duppie
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....so with all things being equal, the OP is pretty much talking out of his ***....
Keep strong Gentlemen and a good evening.
Keep strong Gentlemen and a good evening.
Ammo availability almost back to normal now
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Harrison
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Back to normal!!!! Not here. What ammo can be found is awful pricy. The only gunstore within 50 miles that has primers want $10.00 a hundred for them. BTW, the nearest Cabelas is 300 miles from where I live.
Not true at all and not a kind retort either.
Ammunition availability is obviously localized. Folks who prefer to sit in their armchairs and shop on-line are going to be SOL for awhile, IMO.
Ditto folks who shop the same stores they always did and never venture outside of their comfort zone.
Folks who only shoot one caliber, most notably 22 LR, will feel the pinch more than others.
Folks who would rather eat their own cylinders rather than paying the prices offered by the secondary market - ditto.
But ammunition is out there and in places, available in abundance.
And I will shout this until the electrons quit firing - buy enough of a stash to last for several years. Get a handle on how much you shoot in a given time period and plan ahead. Ammunition does not expire and if you're like a lot of us, you can find a place in the basement, garage, or a closet and put away several thousands, if not 10's of thousands, or rounds.
If you shoot 50 rounds of 9mm a month, multiply that by 12 months, then again by what - 5 years? If you can afford to buy 3000 rounds, why not?
If you're waiting for 2010 prices, forget it! Place your firearms in the Classifieds and use the proceeds to find another hobby.
If you can find ammunition for pre-panic plus 20%, you're not too far off the mark and you better grab it.
'Cause the Dems ain't finished by a long shot. Don't get caught "without" again!
YMMV.
jknapp
US Veteran
I think that almost back to normal is a poor choice of words in most areas. I would say getting better. I have noticed that at walmart its spotty sometimes that have stuff there and sometimes they don't. Just seems to be a luck thing. Last week they had some 40 S&W available, this week i saw some 44 Auto. I have actually noticed that in my area Dick's Sporting Goods has had the best selection at somewhat reasonable prices. But in both those stores 9mm and 22lr are almost unheard of. The only 9mm i have seen is Defense rounds, and no 22lr in the box stores, but im also not camping out in line just going when im in the area. Some of the LGS have ammo but its still high. They have had a better selection but $50 for a box of 22lr is just not something im willing to purchase at this time.
quneur
Member
The next panic is probably going to happen in 2014 with the next election. If the ammo industry doesn't recover by then it may never fully recover.
smokindog
Member
There should be a life lesson here. We've allowed our society, in EVERY facet, to be so controlled by Washington that the tides rise and fall on their every action. For all of you with children and grandchildren, perhaps it's time to explain this "little noticed" erosion of States rights, peoples rights, and basic freedoms so that maybe THEY can get the word out within their peer group. It's no longer a vast "gun wing" conspiracy! Remember, these kids never saw the building of the space program, never planned a day to be home for a phone call, never REALLY knew the pleasure of Dads/Moms/Aunts/Uncles sitting around telling WWII stories, never knew a life without instant communication, never carried a dime in the sole of their shoe, never walked up the street with a basket from the garden to the family with less, never knew that stores weren't open on the weekends, ... OK, I think you get it! It's more important now than ever that THIS talk is more important than THAT talk 
A large and ever growing Federal government is not in anyone's best interest and was NEVER in the master plan! I told my college age niece (SIL/BIL kid) that my mom was born to a world using horse and buggy, watched man walk on the moon for her 50th birthday, and passed in a world were she screened scam calls with an answering machine/caller ID and got the "you're making that up" look!
A large and ever growing Federal government is not in anyone's best interest and was NEVER in the master plan! I told my college age niece (SIL/BIL kid) that my mom was born to a world using horse and buggy, watched man walk on the moon for her 50th birthday, and passed in a world were she screened scam calls with an answering machine/caller ID and got the "you're making that up" look!
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dcxplant
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Not in the Phoenix valley.....
I haven't shot any since March. Wait, not true, I shot a rattler in the head with one .22 from my Ruger SA.
I have reached my personal "do not get any lower than this" ammo count. Sigh....
