Thread: Component shortage

Bet Jacinda's Mongrel Mob mates have a good stock of ammo!

Guncity are expecting a shipment of ADI powder late this month.

my backup for this situation is a rifle I load with ap70, i have enough power for 700 rounds left and i cant find any .44 mag bullets anywhere, but i can cast my own lead bullets too
i think i can do the same with a .303 as well, i should get mold. cheaper than a box of jacketed bullets.

@JohnDuxbury

Last time I was in Hunting and Outdoor supplies in Carterton they had about five boxes of Hornady 240 xtp. This would have been about three - four weeks ago.

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.

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

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.

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!