bushmeister wrote:Well, I don't know if anyone has noticed, but just about everyone is out of stock. I guess the Remington announcement has gotten quite a bit of activity going. My local shop still has about 6 boxes, and I would prefer to keep them on their inventory if possible, but I might have to snag them up if the remy ammunition doesn't show.
You are quite right, my friend and this is a welcomed concern within the Industry, one that has no end, but is very profitable as it is addressed. Now with Remy in the action, so many of our Bothers-in-Big-Bores (I say Big-Bores, because since the late 1800's and the 45-70 the trend has been to make the calibers smaller and smaller, that my Friends is and has been changing. The rediscovery of Big-Bores is at hand, but this time it will be with fat, fast moving bullets, something that has never really been seen before and you are the Developers), but I digress. Those new guys are going to take the plunge, with their pocket book and even more shortages will occur, which then will cause more options to be offered, in both guns, ammo and accessories, then more shortages because of even more New-Buyer interest, then more options will be offered, followed by more New-Buyers...and on and on and on, like a revolving door..get it, WE, here on the Mudders Board, are on the front edge of a tidal-wave and interested Industry eyes are on your work (believe me are they ever interested), even as I write this and as long as we can keep it Clean and Professional (something that was stressed to me on many occasions this last week), without all the bickering crud the other boards are so fond of (which is why many in the Industry have left those boards), but because of your Gentlemanly Manors, they will listen to you (which is why when we have a digression and we will, you must, with great respect and restraint, console and correct their manors, but do it very genteelly). I told many of those skeptical Industry Giants, burned out on the other channels, that here-in lies the greatest single purpose R&D Engineering Group on the Planet and because I said it, they took great notice and "Will" lurk here.. Now show'em what you are made of and together we will change the Shooting World!! Think not? Chew on this for a moment..
Just a few short years ago it was Verboten to have a black rifle in the Camp (a.k.a.-Jim Zumbo). Now days, you are actually somebody if you show up with one and soon you wont be nobody, if you don't have one in Camp. See, every military design went through the same teething problems with acceptance in the Hunting Community, because of our traditional standards, but eventually those Ladder-Day Black Designs crossed over and then we made great forward strides ever time that happened, which then effected even greater military developments (another revolving-door).
The M-16 was very Verboten, by the Zumbo types (but even he became converted and eventually saw the light), until recently. You should have heard all the negatives I got in the first ten years, it was fantastically over-the-top-terrible. The 45 Professional changed all that, before the Pro, there was really only the 223 or like cartridges, now witness the explosion in all the calibers, inspired by the Pro and which one is still on the top of the heap, as the ultimate Hunting platform, that also works equally as well for Police/Spec-Ops?? Well, you know which one and you get the idea here.. Holy Cow I'm so tired, I'm just rambling here, sorry guys, but one last prediction. The shortages, I predict, will culminate in you and your kids eventually seeing 450b shells in all the back-water country stores, just like you see 22's, 30-30's 308/06's 12/20ga now, and you will tell your grandkids, that you helped in a big way to do that and they will fight over your personal Self-Chucker-Big-Bore-Smoke-Pole, when you pass on. Which is why you might want to personalize it now, with your name and date..t