Author Topic: Ammo Shortages (Read 59851 times)

Libertas · « **Reply #340 on:** June 28, 2013, 10:32:23 AM »

Was able to score 325 rounds of Federal 40gr .22LR at the opening of Gander Mtn this AM for $20. Beats the prices those sodomists online keep asking for! But I cannot take off every Friday, so I do what I can when I can.

trapeze · « **Reply #341 on:** June 28, 2013, 11:00:15 AM »

I haven't bought any ammo in weeks. I've been concentrating instead on food/water type investments. I am hoping that in a few more months some sanity will have returned to the ammo market.

The fact that supply levels are making any improvement at all is encouraging. Pricing will follow at some point. Supply and demand stuff is what it is.

Glock32 · « **Reply #342 on:** June 28, 2013, 11:31:36 AM »

It has improved some. I can now find 9mm without too much difficulty, although it's still expensive. But for a long while it was just impossible to find at all.

Libertas · « **Reply #343 on:** June 28, 2013, 11:40:47 AM »

The online prices at most places with any decent brand availability are still pretty atrocious...if availability ever does return like it used to...not sure prices will ever fully return to normal...and perhaps limits on retail purchases are here to stay...

Libertas · « **Reply #344 on:** July 12, 2013, 10:22:16 AM »

Another Friday morning camp out at the local Gander store, another 325 rounds of Federal .22LR target rounds...slowly I building up a decent stash I can play with.

Looking at this too, seems to be the best deal on AR rounds I can find...

http://www.laxammo.com/ammunition/5.56-ammo/federal-xm193f-5.56-55gr.-500rds/50-265

Libertas · « **Reply #345 on:** July 19, 2013, 02:33:24 PM »

Scored 2 100-round boxes of .45ACP at Cabelas and 5 20-round boxes of 5.56 at Gander in Rogers yesterday...this AM camped out at Gander in Blaine to see if I could get one more of those 325-round boxes of Federal .22LR...instead I hit the jackpot and managed to get 10 100-round boxes of CCI MiniMags for $8/BX!

I have a comfortable cushion now to where I can start shooting off some of this stuff!

AlanS · « **Reply #346 on:** July 19, 2013, 04:46:36 PM »

Lucky dog. I haven't seen .22 around here for a LOOOOOONG time. But then again, I'm not camping out.

Septugenarian · « **Reply #347 on:** July 19, 2013, 08:39:20 PM »

Quote from: AlanS on July 19, 2013, 04:46:36 PM

Lucky dog. I haven't seen .22 around here for a LOOOOOONG time. But then again, I'm not camping out.

Just how far are you from the nearest ammo source at the moment?

AlanS · « **Reply #348 on:** July 20, 2013, 05:47:57 AM »

Quote from: Septugenarian on July 19, 2013, 08:39:20 PM

Quote from: AlanS on July 19, 2013, 04:46:36 PM
Lucky dog. I haven't seen .22 around here for a LOOOOOONG time. But then again, I'm not camping out.

Just how far are you from the nearest ammo source at the moment?

At this very moment, about 120 mi in the Gulf of Mexico. I'll be back to within 20 mi of 3 Wally World's and 1 Academy tomorrow evening.

ChrstnHsbndFthr · « **Reply #349 on:** August 06, 2013, 06:52:55 PM »

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/08/how-bad-is-the-ammo-shortage-this-bad.php

Ammo is getting scarce! But this morning I lucked out and was able to buy two boxes of ammo.

I placed the boxes on the front seat and headed back home, but stopped at a gas station where a drop-dead gorgeous blonde in a short skirt was filling up her car at the next pump.

She glanced at the two boxes of ammo, bent over and leaned in my passenger window, and said in a sexy voice, “I’m a big believer in barter, old fella. Would you be interested in trading sex for ammo?”

