billvon 3,096 #26 May 5, 2009 >So we should quit buying out all the guns . . . No more than you should quit taking all your money out of the bank! Buy any guns you like. The reasoning "there may be a run on guns, so I better buy a lot of guns, because people like me may buy a lot of guns" is as recursive as it gets. BTW you better go out and buy lots of grapes! I heard JohnRich is going to buy a lot of grapes because of something he heard on the net, and there may not be any more. After all, shouldn't people have grapes? Why do you want to keep people from having grapes, John? Why? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #27 May 5, 2009 QuoteId like to ask a question with no ulterior motive other than knowledge acquisition. I support everyone's right to have as many guns as they want. Do firing ranges collect and resell lead? I know the brass is (or at least can be) reused/recycled. I'm wondering what the supplyline choke point is. Is is the powder, lead, or simply manfacturing time? I know that most all ranges collect/resell brass. The indoor ranges that I've frequented have also collected bullets from the backstop/trap, so I would presume that the resell the lead, as well.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #28 May 5, 2009 QuoteDo firing ranges collect and resell lead? I know the brass is (or at least can be) reused/recycled. I'm wondering what the supplyline choke point is. Is is the powder, lead, or simply manfacturing time? Some ranges harvest the lead and recycle it. But the cost of digging up the berms, sifting out the lead, and rebuilding the berms, costs nearly as much, or more, as the value of the lead. Moving dirt around with heavy equipment is very expensive. My gun club does this on one of our ranges which is on land leased by the Army Corps of Engineers, because they require it periodically. Otherwise, it's not worth the effort. Brass cartridge cases are recycled, but the benefit is minimal. My gun club was collecting brass from people that don't save theirs, but the hassle of collecting it was great relative to the money collected. We finally just let other people take home unclaimed brass, to do with as they please as individuals. The shortage, as I understand it, is not from materials or resources, although prices of those are going up. It's simply manufacturing capacity. The entire gun industry, all companies combined, is only a $5 billion a year business. And that's really not that big as corporations go. When you have a huge increase in demand from a small industry, you can't keep up. Imagine if suddenly a million people wanted a Ferrari - they wouldn't be able to make them fast enough. Ammo makers are running 24/7 to close the gap, but it will still take many months. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #29 May 6, 2009 Quote Quote What a wise advice... Before shortage does occur: Buy guns! Do you think it's more wise to wait until after the shortage occurs to try and buy them? When you invest in the stock market, is it wise to buy high and sell low? When a hurricane approaches, do you wait until after the power is out everywhere to try and fill up your gas tank? When your kitchen catches fire, do you then drop your apron and run out to the store to purchase a fire extinguisher? Do you wait until you're dead to buy life insurance? That's all you have to offer? Such brainless reply? Man, I feel offended .... dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #30 May 7, 2009 All you have to offer is a snide remark... And yet you berate another for a brainless reply. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
