Joe AutoDrill wrote:
"Ignoramus2981" wrote in message
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Went to cheaperthandirt.com to replenish some supplies, and was
shocked to see that 1,000 rounds of 7.62x39 now costs $499. WTF? There
is no anti-gun legislation that was adopted yet, it can still be
imported, etc, why such a crazy price? That stuff used to cost under
$100 for a thousand, if I remember right.


Brass reloads are illegal from the gov't now. Every single shot is
reclaimed, shredded and then melted down rather than refurbished. They
don't allow re-selling of spent shells any longer until they've been
decommissioned.

Since most ammo out there is in refurbished shells, the price has gone
through the roof as supplies of new shells are very much in demand.

...so say the rumor mills.


Actually this was true, For about 5 DAYS. Then the hammer fell on the
morons who pushed that paper through and it was rescinded.

Seems they thought that the price of the scrap brass was worth more than
the price of them as cases. When the bottom feel out of the scrap prices
that rapidly changed.


The current pricing is ENTIRELY due to this administrations past records
and statements about banning firearms and enacting the ridiculous
restrictions that have been passed in other states.
Things like ammo registration and micro-stamping and such. I would not
be one bit surprised to see these items get pushed through as amendments
or even as single bill proposals.

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Steve W.