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11 Mar 20 I ordered some Federal Law Enforcement 12 Gauge
9 Pellet 2-3/4" 00 Buckshot from Lawman Police Supply in North
Carolina. I called them today and the guy answering the phone
said their venders were at least 2 months behind on fulfilling orders.

I read an article yesterday about how component shortages are
starting to crimp manufacturers. It's all interconnected. I hope
the economy doesn't totally tank.
 
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Have you shopped around? I hear some specific catalog numbers are in short supply, but others are still plentiful.
If you haven't tried the Ammoseek site, it's worth looking at. I've ordered a few times using info I reached from there. Worth bookmarking.
 
Every gun shop here in Pa. is closed. Some do appointment only at specific hours,pick up only. Hence,everyone went online,and now those guys are back ordered
 
If only people had the foresight to buy ammo and stock up at regular intervals during times of peace rather than buying in bulk as soon as something serious happens, then there wouldn't be any shortages because everyone would already have a healthy amount of ammo in reserve.

Honestly folks, when this all blows over and ammo is readily available again, (which unfortunately isn't likely to be anytime soon, but I digress...) try buying at least a box of ammo every 2 weeks. Stock up slowly over time, take advantage of sales whenever possible, and maybe invest in conversion kits for less popular cartridges which are more likely to remain available during a panic.
 
Dirty Harry Callahan said:
If only people had the foresight to buy ammo and stock up at regular intervals .....
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100% agreed
Realistically , I'll require 300 rounds or so for a range session.
I'll shoot reloads or inexpensive ammo from a local (Vances , central Oh). Paying the inflated prices at my LGS - range is not in my DNA. Sure I want to support these small businesses and I do via using their facilities.

Keeping a stash of SD ammo (2 mags per weapon) is always done , along w an ample supply of range - target ammo.
Being caught short handed , on ammo , is just not acceptable....
 
Much as it hurts to say anything complimentary about our current (D) gov, gun shops are considered essential services in Illinois and the State Police have announced that CCLs and FOID cards will remain valid 12 months after the termination of the disaster declaration if an online renewal application has been submitted. Training/qualification requirements will have to be completed and submitted within that 12 month period.

That said +1 to keeping whatever you consider a basic inventory on hand in fair weather and not scramble to find it in foul. My wife called the weekend of the declaration to warn that her employer was being stripped of ammo and ask if she should get something. I told her our current supply was sufficient to hold off the army of any country smaller than France and the French didn't worry me.
 
My LGS (south-central PA) is running by appointment only as suggested by the State. But, sales for guns and ammo are now more than twice what they were at this time for the last three years. Seems we are seeing supply and demand demonstrated once again.
 
After going through the various scares the last decade or so, I had already stocked up pretty well on most types of ammo, especially .22 LR.

I have a lot of 12 gauge slugs from my hunting days (once I dialed in the slug gun / scope for a load, I bought a huge amount of same at the end of season sales). But I was never big on hunting with buck shot so I am not so well fixed for 12 gauge buck.

I will have to do a complete inventory, but at least a cursory look turned up a couple of 5 round boxes of 12 g 00 buck made by Winchester for the military that I bought on sale at Cabela's years ago, just because it was on sale.
 
Rastoff said:
Every time I read an article where they arrested some bad guy who had a "stockpile" of 200 rounds of ammo, I just chuckle.
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Tell me about it... It's the sort of ignorant logic which only makes sense to those who know absolutely nothing about firearms, including hunting.

200 sounds like a lot of ammo to somebody who never shoots because it might as well be infinite ammo. It just sits there, never being expended. Meanwhile, anybody who shoots knows that 200 ammo can easily be spent on a single day at the range.
 
Chief Wiggums said:
100% agreed
Realistically , I'll require 300 rounds or so for a range session.
I'll shoot reloads or inexpensive ammo from a local (Vances , central Oh). Paying the inflated prices at my LGS - range is not in my DNA. Sure I want to support these small businesses and I do via using their facilities.

