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By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com

Connecticut rifle owners now face a new regulation set to go into effect April 1st. Any gun owner intending to purchase a rifle must register with the Connecticut state government for a long gun eligibility certificate. The requirement is to be fingerprinted by both the state and federal governments, completion of a firearms training certificate, and you must wait 60 days to be approved. Before you can even walk into a gun shop (government approved) you must present the certificate to the gun shop.

For everything that has been said about the "assault rifle" registration act, this provision is far more ominous because now it pits the rights of individuals to purchase and hold a legal product against a hostile political entity intending to restrict those purchases through regulations. No idea how gun owners will react, but their choices are limited: Outright and public flaunting of the law, secret flaunting of the law, or just simply choosing not to purchase a rifle. And none of the public flaunting will take place at the gun shop, now agencies for the federal government.

Meanwhile in New York State, the New York State police have announced they will not enforce the 10 round magazine limit. Not quite a sudden burst of common sense, a New York federal district court ruled that provision and only that provision was unconstitutional. In fact it is all unconstitutional on its face. If the 2nd Amendment says "shall not be infringed," it is not for the states to infringe on those rights.

According to the Washington Free Beacon, the New York State antigun law also mandated the creation of an ammunition database which, according to the news outlet, is in chaos. If registering firearms is against federal policy, how can a state maintain an ammunition database? Anyway, ammunition outlets such as Cheaper Than Dirt are already asking unnecessary questions of telephone customers not related to the purchase itself. For all the talk of chaos, ammunition outlets appear to be cooperating with the federal as well as the state government in establishing ammunition databases.

A leftist Georgia radio talk show host, Mike Malloy, wants to square off against NRA members in a shootout, because of his rage against Georgia liberalizing gun laws. Nice going, Mike. Wear that target proudly, but keep your head low. Just in case.

And as if they are trying to charm their way into taking gun rights away, Rhode Island state senator Josh Miller told someone, in the course of state business, to go f*ck himself. You first, cordite breath.

Housekeeping: the ammunition summary includes data from the last quarter. I thought I had included the data from the previous quarter (Q3) but apparently I did not. I intend to do this for every quarter.

Loads.

Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:

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

Quarterly Report (From Q4, 2013): Pistol ammunition prices were mixed, while rifle ammunition prices were mostly lower.

Prices for used pistols and used rifles were mixed.

Pistol Ammo

.45 Caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (Unchanged three of previous four weeks)
(From Q4, 2013: .33 Each, No Change)

Cheapest, 50 rounds: Goose Island Sales, Tulammo, steel cased, .33 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Freedom Munitions, RN, reloaded, .34 per round (Unchanged five of last six weeks)

.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain, From Last Week: -.01 Each
(From Q4, 2013: .27 Each, -.01 each)

Cheapest, 50 rounds: Munire USA, CCI-Speer, FMJ, .28 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Store Brand, reloaded, .27 per round (-.02 Each from last week)

9mm Parabellum, 115 grain, No Change From Last Week: -.02 Each
(From Q4, 2013: .24 Each, +.02 Each)

Cheapest, 50 rounds: Selway Armory, Tula, Steel cased, .22 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Freedom Munitions, Store brand, reloaded, .23 per round (+.01 from previous week)

.357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
(From Q4, 2013: .40 Each, -.07 Each)

Cheapest, 50 rounds: Bang it Ammo, Precision One, JHP, .47 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 500 Rounds: Freedom Munitions, Store Brand, .50 per round (+.03 Each from last week)

Rifle Ammunition

.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, From Last Week: -.03 Each
(From Q4, 2013: .27 Each, No Change)

Cheapest, 20 rounds: Munire USA, Wolf Polyformance, steel cased, .27 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: SG Ammo, Wolf :Polyformance, steel cased, .28 per round (-.02 Each from Last week )

.308 NATO 145 grain, From Last Week: +.01 Each (-.18 over previous eight weeks (!))
(From Q4, 2013: .60 Each, -.13 Each (!))

Cheapest, 20 rounds: Munire USA, Wolf Polyformance, steel cased, .47 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Bulk Ammo, Wolf Polyformance, steel cased, .51 per round (-.06 Each (!) after Unchanged for four weeks)

7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged from last Week
(From Q4, 2013: .25 Each, No Change)

Cheapest, 20 rounds: Alamo Ammo, Wolf, steel core and case, .25 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: SG Ammo, Red Army Standard, steel core and case, .22 per round (-.01 Each from Last week)

.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: +.01 each
(From Q4, 2013: .09 Each, -.06 Each (!))

Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ammofast, Remington, .15 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Smokey Mountain Munitions, Balzer, .17 per round (Unchanged (Two weeks))

Guns for Private Sale
Rifles


.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $761 Last Week Avg: $767 (-)
California: Spikes Tactical: $880
Texas: Bushmaster (Carbon Fiber): $700
New York: Yankee Hill AR: $825
Virgina: DPMS Panther (w/Scope): $750
Florida: Palmetto State Armory: $650

.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,347 Last Week Avg: $1,180 (+)
California: DPMS: $1,200
Texas: Sig Sauer 716: $1,540
New York: None Available
Virginia: Armalite AR-10 $1,350
Florida: DPMS LR308: $1,300 (Same Gun)

7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $699 Last Week Avg: $738 (-)
California: WASR: $800
Texas: Hungarian AMD-65: $695
New York: Saiga: $550
Virginia: Romak: $700
Florida: Zastava: $750

7.62x54mm (Dragunov Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,598 Last Week Avg: $1,430 (+)
California: Romak PSL: $1,689
Texas: Romak PSL: $1,200 (Same Gun)
New York: None
Virginia: Romak SSG-97: $1,700
Florida: Dragunov: $1,800

Pistols

.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $535 Last Week Avg: $570 (-)
California: Rock Island Armory: $500
Texas: Rock Island Armory: $450
New York: Unknown: $550 (Same Gun)
Virginia: Rock Island Armory: $525
Florida: Springfield (Stainless): $650

9mm Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic Average Price: $476 Last Week Avg: $456 (+)
California: Glock 19: $450
Texas: Glock 26: $499
New York: Glock 26: $450 (Prolly Same Gun)
Virginia: Glock 19: $485
Florida: Beretta 92FS: $495

.40 caliber S&W (Glock and other semiautomatic) Average Price: $467 Last Week Avg: $477 (-)
California: Glock 23: $500 (Possibly same gun)
Texas: Glock 22: $400
New York: Glock 23: $450 (Same Gun)
Virginia: Glock 27: $500
Florida: Glock 27: $485

AR 80 percent receivers

AR-15


Aluminum: (Anodized), Florida $79.95

AR-10

Aluminum (Raw Billet, not anodized) California: $69.95

Aluminum (Anodized) (80 Percent Arms) $129.99

Used Gun of the Week: (From Oklahoma)

Desert Eagle Mark XIX Chambered in .50 Action Express

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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