Lessening in the scarcity of ammo?

It's gotten better, but not in the last two months--more like just the last week or two.

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For the first time in months I have enough ammo for a decent showing at the range.

The Wal-Marts in my area are starting to have Blazer Brass 9mm and .40 in stock, limit two per customer. No Winchester or UMC, and no .45 hardball yet.

With all due respect, "We" the (ammo-buying) community are stocking up for a reason. As with any hoarding, it all boils down to a fear that that item may not be available, readily available, or affordable in the future; whether it be ammo, or food, or gasoline, or whatever. The difference with ammo is the prolonged shelf life if one takes appropriate measures.

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I don't get that type of thinking. If one fears availability in the future, is stocking up the way to go? It does not matter how much you'll buy you can't buy a "forever" supply of anything. It' would have been nice if this money was donated to the NRA, Second Amendment Foundation, VCDL, and other organizations that are fighting for the right of availability. It's the same mentality of the "we'll bury our guns" crowd. Well...guess what when you bury them you already lost them. Same with the ammunition. I personally refuse to play that game and buy ammo as needed. Moreover, some of those people who bought thousands rounds of ammo will be selling them soon at half price. All bubbles eventually burst, and this one ain't gonna be different.

If one fears availability in the future, is stocking up the way to go?

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While I agree that perhaps 'hoarding' may be a bad thing, there is nothing wrong with being stocked up. I usually keep about 300 rounds of any given ammo around, especially when it's scarce. Now I can go to the range, or take a friend shooting without having to worry if I'll be able to get ammo before then. Instead of buying a box or two a week, I may by 6 all and once and then be good for the month.

But the fact that the gun control will continue to be pushed does NOT mean that thing will never get better.

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One problem is the fact that no one ever actually pushes for gun control, they either push for no gun control at all, or almost complete disarmament. That's why most gun laws are so stupid, because they were written by people who hate and fear guns and don't want anyone to have them. Gun control can be a good thing that when properly executed can severely hamper a criminal's ability to obtain guns while allowing good citizens to defend themselves, but no one is shooting for that apparently.

I'm not trying to be doom and gloom, just realistic. Statistics can be made to say what ever a person wants. My favorite is "allowing for inflation".

That has not been the case in my area: Ammo continues to be exceptionally difficult to find in my neck of the woods, regardless of caliber or manufacturer. I regularly check a variety of gun shops and bix box stores upwards of three times a week in several cities and have essentially struck out since Christmas in most everything I want, including .22 bulk. It's nuts.

No, I still can't find anything...

Sometimes I'll find hope when I catch a new shipment. I get my limit and think things are looking up.

...only to not find ammo again for many weeks at a time.

It's not even close to getting better.

Was at the local Wal Mart yesterday. First visit there in about 2½ to 3 months. Ammo shelves were as barren yesterday as they were the last time I was there.
One box of .44 mag and 2 or 3 boxes of 20 ga. skeet loads was it.

I've read these posts that report things are improving, but it has yet to happen here.

On-line sales aren't much better. In early March I ordered 2,000 9mm bullets from Precision Delta and I'm still waiting. Latest I heard was late July or mid August. A 5 month wait for a bullet order? That's no improvement!

I was at Bass Pro in Gatlinburg the other weekend, and they only had like 3 or 4 boxes of .40, no .45 or 9mm, oh and 2 boxes of .32 ACP, but I was going to buy some .45 ammo, but no.

Being a reloader I seldom buy ammo. I have been able to buy all the bullets I want lately but it was scarce back in March. I still have been unable to buy primers. Midway sent me an email letting me know they had received a shipment of primers. This was about three weeks ago. When I tried to order the following day all the primers had been sold. I am going to pick up 3,000 whenever I can get an order in. When will that be? Who knows.

The Obama fear, IMO is unwarrented. There will be no anti gun legislation passed. There will be no anti assult weapons legislation. Obama is going to have some window dressing victories in Congress but he is going to loose on any big legislation. There are too many Blue Dog Democrats running away from him as fast as they can. They want to be re-elected in their moderate to conservative districts and they know his liberal agenda is like the plague for their chances. Each day closer to the 2010 midterm elections makes Obama weaker. I'm beginning to think he can't be re-elected in '12. Carter was a liberal with economic problems just like O but with a much less radical agenda. He wasn't re-elected.

JonhKSa Thank you so much for making me aware of all the things that i aparently don't understand. I guess we will just have to see who is going to right or wrong on the price of ammo in the future. My money's going to be on my uneducated ass.

The Obama fear, IMO is unwarrented. There will be no anti gun legislation passed. There will be no anti assult weapons legislation. Obama is going to have some window dressing victories in Congress but he is going to loose on any big legislation. There are too many Blue Dog Democrats running away from him as fast as they can. They want to be re-elected in their moderate to conservative districts and they know his liberal agenda is like the plague for their chances. Each day closer to the 2010 midterm elections makes Obama weaker. I'm beginning to think he can't be re-elected in '12. Carter was a liberal with economic problems just like O but with a much less radical agenda. He wasn't re-elected.

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I also think it would look rather bad for Obama to make a move against guns while the economy is still in a mess.

I"m a bit late for the party but I brought a gift. Thanks for that fella who hoarded all that 1953 8MM and the 7.62X54R, Lake City 30-06, Greek HXP etc.

GoodKat that's the same thing I've been thinking plus he want's to get re-elected so he isn't going to move on guns till the second term, at lest that's what I'm thinking.

Other than 380 the shops and W/M have ammo here in West AR.