Could the clouds be parting?

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The biggest table at our gun shows dealing in those things that hold rounds is titled Clips R' Us. Oh, the horror and humanity. :D

So believe it.
 
I frequently call magazines clips.
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Then the End Times are truly upon us. I'm selling off all my ammunition and hi-capacity clips and joining a convent.

Stock is showing up. Most of it is stuff backordered last year, but we are seeing something of a spring thaw. When will things be back to normal? Not for awhile yet, but they're getting better.
 
Silly rabbit, clips are for paper!



Yes, the clouds are dissolving. The best indicator is that AIM surplus has Troy Batlemags in stock, for a solid 24 hours. Haven't checked right now, but I think that's a record recently. Yep, they're still there.
 
SWAT is a magazine but my bullets fall out of it and it won't stay in my AR.

A LGS had lots of ARs - expensive but there. Cabelas and CDNN has round holding thingees.
 
Well, MagnumWill, I guess that my M1 must shoot paper as that uses clips not magazines. I can guarantee you that whatever I shot with it isn't get shot with paper but 150 grs of metal.
 
Shelves at Walmart here are still quite barren. If ammo shows up on a truck it evaprates before it hits the shelves. WM DC guys that I know say that truck loads do show up from time to time. The thing is only some shot shells get slotted in the ware house. All the rest goes about 100 yards down the dock to loaded onto outbound trucks. They ration what each store gets so that all the sotres get some. Just that people line up to buy it before it hits the shelf.

The sporting goods people at the local WM say they have not been able to put it on the shelves. People are lined up, and they take it straight out of the case. They said 08 was not this bad, and I agree.

Oh and Glen they are called "Amunition Feeding Devices" according to Mrs. Feinstien.:p
 
Lead Times starting to get better..

I ordered a Rock River Mid length upper in the middle of March and it shipped on the 28th of March. I hope this is a sign of things starting to free up!:)
 
Shouldn't we all refrain from buying ammo for the time being? If we buy ammo as soon as we find it we're kind of perpetuating the problem.
 
Shouldn't we all refrain from buying ammo for the time being? If we buy ammo as soon as we find it we're kind of perpetuating the problem.
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That's a good point - I don't think people will stop panicking until they not only see ammo on the shelves, but they see it sticking around longer than a day or two.
 
Shouldn't we all refrain from buying ammo for the time being? If we buy ammo as soon as we find it we're kind of perpetuating the problem.
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Yes, we need to shoot less until availability is back and prices come back down to a pre-Newtown level.

In a year or two, I suspect, there are going to be lots of guys trying to sell their overpriced ARs.
 
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Today I saw 9mm on the shelf at Wal-Mart (1 box limit). It was the pricey hollow point stuff, so I passed.

Later in the day I ended up at Bass Pro Shop. No 9mm on the shelves, but some Hornady steel case 40 S&W (also pass) but more .45 ACP than you could shake a stick at. WWB 100 round boxes - at least 10 on the shelf. Winchester White 50-round boxes, at least 7. Remington UMC 100 round boxes - 2 on the shelf.

I know 45 ACP has been more available generally than the other two, but this was the first time since the panic began that I have seen boxes and boxes on the shelves, and seemingly staying there. I did pick up a 100-round box of Winchester UMC.

I did feel sorry today for one person - as I was looking at the ammo in Wal-Mart a sweet lady about 65 years young asked me where in the world she could get some .22 ammo. Her and her husband always come down here for a month or so and they just buy ammo when they show up. This time - no luck. I told her I was sorry but she needed to try one of the local gun shops and hope that she doesn't pay too much.

I think when boxes of .22 are back on the shelves we will truly be getting back to normal (depends on the price, of course!)
 
The clouds may be parting in parts of the country, but there's still some dark thunderheads here in NJ and other states like NY, CT, MD, CA, and CO. New legislation is going to create a demand for certain firearms and accessories, including ammo, before a deadline.
 
I haven't even bothered looking at my LGS or WalMarts lately, so I'm not sure how the situation is around here. But reading the OP's post has given me some hope! Just the thought that this whole crapshoot might be getting better has made my day.
 
My LGS actually has EBGs hanging on the walls again, they are priced from $800 to about $1,300 each depending on make and model.

Ammo is still a little tight, specially .22LR, but I see typical defense calibers, 9mm, .40SW, and .45ACP.
 
Went to Academy today and noticed a lot of ammo, just not the real popular calibers (.223, .308, 9mm, .40 or .45).

I think we're at the beginning of the end of the hysteria.

One thing I did notice throughout this mess is that there has always been plenty of shotgun shells. I think I'll start shooting skeet with my Mossberg 930SPX.
 
All i know is that i may be the only distance shooter in my city, when i come in from work every other weekend, they always have plenty of Hornady .308 AMAX Match ammo for me, and at 32.00 a box... Ive probably bought 400rds this yr so far...
 
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