Thanks to a Walmart tip in a previous post I checked online for some .22's and said they were in stock. So, I chose .223 and lo and behold it said they had some in stock. This was right before lunch so I headed in and they had 20 525 boxes of the Federal target .22's. Being that I am kinda low on .223 I opted to go with....get this....I was able to get my grubby hands around 600rds (100per box) of Federal .223 55gr FMJ for .38 per round. It was a 3 box limit, but I had a buddy with me and he bought me 3 as well. Keep checking online and set them up to email you when they are in stock. Yesterday was a good day

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I have yet to receive one email from their "email when back in stock" button. I have even found it where it showed in stock and never emailed, so I wouldn't count on that.

But their stock level are fairly accurate, but it can take up to 30 minutes after sold to indicate out of stock. I have been 5-10 minutes late a couple times.

When I check Wal Mart's website, it usually shows a store close to me with .22lr in stock. I'll call to verify or visit in person and I always find them out. So, I've found their website unreliable.

Well, for me it worked just yesterday, got exactly what I was waiting for all the time, CCI Mini Mags, 300 rounds. (3 Boxes)

I've never received an email either when something is in stock I signed up to receive notifications on, and I know dang well they got it in.

Stock level accurate? HAH! I've noticed an item is often shown in stock but the date and time is sometimes as much as 3 or 4 days old. Useless.
Twice now I've gone to Walmarts with in stock showing and they don't have it and told me they haven't had any in weeks but customers keep showing up saying online shows it in stock.
They really need to get their act together, frankly I'm surprised their system is so lousy...

I checked Walmart site last night & said they had 2 325 ct boxes of 22LR called them & sure enough they did. Made a fast trip down & bought both boxes.

Mike

Wish I could say the same.

The Walmart website has been a complete and utter failure.

I have yet to receive an email for in stock ammo and I've noticed that sometimes it hasn't been updated for over 48 hours. So that IF you find a location that list ammo as in stock, it is gone as the site isn't up to date.

The 20 or so Walmarts near me are not seeing much in the way of 22LR.

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I've done the email notification option on the WM website for no less than four separate WM stores in my area...I finally received an email at 12:45 am this morning, so I stopped by the store that was listed as in-stock....turns out they didn't have the ammo....system is broke.

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Well, it is Wal Mart after all. I put zero faith in anything concerning them.

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I was in Walmart today and got some of what I was looking for. I talked to the manager and he said he no longer does the ordering, it is done at corporate. He said he doesn't even know until the afternoon what is coming in tomorrow . The web site might be reporting it was ordered, maybe even delivered, but was it put on the shelves, or was it sold by the time you got there. Manager told me if I was really serious be there when the store opens.

Keep in mind that "in stock" might not be on the shelf. Its usually going out in the evening at least around here. And NEVER believe anything any of the workers say as they are useless and clueless. Last night had some old know it all working telling me they havent had 22 or .223 or 9mm in a month and i told him funny thing he said that as three prior trips in the last week had me buying and seeing all three. He also said they "lock up" ammo in the back ( he said he has worked back there for 10 yrs btw) and dont put it out til the morning. Again told him that wasnt true the last three nights so he sat there and got all smart about it....then here comes the pallet being wheeled out and i saw ammo and he took off out of there and disappeared. Had another associate ring my boxes of bulk 22 up.

Moral of the story....they are clueless. Dont believe them and show up for the evening stockings. May be different at your stores but the 24hr ones here stock at 8-1030

I second that - people make stories just to be "important". I have almost identical stories from Dick's Sporting Goods.

WalMart associates making up stories? I had one recently in all seriousness tell me he didn't buy much .22 anymore as he reloads his.

Okay, that last post made me laugh.

this guy is a tool. And people wonder where stereotypes come from .

all our wally world employee's look at you and say "Que?".

It's weird that I have consistently had the exact opposite hold true in my area for ammo and other shooting stuff. Places that say In Stock pretty much never have any while some of my biggest finds have been specifically listed as Out of Stock.

It's a little frustrating to drive 45 minutes - an hour to a store and come away empty handed only to find what I was looking for at a store that was 10 minutes from my house. Glad it seems to be accurate for most though.

Same story at my store. Said it is put on the shelf in the middle of the night usually gone in less than 24 hrs.

You mean you're not reloading your 22LR?

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I want to but I haven't been able to find the frasmistat used to iron the dimple out of the rim, nor the tromboencabulator to reapply the primer into the rim.
Dillon is all out of both!

