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By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com

Housekeeping note: If you do Twitter, my account is @badanov. My account has been idle but I do plan to become more active over time.

The big news this week is the National Rifle Association meeting in Tennessee. Over the past week I have read a number of snide accounts and remarks about firearms, or accounts of those accounts, nearly all of them from leftists and nearly all of them trading in false or ginned up information.

At the moment, it appears the ATF will be tweaking the definition of "sporting use" firearms with a view of banning "certain types of ammunition", a code word for Russian made ammunition, I suspect. But in the linked article, it appears to affect all shotguns with a pistol grip ever made.

From Connecticut, a congressman, Rosa DeLauro (Commie-Connecticut), offered a bill which would offer anyone with an "assault rifle" under the old ban standard a $2,000 tax credit for giving up their firearm.

The usual hilarity from both the left and right ensued, but I failed to notice if anyone else noticed that this is likely a sop for Connecticut's political leadership addressing the political loggerheads they have encountered in enforcing the AR ban in Connecticut.

At last count, the compliance ratio is about 18 percent, making the law an embarrassing failure. Any more demands from the local Connecticut press to enforce the law now probably will be met with howls of laughter from both inside and outside the state.

As predicted by Rantburger swksvolFF, the left is beclowning itself with dire warnings of social breakdown in the wake of the passage of Constitutional Carry in Kansas. In some ways such views are laughable, but a lot of those people influence lawmakers with money or just pure whining.

I have even read a Facebook post from a female about how she will get a concealed permit, just so she can open fire on anyone she spots with a weapon. Maybe if enough leftists do this, we can begin to refresh the tree of liberty. Such a shame we must start of loudmouthed, petty tyrants.

Loads.

Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:

Prices for pistol ammunition and rifle ammunition were mixed.

Prices for used rifles were higher across the board, while prices for used pistols were mixed.

Note: In one week, prices for .223 55 Gr. ammunition dropped by more than 10 percent per round, while prices for 7.62x51 145 Gr. NATO dropped by almost seven percent.

Pistol Ammunition

.45 Caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: +.01 Each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Quality Made Cartridges, FMJ, reloads, .28 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Tulammo, steel cased, .28 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (4Q, 2014))

.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (6 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: I.Q. Metals, HSM, FMJ, reloads, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: J&G Sales, Tulammo, FMJ, steel cased, .23 per round (From Last Week: +.01 Each)

9mm Parabellum, 115 grain, From Last Week: -.01 each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Munire USA, Tulammo, steel cased, FMJ, .19 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Lee's Mags, Northern Hills Precision, Reloads, FMJ, .19 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (8 Weeks))

.357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (5 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Armscor USA, FMJ, .35 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 1,000 Rounds: SG Ammo, Geco, Bulk, FMJ, .34 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks))

Rifle Ammunition

.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, -.03 Each (!) After Unchanged (4 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Target Sports USA, Wolf WPA, steel cased, FMJ, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Tulammo, steel cased, .22 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks)

.308 NATO 145 grain, From Last Week: -.03 each After Unchanged (5 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Selway Armory, Brown Bear, steel cased, .45 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Target Sports USA, Wolf WPA, steel cased, .50 per round (From Last Week: +.05 Each (!) After Unchanged (4 Weeks))

7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (4 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammunition Depot, Wolf WPA, steel case, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: SG Ammo, Wolf WPA, steel case, .23 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (5 Weeks))

.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: +.02 Each
Cheapest, 50 rounds (1 Box Limit): Cabelas, CCI, RNL, .10 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Munire USA, Raptor, RNL, .10 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks))

Guns for Private Sale
Rifles

.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $600 Last Week Avg: $570 (+) ($616 (4 Weeks), $515 (8 Weeks))
California (220, 218): Mixed Build: $550 ($650 (12 Weeks), $425 (15 Weeks))
Texas (256, 251): DPMS: $600 ($700 (5 Weeks), $350 (2 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (132, 131): Mixed Build: $700 ($700, $490 (16 Weeks))
Virginia (192, 196): Palmetto State Armory: $650 ($750 (5 Weeks), $500 (10 Weeks))
Florida (310, 319): DPMS Sportical: $500 ($600 (8 Weeks), $450 (24 Weeks))

