someone please explain the 9mm ammo shortage - Page 3

04-07-13, 07:48 PM

You are now on Yubba's hit list my friend.

Red October1984 · 04-07-13, 07:56 PM

And what does that ensue?

Stealhead · 04-07-13, 08:17 PM

The "shortage" of 9x19mm ammo is due simply to the fact that it is one of the most commonly used calibers of pistol ammo.Ammo producers are profitable enterprise.

The second reason is because ever since Obama has been in office many people fear that guns are going to get banned so they start buying guns .Most of these people do not know much about firearms so they get sold by the guy at the gun store who of course is going to recommend a firearm that uses the most popular(in demand) ammo because he will make more profit.

.223 and 5.56x45mm "rare" for the same reason yet they are still selling 1,200 rounds of it to people who buy an AR. I know a guy that purchased an AK-74 and included in the price 1,000 rounds of 5.45x39mm which is in all reality much less common that .223 or 5.56mm.

TFatseas · 04-07-13, 08:17 PM

It's gone because it's being shot through the barrel of my Hi-Power.

Seriously, it seems like everytime I wander into a store they just got a shipment of the stuff.

More for me.

August · 04-07-13, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

9mm is for Sissies too afraid to get closer. Real men grind their axe instead.

Evolved men go with the trusty .45acp and avoid both ends of such silliness.

04-07-13, 08:23 PM

And TRAINED men drop you at 400+ meters anyway.

TFatseas · 04-07-13, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Evolved men go with the trusty .45acp and avoid both ends of such silliness.

Stealhead · 04-07-13, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by TFatseas

Well that was Browning's last design so it is the successor to the M1911.It is all in shot placement and realistically in a combat situation you are going to put two or three rounds into every target 13+1 is better than 7+1 even if the rounds are smaller.I have no problem with 9x19mm rounds.

Oberon · 04-07-13, 09:58 PM

Aaah, the .45 and the M1911, fantastic examples of gun design.

Good stoppers, solid, reliable, you can see the ancestry coming down into the design that's stood the test of time.

Well over a hundred years old and still going strong, you can't say that for many weapon designs.

We used the Webley for a while, good weapon but we phased it out in favour of the Browning IIRC.

Of course, then there's the Lee Enfield, original MLE design in 1895, SMLE design in 1907, and still being used in various hotspots in the world today.

Admittedly though, the Russkies have us beat with the Mosin-Nagant, soldiering on from 1891 to the present day.

TarJak · 04-07-13, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by privateer

So what does he want with all that ammo?

He's eating it.

Red October1984 · 04-07-13, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Of course, then there's the Lee Enfield, original MLE design in 1895, SMLE design in 1907, and still being used in various hotspots in the world today.

The SMLE is a good rifle. Too bad that the .303 Caliber is a major fail. If you can find a box, it's like 32$ a box. There was an Enfield for sale at a local gun shot for 150$ last time I was in there. I don't know if it's still there, but if the ammo was cheaper, I'd like to have it.

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Admittedly though, the Russkies have us beat with the Mosin-Nagant, soldiering on from 1891 to the present day.

Now we've got one of those. They are a hell of a lot of fun to shoot. Mosin-Nagant + Full Metal Jacket + Various Melons = Fun

Cybermat47 · 04-07-13, 11:38 PM

Someone is stealing our 9mm rounds. While most people are unaware of the impending danger, I am.

I'm Jesse Ventura, and this is a scare tactic to gain power and rake in trillions in profit.

Cybermat47 · 04-07-13, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by privateer

Uhh... LizardMen breed with Males of our species by the way.

Homosexual lizard men are undermining America's Christian-family values.

I'm Jesse Ventura, and this is Conspiracy Theory.

EDIT:

I'm Jesse Ventura, and this is my Furry Theory.

(Warning: Strong language)

em2nought · 04-08-13, 12:20 AM

If ever there was a shovel ready project in the era of Obama, making ammunition would be it.

Too bad he threw our money at that defunct Karma car in$tead.

Red October1984 · 04-08-13, 07:22 AM

Well, when I finish the FEMA Command System course, I'll be ready.

Me and Yubba will survive.

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04-07-13, 08:17 PM	#33
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	The "shortage" of 9x19mm ammo is due simply to the fact that it is one of the most commonly used calibers of pistol ammo.Ammo producers are profitable enterprise. The second reason is because ever since Obama has been in office many people fear that guns are going to get banned so they start buying guns .Most of these people do not know much about firearms so they get sold by the guy at the gun store who of course is going to recommend a firearm that uses the most popular(in demand) ammo because he will make more profit. .223 and 5.56x45mm "rare" for the same reason yet they are still selling 1,200 rounds of it to people who buy an AR. I know a guy that purchased an AK-74 and included in the price 1,000 rounds of 5.45x39mm which is in all reality much less common that .223 or 5.56mm.

04-07-13, 08:17 PM	#34
TFatseas Medic Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 166 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	It's gone because it's being shot through the barrel of my Hi-Power. Seriously, it seems like everytime I wander into a store they just got a shipment of the stuff. More for me.

04-07-13, 08:23 PM	#36
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	And TRAINED men drop you at 400+ meters anyway.

04-07-13, 09:58 PM	#39
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Aaah, the .45 and the M1911, fantastic examples of gun design. Good stoppers, solid, reliable, you can see the ancestry coming down into the design that's stood the test of time. Well over a hundred years old and still going strong, you can't say that for many weapon designs. We used the Webley for a while, good weapon but we phased it out in favour of the Browning IIRC. Of course, then there's the Lee Enfield, original MLE design in 1895, SMLE design in 1907, and still being used in various hotspots in the world today. Admittedly though, the Russkies have us beat with the Mosin-Nagant, soldiering on from 1891 to the present day.