David.Hylton

Randall?????

Way to go Ben! The people who we shoot with are great aren't they?

Are things breaking loose? My local gun dealer called to say they had Win large primers come in and the local Walmart had .233 Federal in stock at $40/100. ARs and other high demand firearms are staying the shelves longer than they were a month ago. Production should catch up before too long. The question is: will demand continue?

I pick up the occaisonal .380 in my range brass. Never loaded one though. Either I feel the reduced sizing pressure or it pops out of the shell plate on my 550 when I try to seat the primer. Th e.38 super/super comp, or 9x23 I catch when it takes too much pressure to resize. Now, I usually see the wrong brass and sort it out when I start to pick it up.

I don't think it's happening around Atlanta........the Walmarts around here don't seem to have any ammo coming in. Occaisonally I see some 9mm, 45acp, or .223 come in. The staff says all the ammo goes out the same day it comes in.

Lots of new gun ownwers are shooting for the first time. That also adds to the demand for ammo.

This was a great match, it went well and we had a great squad. We had the bonus game of "Where's Randal" that made it even more fun We'll be telling stories about this match for a long time.

And I thought 32.99/k for Win LPP from my local dealer on Tuesday was high and the 34.99 for Federal SPP last Saturday was crazy. I just found a box of Win small rifle I had forgotten about, the price on them was $11.50.

I wonder how many crushed beer cans folks will find in thier envelopes. dj not crushed beer cans......IOUs. He had to pay for the beer some how I'm driving down tomorrow, I can hardly wait.

I bought some last night at $31.99, about normal if you can find them. But I am seeing more in stock. What do you need? I can direct you to a couple of places that have them in stock. hth, Dave

Primer shortage every where, too much demand for ammo to sell primers to reloaders. I pick up anything I come across, which isn't much.

Next week, I can't wait. It looks like a great match with good people.

It really does have a lot of variables, sort of like asking what kind of car should I buy? Depends what you want to do with it. I'd recommend a Glock in 9mm for beginning shooting in USPSA matches. 9mm is the cheapest ammo out there and it will be the cheapest for practice. if you want to use the same pistol for self-defense you can buy some great defensive ammo for it. Shoot in production class and 9mm is no handicap. I shoot a Glock 34 but a 17 is a bit cheaper. Glocks also have a large selection of after market accessories and parts for them. The Smith and Wesson M&P or Springfield Xd are also great pistols. try to get to a range and shoot each (and others) to see which you like and shoot the best. hth, Dave Dave

I run straight Lee dies in my 550 for 9mm. They run great and I've never had an ammo problem that wasn't caused by operator head space and timing. you can by a 4-die set from Lee that includes the crimp die for a reasonable amount. I recommend that you watch the classified pages here and buy what becomes available.

I use Montana Gold Bullets and couldn't be happier. They are a good value, accurate and consistent. If you use the search feature on this website for your bullet weight you'll probably find several loads for most common calibers.

Ouuuuuuch, at least it wasn't last week before area 6.

I saw $26 for Winchester White Box at shop in VA. They had just gotten a pallet delivered. .223 White Box is $9.99 at Walmart - $14.99 at Bass Pro shops. I am starting to see more ammo and primers in stock.

Must be nice to live in an area where the wardens can worry about small fry violations like that. In my travels it's usually the major deer/game/fish poaching rings that get the attention. I've learned to polite, courteous, and not volunteer any extra information when dealing with any law enforcement official. Game wardens especially have a tough job. During hunting season everyone is armed and your back up is not nearby. Taking the opposing view: how could the warden prove guilt if Zebp45 had been at home watching TV? Very circumstantial evidence in a 90 day window for purchase and only paying by CC. The warden would need much more to file charges.

The weblink will not give you the discount, but I called today and the clerk gave me the discounted rate. Hyatt Place Birmingham/Hoover 2980 John Hawkins Parkway Hoover, Alabama, USA 35244 Tel: 205 988 8444 Fax: 205 988 8407

I've seen 24's, 24C's and 17L's for sale locally. In fact all of the glocks are in stock locally. (true, I live less than an hour away from Smyrna) I'm planning on buying a 19 tomorrow. The dealer has them in stock, but they are Austrian, not US made. This dealer sells all of his guns at LEO/military pricing because he says that GSSF members are eligible for that price. I'm military so it doesn't make a difference to me. But to folks off the street, he has them join GSSF and they receive an instant $100 discount for each pistol they purchase. He also has plenty of magazines in stock.

