[swiftak]

Just began noticing in the last couple of weeks that there is tons of pistol ammo at the gunshops I frequent, and Wally world. Ive ben to three Wallyworlds in the last few days and theyt are all stocked up. Maybe things are turning around.

[RevolvingGarbage]

Theres a decent amount more than there has been at Walmarts around here, but its mostly because they started stocking different, more expensive ammo like RWS or the Federal 135gr .40 cal JHP's. Still no WWB in anything but .45winmag here.

[Zack]

I saw .380 auto last month at wally world, I have not seen it in over a year at this wally world. I do not check often so it was eaten up quick I bet. But this stuff is on the shelf sitting!

[swiftak]

This mostly WWB. I forgot to mention there is also alot of .223s

[RevolvingGarbage]

This mostly WWB. I forgot to mention there is also alot of .223s
.223 was always around here, cheap even. The problem with central Florida is there are very few places to even shoot a real center fire rifle outside of some limited hunting or an indoor (less than 50 yards) range. Guess that's what mostly kept the prices down and the availability up.

[Gouranga]

I have been finding plenty of 40 rounds at my local store. Local Gander is finally filling up their racks too.

[clarence222]

I brought home over 6000 rounds of different types from Knob Creek last week. There was plenty of ammo there and at decent prices.

My local gunshop has had cases of pistol ammo in stock for the last several months. 9mm 40 and 45 Blazer Brass as well as several others

[bannockburn]

All the area Walmarts, including those that haven't ordered ammo in a long time, are stocked with most pistol calibers. One notable exception is still .380. Everything else, including Federal, Remington, and WWB is readily available. Also they are no longer limiting per visit quantities.

[Kentucky_Rifleman]

I believe the panic has subsided somewhat, and the crappy economy not only has some folks not buying ammo, but turning loose of some that they hoarded.

There was a ton of ammo and components from private sellers floating around the last gunshow I hit.

KR

[Lakeshore]

Yep, ammo in all flavors is now in abundance at my local WM first time in a long while. Supply finally catching up with demand.

Our Prez or an administration official breathes one word about gun control, the supply vanishes overnight.

[crossrhodes]

I would think that within the next year we should see a lot more surplus ammo in 5.56. The Army and Marine Corps received over a million rounds of new ammunition for the SCAR and M4 last month. They are going to a heavier round due to the shorter barrel on the SCAR, yes it's shorter then the M4. It's modeled after Remington's Dangerous Game round but in 556.

[sonick808]

hopefully the reloading component cost will go down now

[ChCx2744]

The wally world near my gran mammy's place has oodles of 9mm. I'm going on Friday and buying 6 boxes :)

[DMK]

Surplus 5.56 soon?
I would think that within the next year we should see a lot more surplus ammo in 5.56. The Army and Marine Corps received over a million rounds of new ammunition for the SCAR and M4 last month. They are going to a heavier round due to the shorter barrel on the SCAR, yes it's shorter then the M4. It's modeled after Remington's Dangerous Game round but in 556. I can't wait for some of that XM-SOST from Federal/Lake City. :)

[GMAN26]

WWB 115gr came in last week at just under $28 smack per 100 rounds. Grabbed two boxes just in case! ;)

[Kwanger]

.223 was always around here, cheap even. The problem with central Florida is there are very few places to even shoot a real center fire rifle outside of some limited hunting or an indoor (less than 50 yards) range. Guess that's what mostly kept the prices down and the availability up.
Get yourself down to Manatee....the 1,000 yard range there should do it for ya! ;)

Back on topic - yep, my barometer for this whole ammo drama has been the presence of 9mm WWB on Wally world shelves. For a long while round here in Tampa they were bare unless you dropped in very lucky - nowadays it is coming back with increasing regularity.

[jnyork]

I shop 4 Walmart stores in the Yuma area, they have not had one round of .22LR on the shelf in about 18 months.

[nathan]

Walmart here is stocked with 9 and 40s at reasonable good prices. NO one seems to be buying them. The craze is over in my opinion unless the wingnuts keep pumping the scare tactics.

[Hatterasguy]

I have been noticing the price drop on all of it over the last few months.

Their are a ton of 1k round cases of 5.56 sitting on gunbroker in the low $300 range that no one is bidding on.

[nathan]

Yugo 7.62 x 39 still priced way up there at Samcoglobal while at Centerfiresystems is half the price.

