ammo shortage

[Jon96]

I was 16 at the time of the '94 awb. Was it this hard to find ammo then or is this a new development?

The only ammo I have found with "relative" ease is .357 mag and .40S&W at the shops I frequent. 9mm,45, and 10mm are nowhere to be seen

 

[DiggerDog]

Originally posted by kbm6893:
I hit Walmart once or twice a wekk. Last week, I grabbed 3 boxes of Blazer 9MM for $9 a box. Grabbed all three, Winchester 100 round value packs are generally $18 a box of 100.

Grab it while you can. When I got my Ar back in 2000, I went on a ammo buying frenzy and bought sevral thousand rounds. I recall buying 1000 rounds of Remngton for $180. I don't shoot that often anymore, and have 1600 rounds of .223. it's gotten to the point that i don't shoot BECAUSE I don't want to blow off that precious ammo. I shot 100 rounds of 9Mm last week, and that will be my last shooting session with 9MM for 6 months.

I do the same with Blazer 40 ammo and Walmart. Between stops at Walmart and Cabelas, I have 23 boxes of 40 cal ammo in my gun safe.

Went through 4 boxes this weekend while shooting up at our cabin.

 

[OU812]

Went through 4 boxes this weekend while shooting up at our cabin.

Now that sounds like fun

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Anyone seen 357 mag?

 

[EvelMe]

Rick, there was 2 boxes at the Wally I went to tonight. (But I didn't know you needed it, so I didn't get it for you!)

 

[max]

Rick, my local shop has some S&B 357.

 

[iafirebuff]

TONS of 357mag locally. No 9 or 380 though

 

[firecaptain]

Well, some people wanted change and you got it!Ammo in short supply?...Primers, bullets and some brass are also non existant. Hope all are happy that voted for change.

 

[jed1177]

OK, we all know that there is a shortage, but why?

I remember how the government pays farmers not to farm certain tracks of land every year...democrats take charge and all of a sudden ammo dries up...hmmmm. No gun control, just no ammo.

Also, ever think about one of the democratic super rich guys that gets the idea to "invest" in a major ammunition manufacturer, takes controlling interest, then shuts it down on behalf of the "cause".

Think about it!

 

[andyo5]

Originally posted by firecaptain:
Well, some people wanted change and you got it!Ammo in short supply?...Primers, bullets and some brass are also non existant. Hope all are happy that voted for change.

You can't blame Obama for the ammo shortage. He did not cause it. It is the result of his election only because panicking gun owners are stocking up like mad. But it is not the result of any thing that he has done. And no, I did not vote for him.

 

[firecaptain]

Your are right, Obama has done nothing yet, its the anticipation. Just like the price of gas. If there is an anticipated hurricane brewing, gas goes up, if the media says there is a gas shortage, gas goes up. Obama's track record concerning gun control is not good and there is much anticipation. I belive it is not "if" but when. I hope it ia all for not but I don't think so.

 

[farman]

I just received my Fiocci 9mm from ammoman. They had no problem sending a big order and the price was up only a little and no shipping. Their 40S&W is on backorder for 5 to 7 days. Georgia arms had plenty of 40. You just have to shop around. Check the websites everyday.
Try not to buy from the gougers on the online auctions, they will just make the situation worse.

P.S. firecap, Where are you from? I'm retired from S.FL. Retirement is wonderful!!

 

[Messersmith]

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like ammo supplies are starting to recover. At least in my little corner of the world.

 

[firecaptain]

Messersmith-I hope you are right.

 

[SQUIREBANDON]

I hope so too! After checking my local WaliWorld here for the past 2 weeks every day yesterday they finally got 8 boxes of Blazer Brass .40(50 rounds) and 1 box of Remington JHP .40(100 count). I really hope this shortage is coming to an end but I guess time will only tell? Good luck to all of you in your search.

 

[jerseyshoreshot]

My dealer told me not to expect to find any significant quantity of quality ammunition in NJ until October or November. The range calendar at the Pistol Club I belong to in empty.

 

[Repellere]

Atlanta walmarts are worse now than they have been. Even though an employee told me 3 weeks ago that things were getting better, I still haven't seen any new boxes of any caliber for the last week and a half. I predict it will last through the summer. My philosophy now is to buy it when I can get it because the taxes are only going to go up . . . this doesn't just apply to ammo. Run your air conditioning now while you can still afford the electricity bills.

 

[CJfalco]

The ammo shortage has been in Mass for months now. It is caused by the hoarding that most have practiced since obama (yes that is lower case because of what I think of the XXXXXXXX). I have friends that have literally bough 10 thousand plus rounds easy! Last time when Clinton got in the gun shortage lasted 18 months while ammo was low for 9 months or so.

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CJfalco,
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[walkin' trails]

I was at Walmart earlier this evening and bought my two-box ration of .308s for my deer gun. I would have bought some 22 plinking ammo, but there was none. The only 22 they had were Stingers and shot shells.

 

[Swabby]

In central PA, ammo can be found, just cheap ammo is scarce. The local Walmarts are always out of Blazer Brass and Win White Box in 40 S&W, but I can go to most local gun shops and buy a box of American Eagle of UMC for $19-$21 a box. I think the days of going to the range, and blowing through an entire case are over, but I am still able to find a box or two a week with persistence. It will be very interesting to see how this all turns out in the end.