I'm very sad. . . .can't find ammo.

[txjustin]

I tell you what, I have been to my local walmart about 15 times in the last 3 weeks and have yet to get 1 box of 9mm. I have only picked up 1 box of .45 blazer brass. I go almost every morning at around 8:30am.

 

[brickboy240]

I haven't seen 9mm or 45 ball ammo at Wal Mart in many months. I'd add 223 to that list as well. Most WMs near me only have 22 shorts and 12ga steel shot left....thats it.

Seriously!

I don't know why there is such a friggin rush and crowds at all the local gunshows to buy pistols or ARs...theres nothing to feed these guns! LOL

- brickboy240

 

[Army 1911]

I have the same problem here in Dallas. I went to 3 walmarts around my city and they are out of those ammos. I just purchased 500 rounds for $115 at the last Gun Show. Look like Gun Show is the only place for me to get ammo now.

Were those reloads?

I got 500 rounds of Blazer Brass 230 gr at Walmart last week for under 15/box of 50. They had 1000 rds but I am not greedy.

 

[crs2fer4]

I just bought 5 boxes of this

[url]http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_64379____SearchResults[/URL]

 

[TexasRedneck]

Dude - that's $380 freakin' bucks per thousand!! I reload 'em for about $150/thousand......

 

[crs2fer4]

True dat, but if you lurking around academy for plinkers...Blazer is about all I can find at $20 a box...if they have any

 

[TexasRedneck]

I know - but it just stinks the way ammo's gone through the roof....

 

[dbgun]

I know - but it just stinks the way ammo's gone through the roof...

+1

 

[navyguy]

I just ordered some from Georgia Arms. They don't have the 1000 and 500 "Canned Heat" available, but there are some 100 round boxes of 9mm, .40 and .45 that are just a little be more expensive per round then the bulk cans. With shipping, the 9mm work out to about $13 box/50. Not great, but a lot better than I've seen since it's just about impossible to catch any in stock at Wally-World.

 

[blazer]

This is also a frustration for me. I've been stocking up too on 9mm, some .40. I went to a gun shop in Houston and one of their employees told me that THEY were buying up all the ammo at academy, marking it up, then reselling it in their store!

Also, I've been at a Walmart when the stocking crew was wheeling it out and a man was already waiting with a cart to buy it ALL up! Can they do this? Gun shops or dealers are buying it, marking it UP and reselling it! Walmart ought to have a limit or something. Didn't know they were in the WHOLESALE business!

 

[TexasRedneck]

Dude - with all due respect - MAN UP! It's the way the system works - first guy there buys whatever their wallet can afford. If a local gun shop can't get it from their suppliers, what're they supposed to do, sell nothing? They get what they can wherever they can find it.

 

[blazer]

Dude, with all due respect. don't think you are qualified to comment on my manhood. you must work for a gun shop.

 

[TexasRedneck]

It ain't a matter of questionin' yer "manhood" - it's a matter of questioning your willingness to take responsibility of your own actions (or lack thereof). I've screwed up plenty before - who hasn't - the difference is that I'll say it, and not blame someone else for my lack of planning.
I got caught in the last Democratic presidency, and barely managed to keep my head above water by reloading - even then, if it hadn't been for some "heads up" from folks further north, the primer shortage woulda caught me THAT time. This time around, I wasn't reloading - but remembered what happened last time and spent the $$$ investing in a good reloader, and stocking up on supplies. I've got 7-8k rounds of my various primary handgun calibers loaded, and supplies on hand to make up another 13+k of 'em.
So, tell me again about how I must "work for a gun shop"......

 

[blazer]

now it's a lecture about my responsibilities! DUDE! I DON"T BUY IT from those people. I have thousands of rounds of ammo already.

IT'S STILL JUST PLAIN WRONG!!!!!!


-THE END-

 

[TexasRedneck]

Then please state the reason for your whinin' in a more clear, concise manner. And then realize that's what it is - whining. Get in their face - tell 'em what ya think. REMEMBER who they are, and refuse to do business w/them in the future - oh, wait - yeah, this is about someone (who, you don't even know) who's buying all the ammo.

Life happens, dude. Nothing you can do about it.

 

[Charley]

Have to agree with Texasredneck, it's called the free market system. Buy where you can, and sell for what the market will bring. Seem to recall a gentleman who railed against the unfairness of that particular system, think his name was Marx.

The market will recover, prices and supplies will stabilize. If you think someone is not doing right by you, don't buy from them again. It will be a buyers market again, and it will affect them.

When the market does stabilize, I'd suggest all you boys who can't buy ammunition learn to handload.

 

[texashek]

from what I keep reading it seems the only way to buy ammo is online through a site or through gunbroker. granted you will pay a premium but when you add up the time and gas associated with wasted trips you will probably come out ahead. I don't have time to randomly drop in Academy or Wal Mart in hopes of getting lucky

 

[Tx44Slinger]

All out

Carter Country said they have completely sold out of .380 ammo, don't know when they will get more. Bo Don Gun show may have some they told me.

 

[HoBoBum]

Texas Gun Trader is a good place

 

[brickboy240]

All you "free market" fans...I'll remember this when gas hits 4 bucks or more a gallon again.

Lets see then how we all feel about gouging and how its all a plan of the evil ol' oil execs or whatever. they'll be threads and threads on how "wrong" it is and so on...

...you can ride a bike and leave your F-250 4x4 at home...you know!

LOL

- brickboy240