Cancelled backorders for Federal 22LR on MidwayUSA

[vipermd]

Kevin8503- 2-3 days ago I checked my back order only to find it had been bumped. I checked their BO policy, nothing about 365 days. Read another post on here and someone said the policy was NOT on line. Today I received the email with update about the bump, checked their BO policy and SURPRISE there was the 365 disclaimer. So it may have been their policy but it has only been online in the last 2-3 days. Be Safe,

 

[68lemans462]

I was happy to cancel my backorder with Midway, I did it today. Mine was for a case of American Eagle 22lr which never showed up. Midway gouges their customers with exorbitant shipping costs, and their estimates of "in stock" are piss poor. I will NEVER DO BUSINESS with Midway again....

As to the ammo shortage, I dont believe in any conspiracy theories. Read the article that was previously mentioned in last month's American Rifleman... Are we the problem?? Quite likely. The shooting sport has grown immensely in the past 5-10 years.. Have I bought every round of 22lr I have seen available in the past year, at the highest quantities available? Yes I have... I'm sure you guys have too.

 

[jagular]

When I placed a back order for some 22 last January the merchant told me that they could only hold credit card purchases for one year; even though I wasn't billed for it when the order was placed. The cancellation of your order might fall inline with this rule.

 

[rescue119]

I can buy all the 22lr I need. And it's normal price. Maybe we stole it all

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[Kevin8503]

I'd cancel my backorder, but even with the ridiculous shipping the Bucket O' Bullets will come to $77; or $0.055 cents a round. That's still really hard to beat these days. Compared to some of the stuff posted on the In-Stock Ammo thread here, it's worth it to let the backorder ride out and see what happens.

Now if they try and jack up the price, I'll be on that website like a man on a mission.

 

[midias]

At least you don't live in NY. The canceled mine and I can never order online again after the 15th.

 

[Kevin8503]

At least you don't live in NY. The canceled mine and I can never order online again after the 15th.

Ok you win. That flat out stinks.

 

[Ramlock]

got this from Sportsman guide this morning Blazer Value pak
discontinued?????
Dear Valued Customer,

You asked us to notify you when this item became available for purchase:

# 212184-000-000 - 525 RDS. .22 LR 40 GR LRN

Unfortunately we have been informed that this item will not be available for purchase since it has been discontinued. We apologize for any inconvenience

 

[ladder13]

The CMP has notified it's customers that there is a 2 year backorder on 22LR ammo, from what they've been told. They're, like everyone else, trying to get ammo from whomever they can.
This is going to be a long haul folks.

 

[weaselfir]

I know 22LR is still hard to find, but this seems like more bad news if true. It's hard to believe Federal isn't even going to TRY to deliver any of it in the foreseeable future.

The issue is that Federal is no longer manufacturing those rounds in that packaging. This makes it a different item, one that Midway must now order new and that we (I got cancelled too) must order from Midway when they get it straightened out.

Most manufacturers run .22 LR in one shot a year. Some are now running .22 LR production lines year-round but, until the last year or two, there has never been the demand for that volume. To run a line continuously means something else doesn't get run or the plant has to invest more space, time, people and tooling to set up a new line. Even that's happening, it just doesn't happen over a weekend.

I've got several .22 LR orders going on a year past original delivery dates. But I still keep ordering...

Jeff

 

[Tennreb]

Midway just had your canceled Federal bulk boxes for sale yesterday. I got a notification. Federal didn't quit making this stuff.

 

[Cabadam]

Yeah, I got that notification too, but not in time to do anything about it.

Nice to know the CS rep basically lied to me, that doesn't make me real happy.

 

[Gopher Slayer]

The reason .22lr is in short supply is because of your rifle, the 1522, and an endless list of other .22 "black rifles" that simply didn't exist just a few years ago. And now look at the huge number of new .22 centerfire handgun replicas being produced. None of this existed a few years ago. As well, bad economic times drive folks to shooting more rimfire. I shoot more .22 than most folks and I can tell you that cheap bulk ammo was getting more and more difficult to find well before the panic. The panic simply pushed things over the edge or rim as it were.

