MidwayUSA .380acp Backorder OK
 

I check Midway's site on a daily basis for .380 ammo and for a couple of months now it has been dry except for the occasional Buffalo Bore and seasonal runs of Double Tap custom loads. All other items have been listed as unavailable and no backorder. As of today they are taking backorders on the majority of their .380 line. They are going quick, too. I got my order in and had to mix and match a few brands because I could not get as many boxes of the one I wanted. I only wanted 10 boxes and ended up having to get 3 different brands at 5ea, 4ea and 1ea respectively. Last time they opened up backorders they were all shut down within a week.

Re: MidwayUSA .380acp Backorder OK
 

Checking again today I see that the items that I could only buy a limited amount of are still marked as available for backorder. Running a quick cart test I discovered that the limitation is apparently an effort at rationing. For example, The Fiocchi FMJ is limited to 4 boxes per backorder. I had incorrectly assumed that the 4 I was limited to yesterday was the final four of that backorder lot.
So, MidwayUSA is rationing on backorders of .380 ammo. Interesting.

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I was in Walmart the other day and snagged three 100 round boxes of 380 WWB at $32 each.

By the way, I think it's that Fiochi ammo that won't work in Ruger LCP's. I saw a utube video on it.

Here's the video I was talking about:

Re: MidwayUSA .380acp Backorder OK
 

I have put 50 rounds each of this ammo through 2 different LCPs with zero problems. I would never use it for carry, only practice. Still, thanks for the heads up. It appears that the guy in the video is using the JHPs. I am specifically interested in the FMJs. I have definitely not experienced any issues loading or unloading magazines with that ammo. If I do have issues in the future I still have a BDA-380 that eats anything I feed it, and I know this ammo feeds fine in it.

Good price on the WWB, though!

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A few questions about the video.

Any body else heard of issues with the Fiocchi 380 ammo being out of spec?

Here's a few reviews from Midway, They say the same thing, too long for LCP:

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=250856



Overall Rating:

3.8 out of 5Used this Product?Rate It

Charley B of Longview, WADate posted: 10/27/2008What's best? Depends on your gun and your needs. I think Fiocchi is great for mid to full size .380s like PPK, PP, CZ83, Makarov, Beretta Cheetah, Sig, Bersa, etc. However, for mini-guns aka mouse guns a shorter length cartridge is needed (typically) because the smaller guns are designed for that and some ammo is designed for those tiny guns. Corbon and Winchester Silvertips are known for being made for the extra petite .32s and .380s out there. However, for those of us with more traditional size .32s and .380s, Fiocchi is great. In .32 I find it the BEST bar none for my Firestorm (Bersa) .32 and my CZ83 .32. In .380 I find the Fiocchi among the best (CCI Speer Gold Dot being slightly hotter and better performer in gelatin, but Fiocchi another best choice and for way less money). I think in .380 that Fiocchi is for sure best for money, and is among 3 best standard pressure .380 cartridges. The Speer Gold Dot and PMC Gold Star Fire being the other best standard pressure rounds for .380. Yes, Corbon DPX good too, but to expensive. That in .380. In .32 the Fiocchi is the most powerful and best, period. Was this review helpful?Yes | No15 found it helpful | 0 did not

Dick Williams of Logan, UtDate posted: 4/8/2008This is the finest 380 ammo made. I shot it in my Beretta 84BB and it fed perfectly and was dead on accurate. I love the ballistics because they are hotter than everything except +P loads. Was this review helpful?Yes | No33 found it helpful | 0 did not

Bill K of Columbus, INDate posted: 6/17/2009Performs well in my Kel-Tec P3-AT. Probably hotter than most American-made non-premium ammunition. Was this review helpful?Yes | No0 found it helpful | 0 did not

Rand Barney of Swanton, VTDate posted: 8/9/2008Probably a fine shooting ammo for most 380's I'm sure, but they will not feed in a Ruger LCP. The longer tapered hollow point bullet causes the cartridge to jam in the clip. Was this review helpful?Yes | No15 found it helpful | 0 did not

Jim Braley of Conway, ARDate posted: 8/23/2008This ammo is too long to feed through a Ruger LCP magazine. It will hang up every time you put more than one round in the magazine. Was this review helpful?Yes | No14 found it helpful | 0 did not




Why didn't he just measure the round and refer to a reloading manual for the correct maximum over all length for the Fiocchi round?

Why didn't he use the same magazine for both rounds?

Could it be a combination of the ammo and or the magazine?

Has he (or anybody else) contacted Fiocchi, if the ammo is really out of spec or contacted Ruger if it is the mags that are the culprit?

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They're not just rationing on ammo backorders. They also have limits in place for PMags (5, I think). If you try to put more than 5 in your shopping cart, a screen pops up & basically says that in order to be fair to all customers wanting these items, Midway has limited the quantity to 5 (or whatever).