no,but is sounds about right. right now people will do almost anything to get what they want,whether to shoot or sell. the clerk was the usual wallyworld dumbo. should have made them produce their badges or i.d. and if they weren't, police should have been called and the two charged with impersonating an officer.
22Lr and other ammo shortages
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Everything is still pretty scarce around here. A friend of mine is off work right now after having some surgery a few weeks ago. A few times he has gone to some stores when they had some ammo. He has bought his allowable amount, and he would take some other boxes and hide them in the store behind some other items that aren't popular. He then comes back later or the next day for his 2 or 3 box limit where he hid it. I wonder if he is not pulling my leg, because we always joke around, but I think he is serious. These are some desperate times for some.
gdnagle
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.45acp where do you live I'm down to about 3000 rounds need to replenish my supply. I like to keep at lest 4000 of each for times like these...
Nlmadog
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We are experiencing the same here in Dayton OH
The local Wally stocks on Saturday night and starts to sell 7:00 am Sunday. I will be there in the morning I am interested in the theater of this. I hope to get some 9mm,I would like to go to the range and shoot my new DW Guardian !
The local Wally stocks on Saturday night and starts to sell 7:00 am Sunday. I will be there in the morning I am interested in the theater of this. I hope to get some 9mm,I would like to go to the range and shoot my new DW Guardian !
rburg
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Today at the gunshow was really interesting. Sure were a bunch of "non-gun" people trying to buy. Some seemed really put out that I didn't accept plastic. Hint: Cash is king. Any one with adequate cash could buy all the 22 caliber ammo they wanted at 9:00 AM. You just had to be willing to pay. Its a sellers market. There seemed to be no shortage of 9mm, just a shortage of willing buyers. Saw a bunch of 12 ga ammo. Even some rifle ammo. But if you were interested you had to pay up. If you hesitated, the next guy along would purchase his fill. One guy seemed confident He could come back later to buy all he wanted. An hour later he seemed disappointed. Its kind of fun and very rewarding to sell into a sellers market.
BigBill
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A few months back sgammo offered 5,000rds of cci blazer ammo in 22lr for $250 shipped. Now its $39.95 a box of 50rds at ammotogo...
My LGS is out of all handgun ammo and some rifle ammo too. He said its all on order but when it arrives who knows.
Why 22lr ammo?? The 22lr ammo will put meat on the table up to deer sized game if the recession gets worse. Thats the only reason i stocked up on it. Why waste the bigger bore ammo.
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Let me guess:
You didn't pay attention in 1994.
You didn't pay attention in 2008.
You didn't pay attention in November 2012.
You got caught unprepared in December 2012.
And now it's someone else's fault.
foxeye
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Just got home a bit ago from LGS in town who mainly caters to only LEOS and Millitary both active or retired, and they had tons of ammo in stock with the exception of .22LR and .22Mag. The only other shelf that was not packed was the .38 Spec. and .357 mag. Lots of .223, 308, 30-06, 9mm, .40, 45 .380 etc. They had both Federal and Gold Dot in handgun carts, and Federal and PMC in rifle carts. Lots of Pulmags and other brands as well. About 8 or 9 S&W AR's on the wall and about the same of AR-15/22's w/threaded barrel and 25 round mag for $419. Not too much left in the handguns, but they said they expect a shipment in this week yet. They sell Beretta, Glock and S&W, and good old leather Safariland holsters, mag carriers, etc. This store is located in Montgomery, Alabama Gulf Coast Distributors is the name.
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Although I had a decent supply I helped a family member in need out. Times are tight and his business was struggling....so I offered him $200 for 1000 rounds of .22lr. It will allow me to shoot more and help him pay his rent. Win win. 
Tizom
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17 hmr
There's been so much 17 hmr I've almost considered buying a gun to be able to shoot all the stuff that IS on the shelves. Sad....
There's been so much 17 hmr I've almost considered buying a gun to be able to shoot all the stuff that IS on the shelves. Sad....
OP
One of the LGS I visit in my rounds and my FFL I use most seems to be able to get .380 auto. My wife hoots .380'so I have been buying from him as she needs it. He has some odd calibers that most people don't need like .41mag, 17hmr, .762 x 54, .44mag, ...But other than the .38 spl and .380 auto he has zero 9mm, .22LR, or .45ACP in target loads. Most stores have even run out of .40 cal ammo and semi auto's... they hung in the longest.
Jeffersonwasright
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Why didn't you ask to see it? You have the right to do that at any time for any reason.
Walmart and Ammo Shortage
I was speaking with a manager of our local Walmart the other day regarding the ammo shortage. He told me that they have received communication from the DHS not to stock certain types of ammo and to not even order it. So he said that he does not place orders for more ammo any longer and just takes what comes on the truck and it is usually sold out within 30 minutes. I do not know if he was telling the truth or just blowing smoke but It sure seems fishy to me.
I was speaking with a manager of our local Walmart the other day regarding the ammo shortage. He told me that they have received communication from the DHS not to stock certain types of ammo and to not even order it. So he said that he does not place orders for more ammo any longer and just takes what comes on the truck and it is usually sold out within 30 minutes. I do not know if he was telling the truth or just blowing smoke but It sure seems fishy to me.
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online ammo scams
Has anyone else had the honor of getting 22 ammo bought and paid for then only 3 or so weeks , just about the time you should be getting it have the company say sorry there is a problem with your order . they only got me for 50 dollars or so but times that with a million people and that turns into a lot of money and if they return the money then what about the interest that it earned in that month. who gets it ? not me is there anyone out there that I can turn these companys into as they are selling ammo that they do not have in stock?? thank you for reading this and I hope you do not get suckered into what I did
Has anyone else had the honor of getting 22 ammo bought and paid for then only 3 or so weeks , just about the time you should be getting it have the company say sorry there is a problem with your order . they only got me for 50 dollars or so but times that with a million people and that turns into a lot of money and if they return the money then what about the interest that it earned in that month. who gets it ? not me is there anyone out there that I can turn these companys into as they are selling ammo that they do not have in stock?? thank you for reading this and I hope you do not get suckered into what I did
Jeffersonwasright
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If you know a bank paying enough interest to make a scam like this worthwhile, please let me know.
Dang, ya beat me to it, Ed...
Dang, ya beat me to it, Ed...
There is no shortage in any ammo people, especially 22lr ammo like everyone thinks. Go on gun broker, there is over 2 million rounds for sale on there. The reason why you are not finding it in stores is due to the greed and opportunity for the ammo wholesalers and gun shops to just take all there shipment of top rounds like 9mm, 45, 38, 22lr, 7.62 , 223, etc and sell it on gun broker for 200-400 % profit margins, plain and simple. If all the dumb idiot people buying ammo and guns right now , would just stop for a couple months, ammo would go back to what it used to be 6 months ago or even lower since they would have a **** ton of extra ammo they are sitting on.
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