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Went to one of my local Wally Worlds this morning for one brick of their Federal .22. Clerk was telling me about a guy who came in at 6 AM and bought 100 boxes of 9mm (I'd like to have the guy's bank balance, wow).

I asked him if they had just gotten it in, he said their stock was good, he had a couple hundred more boxes, and more coming. I saw a good spread of .380 on the shelf, too. My local Wallys don't seem to have a limit on any ammo now.

I'm holding my .22 stash at 20K rounds, just replace what I use. Have to see what the ad-dumb-istration tries to pull before I start letting it shrink........

Same here, I bought Remington 380 @ $18 with plenty on the shelf. Regards

100 boxes ? I am surprised the let him buy that much volume.
I have been reloading 9mm and also buying Blazer aluminum
case ammo. It's sort of relaxing shooting the aluminum rounds,
I don't concern myself with picking the brass up off the "blazing" ground.
I wonder, is that how the name "Blazer" came about ?
Hakaman

Several years ago I spent $2,000 on ammo at a local WallyWorld and the clerk actually called the manager and they both assisted me with transporting it to my vehicle. Nothing was said outside the "Have fun with all that" the manager quipped as he walked back into the store.

These days $2K would not have even purchased a tenth of what I loaded into the truck that day.

I will probably be trading away my 380 (P3AT) since it is the only one of that caliber I own and I am trying to get them pared down to 6 different calibers at most. A bit easier that way IMHO.

Other than the sporting goods manager at one of my local Wal-Marts being grumpy, I haven't found any others that haven't been cheerful and helpful.

6 calibers ought to do in a pinch.

.380's seem to be relegated to small, easily concealable short-range shooters. Seems to be the only reason to have one, especially along the lines of the Kel-tec, LCP or Taurus. bgreenea3 has a PPK that is a much nicer shooter. I still carry, mostly, my 442.

I am trying to get them pared down to 6 different calibers at most. A bit easier that way IMHO.

I couldn't agree with you more. Makes it easier to reload with less variations.
This is the first time I thought about how many different calibers I have. Let's see ?:
Pistols
3-22's
3-9mm's
1-38/357
2-45's
Rifles
1-22lr
2-223's
1-243
1-7.62x54r

Wow !!! I have 8 different calibers, it's time to trim the supply down! It's going to be hard to choose what to get rid of ?
Hakaman

Well, let's see.........I have:

Pistols
4- .22 LR

Revolvers
1- .22 LR & .22 WMR

Rifles
1- .22 LR

In my earlier shooting days I only had to keep up with .22, .38, 9mm, .44 spl. and .357. It's still nice to simplify.

I think I'm at 8 different calibers as well:

Handguns (1 each):
.22
.380
9mm
.38/.357
.40 S&W
.45 ACP

Rifles (1 each):
.22
25-20 (my grandfather's old gun-92 Winchester)
30-06 (my Dad's old gun

Only duplicate is the .22. Maybe I need a .44 Magnum, and I've always wanted a .243, but have no use for it.

You can always figure out a "use' for one.

6 kinds of ammo...... lets see...

22lr x6
22mag x1
.308 win x1
7.62x39 x1
.380 x1
.38/.357 x3
9mm x1
40s&w x3
44 mag x1
45acp x1
.50 blackpowder x1
12 gauge x1

thats 12.......... oh my...
I only reload for half of them so I guess thats 6....

Bullseye wrote:You may just need a good detailed cleaning. Here are some instructions on disassembling your Model 19 (K frame)

The instructions worked like a charm. Thanks. It didn't seem to look as though it needed cleaning.



The tension screw may have needed tightening. I disassembled it and added a little lubricant when I put it back together. Took a number of pics coming apart. The slide spring was stiff and made it interesting getting back in. Other than that, easy enough for me to do it. Have pics of the steps coming apart.

I'm glad to hear it all worked out for you. Kind of fun digging around inside those revolvers - isn't it?

If you want to email the pictures to me I'll put them on the server and start a "How To" Thread. Another option is just send me the links to the photos on your host account and I can save them for the server. Less time on your part for me to get them.

R,
Bullseye

On the way.

M19 was cleaned and the hammer spring screw put in as tight as I could. 24 rounds and no light strikes. If I get any more, I'll replace the spring.