Ammo Cost

[tjwatty]

fabs,
I was thumbing through the Cabelas waterfowl catalog and noticed the price of tungsten shot and Hevi-shot (Hevi to a lesser extent) had had a little jump in cost. I think tungsten was about $6 bucks a shot. I think I'll be using last years steel.....
The story on lead is unbelievable, apparantly the chinese are buying it up for the production of batteries. I think they need it to make paint for toys. LOL
I used to buy shot for under $10 a bag, chilled magnum at that. Now locally it's $38.95, Gander Mtn. store is $49.95.. I had a reporter call, he was doing an article on the cost to sport shooters and the effects of the high prices. He wanted to know if it was effecting me and how. Year before last I shot 3 times a week and over 5,000 shells a year. This year once or twice a week and I'm under 2,000 primers used. I need a raise in the pension to keep at my hobbies..