I broke down and bought 1000 rounds of CCI mini mag, at a high price, because I'm going crazy and I need to get out and shoot.
From the posts it seems like the ammo supply chain is slowly working its way east to west.
I haven't shot any since March. Wait, not true, I shot a rattler in the head with one .22 from my Ruger SA.
I have reached my personal "do not get any lower than this" ammo count. Sigh....
I broke down and bought 1000 rounds of CCI mini mag, at a high price, because I'm going crazy and I need to get out and shoot.
From the posts it seems like the ammo supply chain is slowly working its way east to west.
Back to normal? Are you freeze dried or doin hard time?
Pete in CA
Being that I live in Ohio the answer is: "Yes"!
But we got ammo...
Back to normal? You're kidding right? Ammo scarce,prices doubled or worse, powder,primers and cases hard to find and this is somehow back to normal, not here. Is availability of ammo better now than several months ago? In my area yes but prices are outrageous. August is just around the corner and we are still in this crises.
My last USPSA match was in January and I don't know when I'll shoot another. I let my membership expire and doubt I'll ever go back. The ability to replace the ammo shot in a match and practice makes it just too costly to participate in.
My last USPSA match was in January and I don't know when I'll shoot another. I let my membership expire and doubt I'll ever go back. The ability to replace the ammo shot in a match and practice makes it just too costly to participate in.
Western and Central PA remains a vast wasteland of empty shelf space. No powder, no small pistol or rifle primers, no jacketed handgun bullets, no common weight .30 cal rifle bullets and no bags of shot. 5.56 NATO/.223 and 7.62X51 NATO are now quite plentiful and at fair prices. No .22 LR or MAG except $8 to $15 per 50 round target ammo. 9MM and 45 ACP are back, but 9MM costs $20-$30 per 50 with 45 ACP at $30 to $50 per 50!!
The real surprise; no .30-30, .30-06, .243 or .7MM Mag ammo. Many other hunting calibers are to be found, but not the PA big four.
Glad I really don't NEED anything right now!
The real surprise; no .30-30, .30-06, .243 or .7MM Mag ammo. Many other hunting calibers are to be found, but not the PA big four.
Glad I really don't NEED anything right now!
.455_Hunter
Member
FYI- CO may have become one of "those" states, but fortunately we are NOT facing any impending ammo restrictions. However, the cases are still bare at most mass retailers.
duppie
Member
You're preaching to the choir Sir......and while I dare not speak for the rest of us,I for one have explored numerous avenues to keep my modest cache replenished,employing both the internet with it's many search engines and legwork as my very first post attested to.....Not true at all and not a kind retort either.
Ammunition availability is obviously localized. Folks who prefer to sit in their armchairs and shop on-line are going to be SOL for awhile, IMO.
Ditto folks who shop the same stores they always did and never venture outside of their comfort zone.
Folks who only shoot one caliber, most notably 22 LR, will feel the pinch more than others.
Folks who would rather eat their own cylinders rather than paying the prices offered by the secondary market - ditto.
But ammunition is out there and in places, available in abundance.
And I will shout this until the electrons quit firing - buy enough of a stash to last for several years. Get a handle on how much you shoot in a given time period and plan ahead. Ammunition does not expire and if you're like a lot of us, you can find a place in the basement, garage, or a closet and put away several thousands, if not 10's of thousands, or rounds.
If you shoot 50 rounds of 9mm a month, multiply that by 12 months, then again by what - 5 years? If you can afford to buy 3000 rounds, why not?
If you're waiting for 2010 prices, forget it! Place your firearms in the Classifieds and use the proceeds to find another hobby.
If you can find ammunition for pre-panic plus 20%, you're not too far off the mark and you better grab it.
'Cause the Dems ain't finished by a long shot. Don't get caught "without" again!
YMMV.