I thought for a few seconds and asked,

“What kind of ammo ‘ya got?”

trapeze · « **Reply #350 on:** August 06, 2013, 08:13:42 PM »

In my area it's getting less scarce. There are actually some boxes on the shelf at Walmart during normal business hours. Not a lot but some. No .22LR but there was .380 and .40SW and .30-06 and even some .45

All of it was American made, too, which was a pleasant surprise.

There is a Walmart wannabe in our area called "Alco" and even they have ammo. Again, not huge selection and not huge quantities but there is some and that is a big improvement over a few weeks ago. I haven't been in to my local gun store since CO's mag ban went into effect so they may also have some.

The situation is getting better. I'm buying small amounts on a steady basis.

Septugenarian · « **Reply #351 on:** August 06, 2013, 08:30:55 PM »

It appears to be easing in my area as well. Picked up a couple of boxes of 9mm for 30 cents per round and a few boxes of 22LR @ $2/50 rounds. Its enough to maintain my supply while maintaining skill levels.

Glock32 · « **Reply #352 on:** August 06, 2013, 09:49:59 PM »

Yeah it has definitely improved. I think a lot of the foreign ammo that was being held up by Customs finally started getting released onto the market. I got 1700 rounds of Fiocchi 9mm. That's one of my preferred brands, and it definitely has some pop to it compared to most cheap target ammo. European 9mm usually seems hotter.

Also scored some Geco .223. It comes loaded on plastic stripper clips, which I have not seen before. Made in Switzerland, and I think that's the style of clip the Swiss army uses.

trapeze · « **Reply #353 on:** August 06, 2013, 10:25:51 PM »

Sooner or later (but who am I kidding? it will be later) things will return to normal and when they do I'm going to stock up a lot. Never, ever again will I be put in a position where a shortage might be a problem for me. I always had a pretty good supply but I want to be able to shoot whenever I want and to shoot as many rounds as I want and that means a damned big supply. I'm getting to the point where it is probably more practical to measure my supply in pounds rather than by round count. And that's a good thing.

Libertas · « **Reply #354 on:** August 07, 2013, 06:47:44 AM »

Yeah, being caught low or without, never again. I now have over 14k rounds in 9 flavors, not counting what's loose for casual shooting. If I can grow it more, fine, but I will not drop below this level, so at minimum I'll replace what I shoot.

warpmine · « **Reply #355 on:** October 01, 2013, 05:14:02 PM »

Wideners has Wolf .223 on sale. This is brass case, Boxer primed and fully re-loadable.
$396/1000 rounds

Looks like a good deal.

http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=100001442

They also had 10mm which I can always use now $20/50rds.

Glock32 · « **Reply #356 on:** October 02, 2013, 01:14:28 AM »

Wolf's Gold line is made by Prvi Partizan, which makes pretty good ammo in my experience.

trapeze · « **Reply #357 on:** October 02, 2013, 02:00:41 AM »

I continue to see ammo supplies (and AR15s) in ever increasing amounts in the usual places. Still no .22LR around but that has to change, too, at some point.

Right now, I can pretty much find .223/5.56 just about anywhere. The prices are not great but not unreasonable, either.

I am even beginning to see reloading stuff in stock.

Sure, I can't get high capacity mags in CO anymore but I can find them elsewhere without any trouble so no big deal there. It's an inconvenience at most.

Something else that I noticed just this week: I can find AR15 lower receivers for sale online, now. And they aren't ridiculously overpriced, either.

So things are looking up.

Libertas · « **Reply #358 on:** October 02, 2013, 07:24:44 AM »

I am seeing that in my area too Trap, hope the rebound (especially in reloading stuff) continues to improve through November, I have a windfall arriving then and I'd finally like to get my reloading stuff.

Predator Don · « **Reply #359 on:** October 02, 2013, 05:38:46 PM »

Stopped by a large dealer on my way back from lake Guntersville. Bought 300 rounds of 22, box of 38's for the misses and 300 more rounds of 223. Usually there is a limit to purchase but there was no limit. Places closer to me are still a little shy on ammo, but it can be found now.