Perfecta ammo deleted at Walmart

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I wandered in to the Walmart in Aberdeen,NC today hoping to find a couple of boxes of Perfecta 38 special and did not see any Perfecta of any description on the shelves. I asked the clerk when some might be in and he said it had been deleted from inventory. He pointed his pricing gun at several Perfecta tags and they all said deleted. He said it looked like Walmart would no longer stock Perfecta. I sure hate to hear that because I have sent a lot of it down range in the last couple of years. It was always 4 or 5 dollars cheaper than any other brass cased ammo and I never had a problem with any of it. Does anyone know what is going on with this ammo?
 
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They clearanced it out of the DFW stores as the related distribution centers ran out. One center "found" a lot more in a warehouse, so it came back to some stores, where there is still some .223 and .380 floating around.

My manager friend says that it is no longer coming from the supplier, and that they are removing the tags as they run out. The timing varies, as it depends on what the different distribution warehouses have left.

Sad to see it go. It is being replaced by a new packaging of Federal, at a much higher price.

If you do see some in calibers you shoot, this trip is the one. Next week may be too late.

The same is happening with the Remington UMC .357 125g in 50/100 boxes. I was getting 100 rounds of SJHP for $15 there for a couple of weeks. For the stores that still have it in the warehouse, it is still $63. But it will soon be gone.

It looks like all the WalMarts in my travel area (ArkLaTex) are cutting back the ammo stocks as they are moving to a new store floorplan that puts all the ammo behind a counter.
 
Except for a little bit of 12 and 20 ga shotgun ammo, my local Walmart doesn't carry ammo. I heard from one of the workers there, they soon will not even carry the shotgun ammo. And this is in small town rural Texas. Go figure.
 
Just buy 38 online and you will save money. $11.50 shipped per 50 brass case is common
 
It was good ammo that was made in Italy and priced right. If the American manufacturers could compete with the pricing I'd buy a lot more Federal but I don't. Academy and Cabela's have been carrying Eastern European ammo (Monarch and Herrets) that is good quality and priced really well too if you're looking for a replacement.
 
ralph7 said:
You are saying that you paid approx $7.50 for 50 rounds of .357?
I haven't seen prices like that in a very long time for factory ammo.
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That is correct. They were trying to get rid of the stock and do the new shelf layouts.
 
By next January, in CA there is supposed to be a new system in place that does a background check to sell ammo.

I expect all stores to put the ammo behind a counter.

I'm just hoping Walmart won't just quit selling ammo altogether.

This is the year for Californians to stock up.
 
Perfecta discontinued

Thanks for the update on Perfecta. I had been stocking up on 357mag, 38 specials and 9mm a few months ago. Before it dried up a lot hit the shelves. Last couple of months the 9mm was first to disappear, then the 357 and 38specials. Last few trips to Walmart came up empty and now I know why. Was getting 357 for $16.92, 9mm for $9.78. Nice while it lasted.
 
pssman308 said:
Where? I don't have time to reload right now.
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Academy had wwb for $23 shipped per 100 a couple weeks ago. Freedom munitions has new manufactured 38 for $11-12 per 50 with free shipping when they have sales. Sportsmansguide has different brands on sale for $11-12 every few weeks with free shipping.

If you do your research you will save
 
stonebuster said:
Thanks for the update on Perfecta. I had been stocking up on 357mag, 38 specials and 9mm a few months ago. Before it dried up a lot hit the shelves. Last couple of months the 9mm was first to disappear, then the 357 and 38specials. Last few trips to Walmart came up empty and now I know why. Was getting 357 for $16.92, 9mm for $9.78. Nice while it lasted.
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Sportsmansguide has 357 for $15-17 quite often with free shipping and 9mm for $9.49-9.99 almost daily and both caliber date brass cased. Steel cased choices are even less
 
I noticed that yesterday when I was in the Wal-Mart in Uvalde TX there was NO Perfecta ammo on the shelves. And in this location, they generally carried a good supply. But I didn't ask why. I have to wonder what happened?
 
DWalt said:
I noticed that yesterday when I was in the Wal-Mart in Uvalde TX there was NO Perfecta ammo on the shelves. And in this location, they generally carried a good supply. But I didn't ask why. I have to wonder what happened?
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Last week, I visited the local WM for the first time in several weeks and picked up the only 2 boxes of Perfecta .357. They also had 100rd packs of R-P .38 125gr +P JHP for $39 and change. Also W-W 125gr .38 +P white box. I haven't seen these .38 loads in WM for literally years. The light skeet/trap/upland SG loads that had been on the open shelves are now under lock and key. Previously, only the heavier SG loads had been secured.

As to online shopping, my local LGS has 1000 rd cases of range ammo in 9, .45, .380, .223, 7.62x39 at bulk prices. Don't LGSs in other locations do this?

Kaaskop49
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P.S. Today (4-2) at WM, the only Perfecta was .380. The reply I got as to the .357 Perfecta ammo was "sold out."
 
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Harrison said:
Except for a little bit of 12 and 20 ga shotgun ammo, my local Walmart doesn't carry ammo. I heard from one of the workers there, they soon will not even carry the shotgun ammo. And this is in small town rural Texas. Go figure.
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I'm not in a small town or area .. WM here only has a few boxes of shot gun ammo and sometimes 22 nothing else .. and no guns .. the store cater more to the food side and clothes then sporting goods ..

The MC Sport store is closing in town next to me .. prices weren't very good on the few guns they had supposedly 25 % off .. no ammo .. had a lot of none gun sport stuff ..
 
In our wally world most of the shot shells are on racks and all the rifle and pistol ammo you have to go to the auto department and page the guy with the keys for ammo. For awhile they didn't have any WWB in 9mm but plenty of 40S&W and 45acp as well as 38 special. Haven't seen any brand of 357 magnum on their shelves. Frank
 
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