By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com
In a possible sign of the apocalypse, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the "assault weapons" ban, but signed just about every other 2nd Amendment right-violating law he could. They're saying the recall elections in Colorado may have been a factor in the veto. If I was a Californian, I wouldn't get too frisky celebrating this rare win. The bad guys will be back in Sacramento with even more innovating ways to strip you of your rights.
I was told in Oklahoma a youth hunt scheduled for the weekend of October 18th was cancelled because the federales have closed the wildlife refuges they don't even manage. The Barky administration got cold feet with some of its other bans in other parks and reopened some of the parks using private funds. I can't check about the youth hunt because there is no news at the moment. The state wildlife refuges are the only public gun ranges in Oklahoma, and until yesterday I did not know they were on federal land. Pretty sure Barky and his Barkettes would hate to see the proliferation of private gun ranges in response.
A new gun range target is out. It's Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder's CDs. Vedder could not forbear to mention how he wants harm to come to gun owners. I got twenny bucks that says he has armed guards. F*cker.
According to Ammoland's Dean Weingarten, police officers are three times as likely to commit murder as carry concealed permit owners. So let that be a lesson to you: Be a good little drone and get a carry concealed permit, so you will be three times less likely to commit a murder than a cop. I would posit the ratio is likely three times that when you factor in shoots cops have gotten away with.
Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:
Pistol ammunition prices were mostly unchanged to higher, while rifle ammunition prices were mixed.
Prices for used weapons of all categories for private sale were mixed.
Pistol Ammo
.45 caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Selway Armory, BVAC (CPRN), .36 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: LAX Ammo, reloaded, .36 per round
.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 50 rounds: BangIt Ammo, Precision One, reloaded, .30 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1000 rounds: LAX Ammunition, reloaded, .26 per round (w/ ammo can) (- .01 each from last week)
9mm Parabellum, 115 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Alamo Ammo, Hotshot, .28 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Battle Bag Ammo, Reloaded, .25 per round (-.01 each from last week)
.357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: +.06 each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Fiocchi, .38 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 250 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Fiocchi, .41 per round
Rifle Ammunition
.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, From Last Week: +.02 each
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Munire USA, Monarch, steel cased, .32 per round
Cheapest Bulk 1,000 rounds: Bulk it Ammo, Tula (prolly steel cased), .37 per round (Last Week: +.09 each )
.308 NATO 145 grain, From Last Week: -.01 each (-.13 over three weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Fire Arms for Sale, Ruag Ammotech, steel cased, .60 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1000 rounds: Sportsman Guide, MFS, .56 per round
7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (Three Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammo Supply Warehouse, Wolf Polyformance, steel core and case, .26 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1000 rounds: Ammo Supply Warehouse, Wolf Polyformance, steel core and case, .26 per round
.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (Two weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ammo Fast, Federal Gold Target, .10 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Ammo Supply Warehouse, Armscor, .14 per round
Guns for Private Sale
Rifles
.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average price: $719 Last Week Avg: $730
California: Custom/POF: $799
Texas: Armalite: $800
New York: Smith & Wesson M&P15: $500 (!)
Virgina: Stag Arms: $795
Florida: Surplus Ammo & Arms: $700
.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,250 Last Week Avg: $1,230
California: Sig Sauer M716 Patrol: $1,250
Texas: DPMS Oracle: $1,050 (Same Gun)
New York: Core 30 MOE: $1,200 (Same Gun)
Virginia: Sig Sauer 716-16B: $1,500
Florida: DPMS: $1,249
7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $598 Last Week Avg: $643
California: WASR: $650
Texas: WASR: $650
New York: Yugoslavian: $950
Virginia: Norinco MAK-90: $650
Florida: WASR: $675
7.62x54mm (Dragunov Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $1,223 Last Week Avg: Unchanged
California: Romak PSL: $1,650 (Same Gun)
Texas: None
New York: None
Virginia: NODAK (Custom Build): $817 (Same Gun)
Florida: Romak PSL: $1,200 (Same Gun)
Pistols
.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $444 Last Week Avg: $522
California: Tisas Classic 1911: $320 (Same gun)
Texas: Rock Island Armory: $500
New York: American Tactical Imports: $500
Virginia: Rock Island Armory: $650 (Same Gun)
Florida: Llama 45: $250
9mm Beretta 92FS Semiautomatic Average Price: $613 Last Week Avg: $519
California: $700
Texas: $600
New York: None
Virginia: $650
Florida: $500
.40 caliber S&W (Glock and other semiautomatic) Average Price: $523 Last Week Avg: $481
California: Glock 23: $500
Texas: Glock 27: $550
New York: Glock 22: $540
Virginia: Glock 23: $474
Florida: Glock 23C: $550
Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com and BorderlandBeat.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com.