Hornady and Walmart...

[Trey Veston]

Before the big announcement from Walmart regarding no longer selling pistol or "assault rifle" calibers in their stores, I regularly went there to buy cheap 9mm ammo and reloading supplies, including Hornady bullets.

I regularly purchased Hornady XTP 180gr and 155gr .401 bullets for my 10mm and ,40 S&W loads for $19.77 per 100. 9mm flavors were around $15. Local sporting goods chain had them for about $2 more per box.

They also had CCI primers and the common powders at decent prices, but no brass.

I've pretty much boycotted Walmart after their "wokeness" but I held my nose a couple of weeks ago and had to go there to get a replacement vacuum cleaner.

I stopped by the ammo counter and confirmed that the pistol ammo was all gone. I also was shocked to see that all of the Hornady bullets were also cleared out.

The disgusted sporting goods manager I talked to said that because Walmart wouldn't sell their handgun ammo, that they told WM that they couldn't sell any of their ammo or other products.

All of the Hornady bullets were replaced by Speer products, but no Gold Dots or any pistol caliber bullets.

Good for Hornady.

I went online today to verify Hornady's decision and found that Hornady stopped selling directly to WM back in 2007 due to Walmart's difficulty in business practices...

https://www.recoilweb.com/why-hornady-stopped-selling-ammunition-to-walmart-12-years-ago-152737.html

However, my local WM had apparently been buying Hornady products through independent distributors.

"RECOIL: We've seen Hornady products in Walmart more recently. How did that happen?
JH: From what we understand, each Walmart store manager has the power to bring in products they feel are applicable to the marketplace, and so in markets there places where they can purchase from distributors. We do business with a lot of wholesalers who distribute our products, and so, what has happened is in certain areas Walmart managers have opted to bring in merchandise through distribution. And, we wouldn't necessarily know about it; There's no way for us to track that, but we do not have any direct accounts with Walmart or Walmart.com. We have no interest in doing business with them."

So, apparently the decision to no longer carry the excellent Hornady products at my local Walmart came not from Hornady, as the manager stated, but from somewhere higher up the chain at WM.

 

[bdickens]

Good for them.

 

[Beach Bum]

Before the big announcement from Walmart regarding no longer selling pistol or "assault rifle" calibers in their stores, I regularly went there to buy cheap 9mm ammo and reloading supplies, including Hornady bullets.

I regularly purchased Hornady XTP 180gr and 155gr .401 bullets for my 10mm and ,40 S&W loads for $19.77 per 100. 9mm flavors were around $15. Local sporting goods chain had them for about $2 more per box.

They also had CCI primers and the common powders at decent prices, but no brass.

I've pretty much boycotted Walmart after their "wokeness" but I held my nose a couple of weeks ago and had to go there to get a replacement vacuum cleaner.

I stopped by the ammo counter and confirmed that the pistol ammo was all gone. I also was shocked to see that all of the Hornady bullets were also cleared out.

The disgusted sporting goods manager I talked to said that because Walmart wouldn't sell their handgun ammo, that they told WM that they couldn't sell any of their ammo or other products.

All of the Hornady bullets were replaced by Speer products, but no Gold Dots or any pistol caliber bullets.

Good for Hornady.

I went online today to verify Hornady's decision and found that Hornady stopped selling directly to WM back in 2007 due to Walmart's difficulty in business practices...

https://www.recoilweb.com/why-hornady-stopped-selling-ammunition-to-walmart-12-years-ago-152737.html

However, my local WM had apparently been buying Hornady products through independent distributors.

"RECOIL: We've seen Hornady products in Walmart more recently. How did that happen?
JH: From what we understand, each Walmart store manager has the power to bring in products they feel are applicable to the marketplace, and so in markets there places where they can purchase from distributors. We do business with a lot of wholesalers who distribute our products, and so, what has happened is in certain areas Walmart managers have opted to bring in merchandise through distribution. And, we wouldn't necessarily know about it; There's no way for us to track that, but we do not have any direct accounts with Walmart or Walmart.com. We have no interest in doing business with them."

So, apparently the decision to no longer carry the excellent Hornady products at my local Walmart came not from Hornady, as the manager stated, but from somewhere higher up the chain at WM.

Thanks for info trey.........Walmart made their decision , and my family made our decision not to do business with Walmart or sams club , if they don't want to support law abiding citizens how can we support them. For a lot of years they took our money no problem , and now like a bunch of chicken $$$$ they abandoned us , so I take it on myself to abandon them.....I wonder who will be left to support them when all the women in congress turn on them , and we all know there are no men in congress . ....My friend take care

 

[Bfh_auto]

I've been under the opinion that Walmart can kick rocks for years. I don't want to get this thread closed, but there was a huge turning point when Sam Walton died.
I love Hornady bullets and appreciate the stance they took a long time ago.
We all need to take the same stance Hornady did...

 

[SugarmillMan]

I believe I read somewhere that Walmart’s decision not to sell handgun ammo was more than a political decision. Apparently, retailers claim to make very little money on handgun ammo. They claim that rifle and shotgun ammo is much more profitable.

 

[Old Dog]

I don't believe that it was "more than a political decision." In fact, I'm convinced it was totally political, bowing to substantial liberal pressue.

Wal Mart sells plenty of products with slim profit margin -- it makes its money from volume sales, not mark-up. I guarantee that in most rural and semi-rural areas, Wal Mart sold tons of ammo -- the product turnover in my local store was huge; certain brands and calibers routinely sold out very, very quickly.

What went almost unnoticed is that the chain also stopped selling most of the firearms-related periodicals at the same time (as did the chains owned by Kroger Corp.).

On the plus side, since I no longer have to go to Wal Mart for ammo (the primary reason I ever shopped there, aside from its proximity to my residence), I have discovered that my local Bi-Mart has fabulous sales on ammo almost every week, still sells all the firearms magazines/periodicals and has pretty decent prices on firearms themselves, albeit a somewhat limited stock.

In any event, Hornady has made a great stand as a supporter of 2A rights, and as much as I personally hate to see its worthy products retailed in fewer locations, we need to see folks in the industry sticking to their (figurative) guns …

 

[Demi-human]

So, apparently the decision to no longer carry the excellent Hornady products at my local Walmart came not from Hornady, as the manager stated, but from somewhere higher up the chain at WM.

What I got from it was, Hornady also sells to distributors, who in turn sell to Wal-Mart, and that, had Hornady had say in it, they wouldn’t.

Still team Hornady. Go Red!

What I like best is that they wouldn’t be brow beat to minuscule profits by Wally World, who I don’t hold a grudge against for doing so. I wish more companies would stand firm against the machine, but the dollar is persuasive...

 

[jmr40]

I may be mistaken, but Hornady has refused to sell directly to Walmart for years based on my understanding. I've NEVER seen any Hornady products in the Walmart's I've been in. SOME Walmarts will buy from other distributors and then in turn offer them for sale.

 

[Beach Bum]

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[TRX]

> https://www.recoilweb.com/why-hornady-stopped-selling-ammunition-to-walmart-12-years-ago-152737.html

Like I'd pay any attention to anything connected to Recoil Magazine. For those who've forgotten, plug "Recoil editor Tsai resigns" for an explanation.

Likewise, Guns & Ammo. "Guns & Ammop editor Bequette resigns."

That they hired those people and let them dictate policy means they're rotten to the core.