manicrodder
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Get hit in the back at 30 feet. It makes me think of the 70's Toyota ad, "Oh what a feeling!" Seriously they are not regulated at all in my area either.
Where Is The Ammunition?
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I don't don't doubt that it hurts but once it hits it's already dumped most of it's energy. I've read of assailants taking several shots from high caliber gun fire and continuing their fight until they lost enough blood to incapacitate them.
Here's a calculator for determining the energy expelled by different weight projectiles at different velocities. https://www.pyramydair.com/article/What_is_Muzzle_Energy_August_2003/5 I think a BB weights approximately 5gr. My 9mm hollow points are 124gr. I think they have a published muzzle velocity of approximately 1100 FPS and may be closer to 1000 FPS out of a pistol length barrel.
I bought a .380 semi(it was the only affordable to me in stock semi at Bass Pro at the time) when this covid thing really took off probably April or so.
Even then ammo was hard to come by.
But being a less popular caliber I was able to find some on the web and one day at Bass Pro Shops enough to have a 400 round stash.
I live in the Denver area but in an unincorporated part of the county so there is no formal police department instead we rely on the county sheriff's.
And they are pretty good.
Even then ammo was hard to come by.
But being a less popular caliber I was able to find some on the web and one day at Bass Pro Shops enough to have a 400 round stash.
I live in the Denver area but in an unincorporated part of the county so there is no formal police department instead we rely on the county sheriff's.
And they are pretty good.
Having multiple calibers allows you some flexibility in what you shoot and during this, and previous, crises. I can find reasonably priced ammo right now for a .38 Super pistol, for an M1 carbine, and for a 7.5x55 (Swiss) rifle.
9mm is, of course, crazy, as is 5.56mm, 7.62, .45ACP, etc.
9mm is, of course, crazy, as is 5.56mm, 7.62, .45ACP, etc.
manicrodder
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I agreen completely. My only point is the bb’s are better than nothing at all. l have it mainly for dogs when riding my bike. In my pocket there is an EAA Windicator for serious business.
.22LR is getting there again too. Just checked www.ammoseek.com the other night and the cheapest .22LR listed was $ .18 a round.
manicrodder
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Just bought 22 mag for .36.
When will we see people on corners with signs like this?
Will trade toilet paper for 9MM ammo.
Will trade toilet paper for 9MM ammo.
A lot of people will tell you that a .380 is weak. Don't listen to them. It does just fine in a home protection setting. Get some hollow point ammo for it, make sure that the gun cycles it as it should and you will be set.
Some guns are picky about ammo.
I watched a bunch of videos of people shooting various .380's and I am sure that at home defence close range the ammo will stop the bad person.
But hope I never find out.
One old guy expert shooter hit a 18x24 (?) metal target from 100 and 200 yards with a loud metal bang when it hit.
Sort of off topic but just went through Wyoming including Casper. Ate at Sanford’s. No 9mm ammo was found at the store we stopped at. 22lr was available.
Online prices are worse than in store these days. I just got the Federal 525 brick of 22lr for $45 with tax & background fee. That’s in CA too.Some stores are not gouging as much as others.
I don't need any .22LR so I haven't checked the availability and price at the stores in my area. I was just wondering what the prices on .22 were doing so checked online. Most of mine was bought a couple years ago at anywhere from $11.79-$17.99/500. After Sandy Hook I know some people in this area were paying $75-$100. a brick. Luckily right before Sandy Hook I'd just restocked and had about 3 cases on hand that lasted me through the drought so when prices bottomed out again I restocked even heavier than before.
Look forward for the return of those prices. Probably not for a couple years. Supply will eventually catch up.
Yes the supply returned to normal here. I've been in the reloading room all day and have replenished The Homeland Defense Ammo supply!
From some of the ballistics testing videos I've watched, XTP did well in .380 because it didn't expand too much, and still had decent penetration. Some hollowpoints in .380, in the videos I've watched, especially those that are designed to expand a lot, didn't meet FBI penetration goals.
In a typical self-defense situation, at 10-15 feet, as long as the attacker wasn't wearing heavy winter clothing, .380 hollowpoints would probably be fine, as long as they were placed accurately.
I think regular, non-jacketed, flat-point lead bullets would probably be ideal with .380.
I agree. Going to be a while bc folks are determined they will not be caught with their pants down again. I am surprised that russia has not made up the shortage. Do they make .22's ?
Good place to see just how high people will bid for ammo. Some of the bids are pretty out there.
Just get a conversation kit that shoots toilet paper rolls instead.
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