Local WallyWorld Ammo Gone...???
 

Well, it looks like the rumors about wallyworld might be true. Somewhere on one of the forums I read all urban WW stores will no longer carry ammo after the first of the year. So I'm doin' my regular Sunday stop at the ammo counter and they are down to a just few boxes of S&W .40, a couple of boxes of some 9mm and that's all folks. I asked the counter guy WTF is goin' on and he says "Not sure, gotta talk to the dept. manager and he's off till Monday" Fortunately, there were 5 boxes of Federal Automatch .22 LR Bulk Pack (325 rds. ea.) My autoloaders love that roundnosed stuff. I snapped it up just because this might be the last WW ammo to be had...I will report back w/ any future info. Anyone else experience anything similar...??? Could this be the end of WallyWorld ammo...Lets hope not...!!!

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I stocked up again yesterday. My local Wally is still stocked.

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my walmart has a whole wall of ammo, at very high marked up prices.

19 dollars for 20 rounds of 7.62x39
21 dollars for 20 rounds of 308

etc.

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today behind the counter guy complained, we're out of a lot of stuff.

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One of my local stores was down to about 25% capacity in their case.

I asked if the lack of stock was due to sales, or were they not restocking?

She told me sales. Don't know if I believe her.

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I honestly don't think the clerks are that well informed, they can tell you if they are selling a lot, but the odds of them knowing that corporate cancelled ammo sales is slim until they start taking the signs down they prolly don't know jack.

My store still carries ammo, but they are pretty much bought out the day it comes in, I can get one of the guys to hold it for me, but the other two that work there won't do it.

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you guys are nuts

Wally values the god mighty dollar higher then any company
Ammo is very profitable

the last company to carry ammo in the world will be wally.

if there is no school near by and no state laws against selling ammo

wal-mart will have it, sell it. and make a hell of a lot of money from having it and selling.

next thing you will tell me is they won't accept food stamps

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Well they don't sell porno mags LOL and I know there's lots of profit in them, well i don't really know, but I assume there is a lot of profit in them.

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Well, I'm going to hit the other 2 WM in my area today... I'll report back what I find.

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I don't know about that

when I buy ammo I get pretty Hard

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Well florida has a law against that, you cannot sport wood while purchasing ammo or you will get 90days in jail. i just tape mine down to my leg when I go in :)

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I just tuck it in my ankle holster:banana:

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I don't have to take any special action... I doubt anyone would notice anyway...


:bawling:

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Not Really........Walton Family is Deep in the bed with High Level Gubbermint

They will get a taxpayer rebate for all the "lost business" on ammo sales. They just wont put it that bluntly.

That is if we find out at all.


T

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Oh.... Long Dong Silver...... Is that you?

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Just the opposite

as the wife says to me

250 lbs of dynamite with a 2 inch fuse

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Wal-Mart stopped selling guns at most or all of its California stores. That meant low cost firearms became incredibly sparse in this state (Big 5 is one of the few discount stores that still sells guns). So, no, Wal-Mart does not look only at how much money they can collect.

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My Walmart has replaced ammo that I've cleaned them out of in the last couple days

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The store near me is pretty well stocked. Had everything but 308 on my last visit.

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The Wallyworlds I go to usually have some ammunition on hand and what they don't have is usually restocked within a few days to a week.

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Went to the Wallyworld near me (north Dallas) to pick up some .38/.357 and.22. They were completely out of .38 and .357 and only had a few boxes of .22, about 15 bucks w/tax. Looking at the shelves under the counter they didn't have much of anything else. A few boxes of .45 and .223 et al. I asked the lady if they were sold out or not restocking. She told me they were sold out and when they order they order a small amount.

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NO .223 or 7.62 x 39 here either. In fact there was hardly any ammo at all. All I saw was .30 30 (which is good for me), a few .22 boxes, .40, and I think a case of .308.

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Walmart wont get rid of ammo. Then again, the ones near me go rid of their guns, and I didnt think theyd do that.

Theres too much money in ammo, with their contracts through remington and winchester.

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Update:

Three of the WM in SW Riverside county are running very low... I asked the counterperson at the second one I visited how their stock was doing (as I couldn't see much under the counter)... she said they were almost out...

...accompanied by an obvious knowing look, BTW.

The third one was at about 50%.

Take that FWIW.

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Does Walmart carry Federal brand?

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Yes. To what extent, I'm not sure, but I know many calibers are Federal.

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I went 2 days ago to get ammo at Walmart. EDIT -- Here in Louisville.

No 100 round boxes of the HP 9MM. All out.

1 box of 30-30 shells left, I bought those.

Plenty of shotgun shells and 22's, but the other stuff was way sparse.

I had to buy 50 rounds of 9MM FMJ since the the HP's were all gone.

Weird.

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Latest update: Just came back from talking to the sporting goods manager and he said that they have none in the warehouse in N. Carolina and supply is very tight to nonexistant. Pretty bad news considering I live in Florida...!!!

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I get going when i SHOOT ammo.....buying is anticipation:yippee:

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Local walmart is almost empty. They are even out of 22's.

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During gatherings and bar b ques etc, a buddy of mine always says to his wife "Show 'em what 10 inches looks like Honey", and his wife promptly holds her hands about 3 inches apart! I still laugh every time!

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I don't think the issue is ammo per se. For the last 6 months or so, the two Super-Waldo-Worlds closest to me have been low on stock on a lot of things. A lot of the grocery shelves are completely empty, some office supplies, some health products, hardware, etc. Waldo has the most efficient just-in-time delivery system of anybody on the planet, but I think they are just cutting it too close to the bone these days.

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Ive noticed significant ammo shortages at both the Wally Worlds I go to. Yeah they still have little amounts of pistol ammo, but any rifle ammo that's common (.223 or anything 7.62) is finito!

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Mine restocks the ammo I purchase, so I don't think it is a concerted effort by the corporation to stop carrying ammo. Dick's Sporting Goods has been low on everything too (and I don't think they're going to stop selling ammunition), a lot of retailers are keeping their stock way down due to the tough economy.

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Gander Mountain is almost entirely wiped out in my area. They still had a shelf full of their 12ga #8 and #9 for 6.50 and 9.50 respectively.

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The local Walmart seems to not be restocking ammo. No .38, 380 or 22LR. The rest is slowly diminishing. I think this is it for my Walmart.

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I drive for a living and visit 6-8 Wal-Mart stores in North Florida, I always check the ammo and every single one of them is less than 50% in stock on ammo and guns. I have been trying to buy bricks of 550 .22lr for weeks now with no success.

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Gander Mountain and Dick's Sporting Goods both stock that in my area; not Wal-Mart, though.

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Are Gander's prices for bricks of 550 comparable to Wal-Mart? They are like 16 or 17 at Wal-Mart now.

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I just noted the presence of the bricks at GM as that was not my focus in visiting. At Dick's they were a smidge higher in the 19-20 range but I was making use of the BOG3 deal that was running around here a couple months back so it was like free lead no matter how you sliced it. I do know that I did source my .380acp from Dick's over Wal-mart because the $1 increase in price was worth the dignity saved by not going into to Sam's Hell. The last visit to ChinaMart showed me that unless you are picking up the bargains you are better of shopping out your ammo because they were considerably higher than the rest on common calibers.

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Maybe the reason shelves are being restocked slower is because the retailers are expecting price decreases soon. :ARMS1:

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BTW, if yall need any .223...let me know!

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I freaking hope so.

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Todays report from WM (from Mi covered with snownow)
They don't have any of personal protection at all no matter what caliber
no .45 ACp at all
only 9 mm luger FMJ-only
.38 special I bought last two (FMJ)
.22 LR only the more expensive (Remington) there is no any Federal .22LR
They said check in 2 weeks for .45 and they are without .45 for last 2 weeks,
Associate said somebody bought all .45 ACP 2 weeks ago

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Lookin' BLEEK in Fla... :(

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Picked up some .30-30 and the value pack of buckshot - which I had previously cleaned them out of. Mine is still restocking.

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Same report at my local wallyworld here in NE Fla. Went there this morning and nothing but 9mm ball and shotgun shells....:confused_ma:

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went thru the local wm supercenter....we have 6+ supercenters within a 20 min drive...so when i go in the clerk can check stock at the other stores also

no 38spls
less than 10bxs of 357mag
no 9mm
25-30bxs of 40sw
no 308
scattered different boxes and brands of 223
scattered boxes of 7.62x39
scatterd boxes of 45

plenty of
22
shotgun ammo in 20/12 in birdshot
30-06

i didnt bother them too much but that was the best i remember cumulative from 6+ superstores in our area.....i did notice they had restocked 30-06 since the last time i was there

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Went by last night, they had one box .223 a few boxes of .40 and .45, no .308 and a handful of shotgun shells it was picked CLEAN.

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Well I am way up in Northern Minnesota and I went into Wally World tonight to see what all the fuss was about. They had Winchester .45 JHP 230 grain well stocked. I noticed a little bit of .223 and 7.62 x 39 as well. I saw they had plenty of shotgun rounds in stock as well. If I can actually get some more FRN's in hand I plan on clearing out the rest of their .45 because the prices beat a lot of the online places.

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Checked out local Wal-Mart last night. Almost nothing in pistol or rifle rounds. No 9mm at all. The department man said it was like this at all Wal-Marts.

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Same condition here. Checked the local WalMart 01/10/09 and the shelves behind the counter were almost bare. The salesperson didn't seem too knowledgeable while dealing with other customers so I didn't bother to ask any questions about future deliveries. I'm fairly long on most centerfire ammo, but really short on .22 RF. I'll continue to shop around. Best of luck to all GIMers looking for ammo.
Take care,
Mod1

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I'll check the local WW's tomorrow. I have thrown this question out there before in other threads but dont remember seeing a concrete answer. Can GIMers buy and sell ammo on here without any ramifications for shipping ammo across state lines? In other words, do you have to be a FFL to sell or ship ammo, even at cost?