Keeping a stash of SD ammo (2 mags per weapon) is always done , along w an ample supply of range - target ammo.
Being caught short handed , on ammo , is just not acceptable....
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I've sufficient 9mm SD ammo to fill all the magazines (two 7 round/two 9 round) for my EC9s and...several...hundred rounds of FMJ for practice and the MP5K PDW. There is an ammo box with over 300 rounds of .357 Mag 125 JHP for my old duty revolver, and a couple of hundred rounds of 5.56x45mm/.223 for the Mini-14. Good on 12 gauge ammo (buck and slugs). I am down to just a 100 rounds or so of .38 Spl standard velocity hollowpoints for my Model 12-2. The good news is I have an unopened 400 round can of 7.62x54R for my Moisin-Nagant M38 carbine if I need to shoot through trucks, etc.

If I start running low, I'll swing by my brother's house to stock up. HE has a LOT of ammo. Of course, he doesn't have a wife...
 
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Rastoff said:
Every time I read an article where they arrested some bad guy who had a "stockpile" of 200 rounds of ammo, I just chuckle.
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I'll just have to remember to never allow certain sensitive human beings to peek into my ammo locker!

I like to load handgun calibers in batches of 1000 at a time, and I own several different calibers of handguns. Since I retired I have made an attempt to keep a year's supply on hand for regular range practice, and simple math tells me that for 50 rounds per weekly practice I will need 2500 rounds for the year; 100 rounds per week means 5000 rounds.

Then there are a half-dozen rifle calibers. Most of those I reload in batches of 100, but .30-06 and 7.62NATO I usually keep more on hand because of old habits from my CMP service rifle days.

Of course, I still enjoy my .22 rim-fires! One is an old 1885 Low Wall Winchester Winder Musket in .22 Short, so I am always on the lookout for .22 shorts. A day at the range with .22 revolver or .22 rifle just isn't much fun without a few hundred rounds.

Somehow I built up a couple thousand rounds of 12-gauge target loads, probably taking advantage of sales over the past several years. A few boxes each of different field loads for hunting uses. Only 25 rounds of Winchester AA 00-buckshot, and that has been sitting around for a couple of decades.

Yeah, I know, in recent years there have been local gun stores with lower inventories than I like to keep for my own personal use.
 
I'm with Lobo, when i load I do it in batches of 1,000. Anything less is not time efficient because of the time needed to switch dies, readjust the powder dispenser etc.

I have read on other forums where people post about people they know who don't believe in buying in bulk or storing ammo. They believe ammo, like other items, will always be there and they can buy on the way to the range. Or they're the type of person who sees ammo on the shelf and think to themselves "wow that's a lot of money just sitting there i could do something with".

When it comes to SD ammo these same people, again from what others have posted, don't believe in buying more then say one cylinder/magazine and one reload worth. They feel anything more is a waste.

Trust me I'm not one of those. I've half seriously thought of posting a sign on my garage door to warn the Fire Department in case my house catches on fire.
 
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mscampbell2734 said:
I'm with Lobo, when i load I do it in batches of 1,000. Anything less is not time efficient because of the time needed to switch dies, readjust the powder dispenser etc.
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Me to except shotgun target loads. If I don't get the crimp on those perfect, it will start to open up over time. With my loader I can crank out 100 rounds of 12ga in about 15 minutes. So, I'll typically load the day before a shoot.

Other than that, yeah, I don't see value in components just sitting around so...
 
Well I received an email that the ammunition was shipped today.
The Fed-Ex web site says it will be here Monday. So from time of
order to receipt will be 46 days. That's just shy of 7 weeks. It's
kinda like pre-internet commerce. You ordered something and it
showed up a month and a half later.

We have really gotten spoiled in the last couple decades.
 
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I just chuckle when folks count their ammo by boxes or 100's of rounds.

When I am asked what I want for my birthday/Christmas, I say ammo. They don't know what to get so they ask me for particulars. I let them gift me the expensive stuff in affordable (for them) quantities. I am glad I have a large family.
 
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