Could the clouds be parting?

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I was in Walmart today for my routine bullet check and to my pleasant surprise what did I find --- MORE AMMO THAN I HAVE SEEN IN WEEKS!! Boxes of .380, .45's, .40's, shotgun shells, rifle shells..... it was almost too much to take!! Frustratingly no 9mm or .22's BUT they also had a S&W M&P 15 .22 for $450 AND a .223 AR for $970. The prices were of old days - .45's were Winchester White box 100 rounds for $40. The others were not elevated in price. Could the clouds be parting? I think I see the sun shining thru. :D Now if everyone will not go crazy when more hit the shelves.
We can only hope.
 
It might have been luck.

I went to two Walmarts lately.

One had a .22 lr AR lookalike, but was cleaned out of ammo.

The other one had .243, .270, and .410.
 
My local Walmart has nor 9 mm. The clerk said other clerks let their friends know when new inventory is stocked and it is gone in less than 15 minutes.
 
From just these replies I truly believe things are TRYING to return back to normal...... IF WE WILL LET IT!
 
I am hopeful, too. I picked up a box of 9 mm at my local WalMart last week. They had two 250-round boxes of UMC. After some thought, I left the second box for someone else. Haven't got the scent of any .22LR, though. I haven't run out, but I have cut back on shooting to avoid running out, and that is almost the same.
 
We're only doing it to ourselves. If a quarter of this panic energy was spent writing to legislators and protesting, we'd have ammo and firearms to spare.
 
Slow your roll....

I'd pump your breakes(as the kids say)....

A few ammunition styles may come back up or prices may level off but Im still a tad unconvinced.
A local FFL shop near me is pushing new duty size Glocks for $900.00 :( and all, yes ALL my bookmarked GunsAmerica.com firearms were sold. I've been a member since 2004 & never saw that.

Most factory LE type handgun rounds are still $1.50/2.00 per round too. :(

CF
 
Call me a pessimist, but there are alot of people sitting around with little to no ammo. They are going to scarf up every round they can get their grubby little hands on.
Then there's the guys that have shot some of their stash and are looking to replenish.
We are our own worst enemy.
 
Armalite AR10 Mags

I thought maybe things were slowing up on this craziness. I was actually able to order 2 AR 10 mags from Armalite at the normal price. They arrived as ordered! Unfortunatley, I see now they are listed as out of stock again. Oh well, at least I have as many as I really need now.
 
We are our own worst enemy.
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Sadly this is true. I can't help but think of all of the 9mm, 22LR and other ammo calibers that have been placed on popular auction sites by gun stores to fetch the highest dollar instead of just putting them on the shelf. Hopefully everyone will relax a little. Another bit of POSITIVE news, there is a Walmart in my area that has some 22LR in stock. I still think there is a rainbow finally showing thru this storm.
 
Still lookin' for that old rainbow.

I was in one of my LGSs and, after trading for a .22 revolver (see below) was asked if I needed any ammo for it.

You have .22.lr? I was surprised, of course.

The salesman led me to the end of the counter where he had two 550 rd boxes of Federal (he said).

Price clearly marked on each box was $ 250.00 :eek:.

Okay, I realize it was kind of a joke, meaning "We have a little but don't expect/intend to sell it."

Maybe tomorrow.

OTUS (OnTheUpSide), I picked up a good clean used New Model Ruger Single-Six convertible for a really good price (I think).

Will
 
I got a Remington Bucket O' Bullets, which is 1400 rounds of .22, for $75. Not the best deal out there, but at least I've got some.

I keep lots of ammo on hand at home, but I've never kept .22. Why? Because when does anyone ever run out of .22, and...ermagherd what the heck?!?

Yeah. So, I'll be keeping some on hand from now on.
 
I don't see us coming out of this in 6 or 8 months like has been suggested though I hope I am wrong. There are shooters who have years worth of ammo and would like to have more, shooters with a few months worth who would like to have a lot more, guys who just don't ever keep much and want their share, and all of the new shooters coming along who want a few thousand to many thousands of rounds of anything and everything they shoot.

If the influence and pressure we have been applying to our legislators continues to pay off then I would expect demand to get more back to normal, but not before everyone has satisfied their current wants/needs for ammo. If more strict laws are enacted and/or taxes on ammo per round are passed then the demand will remain high until the taxes and restrictions make it too expensive or impossible to buy. If nothing else, the burden of taxes may help drive the cost of ammo down again.

Illinois has one of the lower ownership rates of firearms in the nation per capita and once the legislature address the state's supreme court demand of reviewing its overly restrictive laws there will be a lot of catching up to do. Imagine another few million gun owners who want to learn to shoot and want to not have the smallest ammo stash. There are a few other states with high populations and low ownership rates and if the trend continues, that means a demand for ammo and weaponry.

This is going to be around for awhile I believe.
 
Round here it appears that way. Gun shops have AR's, magazines, and bullets (no box limit except Walmart). Walmart had close to 2000 rounds of Tul 7.62X39, 100 round boxes of 12 gauge, 40S&W, 45ACP, Colt AR15's. All at good prices. While I am going to hold off on my gun purchases this summer I expect the gun market to be flooded with people who are mad at themselves for panic buying and trying to get money back out of the gun they knkw nothing about. I plan to pick up loads of magazines and ammo (not wiping stores out though..) one or two boxes at a time, same with mags. I need Sig P226 9mm, Sig P239 40, and Sig P220 magazines. Plus some 30 or 20 round AR mags. I really hope I am right, and the gun craze will be over, and have turned to something glorious for us that actually enjoy the sport, and didn't buy just because they could be banned.
 
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Shelves are bare of any kind of plinking ammo round here. There's a 1080rd tuna can of 5.45x39 at a LGS I would buy but it's over double the normal price of about $150, think ill wait. I am starting to see lots of ARs pop up at normal prices, same LGS I mentioned has about a dozen ARs, even more AKs, and a PTR91, all at sane prices.
 
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