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This Week in Guns, February 7th, 2014
2014-02-07

by: badanov

By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com

From the hot part of the civil war, a Texas grand jury refuses to indict a man for shooting and killing a police officer who was in the wrong home at the wrong time. That's a win for civil rights, but Congress continues to arm police forces with military equipment. One loss won't stop state sanctioned home invasions.

Meanwhile Texas police are refusing to field police reports on threats of violence against gun owners. The story only appeared in a gun rights column, not in any media outlets in Texas. It becomes news if someone is shot and killed.

John Tkazyik, the mayor of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. quit Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Against Guns because he realized the actual goal was confiscation. Way to shut the barn door! The reason we have rights is to defend those rights before the fascists win, not after.

Good news! Phillip Seymour Hoffman offed himself with heroin before he could narrate a gun confiscation cartoon. Pretty funny to ask a heroin addict who is breaking the law to advocate for laws that will violate the supreme law of the land. But liberals have been doing this for decades, using one part of the Constitution to destroy the others. Eventually, we won't have a constitution.

The new gun laws in Colorado haven't resulted in very many convictions. In the minds of fascists it is a failed gun law because it failed to make a new class of criminals. Just wait. There will be calls for gun registration within a year. Bastards!

Finally, Massachusetts is denying firearms purchases for individuals who have been arrested, but not convicted. The writer wants to express outrage over such injustice, failing to note that that has been the case since the mid-1990s. Eliminate the gun control laws from 1994, and we can talk about outrage.

Loads.

Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:

Prices for pistol Ammunition were mostly lower, while prices for rifle ammunition were mixed.

Prices for all classes of used firearms were mixed.

Pistol Ammo

.45 Caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2 weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt, Tulammo, steel cased, .30 per round

Cheapest Bulk, 5000 rounds: Jack Ross Ammunition, reloaded, .32 per round (-.01 Each from last week)

.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain, From Last Week: -.02 Each (Unchanged, previous 4 weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Selway Armory, Ultra Max, reloaded brass, .28 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Jack Ross Ammunition, reloaded, .27 per round (From Last Week: -.01 Each (-.02 over two weeks )

9mm Parabellum, 115 grain, From Last Week: -.07 Each (!) (After +.05 Each previous week)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt, Tulammo, steel case, .18 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Orca Arms, BFA, reloaded, .22 per round (-.01 Each) (-.02 over two weeks)

.357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: +.01 Each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Wideners, Federal CCI, JHP, .44 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 500 Rounds: LAX Ammunition, JSP, .49 per round (from last week -.07 Each (!))

Rifle Ammunition

.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Munire USA, Tulammo, steel cased, .25 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt, Tulammo, steel cased, .29 per round (-.02 Each from last week (-.03 Each over three weeks))

.308 NATO 145 grain, From Last Week: -.01 Each -.06 over two weeks)

Cheapest, 20 rounds: Munire USA, Prvi Partizan, brass cased, .58 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Ammunition to Go, Prvi Partizan, brass cased, .65 per round (Unchanged (3 weeks))

7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: -.02 Each
Cheapest, 20 rounds: FireArms for Sale, Wolf Polyformance, steel core and case, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 600 rounds: Griz Guy, Red Army Standard, steel core and case, .21 per round (-.01 from Last week (Unchanged previous 2 weeks))

.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: +.06 Each (!)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ammofast, CCI Blazer, .15 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Smokey Mountain Munitions, CCI, .18 per round (+.10 per round (!))

Guns for Private Sale
Rifles


.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $740 Last Week Avg: $699 (+)
California: Del-Ton: $800 (FFL Only)
Texas: Diamondback Firearms: $600
New York: Colt LE-6920: $800
Virgina: Spikes Tactical: $799
Florida: Bushmaster: $700

.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,480 Last Week Avg: $1,568(-)
California: DPMS LAR-308: $1,500
Texas: DPMS LAR-308: $1,800
New York: Kel Tec (Bullpup): 1,700
Virginia: Smith & Wesson M&P-10: $1,400
Florida: DPMS LAR-308: $1,000 (!)

7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $785 Last Week Avg: $670 (+)
California: WASR: $750
Texas:Romak: $750
New York: Unspecified Build: $1,000 (Same Gun)
Virginia: Vepr: $750
Florida: Zastava: $675

7.62x54mm (Dragunov Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,235 Last Week Avg: $1,440 (-)
California: Romak PSL: $1,689 (Same Gun)
Texas: Romak PSL: $1,000 (!) (Same Gun)
New York: None
Virginia: Romak PSL: $950 (!)
Florida: Romak PSL: $1,300

Pistols

.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $590 Last Week Avg: $580 (+)
California: Auto Ordnance: $550
Texas: Ruger SR1911: $700
New York: Sig Sauer: $700
Virginia: Rock Island Armory: $450
Florida: Ruger SR1911: $550

9mm Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic Average Price: $385 Last Week Avg: $425 (-)
California: Ruger P85: $400 (Prolly Same Gun)
Texas: Kawr CW-9: $420
New York: Sig Sauer P250: $375
Virginia: Smith & Wesson SW9VE: $380
Florida: Smith & Wesson SD9: $350

.40 caliber S&W (Glock and other semiautomatic) Average Price: $433 Last Week Avg: $420 (+)
California: Glock 23: $500
Texas: EAA Witness: $340 (Prolly Same Gun, lower price)
New York: Glock 23: $475 (Same Gun)
Virginia: Smith & Wesson SD40VE: $350 (Same Gun)
Florida: Glock 22: $500

Used Gun of the Week: (From Virginia)

Mixed Build Wilson Combat SOCOM Recon Chambered in .458

Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com and BorderlandBeat.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com.




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