I remember clearly that back in the dark days following Newtown, .40 S&W was the only common range ammo left on the shelves in my local Bass Pro (and there was plenty of it). Back then, the advice was good: Have a .40 in the collection if you want to keep shooting.

Today, it is still true to a degree. As we speak, the only handgun ammo I can find in-stock to buy on-line is .40. The difference is that it is all self-defense ammo and very expensive.

I was also in a shop last Tuesday and what do I see left on their otherwise bare pistol ammo shelf? Sure 'nuff... four 50-round boxes of .40 range ammo at $20/box.

So it still holds true, but probably not to the same degree as it did during the 2013-2014 post-Newtown ammo crisis.