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Just went to the Super Walmart this morning to check it out. 3/4 of the shelves were bare. 1 box of 9mm fmj. I needed 45 ACP. They had on box of CCI Blazer FMJ 230gr and one box of Winchester JHP 230gr. I took them both. No buckshot at all. Not a single bulk pack of any caliber.

Really freaky considering I would go there all the time last year and they always had lots of bulk packs of everthing.

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I am not really concerned about any shady stuff going on here. A lot of stores are keeping their supply bare due to the economy - I think Walmart just (or is about to) lay off a lot of their staff.

My Walmart restocks the stuff that I clean them out of, and this is most likely due to the fact that they realize these items are moving.

Go to your Walmart and buy the stuff that you shoot and see if it gets restocked. I see bare shelves in certain calibers but the inventory is the same on those items every time I go in - it looks like nobody is buying it. I wouldn't want to buy more stock of something that I know is not selling either.

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This weekend, I checked out mine-

Looks like they raided the ammo locker in the back -

a lot of older style and worn out packaging had been stocked in the case.. the old price tags torn off and no new labees on them - just shelf labels.

I cleaned out their 9mm 135 gr Hydrashocks... - scored 5 more boxes for 12.50 a box again..:565:

lots of .303 British stocked too:confused_ma:

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As TA would say: "Bing, Bing, Bing, we have a winner".

Just because the shelf has no stock on it, do not assume there is none in the store. I know for a fact, that the local sporting goods manager does not put some stuff on the shelf, it is held back for those he knows and likes. Ask the clerk on duty to scan the tag for the item that you are looking for and it will tell if they happen to have it in the "cage" out back or not. When they tell you, "all the stock is out on the shelf", just ask them to humour you, they will also be able to tell you when and if it was reordered and when it is scheduled to land there. IF it is available in their warehouse, they will even order product in for you. Don't be shy, you have to ask. If you get nowhere with the guys and or gals on the counter with ordering product (it may be beyond their abilities), ask them to page the manager on duty to your area, he should be able to order what it is that you want, it takes them seconds to do it. Good luck, I hope you will be pleasantly surprised.

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The other day I asked a clerk what was going on. She says they are selling off all remaining stock and not getting any more in. At this store anyway. Don't know about the rest.

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That fits with the rumor circulating that Wal-Mart will not be selling ammo after January. FWIW, the local Gander Mountain is restocking the shelves juts today after the Christmas rush. they were putting up mostly shotgun loads today. I was told the big rifle rounds would be in on Wednesday. The still had brick after brick of .223 and .308 which you people seem to swear cannot be had. I did note that all "economy" rounds were either gone or seriously depleted with the bigger ticket items still sitting on the shelf. Sorry to keep posting about non-Wal-Mart stuff but I just don't go there.

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Just got back from WW and they still don't have nuttin'...I did happen to see 3 boxes of Blazer Brass .45 ACP that I Quickly Snatched...!!! We will see how this plays out but I sure hope they keep selling ammo cause you can't beat the prices on certain flavors like WWB and Federal Automatch...VD51

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Went to a total of 4 WW's today.
( yes the cultural tour it was )
Every ammunition case was almost bare.
One place still had a decent amount of 9mm.
I also asked if they were gonna stop selling ammunition.
One clerk said they were " waiting" for the warehouse to bring them
some more but the warehouse was " waiting " for the distribution line
to bring it in.
Interesting I thought.
Regards,
Haystackneedle

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Wow...just hit my WW here in MI...the cupboards where completely bare except for some game loads. No 9mm or 7.62x39 to be had...at all.

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The rumor mill is working its' way towards veracity.

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I think it's more than a rumor...They are OUT!!!

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I've been to three different Wal-Marts the last week. At one, I bought a 100 round box of 9mm Winchester.

The others had PLENTY of ammo and while I was at the first one the guy that worked there was making a list of things to order.

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Where are you located...??? Ain't none in S. Fla.

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Went to WM tonight , no .45 , 9mm , 380, .357 , .38 , .30 , 30-30 .
very low on .22 and .22mags

but actually had , .223 , 7.62 x39 , and bulk boxes of 12ga 3inch mag 00 buckshot .

Met a man there buying .22s said he just came from the next town over and their WM had no ammo at all except for a few boxes of trap load 12ga .

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I am afraid you are correct. Heck, just thinking about it makes me sick to my stomach.

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It would be hilarious if WW stock levels of ammo came back up after the "inauguration". If I were running that store and didn't mind being an SOB I might market to the political fear factor to make a little extra money.

Just thinking out loud.

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I ususally refrain from specualtive talk or what I percieve to be hype until there is an obvious problem. This happened in silver not long ago and I watched it play out slowly but surely until all local sources of silver were dryed out.

The Walmart's in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia had a decent stock until about 3 weeks ago, and it seems to be all but dired up now.

Last night I went to WW they had no:
.22 lr
.223
.380
.38 SPC
.357 Mag
.308
30.06
9mm
.40 S&W
.45 ACP

They had two boxes of Remington CoreLokt in 7mm Mag which I bought, and they had some .357 Sig which I had not use for. They also seemed to have an ok supply of 12 gauge shot shells, but even they were starting to thin out.

Lets hope this is nothing more than a buying frenzy, and nothing sinsiter is in the works. The clerck told me that Walmart stores do not order directly from the factory, and they can only get what is at the distrobution center. Apparently the distro center in Charlotte NC is running dry, and they can not order what the distro center does not have.

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I used to live right near Columbine High School in Colorado. Within a few weeks after that sad event, the Waldo-Mart closest to Columbine got rid of the entire firearms dept.

About a year ago they built a new jumbo Super-Waldo-World about 5 miles from Columbine. That place has the largest firearms dept I've seen outside of a Dick's or Sportsman's Warehouse, etc.

Anyway, I went into that new Waldo-World yesterday, and the place was stocked to the gills. I only picked up some shotgun shells and some cleaner, but the guy in line in front of me bought about 25 boxes of assorted ammo. $450 and change he spent. He was talking to the clerk and he said that he "worked in private security" and that he was "just stocking up while the prices are good." The clerk said, yeah, lots of people are doing the same.

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I some time think my life is boring but it does not compare to you guys that go to different Walmarts looking for ammo.

pay the little extra and buy from the gun shop

mine charges $3 more for a box of a 100 that means $30 for a 1000 rounds

I will pay $50 not to go to walmart

I guess after all I do have a life compare to some other people.:565:

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Now that I'm unemployed, I have all the time in the world to do some serious WalMart touring!!

WOO HOO! :ARMS1::banana::yippee:

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Today's 5 Minute Activism


The Anti-Gun people are pressuring Wal-Mart to stop selling guns and ammunition. So Wal-Mart is making a tally of all who call in to their Customer Service Relation Department at:

1-800-925-6278

who are opposed to the Anti-Gun pressure on Wal-Mart. Call the above number and voice your opposition now. Tell them how much money you've spent there in the past, and how much business they can certainly expect to lose if they go against us on this one. They've said they won't stop selling guns and ammo, but anti-gunners are calling this number, so get your vote in, today.

Then pass this information on to all those you know to be Pro-Gun people and hunters.

Wal-Mart said they'd take e-mail responses as well as phone calls. Their website is http://www.walmart.com. Or you can click here http://walmartstores.com/contactus/feedback.aspx to get straight to their customer service feedback form.

Click on the Customer Service icon and then click on the Contact information. Fill in the appropriate blanks and send a short message supporting their sales policy on firearms and ammo.

Send this notice to all liberty-oriented recipients on your list.

If you've already done your Walmart Duty,

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There's no speculation about the WM closest to me. The manager told me that they no longer sell ammo.

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Report from Wall-mart in Mason ohio.

Only ammo they had in any quantity was .22 and 12ga target loads.

only 2 boxes of 9mm blazer
only 2 boxes of .40 winchester

I didn't buy any since I'm going to the gun show tomorrow and the local range. I'll get mine there.

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Just hit two WMs near me after I picked up my new battle rifle (I'll post pics soon)... First guy said they can't get any from the distribution center, but he apparently didn't know why...they only had a few boxes (325 rds) of .22 lr, but they were overpriced so I passed. Did pick up a 100 rd box of .223 for about 40 bucks though, so that was cool.

The second one had maybe six 550 boxes of Remington .22 lr, so I got a few of those. A lady there was on the phone to someone telling them she didn't understand why there was little ammo in the case. I quickly shared my thoughts on the subject with her... she looked like she might cry and asked me where else to buy if they stopped selling, as she had never purchased ammo anywhere else. Told her she might look online for the best deals and left it at that.

Looks to me like a major blow to easy ammo procurement is nigh... :452::signs14:

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It was fun while it lasted........

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Visited Walmart today (Friday) they had 4 boxes of .38 special I bought 3 and I took last of Remington.22LR
only 9mm FMJ left
NO ANY .45 ammo

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I visited two Wallyworld's today in western Ohio. Didn't have every caliber, but still had a decent selection. One had about 20 boxes of the 100-round bulk 9 mm. I was able to talk to the sporting goods guy there. He said that any ammo shortage was a distribution/warehouse problem. He did hint that the prices might go up (again) in the near future however.

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I just came from a Wallyworld in Columbus. They were out of 7.62 x 39, and .308, which were the calibers that I needed. They have been out of those for months.

They did have some .223, probably 500 rounds of it. Also they had TONS of .40, a good amount of 9mm and .45. All blazer brass.

They had plenty of 12/20/.410 birdshot, no buckshot or slugs.

Didnt see any JHp ammo in any calibers.

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I'm wondering if it would be worthwhile to start a GIM ammo exchange.

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Too much risk of hastle from BATFE??

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Stopped by the local china mart today. They were WIPED out. No 9mm, no 38, no 45, no 06, no 308, no x39. They did have shot shells, some .22, 2 boxes of .40, and some .243. This is a very large wal-mart.