Now to my mind, if I can't find even one box of ammo in 4 separate calibers in 5 gun friendly states?...... forgive me but someone is indeed talking out of their ***
private pile
Member
Not back to normal here but certainly better than it was, lets say, three months ago. Wal'mart is getting in .22lr brick ammo, the 525 Remington golden bullet for 21.96/brick but you have to be the early bird to get some. Another Wal'mart about 15 miles down the road is getting the 550 Federal .22lr brick for the same price. Haven't stood in line yet during this "bullet recession" but will do so before I pay scalper prices on GB.
I've noticed bulk 22lr coming in a bit more, but only a case at a time, and is gone fast. People scarf up the bulk packs immediately, but the 100ct sleeves sit longer, and more are available. 9mm and 22lr go the quickest. It almost seems "normal" for there to be a few in line for 22lr bulk when it comes in.
k53
Member
OK well I'll start by saying that I do live in NY..... with that new law for background check every time you buy ammo, I douot we will see a easing till the point that part of the law becomes active... we just don't know what the cost will be, or what the "red flag" amount will be.... that being said I am starting to see ammo show up in the shops around here. Still almost zero .22. I check the Walmart app and haven't eaven seen any show up in months... but the shops are getting other cals in. I've been able to pick up some small pistol primers, and some powders are trickling in to the shops... so I guess things are easing a little. 22 is tough.... we have no idea on what the cost will be next year so if your smart you need to stock up. If you can find any
Not true at all and not a kind retort either.
Ammunition availability is obviously localized. Folks who prefer to sit in their armchairs and shop on-line are going to be SOL for awhile, IMO.
Ditto folks who shop the same stores they always did and never venture outside of their comfort zone.
Folks who only shoot one caliber, most notably 22 LR, will feel the pinch more than others.
Folks who would rather eat their own cylinders rather than paying the prices offered by the secondary market - ditto.
But ammunition is out there and in places, available in abundance.
And I will shout this until the electrons quit firing - buy enough of a stash to last for several years. Get a handle on how much you shoot in a given time period and plan ahead. Ammunition does not expire and if you're like a lot of us, you can find a place in the basement, garage, or a closet and put away several thousands, if not 10's of thousands, or rounds.
If you shoot 50 rounds of 9mm a month, multiply that by 12 months, then again by what - 5 years? If you can afford to buy 3000 rounds, why not?
If you're waiting for 2010 prices, forget it! Place your firearms in the Classifieds and use the proceeds to find another hobby.
If you can find ammunition for pre-panic plus 20%, you're not too far off the mark and you better grab it.
'Cause the Dems ain't finished by a long shot. Don't get caught "without" again!
YMMV.
A 5 year supply for me based on last years usage means 1,000,000 rounds which is an amount I don't have space or the cash for considering the price of ammo these days. At nearly 40 cents a round for 9mm, 45acp pushing 60 cents a round for WWB of all things and 357,40cal and 38 special nearly impossible to find at any price, its getting to the point where one must decide to continue in the hobby or find another hobby.
I miss those days when all I had to do was place an order online and it would be at my door by the case a few days later. Instead I have to search every outlet,stand in line for hours just to get a box or two of ammo if there was any. No cases just a box. Granted there were a few benefits from being in line and one was the purchase of a 4 inch 586 in 98% condition and a tip that led to a 10/22 takedown purchase. That and some new contacts helped with the time spent waiting in hope of ammo.
The worry about replacing any ammo I shoot and its cost is ruining the hobby for me. Probably why I have shot less than 500 rounds in total this year vs the 20,000 I shot last year.
I was in El Paso a week ago and decided, on a whim, to visit the Wally World at Mesa Street and I-10. The sporting goods section was totally out of .22s of any ilk. They did have two 100-packs of Remington .357 125 grain jacketed hollow points; I picked up one of these. The girl at the sporting goods counter told me that people stand in line every morning to see if any .22s have come in. Same thing in the Phoenix area, so if things are improving, the "trend" has not hit the Southwest yet.
John
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HereSinceTheLongHunters
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I was a pleasure to walk by higher priced ammo at Wally's and Dunham"s due to good availability of bulk Remington at a LGS... .45, .40, .223 are readily available. .22LR is still in low supply but prices are dropping steadily as boxes are Remaining the shelves. Best thing to do is NOT buy high priced ammo... and support suppliers who are trying to normalize.
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