Along with the explosion in new .22 guns has come an explosion in rimfire suppressor sales. Supressors, which used to be a rare animal, are now quite common to see at the club. Rimfire gun manufactures are putting out all sorts of guns with threaded barrels that they never had done before.

Gentlemen, this ain't your daddy's 10-22 and Marlin 60 rimfire world anymore. Y'all are dangling 25rd mags from your rifles and blowing through bricks of ammo in a shooting session.... and there is a ton more of ya than ever before.

As far as Midway canceling backorders... don't know. But it has been widely publicized on the Net that Midway was taking backorders on .22 ammo. I can only imagine how many tens of thousands of shooters stampeded to get their orders placed before it became clear there was just no way fulfilling.

...and Slide Fire stocks

 

[Tennreb]

Yeah, I got that notification too, but not in time to do anything about it.

Nice to know the CS rep basically lied to me, that doesn't make me real happy.

If the Midway rep told you what you stated in your OP, then yes, you were lied to. Federal did ship the 525 bulk packs to them and they did offer it for sale yesterday - even by the case it seems.

I am a long-time customer of Midway and have to say a very satisfied one so far. I must admit though that this is troubling... not to mention highly coincidental considering what just happened with the product being offered. They have been allowing backorders again now for a while (I currently have one myself) and I'm not so sure if that was a smart decision considering the continual situation with .22lr.

Midway has done good in these crazy times compared to many others. Now I'm on guard a little bit.

Things are literally inside out when it comes to the once common .22lr.

 

[BBelz]

Just an FYI -

I've had a backorder placed with MidwayUSA for the Federal Champion 22LR ammunition since Dec 2012. I got an email yesterday from Midway indicating they were cancelling my back order.

I followed up with a chat session to find out why it was cancelled and the agent indicated Federal had informed them "they were not going to be able to deliver the ammunition", and so Midway cancelled all their back orders for it.

I know 22LR is still hard to find, but this seems like more bad news if true. It's hard to believe Federal isn't even going to TRY to deliver any of it in the foreseeable future.

What I don't understand is they canceled it, then 4 days later they had it in stock

 

[Cabadam]

What I don't understand is they canceled it, then 4 days later they had it in stock

I've exchanged a number of emails along that line now, they keep flipping back and forth on stories. Sometimes they cancelled because Federal told them they weren't getting it, sometimes they cancelled because 365 day limit (which wasn't actually in effect when I placed the order). The basic summary of chain comes down to something like we don't care, so deal with it.

This is very un-Midway-like of them and has made me rather unhappy with them.

 

[fresno_kid]

Not that this will help, but many moons ago Midway canceled one of my backorders and I e-mailed the head cheese to voice my displeasure.

larrypotterfield at midwayusa.com

They didn't reinstate my order but they did give me some midway bucks that I could use in the future.

Sometimes it helps to skip the monkey and go right to the organ grinder.

 

[lard]

Midway...............

Most of the posts here are somewhat favorable to Midway. For those of you that aren't, please keep in mind that Larry Potterfield and his wife donated to the NRA from their own resources (not round up on orders) a lot of money. I don't remember the exact amount but seems to me it was a million$$.

All of the orders that I have placed with them have been handled professionally. I have had no complaints.

I will continue to do business with them.

 

[Supa954]

.22LR is coming back in stock down where I live. A Bass Pro Shops just got in a **** ton and they were limiting purchases to 1 per person per day. So I had a couple friends buy me a couple boxes for a couple days and now I have a couple thousand rounds.

 

[John R]

The're in it for the money plain and simple.
If they can cancel all back orders then can charge the higher price on the new orders.

Bad way to do business, but that seems to be the way they do it.

If this is true, Midway has lost me as a costumer forever.