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By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com
Last week's murder of two Las Vegas cops was likely fueled by chemicals of some kind, likely methamphetamine, but more likely marijuana. I won't get into an exchange about how marijuana makes you too lethargic to murder in cold blood two police officers having lunch. Your mileage, and probably Jerad and Amanda Miller's mileage varied. Suffice it to say that despite all evidence pointing to the fact that this was a crazy man and the even crazier woman he married is stashed safely in the background as our own homegrown fascists focus on the availability of guns and the at best tenuous connection between these two killers and the Bundy Ranch Incident, and the Patriots and Threepers thereto. It should be noted for future reference that the Millers were virtually run off from the Bundy Ranch. The connection between them and those who actually were at the ranch is a fevered fantasy in the minds of the left.
If you are interested in reading the full party line on the Millers, their political views and how those views can be applied to conservatives, this Rooters article has it all. The article itself is an exemplar of the type of "news" reporting we can expect in the future.
True to form, California Senator Diana Feinstein introduced gun confiscation legislation this week. As if to bolster their case, a report came out earlier in the week claiming that since 2009 there have been 74 mass shootings in schools similar to the Newtown massacre. It was later discovered that in fact there were only seven shootings during that time frame. The antigun astroturf group Moms Demand Action sponsored this bit of black propaganda, and they were caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
As an aside, Moms Demand Action held a series of nationwide protests in several cities in which a total of 42 individuals came out to demand action.
If you shoot an AR-15 rifle and are using steel cased ammunition, this replacement part can help preserve your AR. I know, however, that most indoor ranges refuse to allow steel cased ammunition even if it is copper washed lead core. According to the stories I have heard, insurance companies say that indoor gun ranges are subject to fire from the firing of steel core ammunition, and range masters carry a magnet to check for steel. If it sticks, you have to fire brass ammunition.
Loads.
Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:
Prices for pistol ammunition were steady while rifle ammunition prices were mixed.
Prices for both used rifles and used pistols were mostly lower. Prices for used AR-10 pattern rifles nationwide appear to have completely collapsed.
Pistol Ammo
.45 Caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (5 weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Munire USA, Tulammo, steel cased, .30 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Munire USA, Tulammo, steel cased, .29 per round (From last week: Unchanged)
.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Munire USA, Ultramax, CNL, reloaded, .28 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Store Brand, reloaded, .25 per round (From Last week: Unchanged)
9mm Parabellum, 115 grain From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Able's, Tulammo, steel cased, .22 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: I.Q. Metals, HSM, Factory Seconds, RNL, .21 per round (From Last Week: -.01 Each)
.357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 50 rounds: LAX Ammunition, CCI Blazer, JHP, .42 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 250 Rounds: LAX Ammunition, CCI Blazer, JHP, .36 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged)
Rifle Ammunition
.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, From Last Week: -.01 Each (After Unchanged (2 weeks))
Cheapest, 20 rounds: LV Ammo, Wartak, steel cased, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Lee's Mags, Tulammo, steel cased, .24 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks))
.308 NATO 145 grain, From Last Week: -.07 (!)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: SG Ammo, Silver Bear, steel cased, .50 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: SG Ammo, Silver Bear, steel cased, .45 per round (From Last week: -.07 Each (!))
7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: +.01 each
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammunition Depot, Wolf, steel case, .21 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Bulk Ammo, Wolf, steel case, .21 per round (From Last week: Unchanged (9 Weeks))
.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: +.02 each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ammunition to Go, Fiocchi, .10 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 325 rounds: Trop Gun Shop, Federal Champion, .11 per round
Guns for Private Sale
Rifles
.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $610 Last Week Avg: $645 (+)
California (209): Palmetto State Armory: $525 (!)
Texas (318): Mixed Build: $775
Pennsylvania (170): Bushmaster: $600
Virgina (214): Mixed Build: $600
Florida (393): Smith & Wesson: $549 (!)
.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,040 Last Week Avg: $1,190(-)
California (47): DPMS: $1,100
Texas (61): Bushmaster BR-308: $1,000
Pennsylvania (28): Winchester: $1,000
Virginia (44): DPMS LR-308: $1,000
Florida (86): DPMS: $1,099
7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $550 Last Week Avg: $585 (-)
California (51): Saiga: $499 (!)
Texas (55): WASR: $625
Pennsylvania (57): Saiga: $500 (Same Gun)
Virginia (72): Czech VZ58 : $525
Florida (121): Saiga: $600 (Same Gun)
7.62x54mm (Dragunov Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,300 Last Week Avg: $1,100 (+)
California (0): None Available
Texas (0): None Available
Pennsylvania (2): Romak PSL: $1,400 (Same Gun)
Virginia (0): None Available
Florida(6): Romak PSL: $1,200 (!)
Pistols
.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $415 Last Week Avg: $424 (-)
California (154): Rock Island Armory M1911A1: $425
Texas (212): Girsan 1911: $450
Pennsylvania (190): Tisas: $350
Virginia (167): Metro Arms: $400
Florida (378): Taurus PT1911: $450
9mm Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic Average Price: $433 Last Week Avg: $449 (-)
California (144): Glock 19: $400 (!)
Texas (330): Glock 17: $440
Pennsylvania (205): Beretta 92: $450
Virginia (247): Smith & Wesson Model 539: $425
Florida (496): Glock 19: $450
.40 caliber S&W (Glock and other semiautomatic) Average Price: $435 Last Week Avg: $415 (+)
California (92): Glock 22: $425
Texas (145): Glock 27: $450
Pennsylvania (114): Smith & Wesson M&P40: $450
Virginia (121): Glock 22: $400
Florida (208):Glock 27: $450
Used Gun of the Week: (Florida)
Colt Python chambered in .357 Magnum
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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