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And we can expect the relatively plentiful supply of RUSSIAN manufactured 7.62x39 begin to dry up.
China is out of the picture there also.
Who will fill in the void after Russia?
Last year we finished rotating some East German X39 from the 90's. No East Germany any more so I'm guessing not a lot of X39 being made there.
The "it costs too much to shoot therefore I don't train" crybaby crowd may want to put on their big boy panties and get some now cause I'm guessing it probably won't get much cheaper and if anything will go up.
We stock ammo in quantity for two reasons-
First and most importantly is so we can TRAIN, so we can continue to keep the skills sharp we have -or think we have- AS WELL AS to expand our training opportunities and develop new skills.
Secondly, we stock ammo for SHTF. Closely tied to the first reason, if we have not developed true SKILL AT ARMS (see above), it won't matter much how much ammo you have tucked away in closets, ammo cans, etc. Cause someone with more training who's better, faster and/or more aggressive will own it after they kill you.
Therefore if anything, we need about a 60/40 ratio of the above, utilizing most of our ammo for training and developing SKILL AT ARMS, while retaining enough for bad times. While always seeking to buy at good prices to recover training losses.
Or you can shoot 100 rounds once a year from a bench, sitting on your arse munching donuts, never taxing yourself, all the while playing the fantasy in your mind that you are ready and that all the cool guy gear and ammo will help you overcome a lack of training.....
Gonna be a lot of nice new rifles and plenty of ammo changing hands in the PAW.
It's like on Full Metal Jacket when the Marine is joking with the ARVN soldier and offers to sell him ARVN rifles- "they've never been shot and only dropped once!"
Only with lazy preppers it will be "they weren't shot enough and only dropped once."
China is out of the picture there also.
Who will fill in the void after Russia?
Last year we finished rotating some East German X39 from the 90's. No East Germany any more so I'm guessing not a lot of X39 being made there.
The "it costs too much to shoot therefore I don't train" crybaby crowd may want to put on their big boy panties and get some now cause I'm guessing it probably won't get much cheaper and if anything will go up.
We stock ammo in quantity for two reasons-
First and most importantly is so we can TRAIN, so we can continue to keep the skills sharp we have -or think we have- AS WELL AS to expand our training opportunities and develop new skills.
Secondly, we stock ammo for SHTF. Closely tied to the first reason, if we have not developed true SKILL AT ARMS (see above), it won't matter much how much ammo you have tucked away in closets, ammo cans, etc. Cause someone with more training who's better, faster and/or more aggressive will own it after they kill you.
Therefore if anything, we need about a 60/40 ratio of the above, utilizing most of our ammo for training and developing SKILL AT ARMS, while retaining enough for bad times. While always seeking to buy at good prices to recover training losses.
Or you can shoot 100 rounds once a year from a bench, sitting on your arse munching donuts, never taxing yourself, all the while playing the fantasy in your mind that you are ready and that all the cool guy gear and ammo will help you overcome a lack of training.....
Gonna be a lot of nice new rifles and plenty of ammo changing hands in the PAW.
It's like on Full Metal Jacket when the Marine is joking with the ARVN soldier and offers to sell him ARVN rifles- "they've never been shot and only dropped once!"
Only with lazy preppers it will be "they weren't shot enough and only dropped once."
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