There's a saying: As goes California so goes the nation. Well around here we paraphrase it to :As goes Seattle so goes the state" meaning that they command an unholy influence on everything in the state.
When it comes to ammo around here you have to think unconventionally or you either pay through the nose or lose out altogether.
The gun shops sell ammo but at retail to retail+ prices. There are only two or three sporting goods retailers who still sell ammo. Wally-world quit under pressure from the fascists. I have purchased reloads at the gun show but for the most part their prices are on par with the gun shops (too high).
So I buy over the web. GunBroker and AmmoSeek (
http://ammoseek.com/) are my usual starting points for my regular foraging sessions. I've offered to share links & tips with my brothers but they've never taken me up on it and I don't think they've ever bought over the web (one brother in particular is very distrustful of web commerce). The other brother makes regular trips to the store which I find horribly inefficient (compared to letting your fingers do the walking).
Anyway, here's to celebrating good deals!