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I guess your in/near a metro area? our town has a medium sized Walmart, Kmart is in the next town, both had decent inventories except FMJ.My Stepson lives in a larger Michigan city with the larger "Marts, they are depleted.

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IMHO I wouldnt touch that with a ten foot pole! we "Know" each other from here, but we dont really do we? That would plant a big red flag for sure.some states like Illinois require a FOID card to purchase ammo,which means you cant buy .308 if all you own is a 30-30.so legality is definitely in play.Ive traded extras for extras at local shows and clubs i suggest you do the same.pick your battles, be safe, while i agree with you it would be awesome, why bring down their crap ?

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I am completely ignorant of any limitations on trading ammo across state lines. I apologize if any previous suggestions sounded like traps in the making. I'll not speak of it again.

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It seems as though everything as been fine at the wallyworld near here. I thought it sounded kind of bizare the way everyone was talking about the shortage and "new" policy at walmart. UNTIL TODAY! I stopped in for an extension cord an stopped by the ammo cage to take a look. ALL pistol ammo ...probably an area 2'x6'x 16" deep was EMPTY. OK 2 boxes 38special +P and 4 boxes 44mag. That was it!
I asked someone who actually looked like he knew what he was talking about and he said they DID recieve a memo that ammo was going to be harder to reorder and the price would be going up at walmart. I grabbed 5 15rnd.boxes of 12 gauge slug for the home defense mossberg. $9 something a box. I have never seen it anywhere near this empty.

Hunting tradition around here....maybe just pare it down to birdshot,22lr, and some popular deer hunting rounds....if that?

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Stopped by 2 walmart supercenters ALL the pistol ammo was gone except one store had one bulk box of 45acp

asked a gal at the counter what was going on....she said everytime they get a shippment in the pistol ammo sells out immediately...she couldnt add any information to that

both stores did have small quantitiys of Ak and AR ammo ...

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I was thinking it was probably a response to the coronation....just around the corner you know. We could use a couple of -20* days in D.C. then up to 50* or so just for the guys to clean up the garbage. :36_1_63:

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It sounds to me like you want the ammo to dry up and be impossible to get.
Panicking people aren't helping the situation.

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It looks to me like people are taking it plenty serious. So much so that the shelves are bare across the country. I'm just glad I reload. I'm going to put in a order for 1K worth of primers while I can still get them. I might have to end up getting the Wolf primers. Everything else seems to be out of stock.

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Last night the store near me was reasonably stocked up on everything but 38 special and 308. A week ago I visited 3 different Walmarts, 2 in the city and one outside the city limits and all were pretty well stocked still.

Now the Bass Pro and Academy Sports ammo stock has been hit hard around here.

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I have posted elsewhere in GIM that I think that wal-mart is moving towards a somewhat-individual scheme in terms of what firearms product stores sell.

The one nearby me (in IL) only seems to be restocking their shotgun shell selections. They no longer sell firearms at all, and seem to be letting their other ammo sell off bit by bit, there's just a bit of odd stuff left.

One in Missouri I went to recently seemed to still be selling everything they always did--a selection of rifle and shotguns (Fudd guns only, but still) and all kinds of ammo, shotgun+rifle+pistol. So I think the company is just looking at what each store sells, and dropping things from stores that don't move them very fast.

Plus with the election of Barry, there has been a run on gun items in January. Some of these store shelves that recently went "bare" are probably just waiting on delivery of more items.


-end-

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Day after Christmas I wiped out 3 different Walmart Supercenters of all the Federal .223 100 round bulk pack boxes they had. Total of 1200 rounds. Went back to 2 of the 3 yesterday and they were still out from when I bought them out. No eta for restock. They did have a few 50 round bulk pack Remington UMC boxes for right around $25 per box.

Noticed a local gun shop in the area selling the same Remington UMC for 7.99 a box of 20. This was within pennies of the same price Wallmart was selling the Federal bulk pack for if you compare 100 round pricing between the brands. I will be loading the boat here until the price changes or supply goes belly up. Same place was selling Winchester White Box 7.62 x 51mm for $129 per 200 which I thought was decent pricewise as well. Point being in all this is keep your eyes open on your local gunshop sources as well.

Northeast Ohio location.....

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I'm in a pretty large suburbanish/ruralish area. What some people would call a bedroom community. Used to be productive farmland.

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Good news...mine restocked!! The 9mm at least...I'm in a metro area that sees a lot of business. I asked the guy what's been up with the ammo and he says it's been on backorder and as soon as they get it people have been buying it up!

I just picked up 5 of the 100 round value packs! :9536:

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I went to my local Walmart to see the status, and the cupboards are still bare. The one thing I didn't think about was it was MLK day so they had no deliveries yesterday. He said they are execting shipments to be coming in daily, but that it's usually gone almost before they get it stocked.

I'm going to try again this evening, if the roads open up some from the snow we've gotten.

I'd like to hear from others when they find their local stores re-stocked.

RK

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You nasty dirty people. I havent been into a Wal-Mart since they opened. Would rather pay 2x then contribute to that company. You people should be ashamed for ruining America.

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The few boxes of ammo I've paid for at Wal-Mart were manufactured by American companies on American soil by American workers. I only go to Wal-Mart when given a gift-card or some merchandise from the place which needs returning. In those instances I will only buy American and that generally means Ammo.

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Not the point. In my town - WalMart came in and the local pharmacy, shoe store, barber shop and auto parts store shut down. I wonder if the people that worked at these places were offered a minimum wage job at WelfareMart?
Take their jobs, offer them half pay. I wonder why these people can't afford their mortgages now????????????????????????????

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Oh, I got your point and I agree because my hometown and my wife's hometown had the local economy obliterated by Wal-Mart. I was just separating myself from the pool of "nasty, dirty people" you threw me into.
It is worth noting that in my wife's hometown there was a great deal of protest and consternation over the fact that Wal-Mart wanted to move in. In fact, their presence was voted out twice. Of course, Wal-Mart kept raising the bar of promises and taxes until they were allowed in. Now, the local economy dries up and more big boxes move in. All the while the local populace who screamed and beat their chests do their shopping at Wal-Mart allowing the very undermining they railed against. If these people were so passionate then why do they set foot in there? Wal-Mart would leave if no one would shop there. They say it is the low prices but apparently they do not know how to calculate real costs outside of the little numbers printed at the bottom of a receipt.

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I AM locked and loaded. I AM prepped. I HAVE PMS.
I just refuse to add to the fire while prepping.:36_1_30:

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Get what you can while you can. When there is no more ammo to be had you don't want to be "that guy" who doesn't have any (or has less because had to pay more) because of his convictions.

I understand your convictions, but they won't protect you from maurding bandits or keep you or your loved ones protected when there is no more ammo to be had.

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Great going my Good sir:ok:

But for those who are arriving to the "prep party" late they need to move as fast as they can. Speed is everything at this point in time now.

T

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Why do people keep feeding this troll?

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i just stopped in my walmart over lunch and picked up 2 boxes of 45 ACP, 3 of 9mm, and 2 of .17 HMR. mine was stocked to the hilt. would have bought more, but i also had to fill up 7 propane tanks.

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Feed me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Met a nut case at the local WW yesterday .
Standing at the ammo counter picking up some .22s , they had to get them from the warehouse cause out front was bare . Anyway , she brought out 4 boxes ,
Rem gold 550 round boxes $16.95 . Guy comes up wanting some also , no problem , I ask how many of the 4 he wanted , just 1 box , that's cool , you take one .
I share .
First thing asked by the sales lady was , are these for a pistol ? I reply , " a pistol , no way , they are evil , they kill people " and winked at her , she giggles. The guy standing next to me , who I just let have one of the last 4 boxes goes off screaming at me and says " I have pistols , pistols don't kill people ." after that most of the rest he said came out as bla bla bla .
The sales lady then asked him for his id since he was purchasing the ammo for a pistol . *L*
As the door greeter would say , welcome to Walmart

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Checked out the local WW tonight and they were a bit low on the 40 S&W and .357 Mag (that's all I have right now) so I bought one 50-round box for each. Total price about $28 with tax.

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The two closest to me are cleaned out pretty much. Kind of funny - one will have .380, but the other won't, etc. Anyway, both had been out of the bulk packs of .22 LR for weeks. I stopped in the one further away over the weekend, and they had a bunch of the Remington Gold 550 boxes (only $13.86). I'd just bought a bunch of ammo at the local Academy that day, so I only got one box.

After thinking about it, I went back tonight and picked up 5 more boxes (still a lot left). I also picked up some Blazer Brass 9mm, since everything I shoot eats them just fine. At under $9 a box, I'll take it.

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I went to Wally World to clean them out of 9mm but someone beat me to it. Ended up coming home with some boxes of .45 winchester and some .22 cci mini mags. I'll have to see what the other stores have in stock tomorrow.

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Visited Wallmart today ,they had 38 special and .22LR Federal some 40 but few ,
guy said something that warehouse is not receiving any stock and about rumor of additional tax on sale of ammo

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That's exactly what the dude I talked to said. Wouldn't happened to have been out in Hemet, was it? :15_1_70v:

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My store got stocked over the weekend - the case is about 75% full now - whereas it had been around 30% for the past couple months.

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Went to two WMs today... almost out of everything... no .22 and no 9mm. Only small overpriced boxes of .308. Always seem to be plenty of 12 gauge, which I guess I could have bought some but didn''t.

I took a pic on my phone of the internal memo taped to the counter at the first WM, but didn't save it...:signs14:

The official story is as follows:

People are buying more than WM can supply. They have orders in to their distributors and suppliers but they are backlogged. The guy at the second place said he has orders in to restock all the popular calibers, and expects them in a week. MAYBE.

Walmart says they cannot meet the unprecedented demand. That's their story and they are apparently sticking to it.

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I picked up a box of bulk Federal .22LR today, and got a few boxes of .22 shorts yesterday. They had the bulk packs in Federal and Remington. Didn't look like they had a ton of it, but they did have several boxes of each behind the counter.

