Winelover
North Central Arkansas
That's exactly what I do, besides it's more economical.
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That's exactly what I do, besides it's more economical.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Hate to see any gun store shut it's doors. This particular shop is owned by a man and his wife that relocated from Connecticut.....consequently they aren't Good Old Boys. I have purchased a few firearms from them and their prices are comparable to Bob's. Plus, I don't have to go in to the store to check inventory......they have a website and advertise and sell on line. The wife and I took our CC Class there, based on recommendations. The other option was to take a "cut and dried" one at the College that a local Judge teaches. No thanks. Since, I buy 95% of my reloading stuff on line.........either place will do for the occasional gun purchase. Depending, who has what I'm looking for.
Ian
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Went to the "big city" of San Antonio today to visit my eye doctor (always fun) and stopped by Bass Pro to buy some new hunting boots. Of course I had to check on supplies. Outrageous prices as always, but they had enough powder selection to cover pretty much any purpose if you weren't too picky. They had more Unique and IMR 4895 than anything. I picked up two more pounds of Reloder 7 at $33.95 each just because it's very scarce locally or on-line and I use a lot of it.
My dad always said "At least Jesse James wore a mask". I don't buy components at the local Bass Pro as they run significantly more expensive than Scheels or Cabelas. Our best price place is a large gunshop called Guns Unlimited. They never raised prices during "the scare" and have a good selection. They even have some guys working there who know what they are talking about.
Ian
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If supply doesn't happen to come back in the next couple of years I won't be crying much over the 20 or so dollars I overpaid today to pad my stash a little. Plus, there is no guarantee that future price will "normalize" at what we consider reasonable today when the supply finally does come back fully. Look at primers: Pretty much available again anywhere and have been so for a while now, but price has "normalized" at just about double what it was before the 2008 shortage. $8.88/brick .22s are gone forever, too, and I'm kicking myself for passing on some of that pallet of Federal Bulk bricks at Cabela's in December of 2007 for $14.99 each. I distinctly remember saying indignantly that I'll wait it out rather than pay nearly double the going rate even though I knew wally world hadn't been able to keep it in stock...who's the fool now? That's right, the guy sitting on six fine .22 rifles that are collecting dust because if I shoot them very much I would soon be cutting into my match ammo reserve. I could always use more Unique and a few others, but they were also priced quite high and I spent a little discretionary money where it was needed most.
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smokeywolf
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Hey Rick, Angeles Range is a good hour away from me, but if they have some left-over IMR 4759 I'd make the trip with a big smile on my face.
That is, after I get my truck back from the diesel mechanic and pay the $4,000 bill.
That is, after I get my truck back from the diesel mechanic and pay the $4,000 bill.
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9.3X62AL
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One of the few pleasant side-effects of moving is the re-discovery of stuff packed away and now found as the boxes are opened. Kind of a low-rent Christmas, actually. Among the re-discoveries is a quantity of smokeless powder that I had forgotten about having......to wit, unopened 8#'ers of Herco and 2400. These were with odds and ends of reloading stuff packed away 18 months ago. Ribbons and bows were the only missing elements. 
smokeywolf
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No joy! A very pleasant young girl said, "They discontinued that. ..... I haven't seen that one around here in a while."
It was certainly worth a try though. Put the number in my phone for future reference.
I'm sure looking forward to having that problem.
However, I did, a couple of days ago, have to remove some things from the back of my truck prior to having it towed to the mechanic and found a tool box with about a $1000 - $1500 worth of lathe bits, end mills, tap & die set, tapping head and other odds & ends that have been living there, forgotten for at least 3 years.
My senior moments are becoming more than moments.
I moved three years ago....still finding stuff, I had forgotten about......must be "Old Timers" setting in!
I'm still finding stuff from the move 3 1/2 years ago too. I look at it as I haven't missed it in that much time, haven't even thought about it so I must not need it. What did I move it half way across country for?