at the moment, these are AR2206H and AR2209. They might not be the absolute best but very good is still better than nothing at all. Try and have resonable stocks of primers. An understudy load for some of your rifles using earlier type projectiles is worth considering. These are often still available when the whizzo modern projectiles have run out. If these shoot close to your preferred hunting load they can be used when the flashy pills are not needed.
Finally these cyclic shortages are likely to continue, largely due to the fragile state of democracy in the US. I expect the next one early in 2003. Be ready.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings All,
Finally these cyclic shortages are likely to continue, largely due to the fragile state of democracy in the US. I expect the next one early in 2003. Be ready.
Regards Grandpamac.

Back to the future is it @grandpamac? Did you mean 2023?

I agree with what you're written.
The prudent shooter plans ahead and builds up sufficient components for their use.

Originally Posted by Cyclops

Back to the future is it @grandpamac? Did you mean 2023?

I agree with what you're written.
The prudent shooter plans ahead and builds up sufficient components for their use.

Buggar,
Grandpabrain strikes again. Seems to happen mostly with dates. Need to be extra careful with powder.
Grandpamac.

Just another take on this guys. Raw material costs and futures for the likes of copper, lead and bronze have all gone through the roof. Rapid money printing globally has also seen the real value of money drop, but that’s an economics lesson I don’t want to go in for. My best guess is 30% increase in many goods over the next 3-5 years. That’s before any greed or skullduggery. Also it tends to come by boat. Shipping is up to 8 times more expensive than it was 18 months ago!

on that note : from Gunworks FB post

ADI powder update - ADI wasn't picked up from the Australian port as planned so its looking more like Jan/Feb next year we will see it

Greetings again,
Was just looking at some of the suppliers websites. Seems to be plenty of .22 and .308 projectiles. Might be best to have some options for these in our gun cupboard, say a .223 and a .308. Both can be loaded with BM 8208 or AR 2206H. Keeps some options open.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings again,
Was just looking at some of the suppliers websites. Seems to be plenty of .22 and .308 projectiles. Might be best to have some options for these in our gun cupboard, say a .223 and a .308. Both can be loaded with BM 8208 or AR 2206H. Keeps some options open.
Regards Grandpamac.

Have you been looking in my safes?
I've got .223, .308 with plenty of projectiles, powder and enough primers - for now.
Also a spare .223 barrel and 4 .308 barrels.

Also a couple of 22LR with a little over of 4000 rounds, and other stuff.

Originally Posted by Cyclops

Have you been looking in my safes?
I've got .223, .308 with plenty of projectiles, powder and enough primers - for now.
Also a spare .223 barrel and 4 .308 barrels.

Also a couple of 22LR with a little over of 4000 rounds, and other stuff.

Greetings Cyclops,
A lot of safes look like ours. The .223 and .308 are pretty hard to ignore unless you are really determined. Plentiful brass and projectiles, can use a broad range of powders and between them use the two most common primers. Plus they will deal with any rifle hunting need in New Zealand. Those two with a .22 RF pretty well do it all and we honestly do not need anything else. Fortunately need has nothing to do with the rifles we buy and enjoy.
Regards Grandpamac.