The Walmart Ammo thread

Local Wal-Marts are still pitifully short of common caliber ammo, even 22LR. Fortunately, other outlets like Academy have been stocking most popular rounds for some weeks now; even picked up some 380 recently.
 
I was early to work this morning and the door was still locked (Yes, I have keys... long story) so I went by the local WallyWorld here in Indiana. They actually had a box or 2 of 9mm, 40, and then I looked and wayyy beck on the back of the shelf was TWO 45 Auto WWB bulk packs @ $29.95. I tracked down an employee and bought 'em both. That is the first time I have found 45 Auto at WallyWorld since Obama was elected.
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Today I drove up to the Academy in Cedar Park, TX cause i got a lead on a Ruger 22/45 mark III. they didnt have any. I saw some boxes of .45 acp for 19 each, so I bought my limit. On a whim, I went to wally world and i didnt see any WWB 9mm. so I asked how much it usually is, and when theyre gonna have their next shipment. Guy behind the counter was like, no we have 9mm! it was Federal 9mm brass $9 a box, and they had a lot. I could only buy 6, but its nice to know things are starting to look better.

They also had .44 rem mag for 32 a box, i think it was 100, but could have been 50. they also had a 100 box of wwb .40 for $28, which comes out to $14 a box, which isnt bad.
 
I have a feeling that gun dealers in my area are doing the same thing, considering the fact that my walmart NEVER has any .40 .45 or 9mm, there is a spot for it on the shelves but its never there, you shoulnt defend the walmart employees as not everyone has the same experiences as you do.
 
Stopped in at a Wal-Mart on the way home Friday. They had 4 of the WWB 100 packs in 9mm. Bought two and the clerk indicated surprise. She said that most people coming in are either buying the limit or buying everything available.

Over the past month or so, my success rate at Wal-Mart on 9mm ammunition has been around 75% or maybe a bit better.
 
Temple, TX lots of .40 S&W like 12 boxes of 100 rnd wwb. 10 boxes of 50 round Federal champion. About the same in 9mm. Had 5 boxes of 44mag 50 round wwb. 45 auto and .380 selling as fast as it hits the shelf.
 
My local WM had a few cases worth of Federal 9MM for $9 a pop.
And of course i dont own a single 9mm!
Luckily my local gun shop always has amazing prices,$10 for 9mm now and ever at the worst times when you couldnt even find ammo most places they only went up to $15 a box and im sure they didnt have an easy time keeping those in stock.
They even kept my .45acp under $22 for 50 and even online you wasnt gonna touch those under $40
 
I can't believe I'm happy to get 22lr's!

Low and behold, today 12pm'sh 4 box's of Federal 22lr 550s, low and behold there was a guy hovering above them ahead of me.:eek: I asked him if he was getting 22 longs, he replied "Yep":D

Next, I asked are you going to buy them all? He said "Yep":D

:eek: I said "can at least leave me one box?". He hesitated, and said reluctantly, "Yeah,..... I guess.".

We did talk a little about what 22s we had, because the cashier was busy for a few minutes.

After the cashier pull them out to ring up, he offered me another box, I said "that's okay, I'm just happy you let me have one", but I actually would have bought two and left the other two for the next guy because I was low, but not that low.:rolleyes:
 
I'm getting worried. My local WM is on 9th East in SLC (Murray). For the past three weeks, nothing but shotgun ammo. Nothing else. 4 weeks ago I picked up 6 boxes of .9mm for my Firestorm and they had a ton of handgun ammo. Now, nothing but boomstick stuff. What is going on?

Randy
 
more and more stock showing up

seems like most of the wallys i have been to lately in sw oh are getting stock. Just about every one has 9mm, LOTS of 40, some 44...but never any 45 :(

bass pro shop had everything the othe day, i just hate to pay 39 per 100 when wally has then for 29....
 
