How do you know when a new cartridge has made it?

tark said:

I have never been to any store that sold ammo that DIDN'T have 9mm. It is certainly on the shelf at my tiny little Wal-Mart.

But you just make joke, right, comrade? Talk at you later.

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Look again. They took it away on or before Dec. 29th.

Mr. Zorg said:

I have zero concerns 7mm-08 ammunition will be difficult to purchase at retail level in the USA when my great nephews and great nieces are in their 30's even though that hasn't been a non-wildcat round for 50 or more years.

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Well, I have "concerns" about all ammunition being difficult to purchase at a retail level in the USA when my great nephews, great nieces and great grandchildren are in their 30s. But I guess that's a different subject, isn't it?
Just kidding around Mr. Zorg. I know what you're saying, and I agree with you. The fact is, one of our grandsons killed his first deer with one of my wife's old tang-safety Ruger 7mm-08 (purchased in the early '80s) last deer season. So I guess the 7mm-08 has "made it."

Trey Veston said:

Walmart has stopped selling pistol ammunition at all locations. If it's still at yours, it soon won't be. You haven't heard about this?

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Errrr.... No I hadn't heard. Thanks for the info. I rarely go there. Haven't been there this year.

.308 Norma said:

Well, I have "concerns" about all ammunition being difficult to purchase at a retail level in the USA when my great nephews, great nieces and great grandchildren are in their 30s. But I guess that's a different subject, isn't it?

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Washington state is pushing for background checks on all ammo purchases this summer. Thank God I live on the border and buy all of my ammo in Idaho. Plus, I reload for most of my guns, but it won't be long until the leftists figure out how cartridges are made and start banning components. But yes, a whole different subject. Unless you realize that the worry about finding ANY ammo in ANY caliber is a very real threat for those living in Constitution-free zones such as the Left Coast...

.308 Norma said:

Well, I have "concerns" about all ammunition being difficult to purchase at a retail level in the USA when my great nephews, great nieces and great grandchildren are in their 30s. But I guess that's a different subject, isn't it?
Just kidding around Mr. Zorg. I know what you're saying, and I agree with you. The fact is, one of our grandsons killed his first deer with one of my wife's old tang-safety Ruger 7mm-08 (purchased in the early '80s) last deer season. So I guess the 7mm-08 has "made it."

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My nieces and nephews all live in Texas FWIW

If I can find it on a Walmart shelf (with the exception of pistol ammo now), then I know that cartridge has made it. That isn’t to say that there aren’t other cartridges that have made it too. I just know that if it’s at Walmart, the popularity is there. I think .300 Blackout is one of those examples... at first, it seemed like it might be a little bit of a boutique cartridge as 5.56/.223 rules the AR world and suppressors were not quite as common as they are now. That cartridge is now on Walmart shelves and is a staple of the AR world.

I like revolvers chambered in .32 H&R magnum, but I would say that is a cartridge that didn’t “make it”.

Trey Veston said:

Washington state is pushing for background checks on all ammo purchases this summer. Thank God I live on the border and buy all of my ammo in Idaho. Plus, I reload for most of my guns, but it won't be long until the leftists figure out how cartridges are made and start banning components. But yes, a whole different subject. Unless you realize that the worry about finding ANY ammo in ANY caliber is a very real threat for those living in Constitution-free zones such as the Left Coast...

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I saw this coming about 5 years ago. One of the reasons I started reloading. I'm pretty sure they'll get a magazine ban passed also. I've limited my purchases to 10 rd mags for several years now. Just no reason to get excited about it when you know it's knocking on the door.

I don't think they'll ban components but I could be wrong. There just aren't enough reloaders out there to make a good case for it. Most people know what a 30 rd mag looks like, but I doubt that they could distinguish a cartridge from a bullet. Some people on this forum don't even know the difference.