Looked like quite a bit of other stuff in the racks as well. Not as full as usual, but still a looked like a decent stock of most things.

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Just came from ww and the dept mgr told me stuff is dribbling in but prolly a few months till they can restock any popular flavors...This is straight from the source...This is on the Florida Treasure Coast FWIW...VD51

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I found all the ammo. Seriously. A local gun shop I finally got around to visiting. They had CASES of EVERYTHING and I mean everything. CASES. These people are why no one else has ammo. Prices were very fair. I spent money I shouldn't have, it was like porn.

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I posted this on inaugeration day I believe. I went to 2 different walmarts today and everything was back to normal. Out of stock on this and that but for the most part everthing was there at the same prices. I had never seen it empty like that before!

I also went to a larger gun show this weekend and a vender, Wisconsin Cartridge, had bulk boxes of all pistol ammo for a bit less than you pay at walmart. I bought 4000 asst. CCI pistol primers from him $25 @1000.I need to pick up some reloading equipment to reload pistol brass.

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The ammo in the counter behind this memo has pretty much stayed the same. Lots of Winchester high priced rifle rounds - all popular calibers. Some WWB 38sp, Remington .45 & 223 UMC, lots of expensive .22 50 packs but no bricks for months. This counter used to always be stocked.

"...we expect in stocks to slowly improve each month."

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Went to the super walmart again. About the 5th time in 3 weeks to look for 45ACP Winchester 100 round bulk packs.

Got lucky today, they got 10,000 rounds in last night. I bought 1,000 rounds and the guy behind me got the last 2 boxes of 500. 10,000 gone in a few hours. The kid was very helpful and offered to go look in the back. He said they had it stacked, and no one was buying just one 100 round pack, they either bought a box of 500 or up to 2,000 at one time. Still the same price I was paying back in the summer, $29.97 per 100.

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I stopped by Wally a bit ago...they have stocked up, but not by much.
The guy told me they got 3 cases of Blazer Brass 9's, and everything was going fast. Only one case left + 9 boxes on the shelf (I took the case). They had 5 boxes of Win Value pack 9's, (4) 38 special VP, and some 308's.
Check your Wally.
Yesterday I stopped by the local dealer, he had American Eagle 9mm for $21 a box! Yes, they really are jacking up prices now!
Get it while it's cheap!

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Thanks
Just went there -WMart and bought 8 boxes of 45ACP and 3 of 38 special
they didn't have 9mm

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Stopped by walmart today. Quite a bit of 40 s&w but almost nothing of anything else. I did grab 550 rounds of cci. 500 minimags and 50 stingers. Stopped by joes as well and they were totally wiped out. We did get a winter coat for my wife, $120 reg. for $45.

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WOW--is has happend here in Orlando too. The ammo shelves of the local Walmart have been virtually empty the last month. They have only a few boxes of rifle ammo like 270 and a few boxes of shotgun shells. All of the rest are gone. Maybe a sign of things to come.

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Last night I stopped at a local Wallyworld. All of the locations in my area had been out of 9mm for about two weeks. Finally this location had some. Picked up two boxes of 100 rounds plus a 500-round "milk carton" of .22. Thankfully, they hadn't jacked up the prices...yet. Call me stupid, but I didn't clean them out. In fact, I told the clerk that I would leave some for the next guy.

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Never call a kindness....... foolish.

May it be returned to you forty-fold.:bear_thumb:

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Hey Hey Hey...

Stopped at the local Walmart... Bought some ammo..

1 box of 357 MAG SJSP (that is all they had)

1 box of 3" 00Buck (that is all they had) Go9od deal though 15 Shells of Remington for 10 FRNs

Amazing to be able to find so much ammo in the same place at one time.

None of the following:
.22LR
.380 ACP
.38 SPC
9mm
40 S&W
44 MAG
45 ACP
:36_1_34:

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been following this walmart thing. my wally world has nothing, but every other place i frequent has tons of ammo. i think most people must just go to walmart and that's why they're out.

my walmart has zero 9mm, but literaly 2 blocks away the farm and fleet has truckloads. same thing with .223.

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I started this thread and it seems to have a life of it's own now. The latest thing I saw was 50 rounds of Remington .357 Magnum For $46.97+ tax...The days of cheap WW ammo are in the toilet baby. +1 with the local Gun Stores. They got tons of stuff all over town now and it ain't much more FRN's than Wally-e-ville anyhoo...Support your local guys and F WallyWorld...VD51

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My Walmarts are generally out.

A popular gun store near me has plenty of 9mm WWB. For 16.95 per 50rd box. Plenty of .223 and everything else as well

I believe Walmart's usual price is 19.00 and change for the 9mm 100 rd WWB.

I'm thinking that's why people go to Walmart. :wink:

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I'd love to support the local gun stores and say FU to Walmart. Unfortunately, until the gun stores are able to sell at a price I can afford, I'll have to deal with WM. Sucks but I gotta keep the ammo supplies at a reasonable level.

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$43 for 100 rounds at my ffl, vs $29.97 at WM. Same exact product. I continue to buy my guns from the guy (even though he is slightly higher, possibly due to rent), but havn't bought ammo from him.

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where are all the people that said wal-mart is low
because they won't be carrying ammo after the 1st of the year

don't think that everyone is stock piling it
gun ranges are having record attendance
and thats where 90% of the ammo is spent.

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Practice, practice, practice...

Why are they practicing so much??

:thinkey:

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I appreciate your kind words.

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Just got back from my local Gun Store and grabbed some .357 Magnum for $20 a box of 50 OTD...I'm happy cause I can't ever find anything but high end personal defense stuff. I don't mind spending the bucks for some top of the line carry ammo but that's for special occassions and not for plinking...

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Just got back from one of our Walmarts (we have 3 in the area) and it doesnt look good for handgun ammo.

380 auto $31.97 per box of 100, 3 available
38 special +P $18.97 per box of 50, 1 available and purchased by me
357 magnum none
40 S&W $16.94 per box of 50, 1 available and purchased by me
45 Auto (sorry didnt catch price) but only 1 available
9 MM Luger, didnt write down price, about 9 boxes availble, no other 9 MM available
22 didnt see any
7.62 x 39 Remington UMC box of 20 $14.47, 1 available and purchased by me (I dont have one of these but figured it would be good to barter with so if anyone is interested, PM me)

I spoke to the guy and asked him what the deal was. He confirmed the warehouse is out, and wont give them any time frame. He also confirmed the memo saying that people are afraid of the increased ammo tax, so there has been a major run on ammo. Nothing that hasnt already been covered here.

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Something ain't right, when you feel lucky to get ammo?

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Yeah no kidding. I did notice the prices have gone up by over 10% on the 38 Special and the 40 S&W just in the short timeframe I have been buying ammo (purchased the 40 S&W in late November, 357 Magnum in late December) and now that location is out of both. Seems like the cheap ammo days are becoming a thing of the past. :banghead:

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It's long over due my friend!

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Welcome..........

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No problem buying ammo at my local wally world. Just bought 6 boxes of 9mm at 8.95 a box.

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Fortunately I have a close friend that works at the Woodforest bank inside the Walmart that checks for me whenever 9mm comes in. Still running about $18.95 @ 100/rd 115 grain FMJ and about $15.95 for 50/rd 147 JHP. .... though I think my girlfriend finally convinced him that he should also stock up too, even if he doesn't have the guns to fire them.

I should really consider getting reloading supplies as well... :banghead: Most of my ammo is stockpiled with 100/rd weekly practice. I try NOT to burn up 90% of my ammo at the range.

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My WM just restocked the 9mm and .22LR. I bought it all and now they're out again. Just trying to do my bit to stimulate the economy.:rofl:

Winchester 9mm 100 rnd value pack target/range $19.97
Federal .22LR 550 rnd value pack 36 grain hollow point $13.47

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I was in one of the local WMs tonight....

no 38s
no 357
no 9mm

I bought the last 4 boxes of 308

few misc boxes of 223

plenty of 45acp

I really didnt check anything else specificly ...but the shelf was bare where the more common pistol ammo is stocked

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Big-5: 1 box of Speer Lawman FMJ 9mm, went home with me ($16.99). 2 boxes of Win FMJ 9mm 100 pack, too much ($32.99); 6 boxes of 50, same cartridges, too much. No 38 of any kind, counter guy said none for weeks. Some odd rifle rounds, plus decent supply of 22. Minimal supply of shotgun.

Wal-Mart: WOW, 9mm and 38 Special Win back in stock - Took 2 of the 100, left 2 ($19.97 each), and about 5 50 packs. 38 was only Regular not +P, so I left it, about 8 boxes of those (100 round packs). A few odd rifle rounds, and moderate supply of shotgun.

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We got some of that, used it for the first time this week and both of our glock's jammed! Never had that happen before!

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I used a box of 100 this past weekend without incident. I was using a Smith and Wesson M&P Compact 9mm.

Will be shooting another box or two this weekend and I'll let you know if I have any issues.

RK

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Walmart lady called. The .22 ammo finally came in. I bought 3 bricks of Federal. All I can afford for now.
I'm sure it will all be gone as soon as she puts it on the shelf. At least it's still slowly trickling in.

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FYI - Shot another box of 100 this past Saturday, without incident.

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I saw they had 1 box of 45 Winchester auto for 31 dollars for 100 rounds so I bought it, even though I don't have a gun yet. Actively trying to get a springfield xd-45... local pawn shop quoted a price of 475 and is trying to find one for me. The lowest I can find online is 525, and most are 550+ for the model with the thumb safety in all black.

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Ct Wally world.
No .357, .40, .45 or 9mm.
.223 - 3 20 rd boxes - $10 each.
No .308
.22 - 550 rd box -$13. 2x last year.
ST

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Local Walmart near Flint Mich.....checked tonight....was not buying:

No 9mm, No 38/357, No .40 S&W, No 45ACP.

Some 22LR.

Few boxes of .223, .308, and common hunting rifle loads. Lots of shotgun.

