By Chris CovertRantburg.com
Dick Metcalf, the guy from Guns & Ammo who was run off for his antigun views last year decides to go digging. I read a sympathetic article about him in a leftist publication (don't remember which one, sorry) in which he claimed he defended Second Amendment rights his whole life, so to be treated as he was.... He did defend Second Amendment rights and he lost over the past 20 years, which means he was the Washington Generals to the Harlem Gun Grabbers, a role he continues to play with abandon, which is what the Right to Keep and Bear Arms community did with him: abandon him.
In case you were wondering why the Obamacare law was a lousy idea from the outset, consider that antigun fascists want to use the medical profession to help statists seize guns, or prevent gun ownership. The first doctor who publicly claims he will never use his offices to take away anyone's guns get my business.
Target has announced its policy with regard to open carry: Keep your guns out of our stores. Open carry of rifles, despite claims to the contrary is a far different animal than open carry of handguns. You may have the right to do it, which I support, but you gotta wonder if a handgun, which is much better suited for use inside a store would be a better open carry option than a rifle. I expect the counterprotest to Target's decision to fizzle out quickly.
While Open Carry advocates are humping their weapons inside retail stores, their bitter enemies are delivering 2.5 million postcards to Congress in an attempt to stampede them into grabbing even more guns.
Possible 2016 nominee for the Republican Party for president, Chris Christie avoids the inevitable sh*tstorm by vetoing magazine restrictions for New Jersey. Good for New Jersey, but only if New Jersey residents run off the politicians who wrote this law to begun with.
Loads.
Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:
Prices for pistol and rifle ammunition were mixed.
Prices for used pistols were mixed while prices for used rifles were lower across the board, as prices for all used firearms continue to collapse. Don't be surprised to see used ARs going for under $500 average and used AR-10s for under $900 average by the end of the year.
Pistol Ammo
.45 Caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: +.01 Each (After Unchanged (7 weeks))
Cheapest, 50 rounds: OD Green Supply, Tulammo, steel cased, .30 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: I.Q. Metals, HSM, Factory seconds, .30 per round (From last week: +.01 After Unchanged (3 weeks))
.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2 weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Freedom Munitions, Store brand, RNFP, Reloads, .25 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Freedom Munitions, Store Brand, reloaded, .22 per round (From Last Week: -.02 Each)
9mm Parabellum, 115 grain From Last Week: Unchanged (2 weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: GO.D. Green Supply, Tula, Steel cased, FMJ, .20 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Freedom Munitions, Store Brand, FMJ, Reloads, .20 per round (From Last Week: -.01 each (After Unchanged (2 weeks))
.357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: -.01
Cheapest, 50 rounds: SWVA, RWS, FMJ, .39 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 1,000 Rounds: LAX Ammunition, Blazer, Brass, JHP, .40 per round (From Last Week: +.08 Each (!))
Rifle Ammunition
.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, From Last Week: +.01 Each
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammunition Supply Company, Tula, steel cased, .23 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Lucky Gunner, Wolf, steel cased, .26 per round (From Last Week: +.01 Each )
.308 NATO 145 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt, Barnaul, steel cased, .41 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: SG Ammo, Silver Bear, steel cased, .45 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks))
7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks)
(From Q1, 2014: .25 Each, -.04 Each)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammunition Depot, Wolf, steel case, .21 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,080 rounds: SG Ammo, Red Army Standard, steel case, .22 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged 2 Weeks)
.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: -.03 Each (After Unchanged (2 weeks))
Cheapest, 50 rounds (2 box limit): AmmoMen, Remington, .07 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 325 rounds: Trop Gun Shop, Federal Champion, .10 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged)
Guns for Private Sale
Rifles
.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $619 Last Week Avg: $620 (-)
California (204, 206): Del-ton AR-15: $650
Texas (314, 330): Core 15 (M4 Pattern): $650
Pennsylvania (154, 155): Palmetto State Armory: $620
Virgina (210, 214): Mixed Build: $625
Florida (413, 402): Smith & Wesson M&P15: $550
.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,100 Last Week Avg: $1,210 (-)
California (43, 43): Iron Ridge Arms: $1,100 (Same Gun)
Texas (60, 52): DPMS Oracle: $900 (!)
Pennsylvania (23, 26): Smith & Wesson M&P 10: $1,200 (Same Gun)
Virginia (38, 40): Mixed Build: $1,300
Florida (76, 76): DPMS: $1,000 (Same Gun)
7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $505 Last Week Avg: $524 (-)
California (43, 43): Saiga: $550
Texas (62, 54): Zastava M-70: $500 (Same Gun)
Pennsylvania (57, 50): Saiga: $500 (Same Gun)
Virginia (80, 76): WASR : $520
Florida (126, 125): CAI Vz 2008: $475 (!)
7.62x54mm (Dragunov Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,134 Last Week Avg: $1,134 ()
California (0): None Available
Texas (0): None Available
Pennsylvania (1, 1): Romak PSL: $1,400 (Same Gun)
Virginia (2, 1): Romak PSL: $1,200
Florida (7, 6): Romak PSL: $800 (!)
Pistols
.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $417 Last Week Avg: $420 (-)
California (152, 145): Rock Island Armory: $460
Texas (212, 216): Tisas: $400
Pennsylvania (190, 197): American Tactical: $400
Virginia (180, 176): Charles Daly: $425
Florida (385, 388): High Standard: $400
9mm Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic Average Price: $427 Last Week Avg: $434 (-)
California (150, 146): Smith & Wesson SD9VE : $375 (Same Gun)
Texas (328, 314): Glock 26: $450
Pennsylvania (203, 209): Glock 19: $400 (!)
Virginia (235, 253): Glock 17: $460
Florida (492, 488): Glock 25 : $450
.40 caliber S&W (Glock and other semiautomatic) Average Price: $420 Last Week Avg: $410 (+)
California (102, 96): Glock 23: $450 (Prolly Same Gun)
Texas (144, 136): Glock 27: $425
Pennsylvania (117, 112): Glock 22: $400 (!)
Virginia (120, 125): Glock 22: $450
Florida (237, 222): Sig Sauer P250: $375 (Same Gun)
Used Gun of the Week: (Oregon)
Tipping & Lawden Black Powder Shotgun
Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com and BorderlandBeat.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com