Firearms

[Mandi90TT]

Originally Posted by Pablo Chacon

I want a .458 SOCOM!

You mean one of these?

[UncleWede]

I can barely afford to look at all y'all pictures. Although, my dad's life insurance policy check just arrived . . . he bought me my first rifle for Christmas when I was 12, I still have that little .22 plinker.

[Shiza]

Picked up a 43x MOS today since Maryland is now a shall issue state. Here's a width comparison with my 19.

[tcphoto]

I have the 43X as my next pistol but prefer night sights, it'll compliment my G17.5MOS.

[Shiza]

Originally Posted by tcphoto

I have the 43X as my next pistol but prefer night sights, it'll compliment my G17.5MOS.

I prefer the nights sights as well. I need suppressor height sights for the 43 anyway for co-witness, so I'll make them night sights.

[Pablo Chacon]

Originally Posted by Mandi90TT

You mean one of these?

Yes!

[Mandi90TT]

Originally Posted by Pablo Chacon

Yes!

It's fun to fire, and it would put a very large hole in someone, but it's only accurate out to about 200m.

And the round cap of the magazines sucks; it uses standard AR-15 mags, but the rounds go in in a single stack, instead of a double stack. So a standard cap 30 round AR-15 mag will hold 10 .458 SOCOM rounds.

Basically, if dinosaurs ever come back to life, I will use my .458 AR to take them out at close range.

And if I can see them from far away, I have a bolt action .338 Lapua that will also put a hurtin' on any dinosaurs.

I am 100% prepared for the dinosaur zombie apocalypse.

[Samurai of 2day]

Originally Posted by Mandi90TT

It's fun to fire, and it would put a very large hole in someone, but it's only accurate out to about 200m.

And the round cap of the magazines sucks; it uses standard AR-15 mags, but the rounds go in in a single stack, instead of a double stack. So a standard cap 30 round AR-15 mag will hold 10 .458 SOCOM rounds.

Basically, if dinosaurs ever come back to life, I will use my .458 AR to take them out at close range.

And if I can see them from far away, I have a bolt action .338 Lapua that will also put a hurtin' on any dinosaurs.

I am 100% prepared for the dinosaur zombie apocalypse.

https://images.app.goo.gl/9gZCgZuZ2ga1MpKM7
As it has been recently brought to my attention, this is what the zombie dinosaur apocalypse will look like.

Humbly, I believe only a 50 cal MOD2L will do in times like these!

[jamesinaz]

Originally Posted by Mandi90TT

It's fun to fire, and it would put a very large hole in someone, but it's only accurate out to about 200m.

And the round cap of the magazines sucks; it uses standard AR-15 mags, but the rounds go in in a single stack, instead of a double stack. So a standard cap 30 round AR-15 mag will hold 10 .458 SOCOM rounds.

Basically, if dinosaurs ever come back to life, I will use my .458 AR to take them out at close range.

And if I can see them from far away, I have a bolt action .338 Lapua that will also put a hurtin' on any dinosaurs.

I am 100% prepared for the dinosaur zombie apocalypse.

I am 0% prepared for the dinosaur zombie apocalypse. The largest caliber I own is 30:06 in a garand and I do not believe that will be adequate. But I have thought thru this scenario (sure I have ) and will acquire a Barrett semi-auto .50 BMG for such an event. Oh yes. I have a plan.

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by Pablo Chacon

Not the best pics, but here she is.

Cool, can you find ammo for that sucker?

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Samurai of 2day

Humbly, I believe only a 50 cal MOD2L will do in times like these!

The Marlin 1895 Stainless is the only rifle that comes rated for a T-Rex from it's manufacturer:

https://web.archive.org/web/20170714.../model-1895sbl

[Mandi90TT]

Originally Posted by jamesinaz

I am 0% prepared for the dinosaur zombie apocalypse. The largest caliber I own is 30:06 in a garand and I do not believe that will be adequate. But I have thought thru this scenario (sure I have ) and will acquire a Barrett semi-auto .50 BMG for such an event. Oh yes. I have a plan.

I mean, you need to prepare for all possibilities, and if Hollywood has taught me anything it's that both dinosaurs and zombies are a real threat. And I see no reason why dinosaurs couldn't become zombies if they both happened at the same time...

[Pablo Chacon]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Cool, can you find ammo for that sucker?

It’s not impossible, but not as easy as let’s say 9mm. One of my go-to gun shops seems to have a connection/hook-up with ammo distributor and often has most ammo in stock, even in 2020 when it was very scarce.

[Pablo Chacon]

Originally Posted by Mandi90TT

It's fun to fire, and it would put a very large hole in someone, but it's only accurate out to about 200m.

