375supermag
08-16-2014, 05:48 PM
Hi...
I actually had a Saturday off work this week and decided that I would do a tour of the local (and not so local) gunshops in the area.
Stopped at a couple shops in the Middletown,Pa area about 15-20 miles from home. One shop had a few 1-Lb containers of Bullseye for $23.99 each. I have 4 lbs, so I didn't buy any because I thought it a bit expensive.
No .22LR to be found...primers by the many thousands, most other handgun powders non-existent. I have about 15-20 thousand primers of various types, so I passed on them as well.
Next, we drove out to the Lebanon,Pa area...about a 45-minute drive(more or less).
One shop (Shyda's) is a major distributor in the area. No .22LR to be found, except a couple of boxes of EXPENSIVE match grade Eley ammunition. I don't require that type of .22LR ammunition, so I left it on the shelf.
I did come across several 1-lb containers of Blue dot at $18.99 each. I have about 4-5 lbs on hand, but I go through a lot in .357Mag and .41Mag cast bullet loads, so I bought 1lb.
Our next stop was a small shop called Enck's Gun Barn. I really like this place because they cater to SASS-types. Lots of commercial cast lead bullets and SA revolvers on hand at all times. They are big into M1911s also, so they are a perfect fit for me.
Managed to find some Remington .41Mag brass (100 cases for $32.80 pre-tax) and some Remington .45AutoRim for $31.70/100 pre-tax.
I don't really need them, as I already had about 500 cases for each caliber, but I haven't seen any for sale locally in well over a year. More brass can't be a bad thing. Both packs came home with me and I left a few behind for the next guy. I'll probably wander back over there in a couple/ three weeks and see if they get any .44Spl and .45Colt brass in.
Finally , we found some .22LR at reasonable prices. My son bought a 300ct bulk pack of CCI Swamp People 36gr truncated nose to try out in his H&K carbine. By the way...what exactly is/was/are Swamp People??? Cost $23.30 pre-tax.That figures out to about 7.7 cents per shot.
I was also able to buy 4 50ct boxes of Remington Thunderbolts for $2.50/box(pre-tax). That figures out to 5cents/round.
I have a new-to-me Dan Wesson .22LR revolver that I want to try these in. It has shot about 8 different .22LR loadings quite well to this point in the month or so I have had it, so hopefully these will be at least as accurate as the other loads in my stash.
We would have bought more and some different loadings, but they are limiting customers to one box or 200 rounds per day.
I still have several thousand rounds of .22LR on hand, but some different loadings with a couple of new guns is a good thing. Besides, that little H&K carbine really chews up the ammo.
All in all, a pretty good day on the gunshop tour circuit. Had breakfast out, drove over 100 miles with the windows down and the rock n roll playing and had a nice early dinner. Good prices and availability on some needed shooting and reloading items and a day off work with my son...PRICELESS!!!
I actually had a Saturday off work this week and decided that I would do a tour of the local (and not so local) gunshops in the area.
Stopped at a couple shops in the Middletown,Pa area about 15-20 miles from home. One shop had a few 1-Lb containers of Bullseye for $23.99 each. I have 4 lbs, so I didn't buy any because I thought it a bit expensive.
No .22LR to be found...primers by the many thousands, most other handgun powders non-existent. I have about 15-20 thousand primers of various types, so I passed on them as well.
Next, we drove out to the Lebanon,Pa area...about a 45-minute drive(more or less).
One shop (Shyda's) is a major distributor in the area. No .22LR to be found, except a couple of boxes of EXPENSIVE match grade Eley ammunition. I don't require that type of .22LR ammunition, so I left it on the shelf.
I did come across several 1-lb containers of Blue dot at $18.99 each. I have about 4-5 lbs on hand, but I go through a lot in .357Mag and .41Mag cast bullet loads, so I bought 1lb.
Our next stop was a small shop called Enck's Gun Barn. I really like this place because they cater to SASS-types. Lots of commercial cast lead bullets and SA revolvers on hand at all times. They are big into M1911s also, so they are a perfect fit for me.
Managed to find some Remington .41Mag brass (100 cases for $32.80 pre-tax) and some Remington .45AutoRim for $31.70/100 pre-tax.
I don't really need them, as I already had about 500 cases for each caliber, but I haven't seen any for sale locally in well over a year. More brass can't be a bad thing. Both packs came home with me and I left a few behind for the next guy. I'll probably wander back over there in a couple/ three weeks and see if they get any .44Spl and .45Colt brass in.
Finally , we found some .22LR at reasonable prices. My son bought a 300ct bulk pack of CCI Swamp People 36gr truncated nose to try out in his H&K carbine. By the way...what exactly is/was/are Swamp People??? Cost $23.30 pre-tax.That figures out to about 7.7 cents per shot.
I was also able to buy 4 50ct boxes of Remington Thunderbolts for $2.50/box(pre-tax). That figures out to 5cents/round.
I have a new-to-me Dan Wesson .22LR revolver that I want to try these in. It has shot about 8 different .22LR loadings quite well to this point in the month or so I have had it, so hopefully these will be at least as accurate as the other loads in my stash.
We would have bought more and some different loadings, but they are limiting customers to one box or 200 rounds per day.
I still have several thousand rounds of .22LR on hand, but some different loadings with a couple of new guns is a good thing. Besides, that little H&K carbine really chews up the ammo.
All in all, a pretty good day on the gunshop tour circuit. Had breakfast out, drove over 100 miles with the windows down and the rock n roll playing and had a nice early dinner. Good prices and availability on some needed shooting and reloading items and a day off work with my son...PRICELESS!!!