Been this way for weeks now.

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Though I have a Glock 19 ... Today, aside from picking up 9mm, I picked up .22 LR, .357 magnum, .40 S&W, and .45 auto. ... I don't even have the guns to shoot them... ... I really hope I'm not going overboard. :10_1_19:

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Spot inventory on Sunday 2/15/09. .25 ACP, several boxes of .380 Auto, .38 Special, 1 box of .357 Mag, no 9mm, .40 S&W or .45 ACP. A few boxes of .30-06, .270 Win, no .308.

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Looks like .22 is the next batch to become available, at least for now. Picked up a couple bricks my own self.:signs1:

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we have one of the biggest walmarts in south florida in my town(worked there for a spell even) and went today to check the ammo availability and get some preps(water storage vessels, etc)

Guy in front of me bought a few boxes of .223(5 or 6) and they still had about another 8 or so on the shelf. Something like 12 bucks i think he paid. He was looking for 7.62 but there wasnt any. He asked the lady "do you have any 7.62" and i laughed out loud accidently. He shot me a look and then laughed back, cause he knew it was a shot in the dark.

FINALY FINALY FINALY got some 00 buck. THey havent ever carried it before. 15 rounds box for 10.80 or so, remington.

Other than that, NO hand gun ammo cept a few boxes of .38, a couple boxes of blazer brass .40, SOME .380 and .357, but not much at all.

good amount of .300 win mag, .308, .270, etc.

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No you are not.

The calibers your are aquiring will fetch a hansome premium in the very near future.

If you have the bucks to spare....... that is a prudent move.

T

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stoped in one of the local WMs today....they had and i took one box of 308 and some 22mag

the clerk was chatty i asked why the shelves were do empty .....he said sales were up 300% and they were having trouble keeping restocked was his excuse

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I've got about a thousand rounds of 9mm Luger FMJ, that I've had for a few years. I don't own a 9mm. I just bought the ammo when it was on sale for $16.00 for 100 rounds. This is Winchester ammo. The way I see it, buying ammo right now is like buying precious metals, you can't go wrong!

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Time to start acquiring reloading equipment and supplies

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we have a new gun shop in my little town, it has enough guns to give every man woman and child one, plus steel ammo cans full of 223, 762 x 54r, and a few other various calibers. none of which are for hand guns.
but he did say that his ammunition rep for which ever brand it was (cant remember) was producing 1 round of ammunition every second, operating 365 days a year 3 shifts.
can not keep up, and was worried that once this blows over the over stock will cut them back to 3 days a week if best. (personally I don't see the hording thing blowing over)

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Just happened to do a little inventory and noticed that we were short on 223.

As karma would have it, I heard a radio blurb regarding 223 at a local gunstore; www.sandpointguns.com .

So, I show up to buy a 500 round brick of Hornady 9754 training ammo for 162.50.
The proprietor tells me that he started the week with 120 boxes of the 500 round bricks, and he now had 16 boxes left. After I left, he had 15 boxes left.

Interestingly, he said they were selling "lots & lots" of guns. Keep in mind that we reside in N. Idaho.

Oh, BTW... the guy sells everything via FedEx... ammo, mags, guns, et cetera.... totally in compliance with FFL standards. If U get a chance, surf his site. I'm not a buddy-buddy of his, nor did he ask me to post this... I'm just a guy who appreciates good prices and tries to pass good deals along.

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Southeastern Ohio - The walmarts shelfs are nearly empty - Heard customer ask attendant when they are going to get resupplied and the response was - We're not - Walmart can't get ammo supplies through warehouse. One box of 357 - 4 boxes of 223 - 2 boxs 38special - 7 boxes 9mm lugar - 10 boxs 7.62X39 - plenty of .17 .22 and shotgun shells.
That's about it. Been this way for at least 4 weeks now.

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W. WA - like 10 boxes of rifle ammo --- all out - nada. Couple cases of bird shot shells. I bought 2 cases of the birdshot.

Gun selection was weak. Sold out of 870 I was going to pick up.

Could not believe it. Clerk says they are all backordered....

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This weekend's gun Show started Saturday at 9am. When I got there at 9:15, there were over 200 ppl in line and growing. By 11:30, nearly same day all .45 ammo was sold out. There were lines of 10 people at a time buying guns at vendors. If there is any investment to get into right now.. I would say Ammunition of ANY caliber trumps all.

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Wish I had more money to stock ammo. I am very happy finally though with what I have to go with the firearms that I have.

Not gone. I just blew $314 w/tax. Almost gone now.
 

Made a trip the Williston Wal-Mart store today.
They actually had most of what I wanted in stock. 5.56 / .223 would have been nice but it wasn't necessary.

Qty of 4 .22LR Federal 550 ct @ $13.47
Qty of 4 .45ACP Winchester WB 100 ct @ 29.97
Qty of 6 9MM Winchester WB 100ct @ 19.97

I recall the boxes of .22lr being $10 and change when I last bought. And I got 1000 rounds of 9mm out the door for $137. Probably was summer 2007.

Hind sight tells me I should have bought more .45ACP. :no_ma:

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Zip at my WM too...!!! Maybe I'll pick up a box of Crossman Slingshot Ammo.:sarc: :sarc: :sarc:

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the local mal wart here got a shipment of .22 LR hollow points in last night!
8 bricks is all that was there when walked up
not sure how many they had in their shipment but I can say they do not have any now

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Yesterday at my local W-M the ammo shelves were about 33% stocked but NO handgun ammo. They only had Thunderbolts and Stingers in .22LR, I bought a couple of boxes of stingers. Clerk said the last time they had .22 bricks they never made it to the shelves: bought immediately before they could be stocked. The clerk blamed the lack of ammo on manufacturer backlogs, I was the only customer in the department.

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Southern NH- I buy bricks of .22 Federal and .40S&W white box every time I'm in the store...in fact, its the only reason I visit the store. Last few times, the locked case was 80% empty. Today I got the last two bricks of .22. No .40, no .223, no .308. no .45. There were lots of 12 gauge #7 target load 100 round value packs. I have bought a lot of the 00 buck over the years, but its never there anymore. The clerk said "We are having a hard time getting ammo in".

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I seriously have to wonder if some Wallyworld sporting goods personnel are making money "under the table" from the ammo hysteria.

"Hey Wallyworld sporting good manager, can you hold back "XX" boxes of "XX" ammo when it comes in? I'll make it worth your while."

Before anyone flames me, I'm not making a blanket accusation against all or any particular Wallyworld sporting goods employees, but I wonder if there are "shenanigans" going on at a few different locations, especially if the ammo isn't even making it to the shelves. I can easily see a local gun shop owner making this kind of arrangement, especially if his distributors aren't fulfilling their shipments and his business is suffering from lack of product.

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Got back from a different Wally World here in Madison, WI...

No .357 or 38 Special
1 box of Blazer Brass 40 S&W which I purchased
1 box of 7.62 x 39 which I purchased
Saw 2 or 3 boxes of 223
2 boxes of 380
Alot of 9mm Luger
2 or 3 boxes of 45 Auto

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Went by our local Wally World this afternoon. Intended to pick up a box of bulk .22lr's, but they were out of them. Their entire ammo case was just about empty. Just a few scattered boxes in the case.

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No Flaming.........as your point has merit.

I would If I was a WW employee ........ either try and coordinate the deal to happen at worktime (very hard IMO) or just Buy it myself with a strawbuyer and have it picked up at another local offsite.

There is some SERIOUS money to be made if you can dealer the goods at a time like this.

T

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Went to 3 stores in central Florida yesterday. Empty shelves. No 9mm or .223. Some birdshot and .40S&W.

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I just went to our local WM (Jackson, MI), and they had very little pistol ammo. Only one box of .45 ACP, which I bought. Had no idea when they'd get more. But here's what I suspect: I bet they are bringing the popular pistol rounds out one or two boxes at a time. Their business model seems to be "keep the prices low, and have product available in small quantities, to satisfy the maximum number of people." I got a 50 rnd box for about $15 --- a great deal. Stopped by the local gun shop right after, and they had all the .45 ACP you could ever want --- but at $45 for a 100 rnd box. At the WM price, I could've gotten 150 rounds for $45.

Bottom line: I bet de-facto rationing is the conscious policy of WM, so they can maintain a low price. They could stock all the ammo they wanted if they were willing to raise their prices by 50%. But that's not their business model.

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I stopped by today on my lunch hour and got 100 rds. of 9mm Blazer Brass, 100 rds. of CCI .22 magnum HP, and 200 rds. of the.22 LR CCI mini mag HP. The 9mm was the last 2 boxes they had on the shelf. Here are the prices.

9mm Blazer 8.97/50
.22 Mag. 9.97/50 (damn!) :rant:
.22 LR 6.47/100

There was no .45 Blazer in stock but they did have a few boxes of the .40 cal. which I don't buy.

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In the meantime, I'll keep an eye on our local store and see if the .45 ACP continues to trickle out. If it does, I'll keep snapping it up a box at a time. $15 for 50 is a great price.

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I stopped at two walmarts yesterday. Picked up a ruger 10/22 carbine and 3500 rounds of ammo for it. I've stopped their several time in the past and they were always out of .22lr ammo. they had nine bricks and I took eight and left one for someone else. They just shook their heads. They had got in the nine bricks and the carbine the night before. The manager boxed up the gun and wouldn't let me carry it out of the store. He carrried it outside then handed it over to me. On the way out he said Walmart was really fussy about people having guns in the store. I didn't mention I had P32 keltec in my shirt pocket under my vest with one in the chamber. Ha! Ha!

I haven't been able to buy any 45 long colt for a long time. Cleaned two Walmarts out of what little .22 magnum and .30 carbine they had. Their shelves always look pretty bare.

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I stopped in at two Walmarts in Ohio. Neither had anything I needed. It's trickling in at a rate of a few boxes a week. Or so it seems.

