ammo, ammo, and more ammo!!

[SamAxe]

I've been reading on basically every site that I go to there is an ammo shortage still.

I went to the local gun store today (first time in a while) and was simply amazed at the amount of ammo in stock. As well as the 75 AR-15's on the shelf.

Is everyone still having an issue in various states finding ammo? I see that cheaper than dirt, buds and a few others all show "out of stock" on pretty much everything.

At least here in Hampton Roads there is anything but a shortage. Hopefully everyone is able to find the same amount of ammo we are here.

price examples: :triniti:

$25 Hydra-shok
$31 Powerball all 9mm
$29 Gold Dot

$32 Hydra-shok .45acp
$37 Powerball


$230 500 rounds .223

 

[zeebea]

I went to walmart today in West Boylston MA and they had about 20 boxes of misc shotgun rounds. Absolutely nothing else.

 

[beachbum17]

Not a shortage more of a hordage. People are hoarding and will buy any round that hits shelves. If anything more ammo is being made then pervious years, just more people buying it and larger quantities

Dot get me wrong I had plenty on hand in anticipation for something like this, but its annoying to not be able to shoot as often as I usually go

 

[Koolbota]

No more imported ammo.

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http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/DCPD-20...-201300143.pdf

Enjoy ladies.


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[TD="class: alt2"] . Through Executive Order 13637, the President has delegated his AECA authority to the Secretary of State with respect to the export and temporary import of defense articles and defense services. The International Traffic in Arms Regulations, 22 CFR part 120 et seq., implement the Secretary of State’s delegated authority and list the defense articles and defense services regulated for export and temporary import by the Secretary. Through Executive Order 13637, the President has delegated to the Attorney General the authority under the AECA to control the permanent import of defense articles and defense services. In exercising that authority, the Attorney General ‘‘shall be guided by the views of the Secretary of State on matters affecting world peace, and the external security and foreign policy of the United States.’’ The executive order also requires that the Attorney General obtain the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense and provide notice to the Secretary of Commerce for designations, including changes in designations, of defense articles and defense services subject to permanent import controls. [/TD]

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[Warrior1256]

Thing have been loosening up around here ammo wise for the last few months.

 

[Telli97]

Here in IL, there is no ammo. I live in the western suburbs of dupage county and every walmart, gander, bass pro, etc is cleaned out of fmj ammo. I haven't been to the range in awhile because I am afraid I may not get to replenish my supply. Last time I picked up 45acp, four months ago, same for 9mm and 40sw. Something more than a shortage is going on....

 

[Courtney.cj.chen]

I see that cheaper than dirt, buds and a few others all show "out of stock" on pretty much everything.

Cheaper than dirt can eat their ammo- they had their enormous stock of ammo and charged 3-5x the amount. And as for all the ARs that popped up everywhere the day the gun bill did not pass- makes me wonder if any of those companies purposely withheld putting all their ARs on the market at once- choosing instead to trickle it slowly, and charge 2x the pre panic price? Not complaining about their strategy. Just wondering how many people wondered the same. And is there a possibility that- AR manufacturers were pressured by the govt to withhold a certain amount of supply from the retailers- a supply that they were able to release in full- to retailers when bill did not pass?

$25 Hydra-shok
$31 Powerball all 9mm
$29 Gold Dot

$32 Hydra-shok .45acp
$37 Powerball


$230 500 rounds .223

besides the 223- sounds like the majority of the ammo you saw were personal defense rounds- hps, & not what most people are seeking- target/plinking fmj rds. For the most part i've always seen the hps available. Due to the price points of a box of ammo- vs. that of- per say- a handgun or rifle- its going to take alot longer for the ammo shortage to end.

 

[Nightmare45]

When Obama got elected I began buying Ammo have more than adequate except the 3,000 rounds and black rifles that fell overboard, 10 minutes of research would have told you this Obama guy was a loser.

 

[recithree]

my local gun shop/pawn store has plenty of hp and fmj but is limiting the fmj for use at their range only so i walked out with some 9mm and 40.can anybody tell me if 26 dollars was too much for hornaday critical duty 25 rounds? also got 40 cal hornday zombie killers for 28 dollars.they also had remington.since that is the only range i shoot at i wont complain too bad that the fmj is for use on their range(wish wasnt so).thats running 22 dollar for 50 rounds.

 

[CharlesMorrison]

I was (and still am) behind the eight ball as far as ammo goes.
I have been out of work so I had no money to spend.
Now I can't find any 9mm to save my life! I have a mix of hp's and fmj's to the grand total of 134 rounds!
At one of my LGS, I actually bought 50 lose rounds that he had in a ziplock Baggie!
It was a majority of fmj's with a few HP's mixed in.
I paid 21.23 dollars for it because its the ONLY 9mm I have seen in a while!
.40 cal on the other hand has been available at every location and I buy a box of 50 every time I can scrounge up the money.
I now have about 483 rounds in .40. Mostly fmj's with a bunch of SD rounds.
I haven shot anything since last summer and I am aching to pull the trigger but I am afraid I won't be able to afford to replace it!
This ammo shortage sucks, big time!

