Why we have an ammo shortage.

[dieselrealtor]

Doesn't everyone know that the .22lr flippers are actually DHS agents tasked with creating revenue along with creating a shortage of which will continue because a large percentage of those buying from the flippers will hoard & never shoot them as well as infiltrating the gun community & appearing as a savior because they have ammo for sale?


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[DoggyDaddy]

Holy freaking hell, can these conspiracies stop? It's the American consumers own damn fault that they can't find ammo. On certain calibers they're still in the "buy all I see whether I need it or not" mode

The government needs ammo. BIG shocker. The gun world seems to be turning into the hair salon gossip counter

I confess I am this way... For instance I just bought some more 7.65x53 Argentine and .303 British today... I'm sorry...

 

[M67]

I confess I am this way... For instance I just bought some more 7.65x53 Argentine and .303 British today... I'm sorry...

HOARDER!!! HOARDER!!!!

Oh wait, you only get called that when you're buying stuff that someone else wants

 

[BehindBlueI's]

 

[gm652]

I cant wait for all those guns to start hitting the used gun market. Someday the prices are going to drop like a rock

 

[radar44]

As I walked up to the ammo case a few days ago , a wide eyed 65+ farmer looking type guy steps up close to me and yells " What do you want ? ! What are you here for ? There's ONE brick left and I'm waiting on the key ! "
I thought this guy was going to have a stroke during the 2-3 minutes it took to get the glass case unlocked . He was pacing and guarding that case with fire in his eye -ready for a fistfight over that brick .
As he was paying for the ammo , he tells the clerk that he " has well over 1,000 rounds at home and doesn't even know when he will ever shoot it ".

This is ONE of the reasons why we have a shortage . ( what a d**k )

 

[ViperJock]

As I walked up to the ammo case a few days ago , a wide eyed 65+ farmer looking type guy steps up close to me and yells " What do you want ? ! What are you here for ? There's ONE brick left and I'm waiting on the key ! "
I thought this guy was going to have a stroke during the 2-3 minutes it took to get the glass case unlocked . He was pacing and guarding that case with fire in his eye -ready for a fistfight over that brick .
As he was paying for the ammo , he tells the clerk that he " has well over 1,000 rounds at home and doesn't even know when he will ever shoot it ".

This is ONE of the reasons why we have a shortage . ( what a d**k )

Well over a thousand rounds? Wow!!! This guy must have a walk in safe to keep it all in.

 

[nra4ever]

I was just at Walmart and they pretty much had all calibers in stock except .22. The new sign also said no limit on ammo except for .22. Needless to say I grabbed up a few boxes

 

[walleyepw]

Hey, I think aliens (not illegal immigrants) are hording the ammo so that when they attack the earth there will be minimum resistance.

 

[nra4ever]

I was with you until you said "not illegal"

 

[Cameramonkey]

Well over a thousand rounds? Wow!!! This guy must have a walk in safe to keep it all in.

I think you missed the point. Doesnt matter how many he has in his closet. It matters how much he shoots. He's a hoarder that doesnt actually go out and shoot.

It doesnt matter if he has 1,000 and shoots 10 shots a year at woodchucks, or if he has 10,000 and shoots 10 a week at paper. Either way its gonna take quite a while to get rid of what he has so why buy more except to hoard? Given by his own admission he doesnt need it, I agree with Radar.

 

[mbaza3]

I was just at Walmart and they pretty much had all calibers in stock except .22. The new sign also said no limit on ammo except for .22. Needless to say I grabbed up a few boxes

My local Walmart looked the same. The ammo case was filled with more 100 round boxes of 9mm, 40, and 45 than I have seen in a long time.

 

[Bfish]

My Walmart was much better too! I bought quite a bit of ammo today. Will be nice not to have to go all of the time with that 3 box limit now that one trip can take care of the need… I wish I could get it online as cheap as I get it there! Reloading is in the not so distant future for me I do believe...

 

[Trooper]

Was at the local Wal-Mart last night. Saw 9mm for about 22 cents per round. And .223 for just at 30 cents per round.

 

[Birds Away]

I freely admit that before things went to crap I usually kept very little ammo around. I would drop by Wal-mart or the LGS on the way to the range and get what I needed. I learned my lesson and now have over 5k of 9mm range ammo in the safe. I know many people probably have way more than that. I will continue to buy it whenever funds are available and I see what I consider quality ammo within what I consider a reasonable price range. I'm sure there are a lot of others just like me. I have no intention of flipping anything. I just like to shoot on a regular basis and I have no idea when the next panic will hit. So I will continue to buy when I can.

 

[Sgtusmc]

My Walmart is on north Keystone. Always plenty of 223/556 but RARELY ever any 9mm and definitely no sight of .22. I stopped worrying about buying ammo 5 months ago or more but if I'm in there I'll still take a look to see what's coming back. Last time I saw bricks of .22, a gentleman and I were ogling the 3 bricks in the case waiting for the key. The guy grabbed the 3 bricks and I think he saw my puppy dog face and offered to give me one of the bricks. I said no thanks and let him have 'em. I have about 575 rounds of .22lr and I'm fine with that until it all comes back.

 

[tcecil88]

The Wal-Mart here in Lawrenceburg is hit or miss on ammo, more miss than hit actually. For the last 2 weeks, there was nothing, now there is some Federal Champion and WWB .40 and .45 bulk packs. I picked up a 100 pack of FC .45 for a little over $40 OTD. Not great, but at least there was some available. No .22 or 9mm though.

 

[radar44]

Wal-mart in Noblesville - 2 boxes of 357 mag. (remington 125 gr. soft point )
Lots of white box 100 pack in 45
Lots of 9mm federal hollow point
some 17 hmr
as of 3:oo pm 2/23/14

 

[WebSnyper]

I'm not sure posting the location every time you find ammo is really going to help with the shortage...

 

[Trooper]

I'm not sure posting the location every time you find ammo is really going to help with the shortage...

Prices are going down. Demand is down though higher than it was in the past. one thing is that manufacturers are increasing production. And there is some overseas production that is getting into the US. Maybe, with an Republican president, we might see more overseas ammo come in thus taking prices down even more.