Botach has both the frasmistat and tromboencabulator in stock. As well as the flamiecamber for loading.

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I guess a retroturboencabulator would be overboard for 22 reloads?

Rockwell Retro Encabulator - YouTube

The email when in stock is a joke, but their inventory seems to be spot on for my recent finds. I have used it with success in the last 5 weeks... and have several thousand rounds of 22LR to show for it. Today I scored the last box of Federal using the site, but just missed out on some 1000 round Winchester M-22 black boxes as they were sold before I got there (only had 4 at $49.99 each). Now if someone would just trade me some long mags for some ammo I would be good to go lol.

I am not having luck checking online.

I have also checked walmart online and when I have gone down to the store or called some clerks say the web site is wrong,,,,but i have had other clerks act like it was a secret and they had it and would magicly go in the back and come out with 3 boxs of ammo for me....guess its who you know at the store if you can get anything......

Here's my WalMart online inventory experience:

Generally it's pretty accurate. There seems to be a 15-30 minute delay once they sell out before the website is updated. I know this because I've checked the online inventory, bought the rest that was on the shelf, then checked 15-30 minutes later and it has changed to out of stock. I've seen some stores listed as Limited Quantity, and for me that has meant they are out. I have also seen some items listed in stock for weeks that I know they don't have. The biggest indicator of whether they actually have stock is if an item went from "out of stock" to "available."

Now around me there is one WalMart in my town, 3 in the town 20 minutes north, and 3 in the town 40 minutes south. So when I check an item for my store and it has the "Find in another store" option I see a few different locations at once. For my store it seems that they get their shipment about a day behind the others if some ammo comes trickling in. If I can't make it to one of the stores north or south of me when they show stock, I check back later to see if my local store has it.

One issue is when you know they have stock and they don't. This usually happens when you notice something go from out of stock to available, but you check the ammo cabinet and it's not there. I found one evening that some 223 was listed as in stock after it had been out for weeks. Went into the store and found the spot on the shelf was empty. Asked one of the employees to scan it with their handheld and they said it was listed as "wharehouse out." He explained that it meant it was in transit to the store and they were expecting a truck that would probably be unloaded at around 3am (this was 10pm). I got up in the morning and went back and there was no one from sporting goods available to help me, but another employee scanned the tag again and said it was listed as on hand. But only a sporting good person can apprently retrieve it to stock the shelves and sell it. I had an appointment to go to so I left and came back later. Once I got back I asked the on duty sporting goods person and they said they had received some but that it had already sold out. Unfortunately that particular item has showed in stock ever since so I'm not sure if it will be replenished. I should have pushed to have a manager check on that one.

The three stores to the north also showed stock so I went up there and found that the first store did have stock and bought some, the second store had only a couple left so I bought them, and the third store had a grumpy old guy working. At the third store I couldn't find a sporting goods person so I asked someone in toys and they scanned the tag for me. They didn't say what the scanner told them, but that they would get someone to help me (seemed like a good sign to me that it was showing in stock). Unfortunately the guy just came over and said they hadn't had any for weeks...didn't even scan it even though I insisted. He said he had done the morning inventory, but from my experience I don't know that I trust that.

Next week I see the 3 stores to the north have some other ammo in stock again, so I head up and the first one they guy is just opening up the box to stock the shelf so I got a few there. The second store didn't have it out, but I asked the guy there and he found where they keep the ammo before it gets put out and was surprised to see that they actually did have it. He stocked the shelf and let me buy my 3 boxes, and thanked me for letting me know they had it in stock. Third store had already put theirs out and had sold a couple, but there was still some for me.

I've never had the e-mail alert feature let me know that ammo has come back in stock.

I just found it to be pretty accurate- said a store had "in stock" and I got there, bought my 3 box limit, the guy behind me got the last 2. I got home and it updated on the website saying "out of stock". All of this took place under an hours time.

I gave up on Dicks since they removed all the Modern Sporting Rifles and don't sell any handguns.

I was up around 4 am yesterday and saw that the walmart that was less than a mile from me had .223 american eagle in stock. My father who was in town visiting came with and we each walked out with 3 boxes (limit). They still had about 20 boxes left.

It is nice to see that it is slowly coming back.

Inventory time is over.

After checking daily for several weeks, the Wally World Web Watch finally paid off.

I was doing my regular online ammo search today and the Wally World site listed 325 count 22LR Federal Match packs as in stock and the site had been updated today.