 

[Gallstones]

Enjoy ladies.

Can you stop using the term "ladies", it's sexist and offensive. It implies things about me and my character that are not true and I find offensive.

 

[AMLKing]

In my part of Texas, it is still hit and miss. I can get all the shotgun shells I need, but .40, .45, 9mm, and .223 are still hard to come by. I did luck into a shipment at WallyWorld and managed to pick up 100 9mm, 100 .45 and 20 .223 (they had just received 1,000 rds .223). They still limit to 3 boxes total, so unfortunately could not get more .223.
Decided to get the 9 and 45 since those are the 2 I have the lowest quantity of, and, since they were 100rd boxes, allowed me more purchase power than 3 of 20 .223.

I have seen 9mm start to trickle in online at Cabelas, Palmetto State, and Natchez Shooter Supply (thanks to UPS, about 200rds of 9mm and 5 AR mags disappeared for a week). Like Courtney said, screw Cheaper. When the SHTF, they jacked all their prices up to take advantage of the situation, and I don't care what they have in stock, I am not buying it.

I still pick up ammo when I see a good deal in stock, but I think I have enough to help a few zombies rest in pieces.

 

[rifleshooter474]

Here in IL, there is no ammo. I live in the western suburbs of dupage county and every walmart, gander, bass pro, etc is cleaned out of fmj ammo. I haven't been to the range in awhile because I am afraid I may not get to replenish my supply. Last time I picked up 45acp, four months ago, same for 9mm and 40sw. Something more than a shortage is going on....

Just like you i just quit shooting my 45 9m and 40 just don't wish to shoot what small amount i have with none to be found to replace it. I did find some 12ga slugs online and plan on shooting my Rem 870 shotgun next time i get to my outdoor range.

 

[GreenhawK]

People are getting stuff in here, and pretty much everything is findable. I think the limits that the stores are putting on people are helping. .22LR is still very hard to find. I found some at Academy a couple of days ago. You have to get there when they first open to get it. I go there at 8am after I drop my son off at school on the days that I have time. There is always 8 or 10 people out there, and has been for months. It seems like there is more and more on the shelf as time goes on though. Except .22

 

[buckey01]

Here in northern Iowa there is very little ammo available other than shotgun shells. There is some .223, .45 acp and.270, but forget 9mm, 30-30, .22, and .40. The major internet stores have about the same availability as of 2 days ago.

 

[CharlesMorrison]

Yeah, shotgun shells galore! I bought a 20count box of the Aguila mini shells, some more 00 buck and some number 6 shot.
The mini shells are quite nifty! My shotgun has a five plus one capacity. With the mini shells it becomes a ten round capacity!
I watched some guys shooting them at melons and stuff and they did a hell of a job at making a mess of their targets.
I think I should just keep adding to my shotgun stock pile.
I keep forgetting just how powerful that 12 gauge can be!

 

[markt99]

If all dealers had behaved like cheaper than dirt we would no longer be in a shortage. But many were shamed into keeping prices stable (by many in this forum). Everyone screams GOUGER.

If the natural laws of supply and demand had been allowed to work their would have been a large spike in prices across the board by dealers. This would have removed the incentive for profiteers to constantly wipe supplies of the stores not "gouging" and selling at the true market price. With all the dealers having high prices the panic buying would have subsided. Then prices would have come back down although probably a little higher due to the ongoing political climate.

And equilibrium.

You see when supply and demand are not in equilibrium there must be shortages.

 

[S&W645]

We will be getting in some Federal XM173 next week. First of it that we've seen in about 6 months. And it will be cheaper than the Tula .223 stuff we have been selling. Maybe Federal/ATK is catching up on their gov't contracts. But it still will cost us what we used to be able to by the XM173 at retail.

 

[SamAxe]

You are correct I did not put the FMJ on there...sorry.

I bought 500 rounds of Federal 9mm FMJ for target at $17.99 per 50 count box.

A co-worker that lives in North Carolina traveled on up and bought 500 rounds of each .380, .40, .45 ; they were all Federal FMJ. His total cost was just below $600.

I currently am sitting at 300 HP and roughly 2000 FMJ (between 9mm and .45acp)

Co-worker is sitting at 11,000 FMJ and 250 HP.

The ammo is most certainly here at the Beach.

 

[Deserteagle]

Not a shortage more of a hordage. People are hoarding and will buy any round that hits shelves. If anything more ammo is being made then pervious years, just more people buying it and larger quantities

Dot get me wrong I had plenty on hand in anticipation for something like this, but its annoying to not be able to shoot as often as I usually go

Watch out, I pointed this out and a lot of people don't like to accept it. Ammo doesn't just dry up and create a shortage. Ammo gets bought by people who are scared and stockpiled in their closets until they have thousands of rounds and no more is left on the store shelf.