Academy ammo

[G23c]

Academy here in Houston has 45ACP, .223, 6.5 Grendel and one had quite a bit of 9mm Blazer brass. just spotty so I pop in when I'm in the area.

 

[billtool]

I scored 1 - 200 Rd box of Winchester 223 and it was $40 more than I paid for the same thing about 2 months ago !

I just bought two of the same White Box. $120.00/ea. But I see a trip to the range to throw some steel case down range as a result. Gotta tune in the new 6920.

 

[Reaper_713]

Academy definitely has been getting shipments in every other day at the least in the Houston area. Cabela's and Bass Pro when I have gone in have been bone dry.

 

[motorcarman]

Things to do when there is an ammo shortage.

 

[HKaltwasser]

I suspect that eventually the ammo manufacturers will out run the hoarders.

I've noticed in the past week ammo at Academy has been more available than the past, I even found some this past Saturday which is really rare.

Hopefully we've hit that demand plateau and supply is catching up. Let's just hope our government can stfu and focus on other squirrels.

 

[Armybrat]

What time of the day are you guys finding this ammo at your Academy?

 

[Reaper_713]

What time of the day are you guys finding this ammo at your Academy?

There's usually a line at my Academy an hour before they open and they have a board outside with what they have in stock that morning.
Typically 2 hours after they're open most of the popular stuff is gone.

 

[Hoji]

Typically 2 hours after they're open most of the popular stuff is gone.

But the smell of neckbeard lingers for hours. I suspect that is the real reason all ammo is done at the customer service island at Academy. It is near the front door and the neg/pos pressure pulls the stench of loaded depends out more efficiently than if they drove their rascals through the whole store to the sporting goods counter.

 

[BuzzinSATX]

I suspect that eventually the ammo manufacturers will out run the hoarders.

It’s NOT the “hoarders”, it’s the “scalpers” who keep this marker screwed up! They are making a darn good return buying from Academy and selling on GunBroker.

 

[Reinz]

But the smell of neckbeard lingers for hours. I suspect that is the real reason all ammo is done at the customer service island at Academy. It is near the front door and the neg/pos pressure pulls the stench of loaded depends out more efficiently than if they drove their rascals through the whole store to the sporting goods counter.

Definitely in the top 5 or 6 of Hoji-isms.

 

[mnpshooter]

Are all the locations only allowing 2 boxes per purchase? For a while it was 2 boxes per caliber. I just went to the Round Rock location this week and could only buy 2 boxes.

 

[Moonpie]

Every store that I have visited recently has a two box total limit pet customer.
They changed from three per customer a couple/three weeks back.

 

[cajunautoxer]

Are all the locations only allowing 2 boxes per purchase? For a while it was 2 boxes per caliber. I just went to the Round Rock location this week and could only buy 2 boxes.

I'd say 2-3 weeks before freeze

 

[Fished]

Be glad you could get two. I went into Field and Stream, they had 22lr in 50 round boxes, but only allow one box per customer.

 

[jigtossin]

Anyone from El Paso gone lately? I stopped buying ammo for 2 weeks, it kinda got tiring after 2 months.

 

[tool4daman]

The Academy in Frisco only allows one "large" box per customer. But I've been in there after 5:00 PM the past couple of days and they've still had .40 and .45 caliber along with green tip 5.56

 

[miniion26]

It’s NOT the “hoarders”, it’s the “scalpers” who keep this marker screwed up! They are making a darn good return buying from Academy and selling on GunBroker.

No, they're not. If you check"completed listings" on GB you'll see the volume has gone down a lot and almost none of the typical Academy ammo is found for sale(only looked for 9mm and .40 ammo)
A group of people (buying from Academy and selling on GB) keeps the whole USA ammo market up. How does that sound? Improbable, right?

 

[Analog Kid]

It’s NOT the “hoarders”, it’s the “scalpers” who keep this marker screwed up! They are making a darn good return buying from Academy and selling on GunBroker.

Doubt they are making much of a profit.. they pay academy prices.. and can only buy 2 boxes at a time, plus State Tax.. and to sell on G.B. it costs money in fees.. don't really see the upside for all the hassle involved.

 

[ST5MF]

Doubt they are making much of a profit.. they pay academy prices.. and can only buy 2 boxes at a time, plus State Tax.. and to sell on G.B. it costs money in fees.. don't really see the upside for all the hassle involved.

What we are seeing en masse is denial in the fact that supply is not meeting the current demand coupled with the very obvious onset of hyper inflation, which is only going to get worse in the coming months.

Sorry folks ammunition prices won’t be returning to a 2019 cost. Personally, I have been stock piling ammo for years and I still purchase what I can knowing full well that price is only going to increase with time.

For those waiting on ammunition prices to significantly drop...you are doing so in vain.

 

[craigntx]

Got 400 win. 223 yesterday for $260. Woodlands.