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Besides the general shortage, where has ALL the unprimed 380ACP brass disappeared to?
Yes, there's a shortage of ammo, but generally not of components for handloading. EXCEPT for 380ACP! Clerks at MidwayUSA were surprised to see that there were all empty 380ACP bulk brass bins there when I called them on the phone. Same with other suppliers. Should we repeatedly call all mffrs and suppliers requesting 380ACP bulk brass supplies, or quietly not add to panic/opportunist hoarding? Some other plan? Ideas, thoughts, anyone?
Thanks Fatefinger, for the info about the brief mfg season on 380! That and the surge mentioned also account for the empty 380 brass bins next to full bins of other kinds of brass everywhere! And now it emerges that a public call-in to the brass mffrs to make a double run this year makes sense. I say we all lobby on the phones for it! Regards, Larry.
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- FatefingerLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Well people buy it all up faster than its made. And on top of that it is the nature of this caliber.
.380 is not run on there own machines. Producers make .380 on their 9mm machines. The TOTAL supply of ALL .380 in this country is made only 2-3 months of the year in limited quantities as before it was not really a much used or demanded caliber. Then when everyone decided to get it the supply ran dry and what you can get is price gouged. It's like what cheaperthandirt does with their ammo.
.380 will become easier to find by the end of the year when the majority of the calibers production is done. But you still need to call around.
- JeffLv 71 decade ago
NRA Rifleman has a short blurb about 380 this month... seems all the production planners in the ammunition business did not forcast the surge in the 380 ( 9mmKurtz)... as other have mentioned.
380 has had a "rebirth" of sorts since several states adopted better CCW laws... plus several very good 380 pistols have entered the market to offer a choice to permit holders.
Short term plan.. pay close to $35 a box for 380 FMJ... save the brass and reload the stuff.
Supply is starting to loosen up... I found 8 boxes of 45 ACP (Federal) in a Walmart last week.... first in these parts for nearly 10 months!
- TahoeguyLv 71 decade ago
With everyone running to buy concealed carry handguns, the .380 stuff is short. It popular now, look at the Ruger LCP, Sig P238, Micro desert eagle and others. They are all chambered in .380.
I share the same frustration though!
