Yesterday just for the heck of it I went to my local Cabelas "Lacey,WA" to see if things had changed in a couple months. They had. The shelves for pistol ammunition were so bare they put empty ammo boxes on the shelves as space fillers. Last time in they had some of the home defense rounds and other high end types but now almost nothing. They had 10 boxes of .45 long colt, .327 and .357 sig. That was it. Pretty scary.

I am glad I have enough to feel pretty comfortable but geez this is bad. They did have a fair selection of pistols and the used gun racks were back to normal.

I went to the "local" Cabelas in Louisville KY today, it's the grand opening weekend.
All kinds of ammo available except .22 cal, with a 5 box or 100 round limit. One of the sales people told me the place has only been open two days, but the first customers through the doors go for the rimfire ammo first.

I'm ashamed to say it, but I bought the limit of 5 boxes of PMC brass 223 @ $9.99 a box of 20.
I already had plenty of 556/223 rounds on hand.
I didn't need $50 worth of Mini-14 ammo - I hadn't SEEN ammo TO buy in so long I couldn't help it.

GF

It's the same at my closest Cabella's (Marysville WA). One thing I did notice was stacks and stacks of 7.62 x 39 ammo, I'm thinking about adding another rifle to my collection (or maybe a different upper for my AR).

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They did have rifle ammo but I did not look very close. I guess I am part of the problem becuase if they had some pistol ammo in calibers I could use I would have bought some. I don't really need any but this situation makes me a bit uncomfortable.

I remember going in just before Christmas and buying a few boxes. What was funny is that I wanted a certain brand and a certain bullet weight. Boy are things different now!

Yeah, even my Cabela's in Reno, NV was picked pretty clean. They had reduced their new pistol cases down by a couple, selection not wonderful. I did see that independent gun store had ammo to sell, they were limiting purchases to 2 boxes.

Springfield Or. Picked clean

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WENT by Walmart today, they had zero of the popular rounds. HOWEVER, I thought why not check out the price stickers to see what they are charging....MOST ammo was about the same or a little higher than prior December 2012 pricing, EXCEPT .22 LR... Winchester bulk, the 555 box which had been about $21.99, was now priced at $48.99. I could say more, but it Sunday.

The Columbus OH Cabelas sold out after the first couple weeks. There was a local store called vances selling 9mm limit two and they have now sold out as well. Anywhere else I look is sold out. Seems to me the shortage is getting worse.

Walmart and Cabela's are the most shopped stores out there. I do better at the local shops. I took this pic at one recently.

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Are u sure that wasn't taken in 2010!!!

GF

I went to Cabela's in Allen, TX yesterday morning & was at the right place at the right time - they were stocking the ammo shelves. Was able to pick up 5 50 round boxes of 9 mm target ammo at more than I like to pay - $14.99/box, but better than nothing. Same thing happened at the same Cabela's about 2 weeks ago.

I hit Cabelas in Grand Junction on Sat. Not a thing available.

Tom

Are you sure that wasn't for the Winchester M-22's at $48. 99? No store on the app is listing the 555's for that price but the M-22's are- 1000 rds.

I swung by my local reloading bench this morning. Everything I needed was available.

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Vances is out of 9mm but plenty of 40 cal as well as .38, .357 and some .223

It's still like that. Their prices are a few dollars higher than last year, but not outrageous like some stores.

I went back to that store today and bought more 9mm. I got back to work and a co-worker bought it from me. While I was at the store, I had to take a wiz. The bathroom is at the end of a long hall at the back of the store. I was surprised to see that the hall was full of stacks of ammo on both sides that was about 4 feet high. I snapped these pictures of the .223 and 9mm stacks.

Federal .223



Blazer Brass 9mm

Where is that place? And how much is that .223?

There isn't a Cabelas around here but the Bass Pro hasn't had handgun ammo for a couple months not. The only ammo they do have is the high dollar rifle hunting rounds.

It's in Orem Utah. The .223 is the Federal American Eagle Tactical. It is $10.99 for a box of 20. I didn't buy any. I have lots of .223 and thought that was a bit high priced.

The Cabela's in Allen,TX just got a load shipment of CCI 22LR 100 rounds Mini mag for $8.99 each but limited to 1 per person.

Same at the Columbus OH store I stopped at this weekend. They only had 5 boxes left on the shelf when I got there. I also ended up getting the last bottle of HP-38 powder (not bad @ $21.99), a couple of boxes of 9mm for my father, a powder trickler and a holster for my M&P. They did have about 40 1-pound bottles of various rifle powders (several for .223), kinda surprising.
They didn't have any .40 bullets for reloading, but still had a good trip.

The new Cabela's here has ammo, occasionally, if you want to show up at 7:30 AM and wait in line. Local Gander Mtn went through an entire promotional skid in 2 hrs. I snagged a couple of boxes of .45 and 3 boxes .22 short at Wally World over 3 trips. Figured I'd rent something different at the range and have some fun without depleting stock. Wanted to try some wheel guns.

Thought the .22 would be good for getting the ladies started. Bought 'em pink ear muffs & safety glasses and some Zombie targets... silly but they're looking forward to it.. LOL.

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Here all W.Ws and other places except for those who sell at gun shows-are always out because the scalpers are busy early birds. Wally World as per what I was told from someone at their HQ in Bentonville, Arkansas--said they are not supposed to be selling ammo before 9am--they sell out here all the time by 6am.

I visited Cabela's, and Bass Pro last weekend.......the only thing on the hand gun ammo shelves was some .32 cal ammo.....not that I need any ammo....just checking things out....this was in Kansas City

Semper Fi

Cabela's had everything but 9mm and 22lr tonight. Prices seemed about where they used to be when not on sale.

I was in that same Cabela's last week on Tuesday. The ammo shelves were as you described them, except they had a number of boxes of the dreaded, 500-count 22LR Remington Golden Bullets. I picked up a couple of those. It made my week!

Is Cabela's starting to backorder their online sales? I never had that happen in the past. How reliable are they in shipping backorders when the arrive at their store?

Good to know. I have not had a chance to return. Thanks for the update. Brian

I dropped into the Kansas City Cabelas Tuesday on my way to Lincoln Nebraska. I pulled into the lot at 8:50AM, and the line was pretty short, maybe 15-20 people waiting. Manager came out and let us all know they had plenty of everything including 22LR, just to behave, not push, and everyone would get a brick if they wanted. They had Golden Bullet, and Winchester Super X bricks. I grabbed a brick, and a case of 5.56 for a buddy ($499 + tax =$545!!!) and three boxes of 9MM for $14.99 each. I was surprised to see so much ammo in one place. They strictly enforce the 5 box per day rule.