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I'm beginning to think these wally world employees are on SOMEONE'S payroll other than WM. These times call for drastic measures. Is it possible that the counter guy is tipping off his friend (for Ca$h) when ammo hits the store. That sounds like a no -brainer. I know if it was me, I might do the same thing if I was desperate...Hmmmm, maybe I should try that...!!!

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I stopped back at our WM this morning, looking for more .45 ACP trickling out...no such luck. They did have plenty of .22lr and .22 magnum, and other rifle rounds.

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Funny... I actually have a box of that.

Really!

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[quote=Tumbleweed;1605966]I stopped at two walmarts yesterday. Picked up a ruger 10/22 carbine and 3500 rounds of ammo for it. I've stopped their several time in the past and they were always out of .22lr ammo. they had nine bricks and I took eight and left one for someone else. Ha! Ha!

I just noticed noticed I said I bought eight bricks of ammo and had 3500 rounds. I also picked up a 30 pack of beer so I guess that was probably why I was having trouble doing my arithmetic lastnight. Ha! Ha!

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20 (100rd) boxes of 9mm
15 (100rd) boxes of .45 auto
15 (100rd) boxes of .40 S&W

Um. That's at least what I saw in the shelf. The last I saw ... that is... :ok:

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I was back in the same WalMart on Friday (post #181) and the shelves were still bare but I inquired about .22 LR ammo anyway. Turns out they had a case of Winchester XPERT-HV .22 LR 500 count bricks sitting on the floor, bought 2 boxes at $12.97 each straight out of the case, right place at the right time I suppose.

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I was in again last night. No 223, no .40, no .45, no .308, no 7.62 no 9mm, no buckshot or slugs, hardly any .22 (3 bricks of Winchester). The only stuff they had was oddball calibers (IMO) such as .25 auto and .280.

The counter guy was pretty cool. I asked if I could leave my anonymous email and have him contact me when they get some in (I've been in twice a week for the last several weeks with no luck). He said they have a specific policy against contacting customers due to the "ammo shortage".

I walked out with three 100 rd boxes of 7 1/2 target load 12ga. Had to get something. Target loads remain plentiful and cheap and last I checked, I wouldn't want to be shot with them. Good for alternating with slugs. Sting/stun them, than splatter them.:wink:

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Was just at the local Chinamart and they actually had pistol rounds!!! The only caliber was ,44 mag 240gr semi wadcutters (I usually get hollowpoints) but I snapped them up anyway. No other pistol rounds at all. I did grab some .22 LR but they only had one value pack and even those were plain lead hollowpoints. I figured if I am gonna get a leaded barrel I would go with some thunderbolts, at least they are a bit heavier. Grabbed all they had, ten 50 count boxes.

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I got an earful from the old codger manning the ammo counter at my local WM; about Obama's ammo rush, and all the work it has made for him. He did let slip the technique that some are using to get the stuff before it hits the shelves: Apparently the more aggressive customers call frequently to see if a shipment has come in. When they hear that it has they show up and ask for it before he gets a chance to unpack it and stock the shelves. The customers who swing by and check the display case daily are only getting the leftovers....

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I got 2 of the Federal 100 rd. value packs of .223 today! :applause_

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How much did it set you back?

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Once again, my local Wal-Mart had the 100 round value packs in .223, 9x19 and .45 ACP. I picked up my weekly boxes of 9x19 and .45ACP.

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Early bird gets the worm.........


Welcome AG :ok:


T

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They were 39.97 each plus tax.

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I picked up 3 boxes of 9mm "blazer brass." I've never heard of that stuff but it was the only 9mm they had. Hopefully it's fine. For a box of 50 it's about 9.60$

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For target ammo, you can't beat it for the price. You should have grabbed more. Clean shooting and reloadable.

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Ill reply now. I went to the WalMart in Brenham, TX and they had no 9mm or .45. I went to the one near my Houston home at 290 and Tidwell and they had no 9mm or 45 or 12 gauge. They did have 22 bullets though. The shelves were empty as hell. Crazy. Have to order online nowadays even if they are backordered. Just wait it out and it will show. My rule of thumb is to double replace what I shoot.

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Stopped in a Walmart yesterday in Albuquerque where the cupboard was about bare... BUT they had SW40 in hunnert round boxes. I bought some. He said he just set that case of boxes on the shelf. We agreed it'll be gone in 24 hours.

Said he had a case of 9mm coming in that night (last night) and it'd be gone by close of business today. When I see what I like to accumulate, sitting on a shelf I grab some.

He also had 100 round boxes of 223 that he figured would be gone as soon as someone who wanted it saw it. I don't have a 223 so I didn't buy it. Someone will, or probably has by now.

Picked up another 550 box of federal 22 and a couple 50 boxes of remington 22mag accutip-v while I was there too.

The 40, 762, 38, 223, 9mm seem to fly off the shelf. At the same time, the last 3 stores I've looked at all had a decent to good stock of 45. Don't know what that's all about.

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One of my local Wally World stores had an "interesting" approach to maintaining inventory on the shelves toady. I dropped by the sporting goods dept while getting some groceries, hoping to grab some .22LR ammo. After paging an associate to the sporting goods dept, waiting 5 minutes with no response, I found an associate wandering close by.

I asked if he could help me or get somebody to get me some ammo out of the case. The story was "it looks like the 3rd shift person took the keys home", so he was unable to help me.

What a way to run a business! I was polite, though, and didn't even offer to pick/rake the (cheesy) lock to open it. Maybe next time.

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My Wally-World in Central Oregon is OUT too!!! :censored:

Didn't expect this in my "neck of the woods."

They're going to get more right?

I heard from Liberty Tree Radio that this Summer
they're stopping ALL Ammo sales. They're not going
for our guns, they're going to KILL the supply of ammo!!! :favorites21:

:thumpdown

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just picked 1k rounds 9mm target 17.89 per box of 100

grabbed 10 boxes

left 6 in the case for the next prepper....

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I think they will go after both guns and ammo.
This is what I think is coming for everyone.

• Colorado, a year after the 1999 Columbine High School shootings, made it a felony to buy a firearm for another person who should know the transaction is illegal, barred anyone from giving a firearm to a juvenile without the consent of the parents; made it illegal for a person not to try to prevent a juvenile from committing a gun crime; and increased the penalty for possession of a weapon by a felon.

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Today local WalMart had four cases (4K) .40 cal Blazer Brass, and other location had three cases (3K) 9mm Winchester 100rd value pack.

Sounds like Walmart got a large shipment recently and is making way to stores.

Also, would encourage everyone to ask the Ammo Clerk if you can get on their "super secret" waiting list. Found this out when I went behind the counter snooping and discovered six unopened (and hidden) cases of handgun and .223 ammo.

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Haha. I like your style.

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My local Walmart in NE Kansas was out of 7.62x39. Not only were the cupboards bare, but the guy scanned the labels and informed me that nothing is coming for at least a week.

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Local WM last night , out of every hand gun load over .22 cal except for 1 box of .40 cal , no .223 , 1 box 308 , few odd aboxes of .30 , 30-30 , n 30-06 and 4 boxes of .300 weatherby , price on those went up $4 since monday .

On the front of the case big sign that says .
Empty slots on back order , warehouse out .
5 boxes each ordered.

Yes boxes , not cases .

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Picked up a few boxes of Blazer Brass 115 FMJ 9mm the other day for $9.60 a box, they weren't even in the case yet, there was a salesclerk getting ready to put 'em in the case,....... just came in

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Hmm. These were $8.97 at a bunch of stores just 2 weeks ago (if you could find any). That's a healthy markup and more to come I'm sure.

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Wow, my ammo just went up 7%!

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Went to the local WM yesterday to get something for my daughter, went by the ammo counter expecting to find next to nothing. True, they were out of the basics, but for some reason the guy had four 100 rd boxes of Federal .223...

Did I bring enough cash? Just enough for one box... :banghead:

Tempted to bust out the debit card, but rules is rules...(cash only on ammo purchases).

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Was in yesterday, and they only had the Remington bulk pack .22's. Spoke to the lady at the counter, and she told me she was getting some Federal in later that night. I went back this morning and got two boxes.

I would have got more, but like Drumblebum, I like to pay cas for ammo, and that was about all the cash I had on me. I'm gonna swing back in the next few days, and see if I can pick a few more boxes. It looks like they got quite a bit in, but it goes fast once folks learn it's there.

Most of the other calibers were still pretty bare, but they did have more than they've had in a while. The .22's were all I was interested in right now.

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Today I went on a tour of four Walmarts within a 50 mile radius of me. There was not a single brick of .22 to be found at any of them. No .40 at any of them. A grand total of 5 boxes of .223 between the four stores (or 1.25 boxes per store). No .357, no 9mm, no 7.62x39. I did find 2 boxes of .308 which I purchased as a nice Rem 700 in .308 is on tap for me when finances improve. Shotgun shells (sport loads) starting to look depleted. This was at FOUR stores. Stopped by my local hunting store...shelves were fairly depleted also.

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Good News! Without ammo, the children will be safe. :sarcasm:Right?:sarc:

Pick up whatever ammo you can, when you can.

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Checked two stores in my town - big improvement over previous months.

First had 1000 .223 in 10x100rd Federal packs ($40 ea).
5x250rd .40 value packs (~$68ea).
2 bricks of Federal .22lr - bought both of those at ~$13 each despite the packages being a bit damaged.

Second store had a half aisle of 100rd 12ga or 20ga sporting rounds (~$22 either Federal or Winchester).

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I stopped in one today that had .308 only of the popular rounds. I bought 150 of .22 WMR CCI maxi-mags 40 gr. 100 JHP, 50 FMJ. 10+ per 50.

That's where I'm lowest now anyway. Plenty of 22lr decent supply of other cal's.

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shipment of 5500 rounds of.22 walked out the door, that was all they had, and the clerk said he had just put it on the shelf...should have been there 10 minutes earlier

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I bought a case of 9mm, wwb today at the local WM. $200 or $10/box of 50. And my Ruger LCP finally came in at the local gun store.

