Roy Witt -> Ed Hulett wrote:

 RW> 03 Feb 09 16:27, Ed Hulett wrote to Joe Bruchis:

 EH>>>> I read an article that said .223 ammo is virtually
non-existent in
 EH>>>> the private sector. They are even having trouble finding jacketed
 EH>>>> lead for reloading.

 JB>>> Many have recognized, the first step to abolishing guns is to
 JB>>> abolish ammo. This is true. All legal ammo for hand guns is becoming
 JB>>> harder to find and much more expensinve. The
"survivalists" have a
 JB>>> rule of thumb stating one should have at least 1000 rounds of ammo
 JB>>> for the "day" that is on the horizon, when it
will be needed. Most
 JB>>> of them bought and stored their ammo already. It is we that will
 JB>>> have the problem. We won't find ammo anywhere, in the next five
 JB>>> years or so. That will render our hand guns useless. So, no new guns
 JB>>> will be sold and old guns will be empty.  What a sweet plan.

 EH>> A few years back I read an article that outlined just that plan -
 EH>> that if they couldn't go after the guns directly, they would make it
 EH>> more difficult to obtain the ammunition rendering the guns useless.

 RW> Which caused me to get the reloading equipment out of storage and load up
 RW> a few thousand more rounds for the time being.

Virtually all serious gun owners load their own. Not only for the reason
stated, but because it is much less expensive to reload in large numbers
than to buy factory loaded ammo. You can also be sure of the quality and
consistency of your loads.

Ed

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