This Week In Guns, June 27th, 2015
2015-06-27
Posted by: badanov
By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com
As mentioned here two weeks ago, David Codrea was fired from his column at Examiner, and had been looking for a news home. And he found it with The Truth About Guns. I haven't read enough about it to understand what the deal is between him and Robert Farago, TTAG's proprietor. I have dealt with Farago personally, and he is a genoowine bullsh*t artist. I wish the best of luck to David Codrea, because when dealing with Farago he will definitely need it. Some background stuff on Farago can be found here. Farago is not very popular or well regarded in some circles, including this one.
The speed at which mega corporations such as Apple went after game publishers with the Confederate flag is simply stunning. This all had to have been done through Twitter. No need to organize a campaign: just get 3,000 of your closest buddies to raise holy hell, and suddenly, an offending game display is destroyed. These guys will definitely be going after guns as soon as they can, I s'pect.
The latest news is that Apple has restored some games with the Confederate flag.
E.J. Dionne, the leftist writer from the Washington Post wants to press the notion that people have a right to be free from guns. This is part of a developing campaign by fascists to get gun owners shamed into giving up their rights. The sad part is that it would probably work on a large cross section of gun owners.
Loads.
Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:
Prices for pistol ammunition and for rifle ammunition were mostly lower.
Prices for used pistols were mixed, while prices for used rifles were mixed.
Once again, the average price for the AR-10 pattern .308/7.62x51 NATO rifle has reached a new low at $898 after a brief spike of three weeks from $920.
A reminder: The report for 2Q, 2015 will be out next week.
Pistol Ammunition
.45 Caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ventura Munitions, Wolf Polyformance, FMJ, steel cased, .27 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 300 rounds: Homeland Munitions, Store Brand, FMJ, Reloads, .27 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks))
.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain, From Last Week: -.02 Each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Armscor, JHP, .21 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Freedom Munitions, Store Brand, FMJ, Reloads, .23 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks))
9mm Parabellum, 115 grain, From Last Week: -.01 Each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Brown Bear, FMJ, Steel Cased, .17 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Homeland Munitions, Store brand, FMJ, Reloads, .17 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (4 Weeks))
.357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel cased, .28 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 250 Rounds: LAX Ammunition, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel cased, .30 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks))
Rifle Ammunition
.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, From Last Week: -.01 Each After Unchanged (4 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Natchez Shooters Supplies, Tulammo, steel cased, FMJ, .23 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Tulammo, steel cased, .23 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks))
.308 NATO 150 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2 weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Outdoor Unlimited, Tulammo, steel cased, FMJ, .45 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Freedom Munitions, Store brand, steel cased, Reloads .40 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (2Q, 2015))
7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammunition Depot, Wolf WPA, steel case, FMJ, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: SG Ammo, Wolf WPA, steel case, .23 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (1Q 2015))
