Fuj'
01-23-2021, 12:49 PM
Things have changed a bit since the the original post date..........
Not only can't you find ammo at a decent price anymore, mostly just available on the second hand market, all the goodies to make your own are also gone or close to gone nationwide. I just did a search today for the following and checked dozens of websites beyond the ones I usually buy from.
NOTHING in stock with multiple month estimated arrival times for 6.5 Creedmoor as far as:
NO Bullets in the 139-147 gr range other than a few A-Tip Hornady
NO Brass, not even once fired
NO Dies other than the $150+ benchrest sets and even those are about gone
NO Primers
NO Powder
I was thinking about maybe taking up F-Class or something like that this spring, but without the ability to have a steady supply of ammo for practice and matches, there isn't much point. To keep the competitive events running, I wonder if the various venues that are high round count events might have to see a reduction in the number of shots fired per match. This isn't going away any time soon.
Add tumbling media to your list !!! Besides our LGS's, I walked in to
the Sportsmen's near me for just that. Shelves were bare of just about
everything. All kinds of tumblers and vibrators from all the brands. No
good without the media.....And the sales person looks at me stupid ??
Checked our local "Horror Freight".....No cob or walnut in stock. While
I put in a short order At Mid South Shooters Supply, even they had no
media of any type in stock. May have to hit up the Feed Mill for a bag
of cracked corn.
Not only can't you find ammo at a decent price anymore, mostly just available on the second hand market, all the goodies to make your own are also gone or close to gone nationwide. I just did a search today for the following and checked dozens of websites beyond the ones I usually buy from.
NOTHING in stock with multiple month estimated arrival times for 6.5 Creedmoor as far as:
NO Bullets in the 139-147 gr range other than a few A-Tip Hornady
NO Brass, not even once fired
NO Dies other than the $150+ benchrest sets and even those are about gone
NO Primers
NO Powder
I was thinking about maybe taking up F-Class or something like that this spring, but without the ability to have a steady supply of ammo for practice and matches, there isn't much point. To keep the competitive events running, I wonder if the various venues that are high round count events might have to see a reduction in the number of shots fired per match. This isn't going away any time soon.
Add tumbling media to your list !!! Besides our LGS's, I walked in to
the Sportsmen's near me for just that. Shelves were bare of just about
everything. All kinds of tumblers and vibrators from all the brands. No
good without the media.....And the sales person looks at me stupid ??
Checked our local "Horror Freight".....No cob or walnut in stock. While
I put in a short order At Mid South Shooters Supply, even they had no
media of any type in stock. May have to hit up the Feed Mill for a bag
of cracked corn.