[searcher451]

No question that the ammo situation has improved during the past few weeks. I've been seeing a lot of 9mm, for example, show up -- and even two months ago, that wasn't the case. I've even seen some .25 and .32 on the shelves, along with .40 S&W and .45 ACP. Still, sadly, you don't see much .380 -- or not in my area, at least. That looks to be the last caliber invited to the table.

[9mm+]

Ammo here in Raleigh is still hit or miss. 380 Auto? Forget it. 40S&W is surprisingly easy to find, though. Even ordering 380's online is quite difficult. I was able to find some from Cabelas in bulk, but that's about it. People are still snapping up those mouse guns for CCWs.

[nathan]

My friend is thinking of getting a Glock 22 after he found out .40 SW is so much available. He got so frustrated as he cant find .45 ACP at Walmart and Academy Sports. But once he was at the range, they were selling $ 27 a box. He had no choice but to get them at those high prices . I told him to buy .45 if he gets to see at low prices.

[twellons]

Lol depends on the caliber around here.

I can find all kinds of .40 S&W for me right now at some decent prices....

My GF just got a Bersa Thunder and we are having a really hard time finding good priced .380.


The only thing we've found locally is Blazer Brass ( only one place has it ) and while I had heard horror stories about the filth I was shocked when after just 100 rounds yesterday I went through more cloths and Hoppes #9 than I do in 3 cleanings of WWB in my glock.

Onloy a couple places have JHP and it's $45/50 rnds

I'm assuming the Blow Back is part of it too.

[owsi26]

I checked my WM a week ago for .380 and they had none. I ordered some via the net. That was 6 months ago and I haven't gotten it yet. They keep sending letters stating the new date that it will be available.

The Winchester Supreme Elite, bonded ammo is not in stores but I did get some via the net. Everybody went gun and ammo crazy when...well you know why. Pro gun folks must be a minority. Join the NRA.

[Driftertank]

I just wandered into the local Wally-world, and they had 5 of the 100rd boxes of WWB .45ACP listed at $32.97.

Same stuff is north of $40 when I've seen it online. I have never seen more than a single box on the shelf at Walmart in over a year and a half, and heard that in one town near us, there was a group of guys who had an inside man who would call when the truck was coming in and it would be gone as soon as it was inventoried, never even hit the shelves.

I think (hope) this is a good sign.

[miamiboy]

Yeah, the supply around here is becoming more and more steady, but price seems to have gone up by about 10-20% from just a few months ago :confused:

[Spike89]

I currently work at Walmart. We put in order after order......Finally it all came in at once!!
It does not sit though, infact we go through a BUNCH. We stock frequently though so you wouldn't notice. We did sell out of 380 the day we received the shipment. It only took 2 hours to sell through 10-12 boxes of .380 we got. Not packs, boxes of packs. We also started selling some new type of 9mm that is made in Switzerland I think.

[pikid89]

i think thats that orange and black box...RWS or somthin...i thought it was going to be cheap but the chepest 9mm my walmart has is federal hardball...its cheaper than the WWB 9mm at 23 per box...the federal is 9 per 50x

[Spike89]

I wish my store carried the Federal. We carry Blazer Brass for $9.47. If you want 45 though FORGET IT. There is one girl in her mid-twenties who comes in around 8pm every night, and 7am every morning to by it up. Its for her concealed carry.

[Chainsaw2]

Plenty of 9MM, .357, .38 Spl. and .40, but no WWB .45 in the Austin area. I could sure use some of it, but will have to wait.

jim

[lionking]

Ammo is not reasonably priced again overall. $14 for a box of Win 115gr FMJ at Walmart is not reasonable priced. When it drops to $8 or $9 (it was about $7 before the panic) then it will be reasonable again.

Despite it being on the shelf again I haven't bought any yet. $28 for a box of .357mag is also too much.

[RockyMtnTactical]

Things seem to be getting better, for sure.

[GojuBrian]

I'm finding my local wally worlds plum stocked! Glad this has subsided. :cool:

The late night ammo hunts were fun and challenging though. :D

[HOWARD J]

Wayne county MI : gun shops have lots of everything except .380
Someone got to Wally World around here---they don't sell guns or ammo anymore--they have joined K-Mart & Sears---I guess if it ain't made in China......................

[welldoya]

The local Walmart seems to be pretty well stocked. I've seen just about everything but .380. The clerk tells me that he gets some in about once a week and it's gone as soon as it hits the shelves. I found 6 boxes of WWB at Bass Pro Shop last week.
WalMart has been well stocked on .22 for the last 6 months. Federal bulk packs are still $15.47.

[psyopspec]

It's a relief to hear this. Looking forward to getting home.

