I've come to realize that WM not longer stocks their shelves. They now only plink them, and if your not there to catch the deflections your SOL!
Walmart ammo availability
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I've come to realize that WM not longer stocks their shelves. They now only plink them, and if your not there to catch the deflections your SOL!
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Wally World in Lima OH has a decent supply of Federal .380 today, $19.97/50 rds. Not much else though
oligoodday
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Nothing but empty shelves in NorCal. Struck out on my last ammo run!
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If nothing else, Walmart is being pretty fair.
I have stumbled across a few rounds of 22LR at local WMs and the thing you have to credit them with is their pricing. While many others are charging in the range of 10 cents/round Walmart has had Winchester and Federal at 5 cents/round but not much of it. Their 1000 round box of Winchester at $47.+ is an example, their 555 Winchesters are less than $25/ box, where else do you see anyone holding prices like that?
They can't be faulted for the people who hang at opening to rush in and buy for resale. The 3 box limit is the best they can do and they don't hire people to fight with customers, they have simple rules and follow them.
I have stumbled across a few rounds of 22LR at local WMs and the thing you have to credit them with is their pricing. While many others are charging in the range of 10 cents/round Walmart has had Winchester and Federal at 5 cents/round but not much of it. Their 1000 round box of Winchester at $47.+ is an example, their 555 Winchesters are less than $25/ box, where else do you see anyone holding prices like that?
They can't be faulted for the people who hang at opening to rush in and buy for resale. The 3 box limit is the best they can do and they don't hire people to fight with customers, they have simple rules and follow them.
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Gunsnwater
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I called 1800wmthoar and the guy would talk about it. Something about the first rule. 
Could I get a sponsor? Yea I know don't talk about yada yada yada........
Could I get a sponsor? Yea I know don't talk about yada yada yada........
You can still find long rifle ammo in my local Walmart, but good luck gettin 9mm or 22 cal.
Yetiman
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Went to Cabelas (Greenbay) yesterday and they had a couple shelves full of 9mm no limit. Several of us starred in awe at the sight not sure how to react. They had good supply of 22LR but it was limit 2 boxes.
Smitty357
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Around here, we can walk into pretty much all the stores and buy whatever caliber we want (including .22lr). The only thing they still dont keep in stock is the long lost .300 ACC. When it hits the shelves, it disappears the moment the first person walks by.
I think all these people in the South have found a new round to tinker with, lol.
I think all these people in the South have found a new round to tinker with, lol.
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We were actually doing pretty good here while most of the rest of the country was dry (Jan-May), but since May, it has been completely dry here in Central Florida. I think in the entire month of July I was able to get 300 rounds of 9mm, no 38, no 357 no 22, no 223. Even Dicks Sporting Goods, which was getting in TONS of ammo every Wed and Friday here has been dry.
Wife and I went to local W/M to grocery shop today at 15:30, she started on the groceries, I went to sporting goods to look. I almost passed out, the S/G manager was just unlocking the ammo case and had 12 boxes of Winchester M-22 .22LR 1K round packs @ $47.97 I called the wife and told her to leave the cart and RUN to meet me..... yep got 6 boxes and hoped I did not get mugged leaving the store.
Smitty357
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6 boxes is no where near enough to cause a shortage.
Fear is why there is a shortage.
“When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty.”
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Fear is why there is a shortage.
No stupid people buying ammo all day long is... Everyone just needs to take a chill pill on buying ammo for a few months and this madness will stop, instead people are buying all they can still and waiting in lines for hours only to let the ammo manafactures and distributers know people are still willing to pay stupid price's.
Eric
Fear is why there is a shortage.
No stupid people buying ammo all day long is... Everyone just needs to take a chill pill on buying ammo for a few months and this madness will stop, instead people are buying all they can still and waiting in lines for hours only to let the ammo manafactures and distributers know people are still willing to pay stupid price's.
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Im not hording or reselling... I had exactly 65 .22 LR bullets left and have not been able to shoot the .22 for 2+ months. I won't buy any more untill I get low again, so others can also get some.
Wife did finish grocery shopping and I waited in the truck with the ammo fearing a broken window.
Wife did finish grocery shopping and I waited in the truck with the ammo fearing a broken window.
I rode along with one of my drivers with a load of ammo to 2 Wal stores today and saw that the paper work that we left with them was still not put out. I called the head manager of the store and told him I had complaints and the handgun ammo that we delivered a month ago wasn't put out on the shelves. Manager was upset and so was I.
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Gunsnwater
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Some employees have a little side income going on with the ammo. Not all I think a lot of them are honest but where there is temptation some will give into it. I am looking at Walmart as a barometer of supply in general. I looks like the distribution is uneven even taking area demand into account. I would expect Walmart to send more stock to stores that sell more. What I see seems to be some states get larger shipments then others. I live in a high demand area and when ammo comes in it is small quantities while other states report pallets. It does not seem to be small shipments not selling and building up. It would be nice to know the reasons for the difference. Is Walmart selling at different profit levels at different states? The Walmart beast is gigantic and it wipes out competition it would be nice to know more about its nature as we become more dependent on it.
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All the complaining about "hoarders" is quite irritating. I was chastised on this site for 'waiting in line like cattle' to secure the purchase of .22 ammunition at Wall Mart. I do not resell, consume only.
PREPARDNESS!! That is all it is. To resell for profit is pure capitalism. GET USED TO IT!! Or take your Obama / democrat / union bumper stickers and move to what ever your favorite communist country may be.
PREPARDNESS!! That is all it is. To resell for profit is pure capitalism. GET USED TO IT!! Or take your Obama / democrat / union bumper stickers and move to what ever your favorite communist country may be.
You sir are part of the problem with the inflated ammo price's. Being prepared would have been buying ammo last year when the price's were good. Buy buying a lot of ammo now like everyone else is, is just letting all the distributers know they can continue to charge ridiculous price's since people are willing buy still and wait in line for it for hours. Also, I do not know why you keep mentioning the part that another member referred to you as standing in line like cattle. You kind of have to expect a comment like that when you brag about standing in line for 7 hours just to buy 2 boxes of ammo. This is a internet forum, do not take things to heart. This is a great sight with tons of great members and everyone has the right to their own opinion.
Eric
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