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Post by todddoyka on Oct 13, 2021 14:26:51 GMT -7
dummkopf forgot to order my....er ,i mean his, yes, his patches for a flintlock cva hawkens 50 cal. :ROFLMAO: i have to order the patches because they are .015" and all i got locally are .020 to .025".
now i have to use a tc encore 50 cal inline for early ML doe season. when i went to a local gun store to buy pyrodex pellets and some 209 primers, i was in shock. $30 + up for a box 50/50 pyrodex pellets and $12 for cci 209 inline!!!!! the last time i bought pellet and primers it was $18 pellets and $3 or $4 primers. that was 10 or so years ago. as far as i concerned the pellets can sit there, i have 2 1/2lb of goex 2f. the primers, i have to buy tho they are expensive. i bought cci 209 because they were only one there!!!
anyway, i shot the encore open fiber optics sights at 50 yards. there was a (.429")255gr keith sabot and a 280gr wfn sabot with 70gr of 2f. they both go about a 1" at 50 yards(3 shots) and i decided to go with the 280gr wfn. i should have took my chrony just to see the fps.
i've got to get out more often.
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Post by Bullshop on Oct 19, 2021 7:40:48 GMT -7
Welcome to the "" NEW NORMAL "" You can take some comfort in knowing that you did not presently pay as much as you will in the near future.
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Post by todddoyka on Oct 19, 2021 8:41:05 GMT -7
i don't like the "new normal". i know i'm cheap, but $30 for 50 shots is just a little too much money fer me.
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Post by missionary on Oct 20, 2021 5:07:32 GMT -7
Ouch! That would get my attention much to fast.
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Post by Bullshop on Oct 20, 2021 8:34:20 GMT -7
I saw some 209 primers on Gun Broker at $97.00 per 100. Remember too that total cost will include shipping and hazmat added to that. That is mega gouging !
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Post by todddoyka on Oct 20, 2021 9:37:06 GMT -7
and i thought that i was gouged at $12/100 cci 209 primers!!!!
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Post by Bullshop on Oct 20, 2021 9:59:48 GMT -7
Tod you should be feeling much better now. The thing is that some desperate people will pay those prices setting the new normal.
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Post by todddoyka on Oct 20, 2021 19:07:45 GMT -7
i have enuff rifle(small and large) and large pistol primers to last me for years. rel7, unique, hs-6 and 2400 is no problem either. i have only 2lbs of imr4895, which has become my primary rifle powder. i have my "feelers" out there to get some. the 2 1/2 lbs of goex 2f will last me 10 or so years. the 209 primers(only 100 primers, minus this year's) will last me a lifetime. now i have 500 flintlock patches(.010" and .015" patches) that i'll be able to give to my boys. let's go brandon, let's go.
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