Phone calls I've eavesdropped on at the LGS go something like this
"Hello, Joe Gun"
"Do you have any X?"
"No"
I've got 3000 coated cast on the way. I'm set for a while with 38 and 9 mm.
Has 45ACP dried up?
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"Hello, Joe Gun"
"Do you have any X?"
"No"
I've got 3000 coated cast on the way. I'm set for a while with 38 and 9 mm.
mtime7
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I got in line before Academy Sports opened about a month ago, line about 50yds long on truck day. I was near the end of the line but was still able to get 3 boxes of 9mm that day (limit 2 boxes, my wife got one). (I was doing this for friend, I didn't need ammo, but my friend works at that time in the morning) But talking to people in line they said that they have been seeing 45acp at Academy, (my place in line, there wasn't any) but the prices are pre election standard big box retail prices.
I thought I might be a little crazy for stocking up over the last couple of years.
Who's crazy now?
It has become very dry and expensive these days and I hope things eventually return to 'normal' but who knows?
Just keep surfing the Net and be prepared to spend a little more.
Get what you need now and grin&bear the price while you're looking for better deals down the road.
It used to be buy in quantity saves, and I guess it still does, but you'll almost need a second mortgage to do so.
Good luck!
Who's crazy now?
It has become very dry and expensive these days and I hope things eventually return to 'normal' but who knows?
Just keep surfing the Net and be prepared to spend a little more.
Get what you need now and grin&bear the price while you're looking for better deals down the road.
It used to be buy in quantity saves, and I guess it still does, but you'll almost need a second mortgage to do so.
Good luck!
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After experiencing Sandy Hook, Obama, etc, etc. there should be no problem getting ammo.
Last Spring the news talked about this thing they called a pandemic. About the same day I got an email telling us that our Spring Cruise was being cancelled. I got a full refund. The next day I checked online and ordered a ton of powder and primers - all in stock. That same afternoon I went to Wallyworld and bought 20 bricks of .22 LF.
All was charged on my credit card. Before the bill came due I got my cruise refund, plus a govmnt stimulus check. Paid the ammo bill in full and had money left over.
I figure I got a 10 year supply and I don't even have to ration my shooting days..
I was expecting snow this year (Duh, its Winter), so I bought a new shovel before the first snowfall because I knew they would all be sold out when the flakes were in the air.
I just don't understand what the problem is....
Last Spring the news talked about this thing they called a pandemic. About the same day I got an email telling us that our Spring Cruise was being cancelled. I got a full refund. The next day I checked online and ordered a ton of powder and primers - all in stock. That same afternoon I went to Wallyworld and bought 20 bricks of .22 LF.
All was charged on my credit card. Before the bill came due I got my cruise refund, plus a govmnt stimulus check. Paid the ammo bill in full and had money left over.
I figure I got a 10 year supply and I don't even have to ration my shooting days..
I was expecting snow this year (Duh, its Winter), so I bought a new shovel before the first snowfall because I knew they would all be sold out when the flakes were in the air.
I just don't understand what the problem is....
My LGS got in a case of .45 today and I got 2 boxes for a friend.
31FordA
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I've had no trouble finding .45 recently. Several shops have had .45 ball, generally Blazer Brass, S&B or Federal for $25 or $26 a box. The .45 was cheaper than 9mm in several shops.
Depends on what you're looking for. Good quality defensive ammo seems scarce, both in the shops and on line. Ball ammo can be had, which aside from range duty obviously has its' defensive applications as well, and has for decades (see WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc.)
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It's pretty dry. .45acp is much harder to find than 9mm. Here's the pistol ammo shelf last night at the Kelso Sportsman's Warehouse. All the chain stores are similar shape. I am having better luck at mom and pop gun stores for handgun ammo and reloading components.
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Jon651
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The cheapest I could find .45ACP recently was $0.74/round ($370 for a case of 500) of Winchester White Box ball ammo.
While expensive, it sure beats the .380 I could find, which ranged from $1/round for steel cased Russian to $2/round for domestic JHP.
While expensive, it sure beats the .380 I could find, which ranged from $1/round for steel cased Russian to $2/round for domestic JHP.
bigggbbruce
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I live in the city Ammo Inc. is located.. my LGS seems to have the hook up.. and he doesn't gouge..
Jon651
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Not everybody gets cruise refunds. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic not everybody even has a job or insurance.
Even when working, not everybody can to afford to lay in a 10-year supply of anything when 56% of Americans have less than $5K in savings and a third have $1K or less. It's hard to justify a range day when you're paying down medical bills, utility bills, grocery bills and/or don't get a paycheck.
That's the problem.
Today purchased 2 boxes 9mm Federal/$12.97 ea., 2 boxes .45acp Federal/$19.97 ea., one box of .38 spl. Federal/$21.97. Wife brought home two boxes of .45auto +P Federal HST. The NW small chain store had full shelves this morning, empty by 4:00pm this afternoon. At least I was able to find some ammo at not too high prices, comparatively speaking.
wetdog1911
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In a past life after I had worked about 2 years I was laid off and didn't draw a paycheck for over a year. One box of pistol shells lasted me during that time. I didn't have any range days and was only going too shoot if a bear grabbed me.
A ten year supply for me is determined by my finances. If I wasn't working a 10 year supply might be 1 or 2 boxes. When I was trying too win a trophy with a shotgun it took 25,000-30,000 shells per year.
I have a neighbor that bought a .38 Spec, and box of shells many years ago (maybe 20 yrs.) and has never shot the gun so it looks like 1 box of shells will be a lifetime supply for him. Larry
johnt671
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I was paying 25 bucks for 50 rounds of .45 230 grain for a long time. Had to buy one or two boxes at a time. The last time I went there was a four to 5 hundred rounds there with no limit, so I got two boxes. When I got to the register I found out why. $39 for fifty rounds. I decided I had enough for a while.
A few of us dinosaurs may be big, ugly and slow, but don't give us a reason to swallow you whole...
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Some of us got neither a cruise refund nor a .gov check.
Would you like to share? I like cruises and pay taxes.
