ACORN
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Dunhams had Blazer brass 9mm for $10.99/bx. Not bad, not great. They also had Rem. .22 shorts 2 100 ct boxes for $10. Probably not a huge market for them.
Ammo becoming available again
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Scharfschuetzer
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I was just at my friends gun shop yesterday and his shelves were still pretty picked over. Only one type of 9mm and not much of it. Same for 45 ACP and some calibers were AWOL.
I'm sure that there will be a glut of ammo (toilet paper too) once this madness is over, although more people may become preppers or reloaders after this drought.
Still smiling here though... reloading and casting bullets for over 50 years and not stopping yet!
I'm sure that there will be a glut of ammo (toilet paper too) once this madness is over, although more people may become preppers or reloaders after this drought.
Still smiling here though... reloading and casting bullets for over 50 years and not stopping yet!
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The shortages and excessive prices we are experiencing now will be
pretty short lived compared to what we have seen in the past.
pretty short lived compared to what we have seen in the past.
Online dealers like SGA have started to get most of their stock back up to where it was regarding 9mm and 5.56.
I'm in a Bullseye Pistol league, and a number of the competitors shoot High Standard pistols chambered in .22 Short. At 50' or 25 yards, Shorts are just fine. You want subsonic anyway.
It would be difficult for me to make this statement in NJ. What gun shops that are open are open by appointment and browsing traffic is discouraged. The local Bass Pro has been "temporarily closed", as has been the Cabelas in Delaware and Pennsylvania. Venturing into neighboring states is facing a mandatory 14 day self quarantine in the neighboring states if you venture off the Interstate.
My only barometer of ammo availability is the offerings made by the Sportsmans Guide, where I buy most of my ammo, if I buy ammo. What they show in stock:
Some revolver ammo, many old chamberings and some of the new monster magnums.
Mostly semi-auto ammo for the weaker or less popular semi-auto handguns.
A significant amount of rimfire ammo.
I saw both 41 and 44 Magnums at close to a buck a round. First time I saw Remington 38 Short Colt. Didn't see much, if any, 9mm, 40 S&W, or 45 ACP, but 45 GAP was listed as available, as was 32 ACP.
Some ammo was showing projected availability going into August.
I am very grateful that I reload, and am set up to cast virtually every handgun bullet that I shoot. I am also grateful that I had the foresight to purchase about six thousand 357 gas checks at auction last summer when they were offered at a great price.
Unless merchants impose an unpopular daily limit, I fear we will see extended shortages due to panic purchases/hoarding when stock starts to replenish. I hope that I am wrong!
My only barometer of ammo availability is the offerings made by the Sportsmans Guide, where I buy most of my ammo, if I buy ammo. What they show in stock:
Some revolver ammo, many old chamberings and some of the new monster magnums.
Mostly semi-auto ammo for the weaker or less popular semi-auto handguns.
A significant amount of rimfire ammo.
I saw both 41 and 44 Magnums at close to a buck a round. First time I saw Remington 38 Short Colt. Didn't see much, if any, 9mm, 40 S&W, or 45 ACP, but 45 GAP was listed as available, as was 32 ACP.
Some ammo was showing projected availability going into August.
I am very grateful that I reload, and am set up to cast virtually every handgun bullet that I shoot. I am also grateful that I had the foresight to purchase about six thousand 357 gas checks at auction last summer when they were offered at a great price.
Unless merchants impose an unpopular daily limit, I fear we will see extended shortages due to panic purchases/hoarding when stock starts to replenish. I hope that I am wrong!
bigggbbruce
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Oh, your saying the supply is catching back up. Good to know. Didn't see a real problem.
max503
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My Walmart never ran out of 22. Now's a good time to ready for the election.
True, a second run on ammo could happen fast near election time, depending on which way the election swings...
My guess, as the election gets closer, ammo and gun sales will explode again...
