The Upside to Ammo Hoarding

[Kirk Freeman]

The huge uptick in ammunition sales may be worthy of a few threads on INGO about "ammo hoarders" but there is one powerful economic consequence, lots of excise money sloshing about.

Gun, ammo taxes hit record high in 2014, creates windfall for conservation | Grand Forks Herald

 

[Bfish]

That's good to see! I like things that benefit conservation of nature like that. I always have found it laughable when they say hunter don't care about the environment/ conservation... I would like to have the old 22lr prices back though... I don't have any! Haven't shot a 22 in a LONG TIME!

 

[Droogie]

I love that they call it "The Obama Bump"

 

[motlyx1]

learning my way around this site. difficult right now. ....but i have been called a hoarder. why? i have maybe 14-15 thousand rounds of 22lr. why? i have 5 family members that we all shoot a lot of 22lr. i find an supply the ammo. an we all chip in to buy.

 

[Expat]

learning my way around this site. difficult right now. ....but i have been called a hoarder. why? i have maybe 14-15 thousand rounds of 22lr. why? i have 5 family members that we all shoot a lot of 22lr. i find an supply the ammo. an we all chip in to buy.

14-15k of .22 LR isn't hoarding, just a good start.

 

[LarryC]

Come on Kirk, those of us that have a small supply of ammo, say 30K+ consider ourselves "Collectors" ~ not HOARDERS! (purple implied). The biggest advantage to "collecting" over time is that we are not subject to the high prices when the market sees a shortage. Been "collecting" for many years so I sure don't buy when the supply is short and prices high therefore certainly don't contribute to the shortages.

 

[DRob]

Prairie dog shooters are short term hoarders!

 

[SSGSAD]

I tried to count my "stash", one time, when I hit 10,000 I gave up ..... and that was just reloads !!!!!

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I guess this may be in part why ammo price declines seem to have leveled off.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...87745-june-2015-nics-checks-highest-ever.html

 

[SSGSAD]

I guess this may be in part why ammo price declines seem to have leveled off.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...87745-june-2015-nics-checks-highest-ever.html

YES, once again, bho is #1 gun salesman, of the year !!!!!

 

[shibumiseeker]

A tractor-trailer rig buying 150 gallons of fuel at a time is not hoarding even though my car only needs 10 gallons at a time.

I can't help the mental illness that makes one think that just because they only shoot one box of ammo a year that this is all anyone needs. And yes, it is a mental illness to project your own limitations on other people as far as I am concerned.

 

[Hawkwind2112]

The major upside to ammo hoarding is having enough ammo to go shooting whenever you feel like doing so!

 

[Gluemanz28]

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
George Carlin

I have noticed the same thing when talking about collecting ammo. Anybody with less ammo than us in a rookie and anybody with more is a hoarder.

 

[2A_Tom]

Let's all hear a grand Hurrah for the greatest president to ever hold the office!

YES, once again, bho is #1 gun salesman, of the year !!!!!

0bama the #1 gun salesman of ALL TIME!!!!

I love that they call it "The Obama Bump"

He has finaly earned the Nobel Peace Prize.





















BTW that first sentence refers to Ronald Reagan, in my opinion. Opinions may vary according to Social bent, IQ or other factors.

 

[padawan]

The major upside to ammo hoarding is having enough ammo to go shooting whenever you feel like doing so!

Word. But really, can or do you ever have enough??? Quite a perplexing question...