Happiness Is a Warm Gun: BANG BANG, SHOOT SHOOT!

[wuapinmon]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=artslot

[landpoke]

Walking down the street yesterday I found a pristine 9mm cartridge lying on the sidewalk. I tossed it in my pocket not thinking much about it, but after reading this article it dawns on me I've won the lottery.

[wuapinmon]

I own several guns, but Mrs. wuapinmon won't let me keep them in the house; they're all at my grandfather's or mom's houses. I haven't bought ammo in 18 years I think.

(insert 'plenty of ammunition for my gun' jokes here)

[Hallelujah]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=artslot

Happiness is MULTIPLE guns.

[wuapinmon]

Happiness is MULTIPLE guns.

You can shoot skeet at multiple targets, but one gun is all I'll ever need.

[il Padrino Ute]

You can shoot skeet at multiple targets, but one gun is all I'll ever need.

I need more than one gun.

When I hunt deer and elk, I use a 30-06. When I hunt pheasant, I use a shotgun. When I teach my kids to learn gun safety and shooting, I use a .22. When I shoot an intruder in my home, I use a 9mm.

[Hallelujah]

I need more than one gun.

When I hunt deer and elk, I use a 30-06. When I hunt pheasant, I use a shotgun. When I teach my kids to learn gun safety and shooting, I use a .22. When I shoot an intruder in my home, I use a 9mm.

Don't forget an AR-15. Variety of uses.

[wuapinmon]

I need more than one gun.

When I hunt deer and elk, I use a 30-06. When I hunt pheasant, I use a shotgun. When I teach my kids to learn gun safety and shooting, I use a .22. When I shoot an intruder in my home, I use a 9mm.

I was talking about my gun, not my rifle.

[Hallelujah]

I was talking about my gun, not my rifle.

Two guns? Impressive.

[il Padrino Ute]

I was talking about my gun, not my rifle.

[Colly Wolly]

I need more than one gun.

When I hunt deer and elk, I use a 30-06. When I hunt pheasant, I use a shotgun. When I teach my kids to learn gun safety and shooting, I use a .22. When I shoot an intruder in my home, I use a 9mm.

Might as well throw something at them. .40 S&W ftw.

[il Padrino Ute]

Might as well throw something at them. .40 S&W ftw.

That's a good choice too. It's just that I got the Beretta 9mm for a very good price while in Italy and hollow tips are very effective.

[statman]

I just don't see how this is news. It's a year old. The run on ammo started on election day last year. Literally.

prior to election day 2008, I could buy whatever round I wanted for whichever gun I own - 7.62X39, 9mm, 40 cal, 22LR, 5.56, .308, no problems with any of them. Now, they're all subject to stock-outs - sometimes they have them, sometimes they don't. Mostly, they don't - although the 5.56 situation has seemed to resolve itself in the last 5 or 6 months. Cabella's always seems to have it in stock now.

For all of the rounds, one thing is certain - they're all considerably more expensive. The days of the 20-cent rifle round are gone (very possible for 5.56 and 7.62X39 in the past) (and not counting 22LR - those are still cheap, although over double what they cost last year). The cheapest you'll find is in the 30-40 cent range, and that's if you buy them 500-1000 rounds at a time...

[Colly Wolly]

That's a good choice too. It's just that I got the Beretta 9mm for a very good price while in Italy and hollow tips are very effective.

I've got some Speer Gold Dots. I've heard that terminal ballistic studies are inconclusive when comparing the stopping power of FMJ vs. hollow points. The purpose of a hollow point is to reduce the risk of harm to other people, not necessarily injure or stop an assailant faster/better.

[il Padrino Ute]

I've got some Speer Gold Dots. I've heard that terminal ballistic studies are inconclusive when comparing the stopping power of FMJ vs. hollow points. The purpose of a hollow point is to reduce the risk of harm to other people, not necessarily injure or stop an assailant faster/better.

You are correct. My brain was not functioning when I posted the above.

I suppose I could use my rifle to shoot invaders. A 30-06 would make a very nice hole.