- So, Joe Biden and wasshername are going to be in the White House here in a couple of weeks. Guess we’ll just have to see how bad it can get. I’m not hopeless, but I’m not exactly hopeful either.
- Look for any progress made in the last 4 years to be washed away in a few months. ObamaCare is coming back, the Iran deal will be back on the table, and contracts to tear down the border fencing will likely be advertised by the end of the year.
- Republican resistance will either be stubbornly ferocious or they will fold like a cheap suit. Guess where the smart money is placing their bets.
- We’re about to find out if all those judicial nominations were worth it.
- If you’re not donating to your favorite political and/or litigation group yet, what’s keeping you?
- Made a trip out of town on Saturday to buy bacon. You read that right: I drove almost an hour from home to visit a little ma-and-pa store to buy bacon for Irish Woman.
- When our grocery store is selling decent bacon for almost $12 a pound, and better bacon can be had for $5 a pound, it’s worth the effort.
- Picked up some Amish butter, because Amish butter, and a few jars of locally-canned jam. Elderberry jelly reminds me of something my grandmother would have made, and Traffic Jam (rhubarb, strawberry, and a few other things) just sounded scrumptious.
- While I was out there, I stopped at one of the larger gun dealers in the area to see what was to be seen.
- The store was busier than I’ve ever seen it. Folks weren’t lined up out the door, but it was almost to that point.
- There were AR-15’s to be had, but they were priced well above my comfort zone. People were buying them.
- Nobody seemed to be bothering with short-barreled rifles or suppressors.
- The only surplus rifles I could find were old, rusty Carcanos, and those were priced at $250.
- There was a nice selection of pistols, and prices were only slightly above what I remember them being this time last year.
- Ammunition was thin on the ground. I saw no 9mm, .45, or .38/.357. There was also no 5.56, although there was a limited supply of .308 and 7.26×39.
- There was also some .22, 7.62x54r, and .30-06, but that was all going for about 50 cents a cartridge.
- .25 was available, but it was even more expensive.
- There was no buck shot to be seen, and only a few boxes of slugs were available. They did have lots of bird shot.
- If you’re looking for odd rifle calibers, you’re probably OK. There was also a lot of 10mm for hand held boomenmachers, if that’s your thing.
- I picked up a new bore snake, because happiness is a clean gun, and a couple pounds of coffee. I’m not really in the market for a gun at these prices, and while I’d like more ammunition, I don’t need it in the calibers they had available.
- When I checked out, one of the employees remarked that they are getting a shipment of ammunition in every day, but they don’t know what’s coming. Their distributor is just sending what’s available.
- Apparently a pallet each of 9mm and 5.56 were put on the floor yesterday morning. The 9mm was gone in an hour, the 5.56 was gone in two.
- Well, it looks like my days of working from home are coming to a middle. Our return to work date has been pushed out a few more months.
- I’m not complaining. I miss seeing some of my co-workers, and my reading is down a lot since I don’t have a commute with an audiobook every day, but being able to roll out of bed, have a cup of coffee, get cleaned up, and then get to work in less than an hour is kind of nice.
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Posted by daddybear71 on January 10, 2021
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/ January 11, 2021Was in Northern Minnesota on an ice fishing trip to Lake of the Woods over New Years. 2 stops we made on the way up, one at a small store with a modest gun shop, had plenty of long guns and handguns plus ammo. Another in Baudette also had plenty of each. Mentioned such to the a nice young lady checking us out she just laughed, shook her head and a made a snarky comment about panic buying idiots. Prices were still fairly reasonable on both guns and ammo… I enjoy those folks up there…Where I would like to retire.
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daddybear71
/ January 11, 2021Loved that area. Used to go canoeing up there with the scouts and did some biology class work in the iron bogs in high school.
What I think is happening is that the retailers are selling what they have at replacement cost for the next shipment. They make huge profit off what’s been in the shelves, but then it all goes out when they try to get more. Probably close to a net zero change in their books after all is said and done.
Out of the way places can probably keep their initial prices reasonable because they’re less likely to get a run and have to restock.
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Old NFO
/ January 11, 2021You hit the key point. Out of the way places are okay, as long as they don’t get ‘discovered’… And you need to make sure the pants still fit before you head back to work… 😉
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daddybear71
/ January 11, 2021Oh, yeah, pants. Have to find those, don’t I?
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