[Kentucky_Rifleman]

The upside to all of this foolishness is the number of new gun owners / shooters the panic ushered in, and the hopefully lasting effect that people keep a reasonable supply on hand.

I didn't panic, because I've always kept a good supply of what I shoot on hand (1000 rounds for each centerfire I own, 5000 rounds for rimfires). I didn't buy it all at once, but stocked up here and there when I found good deals on components (I reload too). I've just started buying again in the last month or so, now that some common sense has returned. Frankly the past year has barely made a dent in my shelves. I don't shoot competitively and I haven't started any coups d etat this week. :)

KR

[AirForceShooter]

Wally's by me are still empty

AFS

[huntsman]

I haven't started any coups d etat this week.

Shame on you,

I thought Southern Boys were good for at least 1 border skirmish a week. ;)

[gym]

Funny thing, my walmart seemed to have more ammo a few months ago, but my area is more of a resort, "second home" spot. Unless I am getting there too late in the day. I ask all the time if they have more in the back, and the answer is always , "no". Especially hard to find "45" caliber," 9mm" is somwhat easier although not my last 3 trips. The gun shows seem to have plenty though.

[OffArtist]

Anyone whose hard up for .380 (like I'm pretty sure we all are) and don't live near a Cabelas which seems to usually have it in-store, I found a website that sells it and their inventory is real-time (no backorders EVER). www.luckygunner.com. When you log on and look at ammo it will literally tell you how many boxes they have left, etc.

Their customer service was phenomenal. I just ordered 1 box of Blazer to see how it would go and I had it in hand in less than 2 days door to door. The only thing is that (of course) it's a little pricier than Wallyworld due to shipping costs, but still, in a pinch...:D

[clarence222]

I just checked out that luckygunner site, if those prices include shipping that might not be a bad price. If the price doesn't include shipping then I personally think they are more than a bit pricier than both WM and my local gunstore

[Tuckerp229]

I just tried their site. The shipping is extra. what still escapes me is whether the Haz Mat fee is included in the price, shipping charge or added when one clicks on the "Order Button".
I can find no mention of Haz Mat on their site.

[sparkyfender]

It was getting better locally, but seems to be drying up just a bit again. ??

9mm is there usually, .40 S&W almost always. .45 acp stock is unreliable. Sometimes on the shelves, most of the time, not.

[Average Joe]

And why not, they got the prices up to about double or triple , so sure , now they have all you want...The American way.........

[lucky-gunner]

Tuckerp229:

Regarding your question about HazMat fees, there are no applicable HazMat Fees for our 380 Auto Ammo (http://www.luckygunner.com/handgun/380-auto-ammo) (or any of our ammo for that matter).

The only products currently for sale on our website that require a HazMat Fee are our Primers (http://www.luckygunner.com/reloading/primers)- and the $22.50 HazMat fee for this *is* included in the listed price.

There are no hidden fees on our site - you will see them all in your shopping cart at checkout. And as OffArtist already noted, you can also always see exactly how much we have in stock prior to placing your order - so there is never waiting on a backorder.

Let us know if there is anything else we can do to help!

The LuckyGunner Team
sales@luckygunner.com

[ilikepancakes]

It was getting better locally, but seems to be drying up just a bit again. ??

9mm is there usually, .40 S&W almost always. .45 acp stock is unreliable. Sometimes on the shelves, most of the time, not.

Same here. Usually a couple boxes of 9, TONS of .40, .380, .22 and all the rifle and shotty ammo is mostly available too. .45 on the other hand is almost NEVER in stock unless it's the expensive SD ammo. :banghead:

Maybe this means I should get a .40 :D

[Lee Roder]

I just picked up a box of 30 carbine at Walmart this morning. First time I've ever seen their shelves STOCKED FULL and not essentially bare in almost a year when I first became acutely aware there was an ammo shortage.

[hacksaw]

Was in my local Wally-World last night around 7, lotsa 9mm, .40 S&W, and even TWO,not one, TWO boxes of WWB .45!!! Even a box of .32 special, looks like the long drought is over!:) We never had a shortage of .22 here

Happy shootin' Y'all!

[Mr.Davis]

The craze is over in my opinion unless the wingnuts keep pumping the scare tactics.
Considering "reinstating the assault weapons ban" was a specifically stated administration goal on the White House website back in January/February of 2009, I'm not sure what "scare tactics" you're talking about.

If you'll notice, that same statement is now conspicuously absent. Do you think they would have pulled back on that goal if the outrage hadn't been so great?