WalMart and the 22 Ammo stories!
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Prepared for panic buyers, shortages. Prepared to shoot when I want, not having to wait in line to buy 22lr and listen to people gripe because there is no 22.
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One local WM got Fed AutoMatch 325 boxes and the 100 CCI SV. Fed was sold in 10 minutes, they still had the CCI when I got there at 8:15. Another had nothing out, but the till had not been opened. Found a manager, who dug around in the back and found the 22 in a box marked "Black Friday". They had not seen the sale flyer, and thought it was in early for the after-Thanksgiving sale.
The first store still had some CCI today, so I grabbed some more.
Not very happy with it, as the CCI SV doesn't run in the pistol I like the most, but better than nothing. And better than the Federal 1240fps LRN that jams like crazy, but I have a brick of. Lots of revolver food, I guess.
The real deal as I saw it was the ZQI 123g FMJ 9mm (new multicolor box) at (about) $10.35 a box of 50. I had gotten some a couple of weeks ago. It is consistent and did not gum up the gun, so I added a few boxes of that as well.
The first store still had some CCI today, so I grabbed some more.
Not very happy with it, as the CCI SV doesn't run in the pistol I like the most, but better than nothing. And better than the Federal 1240fps LRN that jams like crazy, but I have a brick of. Lots of revolver food, I guess.
The real deal as I saw it was the ZQI 123g FMJ 9mm (new multicolor box) at (about) $10.35 a box of 50. I had gotten some a couple of weeks ago. It is consistent and did not gum up the gun, so I added a few boxes of that as well.
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ChattanoogaPhil
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After 7,391,605 posts whining about not being able to find .22LR, someone asks... Prepared for what? 
Zombie chipmunks,of course [emoji1]
So I guess it's like the rumors of the gas shortages you know what they caused. Good thing gas does not store very well.After 7,391,605 posts whining about not being able to find .22LR, someone asks... Prepared for what?
But I do understand if one can't keep a cash of at least 24,888 RDs. then they may not get to go plinking this weekend.
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Me I buy it when I can find it at a reasonable price & go shoot it with the grandson as soon as we can get away.
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I haven't seen any .22 at wally world since labor day weekend 2013.
i buy my .22 one 50 rd box at a time at the lgs across from where i work. prices are still fair and they usually have some available becuase of the one box limit.
i buy my .22 one 50 rd box at a time at the lgs across from where i work. prices are still fair and they usually have some available becuase of the one box limit.
I never thought I'd be making this post... the Walmart I shop at hasn't had any .22LR on the self for well over a year.
I wasn't even going to bother checking for any for this "special event", but I decided what the heck since I was down the road doing our weekend Costco run.
HOLLY Freaking ***, on a Sunday afternoon, there on the self, CCI 40gr. SV 100rd boxes... stacked 6 high, 2 rows deep, 15 wide... 180 boxes. And the guy working sporting Goods said there was twice that Saturday.
I bought my max 3 boxes, felt like I won the lottery.
So my question is... so how did Walmart manage to put all of this .22LR in it's stores for this "Hunting Sale", but doesn't seem to be able to keep it stocked otherwise?
I wasn't even going to bother checking for any for this "special event", but I decided what the heck since I was down the road doing our weekend Costco run.
HOLLY Freaking ***, on a Sunday afternoon, there on the self, CCI 40gr. SV 100rd boxes... stacked 6 high, 2 rows deep, 15 wide... 180 boxes. And the guy working sporting Goods said there was twice that Saturday.
I bought my max 3 boxes, felt like I won the lottery.
So my question is... so how did Walmart manage to put all of this .22LR in it's stores for this "Hunting Sale", but doesn't seem to be able to keep it stocked otherwise?
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Now that is some major hoarding & by one of the few places that did not try to make windfall profits off the shortage.
But wait wasn't the sale on just the same CCI brand all over the country & how long did it take CCI to fill that order ?
All that just to get us in the WM at the start of hunting season
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My Walmart here in CT does not have any ammo at all. When I asked about it they gave me a BS answer that they have trouble finding a distributor.This is a bigger Walmart that just opened less than a year ago. The old location (Less than a mile away in the same town) did sell ammo, no 22LR but I did get 9MM & 45Acp.
GWK4667
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I do not consider myself a hoarder but 500 rounds is just enough to keep my range bag from sliding around in my truck.
When training the local Sheriff Dept. I would purchase 20,000 rounds at a time but that does not count.
Since I can't find the code for this packaging on the CCI website, I suspect that it was a special deal for WalMart. Probably some trade-offs about stock of the other CCI varieties we have not seen for quite a while.
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Thank God I live in a state and a country (in general) where I can state, "None of your business".
If I want to be prepared for the end of society if terrorists happen to set off a nuke here, then I have every right to prepare for that.
If I believe all these zombie movies are a means for the government to prepare us for something coming in the future, then I have the right to believe that & prepare.
If I believe we will run into future shortages of ammo, then I have the right to prepare for that by stockpiling.
My point is not be ugly but to state a simple point... in America we still have the right to be individuals & not conform. A non conformist can go from being a loon to a hero in the blink of an eye.
They had 300 bricks yesterday I was told with a long line.
I missed out.....
I missed out.....
& Yet still a country that does not or should not stifle a simple question.
& I would hope a forum that does not discourage differing opinions just because they may push the wrong buttons of some.
To 1 & 2 I say pooy to the only real answer I say you would be causing the very thing you would be preparing for.
In todays climate of shooting I would say it is the ones that buys only what they need to shoot that would be the individuals not conforming.
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Last week Brass Badger had the local WM getting rem 235 on tue, win 333 on wed, they "said" they only got cci for the sale on 10/4-5/14. I had gone in at 0615, waited till 0730 till they LIED. Someone went to the sale on 10/4 and bought the win 333 ( 3 box) that they did not have. I have bought off the classifieds here and will continue to do so at 5-6 cents per round, the shipping is a trade off for time and fuel to drive 40+ miles to have them LIE. The CCI was for a sale, fine, but when I am working on 20 min sleep and they LIE to your face it is disturbing. So they can eat their ammo for all I care. Be Safe,
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Of course it should. You want a police state where one is REQUIRED to explain their personal decisions? Where I come from, it is down right rude to intrude in one's personal life. I can choose to discuss my beliefs but should NEVER be expected to give justification. Would you ask someone why they give to a church when they can't prove there is a God? Would you go up to a stranger & ask why they are driving a $50,000 car as opposed to the Ford you drive? Would you ask a stranger any personal question & EXPECT an answer... just because it is a "simple question"?
And I would say that is your right to have that opinion. But keep in mind, what you say is simply your opinion. Doesn't make what you say correct.
I personally think there is a chance of a breakdown in society, chaos, in our future. I don't wish for that to happen but I choose to be prepared for it... if that day arrives. My ammo & guns are just a tiny bit of my preparedness. If that makes me crazy, then so be it. I live in a free country & have a right to make personal decisions that others might disagree with. I also have a right to tell those that question me to mind their own business.
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& I would hope a forum that does not discourage differing opinions just because they may push the wrong buttons of some.
Touchy touchy touchy.
You sure do read a lot into three words.
That were not even to you.
The poster did not seem to take particular offense. This is a forum that can be read by anyone. I did not knock on his door or even call him up. Seems to me you are the one that would stifle ones freedom.
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We've drifted pretty far off topic and nothing related to 1522 at this point. Reckon it's time to stifle the thread.
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