This Week in Guns, July 27th, 2013

By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com

From the Land of Make believe (AKA Colorado), a gun buy back event was cancelled after it was learned under new Colorado law, every buyback would have to go through universal background checks.

Meanwhile, General Electric Capital is doing their small part in the gun grabbing program by cutting off lending to gun shops. And we were told new banking regulations would only target the rich!

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Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:

Pistol Ammo
.45 caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Bang It Ammo, Precision One reloaded .42 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: LAX Ammuntion, Tulammo steel cased, .36 per round

.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson,180 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 50 rounds: LG Ammo Sale, PMC, .40 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: LAX Ammunition, reloaded, .29 per round

9mm Parabellum, 115 grain, From Last Week: -.04 each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ammo Supply Warehouse, Wolf WPA steel case, .30 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1000 rounds: LAX Ammunition, reloaded, .29 per round

.357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: +.03 each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Bud's Gun Shop, Fiocchi .49 per round
Cheapest, Bulk 250 rounds: LAX Ammunition, reloaded, .36 per round

Rifle Ammunition

.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, From Last Week: -.06 each
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammo Sale, Tulammo steel cased, .38 per round
Cheapest Bulk 1000 rounds: Lucky Gunner, Tulammo steel cased, .40 per round
Cheapest brass cased: High country Ammunition, Remington Blemished, .46 per round

.308 NATO 145 grain, From Last Week: +.03 each (+.08 over two weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Munire, Prvi Partizan FMJ, .65 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: United Nations Ammo, Prvi Partizan steel cased, .60 per round

7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Selway Armory,Wolf Ammo, steel core and case, .28 per round
Cheapest, Bulk, 1000 rounds: Ventura Munitions, Wolf Ammo, steel core and case, .27 per round
Cheapest, Brass casing: Ventura Munitions, Fiocchi, .54 per round 

.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: +.06 each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ammofast, Remington round nose, .16 per round
Cheapest, Bulk, 1000 rounds: Natchez Shooter Supplies, Federal Champion, .06 per round

Guns for Private Sale
Rifles
.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic)
California: Del-ton: $750
Texas: Private build: $1,200
New York: DPMS: $800
Maryland: Bravo Company USA: $1,100 (Same Gun)
Florida: Smith & Wesson MP15: $795

.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic)
California: Magnum Research Core 30 MOE: $1,000
Texas: Rock River Arms LAR-8: $1,150
New York: DPMS Oracle: $1,200
Maryland: DPMS LRT-SASS /w scope : $2,600 (Same Gun)
Florida: DPMS: $1,400

7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic)
California: Century International: $749
Texas: Norinco: $700
New York: Saiga: $895
Maryland: WASR: $1,300
Florida: Unknown Brand: $600

7.62x54mm (Dragunov Pattern Semiautomatic)
California: Romak PSL: $1,700 (same gun)
Texas: None
New York: None
Maryland: None
Florida: Romak PSL: $1,200

Pistols

.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol)
California: Rock Island Armory, : $400
Texas: High Standard, $429
New York: Colt 80, $600
Maryland: MetroArms, $580
Florida: Taurus: $800