.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: -.01 Each After Unchanged (3 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds (10 Box Limit): AmmoMen, Remington Thunderbolt, RNL, .08 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Munire USA, Raptor CCI, RNL, .09 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (4 Weeks))
Guns for Private Sale
Rifles
.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $570 Last Week Avg: $530 (+) ($616 (13 Weeks), $515 (17 Weeks))
California (237, 256): Mixed Build: $599 ($650 (23 Weeks), $425 (26 Weeks))
Texas (324, 314): Smith & Wesson M&P15 Sport: $400 ($700 (16 Weeks), $350 (11 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (151, 157): Mixed Build: $600 ($700 (12 Weeks), $490 (27 Weeks))
Virginia (167, 170): Bushmaster: $650 ($750 (16 Weeks), $500 (21 Weeks))
Florida (341, 359): Mixed Build: $600 ($650 (2 Weeks), $450 (35 Weeks))
.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $898 Last Week Avg: $1,108 (-) ($1,359 (11 Weeks), $898 (CA: $920 (3 Weeks)))
California (42, 42): CMMG LR-308: $940 ($1,700 (26 Weeks), $900 (4 Weeks))
Texas (77, 74): DPMS LR-308: $900 ($1,500 (31 Weeks), $900 (36 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (29, 32): DPMS LR-308T: $800 ($1,500 (16 Weeks), $800 (24 Weeks))
Virginia (48, 48): Rock River LAR-10: $1,100 ($1,650 (2 Weeks), $900 (32 Weeks))
Florida (63, 64): DPMS Sportical: $750 ($1,500 (32 Weeks), $750 (20 Weeks))
7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $529 Last Week Avg: $583 (-) ($626 (13 Weeks), $462 (27 Weeks))
California (50, 48): Century GP-1975: $400 ($700 (16 Weeks), $320 (27 Weeks))
Texas (85, 86): CAI: $600 ($750 (15 Weeks), $350 (33 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (48, 51): IO (w/ Picatinny rails): $500 ($750 (21 Weeks), $375 (6 Weeks))
Virginia (60, 62): WASR: $595 ($625 (19 Weeks), $350 (21 Weeks))
Florida (103, 104): ATM 1960: $550 ($650 (11 Weeks), $300 (31 Weeks))
30-30 Winchester Lever Action Average Price: $296 Last Week Avg: $316 (-) ($489 (21 Weeks), $296 (CA: $320 (19 Weeks)))
California (9, 6): Glenfield: $180 ($450 (5 Weeks), $180 (CA: $350 (4 Weeks)))
Texas (19, 18): Marlin 336: $300 ($550 (21 Weeks), $300 (26 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (14, 17): Winchester Model 94: $250 ($450 (21 Weeks), $250 (26 Weeks))
Virginia (9, 11): JM: $350 ($450 (5 Weeks), $350 (23 Weeks))
Florida (20, 20): Marlin: $400 ($500 (18 Weeks), $250 (4 Weeks))
Pistols
.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $400 Last Week Avg: $411 (-) ($450 (19 Weeks), $360 (14 Weeks))
California (167, 154): Rock Island Armory 1911: $400 ($600 (20 Weeks), $350 (31 Weeks))
Texas (281, 288): Llama Max I: $400 ($600 (30 Weeks), $350 (17 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (154, 157): Auto Ordnance: $350 ($550 (9 Weeks), $300 (3 Weeks))
Virginia (150, 163): Rock Island Armory 1911: $450 ($550 (11 Weeks), $250 (28 Weeks))
Florida (323, 311): Tisas Zig M: $400 ($475 2 Weeks), $250 (17 Weeks))
9mm (Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic) Average Price: $304 Last Week Avg: $299 (+) ($336 (17 Weeks), $286 (22 Weeks))
California (175, 161): Ruger P95: $350 ($450 (20 Weeks), $250 (25 Weeks))
Texas (245, 239): Smith & Wesson SD9: $300 ($355 (19 Weeks), $220 (10 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (211, 208): Kahr CW9: $250 ($350 (36 Weeks), $240 (15 Weeks))
Virginia (202, 198): Kahr CT9: $320 ($400 (12 Weeks), $275 (32 Weeks))
Florida (424, 417): Smith & Wesson SW9VE: $300 ($375 (27 Weeks), $250 (16 Weeks))
.40 caliber S&W (Glock or other semiautomatic) Average Price: $305 Last Week Avg: $349 (-) ($368 (8 Weeks), $300 (35 Weeks))
California (86, 81): Smith & Wesson: $300 ($400 (12 Weeks), $250 (25 Weeks))
Texas (124, 123): Smith & Wesson: $325 ($425 (29 Weeks), $275 (12 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (83, 86): Smith & Wesson SD40VE: $300 ($340 (33 Weeks), $250 (20 Weeks))
Virginia (76, 76): Smith & Wesson Sigma: $300 ($450 (8 Weeks), $275 (24 Weeks))
Florida (137, 140): Smith & Wesson Sigma: $300 ($400 (18 Weeks), $260 (6 Weeks))
Used Gun of the Week: (Florida)
Smith & Wesson Model 28 Chambered in .357 Magnum
Chris Covert writes for Rantburg.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com and on Twitter.
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