Local gunstore actually had .380 ammo !!!

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Wow, local gunstore actually had Winchester white box .380 ammo today, 100 rounds a box. Only $54.95 a box !!! Are you freakin' kiddin' me ??? What the hell is going on ??? This is nuts..................Shoo
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Wow, local gunstore actually had Winchester white box .380 ammo today, 100 rounds a box. Only $54.95 a box !!! Are you freakin' kiddin' me ??? What the hell is going on ??? This is nuts..................Shoo
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Originally posted by S&W-Keeper:
That is only $27.47 per box of fifty. That sounds better doesn't it.

Based on my "History" at Midway USA in July of 2007, my Magtech order was for $9.99 a box!

What I don't get, 9mm is cheaper everywhere I look and it's longer!!
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Originally posted by rags24: What I don't get, 9mm is cheaper everywhere I look and it's longer!!
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You forgot to factor in all the recent cheap .380s that have hit the market in the last two Years. I know several places where they are still selling all they can get even at MSRP but without any ammo to go with them!!!

Also, just for laughs, Midway isn't accepting any Back Orders(except for Glasers which is priced at $10.99 for 6 rounds) and is "Out of Stock" of all of their .380 ammo with the cheapest price shown as being over $12.00 per box Dealer Price!

Now, there is a real Go Figure for you!!!
 
I have a feeling this run on ammo will come to an end soon. This is nothing more than an bubble being fueled by those that have no real need for the amount of ammo they are buying, but may have a tight fitting tin foil hat.

It has become a self fulfilling prophecy, some internet nonsense about a 10,000% ammo tax, that would have no real chance in passing, and a few folks run out to buy ammo. The next guy goes out to buy a box or two, finds a low stock and buys more than he usually would, this keep up and we are now in the situation we are in now. Of course, this is on the heels of higher ammo prices because of a the rise in commodity prices several years ago and not as much surplus on the market because of actions in the middle east. It has created a real mess.

Luckily, I haven't been doing much shooting over the past couple of years and have plenty of ammo around, the only thing I would consider myself light on is .223 and I still probably have 8K-10K rounds of that around. Other than buying a couple of cases of .22's, I have bought any ammo in over a year, although I did order some .218 Bee brass yesterday....it was back ordered.

Best advice I could give anyone is if you don't need ammo right now, don't buy any. Give it a few months and things should be back to normal. Of course, I've been wrong before.
 
Sorry to say I am sitting on the ammo I have until I can buy fresh ammo.850 380ACP Blazer Brass,2500 22lr Federal550.150 CCI 22 Mag,400 357 Mag Magtech,250 357rem 125 SJHP reloads.I am not going to shoot untill I can replace what I do.Not hoarding just being frugal.
 
Now i know why I quit going to the gun range,cant find reloading supplies and it is a 50 mile round trip,,,,guess now I will just mow the yard twice a week
 
Talked to a buddy selling ammo at a gunshow today. He was selling boxes of 50 .380 for $29.95. He said that is three times what it is worth, but that is what it sold out for at the big vendor across the aisle, and he only had a 100 rounds left out of 2,500 he started with yesterday.
 
My ex was nice enough to give me a box of reloaded .380s over the weekend. In exchange, I gave him 150 rounds of 9mm casings.
 
Obviously, no one knows how or when this will end. We just speculate based on our prior experiences. This cycle seems a bit different because part of it is fueled by new shooters. And it appears the entire pipeline is empty, and there is still significant pent up demand. Thats a nice way of saying the end doesn't appear to be anywhere soon.

Regardless of the media headlines, there seems to be a good number of folks with the money to buy when they see product on the shelves. In all this, Wally World seems to be a stabilizing force. They aren't profiteering, even if they do seem to supply those who do. They are probably the only entity getting large shipments. The problem being when they do, they just don't discriminate and sell to the first buyer who appears with cash. Some are rationing or limiting purchases, and that trickles some out to the folks with need.

Small gun shops are pretty much a joke these days. They either have bare shelves, or have priced the stuff so high they are the profiteers. Worse, while everyone complains about those who gouge the public, and in the same breath suggest we should support our small gunshops, it seems the small ones are the gougers.

The only sure place I've seen to buy ammo recently is at the gun shows. Its not cheap, and the last big show I went to was a month ago, but you actually could buy any caliber you wanted. Maybe not for the price you thought was fair, or in the quantity you sought.

My friend Joe managed to pick up a few boxes of aging .380s (I didn't even know he had anything in that caliber.) He also managed to buy a bunch of aged Super-Vel ammo. I did beg a box of 110gr 357s from him, and I bought a few myself from the vendor. What that tells me is this ammo shortage is bringing out all the stale ammo from shops and shooters closets. Stuff they thought they'd never sell is getting top dollar.

Rather than ending soon, I see the signs its getting more severe. And the local range has people waiting for lanes. From the noise you hear upstairs in the shop, there aren't signs of people conserving ammo. Shooting is going on just like the end of the world isn't fast approaching. If you expect his shortage to be over before fall hunting season or Christmas, good luck to you.

Oh. Don't buy a gun you can't get ammo to use. Its different for us old codgers who have some stashed away in all the essential calibers. I think its funny that when Ruger finally abandoned its principles and brought out a carry gun, they did so in a caliber that ammo isn't available to shoot!
 
Originally posted by Steave:
Best advice I could give anyone is if you don't need ammo right now, don't buy any. Give it a few months and things should be back to normal. Of course, I've been wrong before.
I agree with Steave, with the same caveat. Of course, I said the same thing "a few months" ago and the bubble hasn't burst yet.

I went to a gun show yesterday where you could get pretty much any ammo you wanted. .380 was $50 / box of 50 (
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I just checked with my wholesale distributor, he is a major size distributor, for ammo for our indoor bullseye club. The only .22 ammo they had in stock was some Aguila Velocitor(?) ultra high speed. They had no idea when they will get any more.
 
I read a post on this forum about guys waiting in line at Wal-Mart for 3+ hours for ammo to arrive at the store.
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I mean, talk about stupidity.
Is it any wonder why ammo prices are through the roof with all this "sky is falling" panic buying going on? Frickin' idiots.....
 
The part I find ironic is that a few months a thread about the "mighty" .380 would have had several derisive posters already advising the OP to get a "real" gun.
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Strange how when you can't get anything even a .25 or a .380 starts to look attractive.

I've always had a place for a .380 in my battery, a Colt Mustang in fact. Not much bigger than most .25 autos. Most .380s are so big I'd just as soon carry a 9mm, personally.
 
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