Made the call, verified that they were being unloaded from the truck and would be stocked within the hour.

Made the drive, and sure enough, as I walked up the clerk at the sporting goods counter was unboxing the fresh ammo. Picked up 3 boxes. Hope to return tomorrow for 3 more.

They received a case of the Federal match, 2 bricks of Win Super X 22LR, a case of brass cased 50 count 223 Tulammo, some assorted 40 cal, and some 9mm. Looked like a decent ammo order.

I've never seen brass cased Tulammo before, if it wasn't for the 3 box limit I would have picked up a couple boxes to try out.

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problem here is its gone as fast as it comes in. got my max allowed, per walmat policy, of cci tactical 22lr They had a case of federal bulk on tuesday, damaged in shipping unsellable. keep hopes up. they are getting ammo.

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I had luck this weekend while I was out of town visiting family. I went online and checked inventory of the local Walmart's on the way. I managed to pick up over 3,000 rounds.

I was able to pick up CCI mini mags as well. I just happened to be in the right place (Walmart) at the right time.

I would say that the Wally World web site is usually correct. However, I had it go wrong over this past weekend. My local store was out of stock on Saturday but by Sunday morning it said it was back in. When I drove over there it was not on this shelf. The associate I spoke with said he didn't have any but when I told him the web site said in stock he looked in the back room. No dice. The web site didn't seem to be updated since it said it was in stock several times I checked afterward.

So, this morning (Monday) the web site still says they are back in stock again. Since it was on my way, I figured I'd check back again. Sure enough I see 5 boxes there. I ask the associate about them and she gives me this funny look. Well, they are for sale aren't they? Yes, but the person over there wants to buy them. You have a 3 box per person policy don't you? Well, yes. Well, give me the other two. Well, the other guy has asked us to check with the manager if he can take all of them. The manager on the phone ok's this. The dude knew there were other customers, didn't care, left.

Now normally I wouldn't care either. He was there first. But the store does have a 3 box per person policy and the story he told to get all 5 was complete BS.

Post note. Sure enough the web site now correctly shows out of stock. Sometimes you just can't win.

I just stop in every day. Today they had gotten 2 AR's in. The other day I scored some Win. M-22 LR 1000 pack boxes.

Yep. I do the same thing. Scored a Bushmaster Patrol AR last week that I didn't even really need simply because I Walked in and it was coming off the cart at less than suggested retail. I couldn't just let it sit in the cabinet so I did the right thing and took her home.

Now she lives beside my M&P15. They seem happy together. Along with my DPMS AR and my M&P15/22. Hey! You can't never tell when you might run across something what needs shootin'!

LOL... I love this.

So, for you guys who go every day, is there a good time of the day?

Ammo at 8:10, rifles at 11:15. Not that I know.

Thanks for the tip. Just scored 3 boxes of Federal Auto Match for $14/box. Limit was 3. 9 boxes on the shelf, got my 3, less than 2 minutes later they were gone! Thanks for the tip. It works, just need to be close when they show up as available.

I don't hear much about Auto Match, does it work good? One of the Walmarts I was at had like 20 boxes and no other 22lr ammo. I got one box but won't have a chance to try it out anytime soon. Wondering if I need to go back and stock up! lol

heck yeah! get it and hide it!

Just stopped by on the way home from work due to the website. Sure enough 3 boxes of FED value pack 9mm. No luck with any .22 though. But I'm happy getting 9mm at twenty two cents per round during these crazy price gouging times.

Thanks for this tip. Picked up 6 boxes of 9mm this way.



Zack
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It has still been working out great for me and been spot on (at least at my local stores). Picked up another 3 boxes or CCI ARtactical 375ct last night.

I hear guys are having issues with the in-stock status not being correct but I have had few issues with it. Keep at it guys.

Ive picked up 6000rds in the last couple weeks so its out there

Went on Walmart's website this morning, and it appears they've removed the ability to see ammo stock.

was never accurate anyway.

Doh! It worked 90% of the time for me.

It works well for me! I used the WM website to check stock and scored ammo this morning... 3 boxes of 325 round federal auto match added today, to replace the 700 rounds I shot yesterday.

Ya it always showed the same thing for all stores in my area for a week before updating. Very inaccurate, I just either go buy at certain times or call ahead and hope someone answers. Sometimes they will ask right off the bat if looking for ammo when I ask for sporting goods dept.