Im I an idiot
- Thread starter Hoggetter
- Start date
Help Support Long Range Hunting Forum
big johnson
Well-Known Member
Just be thankful that we live in a country that people gave their lives for so we can have the choice to do what we want ,when we want. Fill your $80,000.00 truck with $5.00 per gallon fuel, grab a $7.00 coffee , call your buddies on the $500.00 cell phone and tell them you'll meet them at the range that's 20 miles away Enjoy yourself every time you pull the trigger. I do...... Thanks to all of you who served our country, where would we be if you hadn't.
I know is outrageous but what is the alternative. If you want to shoot you pay the price and live with it. I don't see it getting any better in the near future. Good luck.
Prairie
Well-Known Member
No one can tell me that that is NOT price gouging. Just my opinion but nonetheless, MY OPINION!!!
Show the facts that lead you to that opinion. Examples- What are they paying for raw materials? How much does it cost to manufacture the powder, bullets, brass, and primer? What's the cost of shipping all these components? How much does it cost to load the ammunition? Building expenses, overhead, employee benefits, etc. If you have all this information to make an educated statement then please share so we can form our opinion.
Thanks for all the comments, yes I reload, yes I would rather pay $35 a box but haven't found any 6.5prc 147eldm ammo anyware. I use Hornady factory match ammo to do the initial break-in on new barrels,
StumpyJohnson
Well-Known Member
I'm a little ****ed you're not sending me a few bucks a month personally.
May be less later on.....or not! Thing is you'll be shooting until then. Buy a few hundred dollars of reloading equipment, hunt down a little powder hear and there (IMR4831 is around), hunt down a box of primers and you're shooting for a long time.
Armalite7.62
Active Member
I was at one point hotter than a chili pepper for buying a 6.5PRC rifle. Ammo availability has sucked horribly for over a year and more. Now that it is becoming available the retailers want to gouge the daylights out of you. So what to do? Since I am in love with the SAUER-100S Field Shoot (German Rifle) I am going to pass on the 6.5 for sake of practicality. I have plenty of .308 and 7.62 x 51 ammunition and it would be stupid for me to buy a rifle that is so expensive to feed. The .308 is consistently accurate and capable of taking down most game; ie. Elk, Mule Deer & White Tail or Moose. Since I confirmed SAUER builds their same rifle in .308 configuration and will take the practical road. IF the TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It ) scenario comes to pass there will always be plenty of available .308 when 6.5PRC and Creedmoor vanishes. Your situation is one that I want to avoid. If I had purchased the 6.5 prc I would be stuck right now. I feel somewhat liberated now and man I truly feel your pain. Gadzooks $760.00 for only 200 rounds?? I hope you will find better prices in the future. I just inquired on .308 pricing for a 200 round case at $379.50 for 308 Win 178 Grain ELD-X Hornady Precision Hunter Ammo. Or a 200 Round Case - 308 Win 168 Grain Matchking HPBT Winchester Match Ammo - $36.95 per box. You good sir have brought me back to reality.
When a man has to expend some $3800.00 on a rifle and the necessary accoutrements, plus gun case, where the rifle cannot afford to eat affordably is just upside down. To think I was so close to making that PRC purchase.
Thanks ever so much for sharing. Most appreciated.
Sauer 100 Fieldshoot | J. P. Sauer & Sohn
Target shooting or varmint hunting: The new S 100 Fieldshoot is the perfect choice when maximum focus on the target is paramount. From the outside the rifle captivates through a laminate wood stock with a dark oil finish that can be adjusted individually to the shooter’s needs. In addition, the...
www.sauer.de
Sauer S100 Fieldshoot: The Tack-Driving 6.5 PRC :: Guns.com
The Sauer S100 Fieldshoot is fully customizable, eye-catching, and chambered in the 6.5 Precision Rifle Cartridge (PRC). It’s a great rifle for competitions, target shooting, and hunting. What’s not to like?
www.guns.com
Hal The Slayer
Well-Known Member
Armalite 7.62
You wanted it and you brought it if your satisfied isn't that all that counts! we all have probably done something like that at one time or another. But here is the clincher you posted it ,which is good you will remember the people that took advantage of you and others will also remember. Your doing a good service to all of us! Just think last year some online stores were double or triple the prices now nobody will but anything from them,lessons learned .You made a decision and you wanted what you brought,good job I say Proud to know you ! I'm sure you helped a lot of your fellow members here! God Bless and Happy Hunting
You wanted it and you brought it if your satisfied isn't that all that counts! we all have probably done something like that at one time or another. But here is the clincher you posted it ,which is good you will remember the people that took advantage of you and others will also remember. Your doing a good service to all of us! Just think last year some online stores were double or triple the prices now nobody will but anything from them,lessons learned .You made a decision and you wanted what you brought,good job I say Proud to know you ! I'm sure you helped a lot of your fellow members here! God Bless and Happy Hunting
I concur
Mike Matteson
Well-Known Member
It's going to be a soft landing too!
