Ammo shortage,again?

[Hack]

I'm not buying right now. The 1000 rounds of Federal M193 I bought pre-Sandy Hook, was $415 delivered, it is now over $1000. No way, will I buy into this hysteria. I've got 3K rounds of .223/5.56 on the shelf, that will have to last until the price comes down. Or I need to dip into the 10k rounds of .22LR I've got.

 

[zip777]

I was talking with a buddy about his 2 m&p 15's. as he raved about them I asked "you have ammo?" To which he replied "no I'm out but there is plenty on the Internet!"

I told him to enjoy his 2 $1000 clubs. Every link he send me I told him....put it in the shopping cart and watch the April backorder status message.

Yeah...he's bumming.

 

[dbl barrel]

here in southeast missouri it is almost impossible to find .223 ammo although I found some today. at 15.00 for a box of 20 I thought it was to high. I did buy 250 rounds of speer gold dot hollowpoints bulk ammo for 70.00. I am gonna use that in my 45 acp mountain gun.

 

[rootbrain]

here in southeast missouri it is almost impossible to find .223 ammo although I found some today. at 15.00 for a box of 20 I thought it was to high. I did buy 250 rounds of speer gold dot hollowpoints bulk ammo for 70.00. I am gonna use that in my 45 acp mountain gun.

If you can get 20 rounds for $15 better snatch it up. Colorado you can't get 5.56 or .223

Went to my fave gun shop today, they had an AR 308 for $2900 basic, an AR 22lr for $1800, and there is a 14 day backlog on CBI checks. They have over 12,000 requests in.

 

[dbl barrel]

probably should have. they closed after i left. May have to be there when they open

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Buy all the 223 ammo you can find!
Buy all the 7.62X39 you can find!
Buy up all the primers when you see them!
My local dealer had 10,000 primers on the shelf, I bought them all!
Order 100,000 .224" bullets, hurry!
Powder, send me 6X 8lb jugs!
I just saw 24X 30 round mags at the local store, I bought them all.
I was just at a store that had 4 cases of 9mm ammo, I bought all of it!

Hmmm, I wonder why there is a shortage of ammo and components?

 

[black41]

Okay in IL....but no big surprise there actually, ammo's pretty short, but I'm buying components anyways. I still try to buy loads of large pistol primers because I remember what happened in 08...couldn't find primers for love or money.

 

[zip777]

Out of curiously searched small pistol primers. Lol yeah....that was a waste of time.

 

[HotRoderX]

I am hoping this entire thing blows over soon. I just got my AR in November and I don't have a decent reserve of ammo built up for it yet. Thing is fun to shoot to boot. I think a trip to the local wally world is in order.

 

[Ruger Nut]

I am hoping this entire thing blows over soon. I just got my AR in November and I don't have a decent reserve of ammo built up for it yet. Thing is fun to shoot to boot. I think a trip to the local wally world is in order.

Good luck at WM! I went to my local WM yesterday and all they had was .177 and .22 caliber pellets.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Out of curiously searched small pistol primers. Lol yeah....that was a waste of time.

All small primers are invisible. Since the military calibers are 9mm and 223/5.56 small pistol and small rifle primers disappeared first.

 

[Majormoose]

It is not too bad here in the MITEN... like everyone else .223 is moving up in price like it was gold.
resorted to shooting the wife's M&P 15-22

 

[udchemist]

not much available here in Cincy - talked to an ammo dealer and sounds like all the distributors are out of stock also...but I'm not too worried...been stocking up since this summer

 

[udchemist]

here in southeast missouri it is almost impossible to find .223 ammo although I found some today. at 15.00 for a box of 20 I thought it was to high. I did buy 250 rounds of speer gold dot hollowpoints bulk ammo for 70.00. I am gonna use that in my 45 acp mountain gun.

Remington® UMC® Centerfire Rifle Ammo | Bass Pro Shops

9.99 for a box of 20 says in stock (but if you try to order says its backordered?), .223 ammo. Enjoy!

 

[H Richard]

At the local gun show last weekend, people were buying not by the box or by the case but by the 5000 and 10000 lot. All ammo sold out quick and I was able to add a few 1000 primers and some bullets. I would say with the pending (both US and especially in IL) drastic gun laws, it is panic buying and prices are showing it.

 

[duppie]

Not only ammo Gentlemen.....Firearms of any kind are flying off the shelves and mags, even those of 10 round capacity is being snapped up faster than they can hit the shelves. Take a gander at the large vendor's inventories and you'll find large gaps in all three categories.

 

[alde]

Give it a couple of months and things will calm down. Once any drastic bills fail in the House of Reps things will improve. It's all just panic.

 

[moe l.]

Ammo lasts forever, so get it when you can and stack it high.

 

[zip777]

Give it a couple of months and things will calm down. Once any drastic bills fail in the House of Reps things will improve. It's all just panic.

For the most part I agree. I do think some legislation will come. Primarily magazine capacity. I highly doubt there will be complete bans and definitely not confiscation but I also believe things will be done in baby steps to slowly chip away at our current rights. A buddy of mine in the military said "they will boil the frog slowly so it doesn't jump out of the pot". He is from the south ya know! lol

 

[duppie]

Give it a couple of months and things will calm down. Once any drastic bills fail in the House of Reps things will improve. It's all just panic.

Oh no doubt but by then I fear several bills would have been passed and a certain momentum established. We are at a crossroads in relation to our gun rights and the gains we've experienced in the past decade, I believe, will slowly but steadily be eroded to levels never before experienced.