Guns or Ammo

BadCo45ACP · Post by **BadCo45ACP** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:58 pm

You're planning on going to the upcoming gun show. You've budgeted $XXX.xx to take and spend. You have every gun you'd ever need, but wants are never satisfied. You have limited supplies of ammo for the guns you have.

Do you purchase that new gun you want depleteing your budget, or do you stock pile the ammo you know you should have on hand "just in case"?

drinks · Post by **drinks** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:09 pm

As a caster and reloader, I vote for powder and primers, forget the sorry factory stuff!
As for guns, I must admit I have more than I have time to shoot, but there are still a couple of rara avis I could be persuaded to open the billfold for.

nuparadigm · Post by **nuparadigm** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:18 am

Powder and primers gets my vote on what to buy .... especially if you have all the guns you need/want right now.

phddan · Post by **phddan** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:18 am

"You have every gun you'd ever need, but wants are never satisfied. You have limited supplies of ammo for the guns you have. "

Ammo

Maybe think about start reloading.

But definitely ammo.

Lots of it.

JMHO

Dan

Big Calhoun · Post by **Big Calhoun** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:35 am

Ammo, ammo, more ammo, magazines, and some summer sausage.

Rokyudai · Post by **Rokyudai** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:04 am

Unless you find a great deal on a gun you 'want'...go with the ammo....and jerky/summer sausage.

grandpatim · Post by **grandpatim** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:13 am

I'm going to our local show this weekend and I plan on looking for parts for the new AR15 I was wanting to build. If I don't buy that I'm getting some reloading dies in 45 ACP and 38/357. And of course powder and lead. and I would like to find a lever action rifle in 45 long colt to round out my cowboy stuff.

Lumberjack98 · Post by **Lumberjack98** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:30 am

mrbug · Post by **mrbug** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:58 pm

Definitely the three P's. Powder, Primers, and Projectiles.

shootthesheet · Post by **shootthesheet** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:09 pm

I don't buy ammo at gun shows. However, I know about the choice because I am trying to make it now, with a twist. If I save the money I can eventually get a more expensive rifle I have needed, well wanted, for years. I really don't need it but do need ammo for a couple of guns I have. Logic tells me to buy the ammo and save for what I don't need. So, I will say to get the ammo. Though...I may not.

ScubaSigGuy · Post by **ScubaSigGuy** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:31 pm

Big Calhoun wrote:Ammo, ammo, more ammo, magazines, and some summer sausage.

Uh, excuse me for my ignorance here, but what's with the summer sausage?

I would have to vote for ammo / and or reloading equipment.

CompVest · Post by **CompVest** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:55 pm

There is always at least one jerky and sausage vender at Gun shows. Keeps your strength up while you do all that heavy looking.

Big Calhoun · Post by **Big Calhoun** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:22 pm

ScubaSigGuy wrote:
Big Calhoun wrote:Ammo, ammo, more ammo, magazines, and some summer sausage.
Uh, excuse me for my ignorance here, but what's with the summer sausage?

I would have to vote for ammo / and or reloading equipment.

A guy I've run into a few times at the shows @ Market Hall has some tasty sausage, probably the best I've ever had. Great stuff when eaten with a lil jalepeno jack and crackers while I'm filling new magazines with ammo and storing the extra.

Venus Pax · Post by **Venus Pax** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:06 pm

I go for reloading components when there's nothing in particular I need to buy at the time.

stevie_d_64 · Post by **stevie_d_64** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:43 pm

CompVest wrote:There is always at least one jerky and sausage vender at Gun shows. Keeps your strength up while you do all that heavy looking.

That usually gives me gas

...But I still end up carrying out ammo for the most part...