And the round cap of the magazines sucks; it uses standard AR-15 mags, but the rounds go in in a single stack, instead of a double stack. So a standard cap 30 round AR-15 mag will hold 10 .458 SOCOM rounds.

Basically, if dinosaurs ever come back to life, I will use my .458 AR to take them out at close range.

And if I can see them from far away, I have a bolt action .338 Lapua that will also put a hurtin' on any dinosaurs.

I am 100% prepared for the dinosaur zombie apocalypse.

Speaking of ammo, is .458 easy to find and if so, what is the average cost per round?

[chowser51]

If you’re lucky to find any .458 in stock for under $3/round, snatch it up.

I only have a few hundred rounds left that I bought when it was cheaper.

[Mandi90TT]

Originally Posted by Pablo Chacon

Speaking of ammo, is .458 easy to find and if so, what is the average cost per round?

back before the ammopocalypse, I was paying about $2/round for .458. Sometimes less, down to about $1.50 or so.

Now? Fuck if I know. I bought enough ammo back in the before times that if I only shoot occasionally, I'll be fine for another year or so.

Yes, I bought a lot of ammo.

Yes, I know that there is no such thing as 'enough' ammo.

[chowser51]

Just checked my email from 2019. I bought a few hundred Underwood .458 ammo when it was $1.65/round.

[jamesinaz]

Originally Posted by Mandi90TT

back before the ammopocalypse, I was paying about $2/round for .458. Sometimes less, down to about $1.50 or so.

Now? Fuck if I know. I bought enough ammo back in the before times that if I only shoot occasionally, I'll be fine for another year or so.

Yes, I bought a lot of ammo.

Yes, I know that there is no such thing as 'enough' ammo.

Your last line saved you from the mob.

[Mandi90TT]

Originally Posted by jamesinaz

Your last line saved you from the mob.

I still have a lot left. And I even considered selling some ammo in the more popular calibers to make some good cash (5.56, .308, 9mm). But then I came to my senses.

But my ammo supply is certainly lower than I'd like it to be right now.

[jamesinaz]

Originally Posted by Mandi90TT

I still have a lot left. And I even considered selling some ammo in the more popular calibers to make some good cash (5.56, .308, 9mm). But then I came to my senses.

But my ammo supply is certainly lower than I'd like it to be right now.

Just this morning I was thinking at my age and interest in shooting why do I keep the amount of ammo I have. I will never shoot it all. Even with the full auto toys. Even considering selling them. I could pay off both cars (which I could do anyway but instead leave the money in the markets making a killing. ).

And if the revolution comes I'll be useless anyway. Between surgeries and age I could not keep up with walking 20 miles a day and sleeping on the ground.

This is an old picture of the ammo fort but it's pretty much the same now if I gathered it all together. it is excessive for an old man who has lost interest in shooting. Heck, all I need for the rest of my life to defend myself is a good pump 12 gauge and a few glocks.

[unluky]

I work in the industry and supply many of the ammo companies, and it's not all them. Many smaller OEMs do not make a single part of the ammo - they are what we call "assemblers". These are a large part of our OEM business, but they take it in the shorts in years like this as they can't control most of their costs.

Material is (or was, dropped a shade) at an all time high and with the demand right now - there are NO deals. "You want it or not? This is the price - period". Without it we can't make our product and they can't make theirs.

So we increase our prices and they have to pass it along - and do it for EACH component they buy. We have always provided a "to your door" price, but with freight fuel surcharges reaching 50% now - we had to start passing that along as well. And they, like us, have to pay it and again pass it along.

It's terrible. I've been in the industry for 30 years and this is the worst one I have seen yet by a LONG shot. Even after 2.5 years of record shipping - we are still 23 months total backlog still. Are their some "ghost" order in that? You bet, but for now everything run we make goes straight out the door within days and has been like that since March 2020. We could stop shipping for 6 months and still just fill our own inventories back up - let alone our resellers.

Auto handgun rounds have started to hit the wall, so 9mm, 40S&W will be more and more available finally and you are already seeing some "sales". This helps cool the "fear" buying some. But the hard to make stuff, slower sellers, and lower volume stuff (SOCOM, Bushmaster, etc) will be pricey for some time to come for sure. Primers are still an issue in the industry as well - especially large pistol primers, so expect it to stay unpleasant for the rest of 2022 for sure.

Believe me - we are just as tired of it as the consumers!

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by jamesinaz

And if the revolution comes I'll be useless anyway. Between surgeries and age I could not keep up with walking 20 miles a day and sleeping on the ground.

Your thinking needs to adjust with your age. Someone still needs to be the General And if you have enough ammo to "supply a small army" then at least your home compound can be protected.