I agree with BOZ1911, attendance is up at the matches we attend. It seems that a number of the first time gun buyers are getting out and shooting their new guns. Maybe all of the panic buying will benefit the shooting sports in the long run. We need to make sure we welcome the new shooters to our matches and keep them coming back.

I got confirmation a case of 124 gr JHP 9mm bullets that I ordered on March 15 shipped on 27 March. The USPS tracking number said they were delivered to the Post Office today. They did not charge my CC until the order shipped and had replied quickly when I sent an email inquiring about the order. However, they are still not listed on the website. I've had nothing but great service from Montana Gold. I hope they can get caught up soon.

Attended the Ceremony below. The public support was very moving. Fallen soldier to receive Silver Star By MONI BASU The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sunday, March 29, 2009 Cpl. Jonathan Ayers picked up an M-240 machine gun and unleashed a hail of bullets from the observation post of a small base American soldiers had set up only days before. Taliban fighters had attacked before sunrise on July 13, 2008, recalled the GIs’ battalion commander, Col. William Ostlund, now stationed at Fort Benning. They were firing from a nearby mosque, storefronts in the local bazaar and homes of elders in Wanat, a village tucked in the rugged foothills of the Hindu Kush along Afghanistan’s eastern border with Pakistan. Grenades exploded. Bullets sliced through trees, severing branches. Everything was on fire, even the grass. A bullet grazed Ayers’ helmet and knocked him back. But the 24-year-old soldier from Snellville did not recoil. His paratrooper instincts took over. He kept firing amid fierce enemy RPGs and small arms fire. When one weapon seized up because so many rounds had been fired so rapidly, Ayers picked up another. He fought on until an enemy bullet got him. And he fell — one of nine soldiers who died that day, the largest loss of American life in a single battle in Afghanistan. On Sunday, the military will posthumously award Ayers its third-highest medal for valor: the Silver Star. His brother Josh, 26, plans to accept the medal, a gold star with a laurel wreath and a silver star superimposed in the center. On the back, the inscription reads: “For gallantry in action.” Only 146 soldiers who fought in Afghanistan have been honored with Silver Stars, including 13 others in Ayers’ battalion. In Iraq, the military has awarded 396 Silver Stars. “We’re very proud of him,” said Ayers’ mother, Suzanne Ayers, who will attend the ceremony with her husband, Bill, at Snellville’s Shiloh High School, where their son was once commander of Junior ROTC. But she knows what Jon’s reaction would have been, had he been able to accept the honor himself. “He’d say, ‘I’m just doing my job.’ “ That’s because he was a spit-and-polish kind of guy. He loved the structure of the military, which he joined in 2006. He went to Afghanistan with Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. After 15 grueling months, Chosen Company just had a week left in its tour. Ayers’ family had already started planning homecoming festivities. Suzanne Ayers had looked forward to playing golf again with her younger son. “He hadn’t beaten me yet, but he was getting close,” she said. “The hardest part was knowing that I would never hear his voice again.” The ceremony Sunday will be bittersweet for the Ayers family. A moment of tremendous pride — and sorrow. “It won’t bring him back, but it will show people what soldiers go through. I can’t imagine being in their position,” Suzanne Ayers said. She’ll visit her son at the cemetery next week, like she has since July. The Army has already changed the inscription on Ayers’ headstone. Now every visitor knows that this soldier from Georgia served his country with uncommon valor.

I found two sources of primers in the Atlanta area. One is almost $37/k and the other is $29/k but limits you to 2k. The second dealer had federal, CCI. Remington, and Winchester. he said once he sold out he would'nt be able to get any more. Now I need to find 45 ACP dies, everyone is sold out of those also.

Wow, I'm glad it wasn't worse. Get well soon.