.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,130 Last Week Avg: $1,030 (+) ($1,359 (3 Weeks), $953 (20 Weeks))
California (48, 49): Mixed Build: $1,499 ($1,700 (17 Weeks), $1,000 (18 Weeks))
Texas (64, 72): Bushmaster: $1,000 ($1,500 (20 Weeks), $900 (25 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (36, 33): DPMS LR-308T: $900 ($1,500 (5 Weeks), $800 (13 Weeks))
Virginia (43, 45): DPMS: $1,500 ($1,600 (5 Weeks), $900 (21 Weeks))
Florida (46, 48): Smith & Wesson M&P 10: $750 (!) ($1,500 (21 Weeks), $750 (9 Weeks))

7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $545 Last Week Avg: $534 (+) ($626 (6 Weeks), $462 (20 Weeks))
California (52, 53): WASR: $599 ($700 (4 Weeks), $320 (15 Weeks))
Texas (52, 45): WASR VZ 2008 Sportster : $450 ($750 (4 Weeks), $350 (22 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (59, 59): Romak: $600 ($750 (10 Weeks), $450 (23 Weeks))
Virginia (58, 55): VZ58 : $525 ($625 (8 Weeks), $350 (10 Weeks))
Florida (111, 103): FEG AMD-65: $550 ($625 (8 Weeks), $300 (20 Weeks))

30-30 Winchester Lever Action Average Price: $377 Last Week Avg: $386 (-) ($489 (13 Weeks), $320 (12 Weeks))
California (10, 10): Marlin 30AS: $375 ($400 (13 Weeks), $375 (15 Weeks))
Texas (12, 13): Marlin 336W: $400 ($550 (10 Weeks), $300 (15 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (9, 10): Marlin: $350 ($450 (10 Weeks), $250 (15 Weeks))
Virginia (8, 8): Marlin 336: $400 ($425 (11 Weeks), $350 (12 Weeks))
Florida (20, 20): Glenfield 30A: $360 ($500 (7 Weeks), $300 (14 Weeks))

Pistols

.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $420 Last Week Avg: $365 (+) ($450 (12 Weeks), $360 (7 Weeks))
California (150, 145): Rock Island Armory 1911: $500 ($600 (9 Weeks), $350 (20 Weeks))
Texas (210, 197): Llama Max 1911: $350 ($600 (19 Weeks), $350 (6 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (127, 130): Tisas: $450 ($525 (17 Weeks), $325 (19 Weeks))
Virginia (154, 159): Para Ordnance: $500 ($500, $250 (17 Weeks))
Florida (301, 308): Llama 1911: $300 ($450 (10 Weeks), $250 (6 Weeks))

9mm (Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic) Average Price: $320 Last Week Avg: $331 (-) ($336 (7 Weeks), $286 (12 Weeks))
California (152, 149): Kahr CW-9: $350 ($450 (9 Weeks), $250 (14 Weeks))
Texas (223, 234): Smith & Wesson SD9VE: $250 ($355 (8 Weeks), $235 (16 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (222, 238): Ruger P95: $325 ($350 (25 Weeks), $240 (4 Weeks))
Virginia (159, 160): Walther PPX: $400 ($400, $275 (21 Weeks))
Florida (361, 354): Smith & Wesson Model 59: $275 ($375 (16 Weeks), $250 (5 Weeks))

.40 caliber S&W (Glock or other semiautomatic) Average Price: $325 Last Week Avg: $331 (-) ($345 (22 Weeks), $300 (24 Weeks))
California (69, 64): Glock 22: $400 ($400, $250 (14 Weeks))
Texas (91, 100): Smith & Wesson SW40VE: $275 ($425 (18 Weeks), $275)
Pennsylvania (108, 104): Ruger SR 40C: $300 ($340 (22 Weeks), $250 (9 Weeks))
Virginia (87, 89): Smith & Wesson 40V: $350 ($450 (7 Weeks), $275 (13 Weeks))
Florida (128, 129): Smith & Wesson SD40VE: $300 ($400 (8 Weeks), $275 (22 Weeks))

Used Gun of the Week: (Colorado)
Smith & Wesson Model 17-5 revolver Chambered in .22 LR

Chris Covert writes for Rantburg.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com


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