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Couldn't tell you, really. I've had a sufficient supply of ammunition because I tend to buy ammo whenever I can, not just when things look bad.
The last time I went into a gun shop was to buy one of those California Highway Patrol 4006TSWs from the latest batch to hit the market, and didn't ask about ammo because I already have some which I can't even shoot right now anyway.
So yeah, instead of feeding into the mob mentality of panic-buying or "stocking up" on ammo when trouble might be on the horizon, much less when we're already in the midst of it, I just buy a box of ammo every here and there when everything is fine, leaving me with an adequate amount when/if things go wrong.
The last time I went into a gun shop was to buy one of those California Highway Patrol 4006TSWs from the latest batch to hit the market, and didn't ask about ammo because I already have some which I can't even shoot right now anyway.
So yeah, instead of feeding into the mob mentality of panic-buying or "stocking up" on ammo when trouble might be on the horizon, much less when we're already in the midst of it, I just buy a box of ammo every here and there when everything is fine, leaving me with an adequate amount when/if things go wrong.
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SGAMMO is selling 50 rd. boxes of ammo for $5 more per box since this pandemic started. If people continue buying it at this new price it will NEVER go down in price. 
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SGAMMO is selling 50 rd. boxes of ammo for $5 more per box since this pandemic started. If people continue buying it at this new price it will NEVER go down in price.
They will. If people buy all the ammo the manufacturers can make prices will stay high. But eventually new gun owners and others that do not have a decent stockpile will decide they have enough for now and quit buying at today's high prices.
A lot of people buying now have a very different view of what constitutes "enough" than those of us that post here. If you think 3, 50 round boxes is a lot of ammo paying the extra $15 to make sure you have "enough" is not a big deal. The only reason prices are still high is there are a lot of them. Since they are not going to be buying thousands of rounds supply will catch up with demand unless it looks like Biden will win the election.
My guess is about 2 or 3 more months before prices come down unless politics drive the price up.
9mm ball and SD loads and .223/5.56 ball have been back in stock at my lgs for about 3 weeks now. This coincides with the drop off in local forum sales of ammo. My lgs of choice has never price-gouged but 9mm ball is $325/1000, SD loads $25-30 box/50 and 5.56 M193 is $375/1000 bulk packed so prices are up. They had 9mm for $199/1000 just before the lockdown.
I do think there will be a second wave of panic buying before the election, my state is historically blue and we have a number of anti-2a laws going into effect sometime in June/July.
I do think there will be a second wave of panic buying before the election, my state is historically blue and we have a number of anti-2a laws going into effect sometime in June/July.
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Still have not seen much new ammo. Lots of .17, guess not so many people have those. Called another LGS and asked about ammo, he said he had a bunch of .44mag. He was holding back on other cals. so if you bought a gun he could add 100 rds to the deal. That is nice. Hope we see more soon.
duane_wade
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Dunham's in our local town has plenty of ammo on the shelves. Plenty of 9mm, .223, .40, .45 scp and .38spl. Fortunately for me they have a good supply of .357mag because I'm assuming not many carry a .357 for their EDC so I get a good supply of cheap white box practice ammo but good self defense rounds are still hard to come by.
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.38SuperMan
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I was in a local store this weekend and their shelves were full at their normal discount prices. Also plenty of guns. They probably had the best inventory I’ve seen in a while.
I also went to Smoky Mountain Guns and Ammo which is close to where I live and they had plenty of ammo at regular prices. Their gun inventory was really low though.
I also went to Smoky Mountain Guns and Ammo which is close to where I live and they had plenty of ammo at regular prices. Their gun inventory was really low though.
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I stopped by Academy today to see how it was. They'd put other merchandise on half the ammo shelves, and the other half looked pretty bleak. $22 for Federal LRN .38 Special, and only a few lonely boxes of CCI .22LR.
Checking on line local stores are out of stock , I have plenty of 9mm may still order more to help stimulate the economy
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