I live between 3 Walmarts which are 15, 22, and 35 miles away, in 3 different directions. Yesterday I was in the closest one and found 2 boxes of Remington bulk 550; bought them both. Today I happened to be back in there, looking for a .22 laser with remote switch (found it, about $30) and they had a lot more .22 bulk on the shelf. One guy was all upset because he had driven "over 100 miles" and was limited to 6 boxes. He said he thought it was illegal, and he was going to call his lawyer. His buddy didn't have the money to buy more than 2 boxes, but he paid for the other 4, so they left with 12 boxes of .22 lr ammo. That's 6600 rounds. He was still cussing about the 6 box limit when he left. After he was gone, another customer pointed out the laminated sign saying that they were limiting sales of all ammunition to 6 boxes right now because of the shortages. It had been sitting about 4 inches from his elbow. I bought another 2 boxes to go with the laser. After all, I might use up the last of the bulk box I bought about 4 years ago, and need them sometime in the next decade.

The poor salesgirl stayed calm and polite throughout it all. She told me later that she was filling in in sporting goods today; she usually works in toys. How was she supposed to know all about ammo and policies?(My words, not hers) Stores are all running short on help because the retail sales markets are way down. Some stores like Lowe's are infamous for not having enough help in the first place.

Thanks to this forum and an online friend, I found a source for the large pistol primers I have been looking for. But I ordered them 5 days ago, and they haven't been shipped yet. I'm getting a little nervous...... it's anticipation.
 
Well the last two weeks I've been in my local Wally World about 9 miles from my home. They had PLENTY of Federal AND Remington value packs for $16.97per box. LAst week I bought 2 for my brother since his Wally World never has anything but shotgun shells. And just today I bought 2 for myself along with 5 boxes of Federal 9mm, which had a NO LIMIT on sale sign posted. A older guy in one of their scooters asked for 2 boxes also of 9mm. Kinda looked at me strange:confused:. BTW this is twice they have not asked "pistol or rifle".
 
The biggest problem with anything you buy at wal mart is whether you get what you think you're buying. The last time I bought shells there, I noticed that there were three different types of primers in a single box of .300 mag, copper, nickel, and brass. After noticing that, I mic'd all the shells, and found no two to be even close to the same overall length, and the shells to have been trimmed so badly that they were visibly canted at the mouth. These were Remington brand, and I've never seen the like from any other retailer. After doing a little homework, I found out that wal mart negotiates it's low prices by either forcing suppliers to move production, switch to lower quality components while maintaining the same outward brand labeling and appearance, etc.. I've also noticed that my few friends who still buy ammo there have far more accuracy and misfire issues than the rest of us.
 
"I found out that wal mart negotiates it's low prices by either forcing suppliers to move production, switch to lower quality components while maintaining the same outward brand labeling and appearance, etc.. I've also noticed that my few friends who still buy ammo there have far more accuracy and misfire issues than the rest of us."

yeah, and placing garlic over your windows protects you from vampires, white alligators roam the sewers of ny city and lite beer keeps you skinny :)
 
I’ve had to go into my wal-mart at 7:00AM for the past month when they open to find any ammunition; about 4 days ago I was able to grab 6 100round WWB value packs of .45. After a month I have 300 rounds of .38, 150 rounds of .357, 600 rounds of .45, 200 rounds of 9mm, 1100 rounds of .22. (No 24 hour wally world where I live)

Anyway over the weekend there were 20 100 round WWB value packs of 9mm priced at 21.97; I wanted to scoop them up but my bank account, girlfriend, nor I could justify buying anymore 9mm :o. Apparently 1800 rounds of 9mm is enough :confused:

Its been 3 days that 100 round packs of WWB have been available: I wonder if the shortage has subsided a bit.
 
Wallyworld here in Temple has lots of 9mm, and .40 S&W, .380 does come in(evaporates before it hits the shelf) and .45 acp comes in and sells fast as it hits selves.
 
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