The Quarterly "Where is everything?" thread -- guns, ammo, primers, powder, etc.

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Yesterday I bought a 1000 round bulk pack of Winchester 22LR at the Dick's store near me for $60. I think the last time I bought a brick of 500 was in the 80's, for $5, so it hurt a little. But 6 cents a shot actually doesn't seem bad. This is encouraging. Maybe things are finally looking up.

What was 22LR selling for before the craziness? Say, before Obama?

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In 2007-2008 a 525 pack could be had for about $18 at Walmart.
I remember the market recovering entirely from the first Obama shortage in about 18 months. We are 22 months out from Sand Hook and I haven't seen a bulk pack of 22lr at Walmart yet, let alone a shelf full every time I go shopping.
 
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Local Walmart has ZQ1 7.62x51 20rds for $9.97, no limit.
Rural King has Armscor 00 Buck. 80rds in plastic container for $39.99
 
Has ANYONE seen a brick of 22lr at a walmart since 8/1/14?
I am asking because I am wondering if their contracts ran out and the other distributors won out as they were willing to pay more. I imagine Walmart usually guarantees a huge portion of the supply with a preferenced option for a lot more.
 
Yes. Not really a brick... but 300 per person. I assume you missed this sale? It was a national event, but not every store. Some don't sell ammo.

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If anyone is interested in over priced .22lr, Brownells is selling 500rd boxes of CI of Mexico for the ridiculously high price of $59.99. Their flyer claims no limits while supplies last.

At that price, I'm sure only the most desperate or ill informed would even consider buying any.
 
I did mean 8/1/14. Wanted to see if anyone in the country has a regular supply.
The 300 rounds of CCI is considerably more expensive than the bulk "bricks." The 222 round bricks isn't too far off. With a limit of one that still wouldn't supply me for an afternoon at the range shooting 22s with myself or especially with a friend/spouse.
 
Red Dot No longer avail at Natchez's

They must have gotten a truck load of pistol powder at Natchez yesterday. Still have Red Dot available if anyone needs it. It's gone now.

Perhaps a Mod can delete this thread?
 
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Nah, we don't wanna close this thread - we haven't had a good gripe session about powder in a while :D

Looks like HS-6 also made a brief appearance there too. I haven't seen HS-6 anywhere in well over a year. So that's kind of an encouraging sign. (I have 2 Lbs of it, so I'm good.)

Maybe HP-38 or W231 will start popping up for the first time in over 2 years.
 
I finally got some Bullseye and Power Pistol. :D They only lasted about 15 minutes.

I am seeing a good variety of pistol powders a couple times/week on gunbot now. They don't last long--usually less than 15 minutes before they are sold out. But this is very encouraging.

I did find a pound of HP-38 at a local gun shop a couple weeks ago.
 
My LGS was getting in Alliant powders throughout the autumn - a few pounds this Friday, a few pounds that Friday sorta thing. I did my part by standing in line, and over the course of a few months, got my fill of Bullseye, Unique, and Power Pistol.

Still looking for AA2 and HP-38/W231 (I have both, but getting low.)

Usually in the cold months, the producers re-gear for rifle powders. I was kinda hoping they stick with producing the fast pistol stuff - since there never seems to be enough of it.
 
I was at my LGS on Thursday to check on the powder situation. They had a bunch in. There were four pounds of 296 on the shelf. There were two when I left :D. They had a bunch of 700X too. I haven't used it but I'm getting low on Universal so I grabbed a couple of those to tide me over. They also had an eight pounder of Titegroup. I've never used the stuff and I'm not really interested in trying it. I know it has a lot of fans and a lot of people are looking out for it. I left it for one of them.
 
700x seems to be one of those powders that flies under the radar most of the time. I picked up an 8lb keg a few months ago when there was nothing else available and have worked up a nice CAS load in .38spl. I like it. At 2.7g per round, I think I'm good for a long time...
 
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