What you can find and Where !!

For the most part components are coming back. At Bass Pro earlier In the week talking to a guy from up in Nebraska. He was looking for Hornady bullets. Bass Pro has them along with most LGS and others in this area. Cant find Sierra here. He said there all they can get is Sierra, no Hornady. Funny thing is Hornady is made in Nebraska and Sierra in Missouri ..... But yet cant get them locally. Powders and primers are plentiful around here. He said powder was good there but primers where short in supply. I read on various sites its hit and miss depending on parts of the country.

Same with factory ammo, gun prices/supply. Here just had another LGS open up about 20 miles away. A large Siding Co. has built a facility and his son has his FFL and is an avid shooter and reloader. Great prices. Went by Monday, he has .22 lr and .22 Mag., go figure. He is $50 cheaper than Bass Pro and my usual LGS on the Ruger American I want for my Grand Daughter.

 

At the LGS this morning. Looking at optics to put on the Traditions BP. I don't like the one on it. Found a nice TC 3X9 40MM. Clear (to me), Heavy cross hairs with partial ranging dots. stepped outside with it and ranged it, I LIKE IT, Priced at $69. Wes had 3 boxes of CCI standard vel. .22 lr he had bought from an individual and was re-saleing. I told him I had a couple of bricks of Aguila 36 gr. HPHV that I don't care for bullseye. I've had em for almost a year and don't plan on shooting them. I paid $25 a brick for them when things started to get scarce. He said he would trade straight up. Good deal for both of us ......

 

After a two week shutdown for the Holidays Sierra Outlet store is open again at 0900 on the 6th of Jan. I will be there when the door opens. Hopefully they will have some stock built back up. I need .224, .308, .355, .357 and .45. Will also step next door to Starline Brass and see whats there. Would like to have some .38 Super and will check on how their expansion and plans to produce Bottle Neck rifle brass is progressing .....

 

Make the trip to Sedalia this morning in -11 deg temps. Roads partly covered with snow & ice. But I figured not many like me so I would have a better chance at whatever Sierra built up over the Xmas break. they had almost all rifle bullets, only pistol was .40 and .41 ..... But the little shop down the street had .45s I was looking for, just full retail. Here is what I got.

4 lbs of 150 SPT .308 ..... my #1 hunting bullet, I was down to my last 6
2 lbs of 165 SBT .308 ..... would rather have FB but Sierra don't make them in this flavor.
2 lbs of 180 SPt .308 ..... can do without the 180 gr but figured what the heck they had em.
2 lbs of 53 HP Match Kings .224 .... The main thing I went for

100 ct. box of Hornady 165 FB .308 ..... I will try these and see if they shoot better than the BT, they should

2 100 ct. boxes of Sierra 230 FMJ Match King .45 .... Had to pay full retail but wanted them.

1 lb H335 Have a lb and half left but since using for .223 and .308 got it while it was there for the getting. Last can he had.

 

Ran all the Sierra Outlet Bulk bullets thru the tumbler. After about 20 min. a batch removes most all the spurs and collers. Had to remove a few by hand. Inspected all and didn't find a reject in the lot ...... They clean and shine up better than #1s. Shoot just as good also for less than half the price of factory in the box. I think of all I have gotten I might have culled out less than 6 of various weights and I use those for making OAL gauges.

 

I ordered the Lee Quick Trim and Dies from Cabelas in Nebraska. They charged TAX, 4.5%. Price was higher than Midway and Brownells but the other 2 didn't have the dies in stock. Don't think there was any reduction as the price was what LEE says MSRP is .......

The way I read the new law is if the business HAS A PRESENCE in a state that they make an internet sale to then they have to charge sales tax. Cabelas although main presence is in Nebraska has a store (s) in Missouri so I guess that's why I was taxed.

 

The Tax law that is in effect now has been on the books since 1990. The Supreme Court refused to rule on an ALL ENCOMPASSING TAX LAW on 2 Dec 2013. So really nothing new. I think what I read was there are only 5 States that have NO tax on internet sales. Those 5 were grandfathered in in 1990. Most all use the TAX if there is a business presence in the buyers state of residence. A "presence" is defined as a Store Front, a Warehouse, an Office, or a Salesperson. And Sales Tax is collected by the State in which the "Seller" resides.

 

Was talking to one of the Ballistic Techs at Sierra while there and he told me they are in the process of adding more lines and hiring more people. Also heard there was a new AMMO company that has opened up down in Springrfield, Mo. Havnt yet found out the name or what they make.