This Week in Guns, October 26th, 2013 2013-10-26 by: badanov By Chris Covert Rantburg.com Earlier last week came the hopeful news that 70 boxes of ammunition were stolen from the TSA in Baltimore. What do you call 3,500 rounds of stolen federal ammunition? A good start! The Canadian corporate giant which did such a bang up job with the ACA websites also helped Canada with its long gun registry system, which was such a smashing success in Canada that the law was scrapped. Unfortunately, our homegrown fascists still have feverish visions of disarmed slaves. An open carry gun rally in San Antonio, Texas ended with no shootings. With a helpful description of the rally, using every liberal buzz word and every possible nexus between exercising the right to keep and bear arms and fascism, local writer Leslie Kelly helpfully included every accusation of evil from the Southern Poverty Law Center in linking the individuals attending the rally with extremist groups. Shockingly, she failed to include any information from any group represented in the San Antonio demonstration, because, obviously, that would be the actual truth, and when it comes to guns, truth is not an object. Extremist, in case you didn't know, is a liberal buzz word which means the Ku Klux Klan and other groups to which RKBA groups can easily be linked without any actual nexus. As long as you don't ask the group being linked, that is. That would be unfair. Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition: Rifle ammunition prices were mixed with .308 ammunition continuing to post a modest price reduction, while pistol ammunition was unchanged to higher. Prices for used weapons of all categories for private sale were mixed. Pistol Ammo .45 caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt, Tulammo, .34 per round Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: BluCore Shooting Center, P&G Performance, reloaded, .34 per round (-.02 each from last week) .40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged Cheapest, 50 rounds: Selway Armory, Ultramax, reloaded, .28 per round Cheapest Bulk, 1000 rounds: Lucky Gunner, BVAC, reloaded, .32 per round (+.06 each from last week) 9mm Parabellum, 115 grain, From Last Week: +.02 each Cheapest, 50 rounds: High Country Ammunition, Rangemaster, .28 per round Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Battle Bag Ammo, Reloaded, .24 per round (Unchanged) .357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged ( +.12 each over three weeks) Cheapest, 50 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Fiocchi, .44 per round Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: No Listing: Offered from last week: LAX Ammunition, Fiocchi, .41 per round Rifle Ammunition .223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, From Last Week: +.05 each Cheapest, 20 rounds: Munire USA, Tulammo, steel cased, .32 per round Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Sportsman's Guide, Wolf steel cased, .32 per round (Last Week: -.02 each ) .308 NATO 145 grain, From Last Week: -.03 each (-.21 over five weeks) Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammunition Depot, MFS, steel cased, .52 per round Cheapest Bulk, 1000 rounds: Sportsman Guide, MFS, .56 per round 7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (Five Weeks) Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammo Supply Warehouse, Wolf Polyformance, steel core and case, .26 per round Cheapest Bulk, 1000 rounds: Ammo Supply Warehouse, Wolf Polyformance, steel core and case, .25 per round .22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (Four Weeks) Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ammo Fast, Eley Target, .10 per round Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Natchez Shooters Supplies, Remington Thunderbolt, .08 per round (Unchanged: -.06 each over two weeks) Guns for Private Sale Rifles .223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $670 Last Week Avg: $746 California: Smith & Wesson M&P-15: $650 Texas: High Standard: $650 New York: Smith & Wesson: $500 (!) Virgina: Bushmaster Mixed Build: $800 Florida: Armalite: $750 .308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,264 Last Week Avg: $1,308 California: Sig Sauer M716 Patrol: $1,500 Texas: DPMS: $1,100 New York: CMMG Mk3: $650 Virginia: Smith & Wesson MP-10: $1,575 Florida: DPMS: $1,495 7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $665 Last Week Avg: $649 California: WASR: $650 Texas: Romarm: $650 New York: Saiga: $750 (Prolly Same Gun) Virginia: Saiga: $550 Florida: WASR: $725 7.62x54mm (Dragunov Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,256 Last Week Avg: $1,223 California: Romak PSL: $1,650 (Same Gun) Texas: None New York: None Virginia: NODAK (Custom Build): $817 (Same Gun) Florida: Romak PSL: $1,300 Pistols .45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $503 Last Week Avg: $410 California: Rock Island Armory: $475 Texas: American Tactical Imports: $600 New York: Regent R200SS (Stainless): $400 (Same Gun) Virginia: Rock Island Armory: $500 Florida: Taurus: $540 9mm Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic Average Price: $459 Last Week Avg: $426 California: Taurus PT24/7: $450 Texas: Taurus 92AF: $450 New York: Glock 19: $405 (Same Gun) Virginia: Glock 19: $500 Florida: Glock 17: $490 .40 caliber S&W (Glock and other semiautomatic) Average Price: $580 Last Week Avg: $495 California: Glock 22: $500 Texas: Smith & Wesson: $450 New York: Glock 27: $500 Virginia: Glock 23: $474 Florida: Glock 23: $475 Used Gun of the Week: (From New Mexico) (Classic EBR!) Alexander Arms Bad News AR style rifle chambered in .338 Lapua: $5,990 Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com and BorderlandBeat.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com. -----------------------------------------COMMENTS---------------------------------------- |