Ammo shortage not expected to end any time soon (weapons, sale, shells)

[reubenray]

Originally Posted by deutmark

Carcano clips are always 6 rounds, not 5

You are correct - I miscounted.

[TRex2]

Originally Posted by reubenray

I have an old Italian 6.5 Carcano bolt action rifle that it is very hard to find ammo locally. Online it runs $1.30 and up per round. I bought this when I was a teenager for hunting deer for $25. I have one box of Norma brand and two five round clips of this.

This was the type of rifle that Oswald used to kill JFK.

Because this isn't a common ammo, $1.30 might not be such a bad deal.

The only manufacture I could find, that still makes it is Privi Partisan, in Serbia.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Privi makes decent brass for reloading. I couldn't find ammo for my 8x56R Steyr and found a few boxes Privi so at the same time ordered bullets and dies to reload it. Super cheap now. I only have one clip for it so always super careful not to misplace it.

[Threerun]

I did manage to snag some Hodgdon Retumbo powder. So if I want shoot heavies in my 7mm-mag or step up to a .338 Lapua I’m all set, lol.


Nah I’m selling this to some guys that shoot big guns at long range. I was in the right place at the right time.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by Threerun

I did manage to snag some Hodgdon Retumbo powder. So if I want shoot heavies in my 7mm-mag or step up to a .338 Lapua I’m all set, lol.


Nah I’m selling this to some guys that shoot big guns at long range. I was in the right place at the right time.

Good on you. I trade powders with guys off Calguns all the time, well, primers too.

[chucksnee]

If you are in the Huntsville, AL area or close, Larry's is having a great sale on .22 ammo and other ammo.

CCI Blazer, 50 rounds for $3.00 (these are blems, but I've never had a problem with them ever).

CCI .22, 100 rounds for$7.00

CCI .22 Stingers, 50 rounds for $5.00

Federal Champion or Blazer 9mm, 50 rounds for $12.95.

They have other ammo also. Unfortunately no phone or internet orders for this sale on ammo anyway.

https://www.pistolandpawn.com/

[NewMexicoCowboy]

I bought one box of Hornady 100 Grain American Whitetail in .243 Winchester for about 30 dollars or so this week.

[ysr_racer]

I bought 5,000 Federal Small Pistol Primers for $375 (I used to pay $125) last week at the Phoenix gun show. No shipping no hazmat.

Not great, but at least they had them.

[NewMexicoCowboy]

I bought a 20 round box of Hornady 100 Grain .243 Soft Point for 33 dollars tax included at Academy.There was a lot of .30-06 and .270 on the shelves too.

[NewMexicoCowboy]

I picked up a 20 round box of .243 Hornady 100 Grain soft point for 29.99 dollars plus tax at the local sporting goods store today.