where is all the federal bulk ammo??

[Brewski4u1]

i must have called 15 different stores and gun shops in my area and there is nothing to be found ? i just said screw it went to bass pro and all they had was 2 100 boxes CCI and that was it for the .22lr. what gives ??

 

[iouri]

There was a deal not long ago on gun-deals. I've got myself 10 bricks of fed ammo for $169 shipped - even beats wally price... Just checked: it was at Dunns sporting goods.

 

[Majorlk]

Where are you? Cabela's virtually always has it in stock, both locally and on line. I have another shop about 30 minutes from me that buys it a couple of million rounds at a time. Right now they are selling the blue box for $16.99.

 

[StlBluesFan72]

There are 10 walmarts within 15 miles of my house and NONE of them have Federal bulk in stock ... I think everyone is shooting .22 lr now!

 

[Majorlk]

There are 10 walmarts within 15 miles of my house and NONE of them have Federal bulk in stock ... I think everyone is shooting .22 lr now!

That's because (1) the sporting good department managers don't order any or (2) they only order a couple of cases and there are shooters who know the shipping schedule and are waiting when the truck arrives.

Real gun shops order in a minimum of quarter million-round increments; even a quarter of a million rounds is only 476 boxes.

 

[gobluebigfan]

Im from michigan and theirs a store called Rural King that has the blue box, 525 value pack going for 15.99. I order a few boxes of this stuff from cabelas, but have not shoot them yet.

 

[touge_ninja]

Really? Im having problems finding CCI minimags here in my area. Walmart and everywhere else is all out.

 

[gobluebigfan]

I have only used the federal value pack from walmart and have had no issues. About a month old gun with 3-4 cases through it. Im about to go to that Rural King store and buy them out. Maybe they do rainchecks, haha. Hope you guys find ammo.

 

[Paracord Joes]

There are 10 walmarts within 15 miles of my house and NONE of them have Federal bulk in stock ... I think everyone is shooting .22 lr now!

I predicted this coming about 6 months ago....

 

[Majorlk]

There are 10 walmarts within 15 miles of my house and NONE of them have Federal bulk in stock ... I think everyone is shooting .22 lr now!

I know WM is supposed to the the largest ammo retailer, but I haven't seen one with any real large supply of anything in many, many years.

 

[Basic]

Im from michigan and theirs a store called Rural King that has the blue box, 525 value pack going for 15.99. I order a few boxes of this stuff from cabelas, but have not shoot them yet.

We have the main store here in IL (Mattoon). The guy that started it still lives here. He has installed a heli-pad a fuel station for his Helicopter @ the Mattoon store. Money didnt change him @ all
When RR opened I loved it, now they sell so much cheap asian **** that I rather not go.

Back to the subject.. RR prices on any ammo other that shot-shells, is overpriced IMO

 

[Brewski4u1]

Where are you? Cabela's virtually always has it in stock, both locally and on line. I have another shop about 30 minutes from me that buys it a couple of million rounds at a time. Right now they are selling the blue box for $16.99.

i'm in south Florida. Im gonna just have to order online when i get paid this week.

 

[Majorlk]

i'm in south Florida. Im gonna just have to order online when i get paid this week.

I find it hard to believe you can't find a decent gun store down there with a good ammo supply, but anything's possible. Sorry you are having the problem.

 

[Doug B]

Central Indiana. Wally worlds have lots of federal bulk. One near me even had lots of 9mm on the shelf. .....that is until I bought a bunch.

 

[4cfed]

In my cabnet!! Lol jk... i go to fleet farm down the road from me.. all the basics always in stock.. fed 525s remmy gbs chester 333s and 555s, cci blazer 550, always a full shelf of each...
Allso always small packs stocked on hand.. chester 37grn 100pk, 40grn 100pack, wold cats thunder bolts,.. fed 31 & 40grns, cci mini mags both round nose an hollows, velocitors, stingers, cbs short and long...... yeaaah i got my ammo needs covered

 

[glockeyed]

automatch has been a little more absent, but i have still been able to find federal 550 packs.

 

[DelFuego]

The three Walmarts near my home all have Federal 525 packs, Winchester M-22, and various kinds of 100 packs of CCI and Remington ammo and I live in California! The only thing I have found hard to find is standard velocity .22lr which I have to use in my Phoenix HP22a.

 

[Majorlk]

My stash of .22 LR is never below 5k. I've been shooting quite a bit lately and am down to about 7k, so I'll probably take advantage of a local sale here and pick up another 5k this week. There's no such thing as too much ammo!

 

[photoracer]

In my area the only dealer with CCI-SV is Dick's SG and they have it all the time. As for Fed 550 I can find none in any of the 4 WMs I can get to including the one store that usually has it all the time. As for the Fed 525 Champion I found my PC model does not like that. Apparently the 525 Champion has a slightly longer OAL than the WM supplied 550 bulk. Gander Mountain has CCI-Tactical usually and some WMs have the Win M-22. Otherwise I have to get Fed AM 325 from WM. I can usually get CCI-MM 40g at WM because most don't want to pay that much for good ammo just for plinking.
I am sure one reason for the shortage is the proliferation of dedicated .22s plus conversion kits for ARs plus the Slidefire stocks. I don't think the ammo industry was prepared for the increased popularity of it all.

 

[Majorlk]

I am sure one reason for the shortage is the proliferation of dedicated .22s plus conversion kits for ARs plus the Slidefire stocks. I don't think the ammo industry was prepared for the increased popularity of it all.

Then explain why there is no shortage of .22 LR where I am? It's the dealers who are unprepared, from my point of view. While WM claims to be the largest purchaser and retailer of ammo, I have never seen anything to support this. On the other hand, Cabela's up here is never out of stock on .22 LR - from the cheap stuff to the "good" stuff. It's always on the shelf. Same way for several of the LGS - shelves full of .22LR (and other calibers). One of them generally buys in million-round lots.