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I wiped them out of all their 9MM and many many bricks or .22lr today. They don't get it in too often. They can not keep 22 in stock here much less 9mm and 45.

I do have a local source for 7.62 x 39 for $6.99 for 20 rounds here - been stocking up on that too :)

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Well my local Wally World looked like it has been raped in the ammo area.

Nothing left but some random calibers and some cheap value packs of random shot for 12 and 20 gauge shotguns.

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[IMG]:coolbeer:[/IMG][QUOTE=voodoo1951;1494648][/IMG]Well, it looks like the rumors about wallyworld might be true. Somewhere on one of the forums I read all urban WW stores will no longer carry ammo after the first of the year. Anyone else experience anything similar..

was at cabelas and walmart and a couple rod and reel and bait shops out here in california...everything is expensive..some things were sparse like 12 gauge but even those still had brands in stock you just couldnt be real picky..same with 7.62 and 9mm sparse but still plenty to buy...as far as .270 or .30/.06 or 7mm mauser 22lr were all stacked to the roof..in all 5 stores i went to in sacramento it was the same as for guns there were all the different makes you would expect from pistols to shotguns...by the way can get a mossberg pump still for $300.00 bucks but ive seen more choices on other visits so stock is down some but no to the point of it appearing so unless you are a regular visitor

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Made the rounds again today. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Was told to check everyday as they have no idea when any will be coming in.

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I just call before I go in there.

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I searched 3 mal warts for gun oil, and found 6 bottles at the last one, so I did my Christmas shopping a bit early

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Go to the gun shop in Rio Linda. I got some decently priced ammo there a couple weeks ago.

The Big 5 in Davis is fairly well stocked as is the one in woodland but the Walmart in Dixon and Woodland have nothing. Don't buy ammo in the Big 5 in South Sac as they have plenty of supply but make yu register your ammo purchase with their police.

The Elk Grove Gun Room is out of everything good also.

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thank you and i will check that out i was in rio linda yesterday:biggrin:

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I picked up some 9mm the other day at wally world, hadn't even put it in the case yet, it was still in a shopping cart, in case boxes...(only 2 cases)

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I used to stop in 2 - 3 different local Wally World's nearly daily.....

Then I started calling.....

Now I just spend the extra couple FRN's and go to my local Gun Shop.

They seem to still have a decent assortment. I am actually very surprised that they haven't raised their prices significantly in light of lack of ammo near every where else.

RK

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I've been to 3 different WM's and 2 different Academys - just last Friday - and revisited several of the same stores this afternoon........

Bare shelves. Mostly just hunting ammo avail.

No 9mm .40 .45 .223 7.62 x39 or .308.


Real bummer. :(

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Finally scored one box of 50 Remington .22LR for $6 + tax. That is all they had. One damn box. I've given up shooting my 22's for the same reason I ain't shooting any other calibers either. These are strange times indeed...:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

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Bump...

Looks like folks were having trouble finding this thread.

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Went to Big 5 and they were pretty limited. Had 525 ct.boxes of Federal .22 ammo on for 19.99 so I bought 5.

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the two wallyworlds near me were down to bare bones yesterday...

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FOR DOGS SAKE, GIVE UP ON WALLYWORLD, IT IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO SELL AMMO ANYMORE, they have never been pro gun, esp. with barry soetoro as our example now.

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I just checked the local WW in colorado springs NE side of town. Clerk said, "All I have is 22's"!

WOW!

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I'm so glad I used to buy two of those boxes every time they had them on sale for $9.99! Those days are gone. Now the SALE price at Big5 is $19.99! They also used to have 100 round boxes of Winchester 9mm on sale at Big5 for $15.00. Wishful thinking now.

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+10000 on that...!!! I have been stopping into Wallworld every week for years now and stocking up on my favorite flavors. Those days are gone folks. Ain't gonna be no more WW cheap stuff ever again...My signature line says it all. VD51

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Hell, I still have four 100 round boxes of the Winchester 9mm that I paid $10 for! It makes me not want to shoot it. My local Wally World has been bare of even bulk .22lr for a while. All they seem to have is the 100 round CCI stuff. I'm lucky enough to get off of work at 2:00 in the afternoon. So I stopped at the Super WM near work to get the scoop on their inventory. I was shocked to see they actually had some ammo to sell.

They had Winchester Xpert HV 500 round bulk and Remington Golden Bullet 550 round bulk. There were about 8 boxes of each. I purchased 4 of each (2 boxes are for a buddy at work). I asked the guy if he by chance had any 9mm. He pointed 5 boxes of Blazer Brass on the shelf. I said, "Wow, I'm shocked you actually have some in stock." To which he replied, "I got 11 boxes in this morning. It's only 2:30 and that's what is left." So, I purchased two.

As the man was ringing me up, he asked, "So, how long will all of this last you?" I said, "Probably a couple of years."

Today was a really good score for me. I have checked 4 ammo sites for bulk .22 and they have all been out of stock. No brick and mortar places close to home have had any either. This puts my inventory at just under 7k rounds. My goal is 10k. I'm also sitting on about 600 rounds of 9mm. I think I may just sit back now and let everyone else pick at the bones. Time to focus on other preps. :wink:

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Went to the range this AM and shot my Beretta 92 with a .22LR Factory top.
Hit Wal-Mart and grabbed 3 boxes of the Federal 550 ct. $43.24 out the door.

Nothing but .22LR in stock there.

An older gentleman asked about 9mm. Clerk said he had no idea when they'd have any 9mm, .40S&W, or .45ACP.

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I picked up a UMC 9mm bulk pack ($48 for 250 rds) at mine yesterday...

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You're lucky that your local Wally World allows you to buy that many boxes of ammo. Some of the local ones seem to have implemented a 5 Box maximum per customer. Doesn't matter if the box contains 20 rounds, or 550 - 5 Boxes.

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I have yet to run into that situation, but I honestly expected it. This was one of the larger Walmart stores that is about the size of a Sam's Club. I really was surprised to hear there was no limit. This one was near work, which is 30 miles from home for me. It's in more of a rural/upscale area. Perhaps that has something to do with it? I don't think the one by my house has boxes of any single type of ammo unless it's shotgun shells.

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The Walmart next to me got 200 cases of 9mm today, 20 boxes per case. They had 3 boxes left when I got there around 1pm. They had 100 cases of .45 and they had already sold out of those. I came home with a case of 9mm blazer brass.

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How much did you pay?

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It was $8.97 per box, $195 for the case with tax.

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Any suggestions on sites that have ammo? No one has anything around here.

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The situation is still fairly tight around here; however, deliveries to Walmart are still being made. I was able to pick up 10 boxes of 9mm Blazer Brass and 10 boxes of Winchester 5.56 at a Walmart 22 miles from my home. This is the first 9mm and 5.56 ball ammunition that I've seen at a Walmart since the election. I arrived at this Walmart well before 8 a.m. and still was third in line for ammo. Also, a public thanks to the young gentleman ahead of me that asked me what I planned on getting and ended up splitting the 9mm with me.
Thanks much,
Mod1

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Ya lucky BASTID...Good Score !!! :5_1_120::5_1_120::5_1_120:

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Ive found a store near me run by an Indian Nation that has good prices (30 carbine for example $15 for50 rds.) but not alot of stock. mostly Euro brands, but ill take what i can get. good trading material .

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Things are so bad around here that a couple of the Walmarts have gone sticking other stuff in the cases so they don't look so empty - binoculars, paint gun supplies, etc. Or, spreading the ton of 22-250 & 30-06 they have around so every other slot is filled.

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The local Gander Mountain has resorted to trying to sell boxes (50) of Remington target loads (FMJ - copper) 9mm for 49.95 a box.

Got that? $49.95 a box!!!

I will not forget them for this. I buy boxes for 13.98 up the road.

I will remember them.

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Must have been mismarked. I'm sure that was the 250 round "value pack" price, just on the wrong box. Ya right!

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Local store finally had some 500pk .22LR in stock, was finally able to hit my goal of 10,000 rounds

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The cabinet at my locally Wally is just about empty. About all they have left is 223. I don't own this caliber of firearm and don't know much about it. Is it worth it for me to invest in it for later barter or possible trade for the caliber ammos I do need?

They have a variety of Remington and Winchester types and weights of 233. Any recommendations as to what would have the most appeal as trade bait?

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Same here in my town, GP

I asked if it was a mismark and the guy said nope, supply and demand.

I wont forget either.

BTW, If it wasn't for this board, I would be shooting blanks. Fortunately, I took the advice of many and stocked up big a few years back.

:ok::ok::ok:

Mark

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WHAT!

A dollar a round. WOW

E-A

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I just returned from my weekly shopping trip. Wal-mart, Kroger etc.

Wal-mart had zero handgun ammo again. Been like this for many weeks.

The clerk said they get a few boxes in every shipment and it flies out the door usually within an hour or two.

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Local WM today told me they received a memo and were told to not expect any ammo for at least 6 weeks .

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At nearly $.50 a round, I wouldn't bother with the 45 grain stuff, which is usually what they have in stock. If you can pick up 55 grain stuff for under half a buck a round, that wouldn't be too bad in today's market. It would also be better for trade in the future.

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Yep, same response from the Manager of the store.
I called and asked about availability. He said the warehouse was cleaned out and it would be WEEKS before anymore would be shipped.

We will see. I will continue to call on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Mark

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Stopped by WM today thinking that it may be kinda slow since its easter sunday. 3rd in line for ammo. The good news, they had some ammo. Only 1 box of BB 45, grabbed that and a box of 9mm for the lady. They had about 350 rds of 357, more 9mm, and of course, plenty of 40. If I was to buy a new caliber of handgun right now, it would be a 40 just because of the availability of ammo.

