Gyroscopic Investing

I just casually browsed ammo prices, and I noticed something about the price increases since late 2019.

290% - .40 S&W
280% - 9mm
277% - 5.56
262% - .22

161% - 7.62

What's up with 7.62? Is there something more to the story? I remember reading articles from survivalists a decade or so back where they were saying to forget about the AK platform in the US, since they weren't as popular as the AR, and you wouldn't be able to find ammo for them during the apocalypse.

If you equip the bandanna in new game plus mode you’ll have unlimited ammo for all of your weapons. No need to scavenge or buy.

Well done, well done S1776. That was funny.

On the other hand... I'm glad I didn't buy into 7.62, since my investments had a much higher return than 7.62 did. I'm a magazine half full kind of guy.

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:41 am On the other hand... I'm glad I didn't buy into 7.62, since my investments had a much higher return than 7.62 did. I'm a magazine half full kind of guy.

Kinda like me when I go golfing. I usually shoot around 5 over and I get way more value per stroke than most other golfers.

Translated: Lose 5 balls, more strokes per round = less $$ per stroke per round.

Half full, it's the only way to go through life. :-)

That's the way I play it too. I get a LOT more practice per round than anyone I play with. And when I win a hole... that's an opportunity for all that pent up shit-talking to come out. Can't keep me down.

MangoMan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:52 pm

Kbg wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:53 pm

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:41 am On the other hand... I'm glad I didn't buy into 7.62, since my investments had a much higher return than 7.62 did. I'm a magazine half full kind of guy.

Kinda like me when I go golfing. I usually shoot around 5 over and I get way more value per stroke than most other golfers.

Translated: Lose 5 balls, more strokes per round = less $$ per stroke per round.

Half full, it's the only way to go through life. :-)

Duh, it's a given that taking more stokes is a better value for your greens fee. I keep score in my head rather than on the card: If I leave with more balls than I came with, it was a good round. Strokes are irrelevant.

LOL, 100% agree. I just thought of something. Instead of betting on the lowest number of strokes for a round, the bet should be on most number of balls found.

I know this is about ammo, but I have never seen the attraction of golf. Pay a lot of money to lug a bag around and get frustrated.

Maybe it was my introduction to it with my Dad -- get me up at 5AM as a teenager to go play 18 holes.

Even years later when he was a starter and could play for free and get a cart, I had more fun driving the cart.

I've never played golf in my life; only miniature golf. Am I still allowed to call myself a man?

I played when I was 17 and 18 years old with friends.

I was terrible.

I'd shoot 70's on nine holes. I counted every stroke unlike some of the people I played with.

For decades I've been saying that I'd take up golf again once I stopped playing softball and basketball, never imagining I'd still be playing both at this age.

But last summer I realize that due to having no places to play basketball or softball I actually was not playing softball and basketball.

I bought a golf net and tees and balls from Amazon. I already had two sets of clubs I'd bought for cheap decades ago.

I was STILL terrible!

When I first starting practicing I'd miss the entire ball and I'd be only driving grass and dirt into that golf net. I did get somewhat better as I kept doing it but I was still terrible.

I had been encouraged to try it out because on the other side of the golf net is a softball net. When I'm hitting softballs off my batting tee into that net I am making excellent contact. Therefore thought it would translate some into hitting golf balls. Not to be!

We'll see if I get motivated to try again this spring...which could be as early as next month if we have some kind of warming spell and we are past any possible snows.

yankees60 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 6:33 pm I played when I was 17 and 18 years old with friends.

I was terrible.

So did we. But we were terrible in a different way.....
Used to aim for the kangaroos on the course instead of the hole

I have reformed now. Honestly.....

That is the most stereotypically Australian thing I've read all day, and I love it.

Tortoise wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 6:00 pm I've never played golf in my life; only miniature golf. Am I still allowed to call myself a man?

All we can ever do is try to correct the mistakes of our younger years.

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:15 pm I remember reading articles from survivalists a decade or so back where they were saying to forget about the AK platform in the US, since they weren't as popular as the AR, and you wouldn't be able to find ammo for them during the apocalypse.

The guy on Tim Pool's podcast just said a version of this 5 seconds ago. It's silly how much Timcast copies my thoughts.