Did find another little honey hole at a out of the way sporting goods store yesterday. They had about 2 cases of BB in 9mm. Picked up 2 boxes there for the lady at 12.99 each. When I got it home, I was a little shocked to see that some of the cartriges had some corrosion starting on them, just little spots on the bullet and the cases were not very bright at all. I wonder how long those have been in the back room, I cant really immagine that they have had improper storage. Who knows??? Im sure they will shoot just fine, just kinda surprised to see older 9mm ammo in todays market.

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Thanks Satyr.

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Stopped by WW today. They had nearly nothing. Seriously... whole shelves were empty. I was going to take a pic to post, but thought that might be interpreted as a display of "rightwing extremist paranoia", so I didn't do that.

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Couple boxes 308 and 44 mag, all else bout gone, been that way for months now in south florida

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Snagged 100 rounds of blazer brass today in the nerf gun caliber of 9mm.

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Been OVER 4 Long Months since I started this thread. Sad to report in that time, there has not been a lick of useable ammo at WW that I was able to get my hands on before the sorry azz counter guy tips his buddy off about the next delivery. I'm just pissed off cause I ain't that guy... I called em out on it too and the douchebag sounded like Ralph Cramdon on the Honeymooners...Ha-ma na-ha-ma-na...I have written that place off TOTALLY...!!!

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Called local store last night and they were putting out 10 boxes of just delivered Blazer Brass 9mm. I went right over and asked for all ten boxes and was told bluntly I couldn't have them all - they were quite rude actually (2 women behind the counter). She said, "We've just had 3 calls for this and the people are on their way over." I settled for 8 boxes knowing one of the 3 callers was me and the other two could have a box each. While taking my cash another guy walks up and asks for 9mm and buys the last two boxes. Guy behind me was looking for .45 and was visually pissed they were still out. He looked like a cop actually.

Anyway, the situation is getting worse here. The shelf was bare of most calibers of pistol and they had a single box of .223, which I bought too. The counter was very busy and the clerks are testy, but it's the first time I've ever been denied buying my fill. By busy I mean people (white males) would walk up, ask for chosen ammo, be told don't have it, do the hesitant two steps sideways while looking blankly at the near empty case and then walk away. I really need to secretly film the process and put a time lapse on Youtube. At least they are not jacking the price as yet. I'm confident they could double or triple their prices and still sell out.

Scored:
8 boxes of 50 Blazer Brass 9mm @ $8.97ea
1 box of 20 Remington .223 55 grain @ $17.97ea

Denied:
No .380 Auto, no .22LR in any quantity, no 00-buck, no slugs. Lots of shotgun sport loads and decent selection of odd-ball rile ammo.

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Yesterday I lucked out and got 3 value pack boxes of 00 buck for $9.97 each. 15 shells per box. :565:

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My dad stopped at the local sporting goods store on April 15th - they had no handgun ammunition whatsoever. That has never happened before - this place is usually very well stocked.

They did have an adequate selection of rifle and shotgun ammo though - I still can't figure out why handgun ammo is the hardest to get.

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Sad to report my locally China-Mart is out of everything. Also they have signs up now limiting customers to 4 boxes of ammo per purchase. Doesn't matter what type FOUR TOTAL. So damn stupid.

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Same here. :confused_ma:

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Why even bother with WallyWorld? If you think of your time and patience in terms of money, you don't gain a hell of a lot by going there....first off, the WW nearest to me is a pain in the ass to park at, as it is is perpetually mobbed, so you end parking about 400 yards from the entrance....

Then, you get into the store, walk all the way to the frigging back where the sporting goods are, only to find that they have nothing in stock..so, you end up standing around, cooling your heels, while waiting for some androygenous salesperson to come along and help you....and, of course, when you ask him/her/it a question, you get an unintelligible answer back, if any answer at all....

Assuming you actually manage to goddam find anything in there worth buying, you end up in a long check-out line, along side 400-lb women in tank tops along with their broods of drooling, screaming kids....by the time you get to the frigging register, you end up having your goods wrung up by a pitiful elderly person who probably first started working sometime around Roosevelt's first term in office; inevitably, they FUBAR the register and have to call their pimple-faced, 19-year old supervisor to come over and figure how to un-FUBAR the register so you can pay for your goddam merchandise and get the hell out of there.....

Then, you get out to your car, and you notice a dent and a big, red streak of paint on your driver's side rear panel, no doubt left their by the screw-ball who, for some reason, could not figure out how to back out a 6-foot wide car out of a 10-foot space...

all in all, is it really worth it?????:36_1_28:

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Well... since you put it that way Chris. :rofl: I think not!

It's funny, I was picturing someone through the whole process. You nailed Wally World.

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I agree... who cares if it's worth it... that was an AWESOME POST!

:applause_

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I hit two walmarts this morning. I've been hunting some plain 357 or 38 special locally so I can shoot my damned wheel gun...

1rst Wally World:

A few high end hunting rounds in mainly odd calibers.

2 boxes of 30-06 in ($34 for 20rnds)
2 boxes of .308 ($22 for 20) Winchester X-load I think

One "Value Pack" of Winchester white box in 7.62x39. $27.97 for 40rnds. That's quite a value huh?:sarc: This was hidden behind a pile of really expensive 7mm hunting loads.

Various shotgun shells, even those are getting thin now

A shit load of 25 auto for a decent price ($16 for 50rnds) I almost bought some just for the hell of it. Maybe if anyone would have been around to help me I would have.

No 9mm, 40, 45 or anything else worth a shit...:no_ma:

Some 22LR of course, not much though


Off to Walmart #2:

Oh look more 7.62x39 "Value packs":sarc:, 2 of them actually...

Some .32 auto and .25 auto at this Walmart. Too bad I don't own anything that shoots it anymore...

22LR, various shotgun shells, odd ball caliber hunting rounds...

Hey! they have one box (50rnds) of plain jane 357 magnum.... For 30 freaking dollars....:banghead::banghead::banghead:

I waited at the counter pondering spending that much for one box of crappy ammo. No Walmart employees around for 100 yards, so I split.


The great ammo famine of '09 continues...

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About the only ammo I buy from Wally World is the Federal bulk packs of .22LR. I've been checking every couple of days, but they haven't had any for weeks now.

I did pretty well at the gun show back in March. I found some ammo and reloading stuff that I'd been needing. The next one locally is July 4th, so I'm hoping to pick up some more things I need then.

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Naples Florida area last 2 weeks ago.....tons of old timers, high rent area, mostly vacation property.....figured I might find some ......zero handgun ammo at 2 walmarts + 1 kmart. There was a few boxes of expensive 22LR CCI.

Pretty amazing

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Believe it or not, I would have grabbed the 50 "plain Jane" .357's, $30 is actually cheap, here it goes for $37, plus 5% tax

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My local Walmart is also completely out of all handgun ammo.

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:dito::dito: Just checked the 3 near me and for the past week....Nothing.
RK

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LOL.....well first off......go in the early morning cause most WW shoppers were up all night and arnt out shopping.....i always park in either the automotive or outside law and garden section and come in the back door.....i usually go with my gal she takes her list ...and i take my list head two different directions....i swoop in the ammo section run me down a pimple faced clerk which is always groggy from sleeping in the stock room....and if they have anything i want on the shelf i ask if they have a Case of it....of course that causes confusion a trip to the back...punching on the computer etc...then if they have what i want i pay for it at the ammo counter...bag it up and take it out the back door...cell phone the gal...arrange to pick her up at the frount door....whoooosh in and out in under 30 min....sometimes i even call ahead of time to see if they have any of the ammo i want in stock....so in-n-out in under 30 min....parked close to the door...the gal saved her a trip(she moves fast cause she knows i wont wait long)...no car dents....no weird over weight gals in spandex shorts with 5 kids hanging on to get me pissed cause i know they are shopping on MY dollar:bawling:...all is good :biggrin:

fwiw...i live in WW country litterally with in a 30min drive i can access 10 or more WW supercenters and sams clubs...so it is good to know how to beat the system

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Went to my local Wal-Mart for my ammo, and it is finally empty. Nothing left but shotgun shells, a few partial bricks of rimfire ammo, and some hunting rifle ammo. Bought a box of .243 Winchester for deer season and called it a day.

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Kmart doesn't carry handgun ammo. Haven't for years, ever since the anti-gun columbine activists got to them.

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Tazzman is spot on in his assessment, we must have gone to different schools together! The auto shop door is the closest that you can park to the building including the "handicap" spots. This is a key bit of trivia if it is raining or you happen to plan on carrying or wheeling out a heavy load.

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All that my local Waldo has left is 7mm and 30-06. Don't know anything about 7mm. Remington and Winchester. Is 7mm worth it a "buy and hold" investment?

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Deer rifle cartridge... I don't really think so as it's not spent in great numbers... Most it ever gets shot is sighting in. OTOH... Some bubba might be planning on that for his "sniper" round.:dontknow:

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I Finally hit FacadeMart on the right day.

Cases of .380. 9mm, 30.06, .223, .40, .38 Special.

Picked up some 9mm for .28 per round, including burdensome sales tax.

I left there at 5 PM, and the clerk told me that it would all be gone by closing time.

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Strange goin-ons at Wallyworld.

As background, WW in my area (perhaps all of Fla) restricts sales of ammo to between 9AM - 9PM.

I just happen to be paasing by a WW last night shortly before closing so I decided to pull in just to do a recon run. Well Lordy, they had .38, .357, 9mm and .45. Not lots and lots, perhaps a dozen boxes altogether. Best of all, they had .22LR bulk packs, just not as much as I was going to want.

I show up this morning and can't believe there are already 2 guys ahead of me. So we hang out and yak about the ammo shortage (what else) while waiting for them to open the counter.

I happen to notice the 9mm, the Federal Automatch .22, and a bunch of .22 bulk packs are no longer there. We figured some enterprising WW employee acquired them. Anyway, I ended up with about 3,500 rounds of stuff and this WW is empty again.

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Yup...guaranteed the sporting goods guy is tipping his buddy off and if you ain't the buddy well, you catch my drift...