It's a sad day at the range

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I know others are experiencing this across the nation, and now it's finally hit home with me. Bout to head out of town and wanted to bond with my G23 for a little before I left. Well for the first time I stepped into Shoot Straight in Casselberry and they informed me they have no .40 caliber target ammo :(. I sadly put my glock back in my range back and left feeling like a kid who visited a sold out candy store.

I'm darn ready for this ammo BS to end!! Couldn't even pick up my preferred SD ammo (hornady critical duty 175gr) at the LGS. Sad day at the range for sure.

Headed down to south florida now, maybe I will strike gold and get a chance to shoot during our weekend down south.

Best of luck to everyone else!
 
I'm good, buy in bulk, when available, buy when on sale, keep enough for a while on hand,

as for the ammo shortage, .40 target, might I suggest you reload??
As for the rest, keep an eye out, or make friends with one of the Walmart gun counter guys and get them to tip you off when an order comes in.
 
Now you see why everyone else has a reserve.

I lived through the '08-'09 ammo drought, the concept of buying ammo on the day I feel like shooting something is laughable now.
 
I can go shoot 7.62 x 54R and 8mm mauser surplus ammo anytime . I got them cheap when they were selling for $50 to a 900 rd bulk case.
 
Give him a break. Not everyone shoots every week, or every month. Some are lucky to get out once or twice a year. Reloading is advisable, as long as one can obtain components. For many, that is near impossible at this time, too.
 
Now you know, once the panic dies down (if it ever does) spend a couple hundred bucks on a press and some components. I'd have been done shooting for quite a while if I didn't reload and have some components saved up.

Good luck in your search!
 
On the plus side, it seems like (around here, at least), .40 has been more available than pretty much anything else (9mm, .45, .223, .380, etc.).
 
everybody says reload but components are scarce. I cant even get a turret for a lee press
 
as for the ammo shortage, .40 target, might I suggest you reload??
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I wish people would take a look at the availability of reloading gear and components, before they give this advice. Reloading stuff is just as hard to come by these days as loaded ammo. If they didn't stock up last year they are out of luck.
 
.40 S&W is the only thing I've seen that's made it into the display case at Walmart around here. They had 4 of the 100 rn Winchester white boxes last weekend.
 
It's a little late to get into reloading as the tooling and components are hard to come by. I have been reloading for many years now and have loaded ammo and components to last for maybe three more years at least.
 
Should have come up north, there is a pallet full at Fin Feather and Fur just inside the door, all Blazer .40 cal FMJ.
 
Save time and have Wally Worlds P/N handy before you wast time driving & looking.
 
FLGlocker, sorry to hear that.

I would suggest to check out other lgs in the area for ammo. I can recommend a few places that may have them on hand, just don't expect cheap prices. Also call the range ahead of time to check if they have range ammo for sale.

On that note, you really need to already have some small supply of ammo even before you go to the range. I understand your frustration though, but really you should buy ammo not only when you plan to go to the range. Buying online is a good option, another is to check out smaller stores and pawnshops as they tend to also get supply of ammo that many times goes unnoticed.
 
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I have not seen a single box of .40 in CT in months.

Only thing I have found is occasional super expensive SD rounds that are going in the neighborhood of $40 for 20 rounds. No way I am paying 2 bucks a shot to put holes in paper!
 
I'm darn ready for this ammo BS to end!! Couldn't even pick up my preferred SD ammo (hornady critical duty 175gr) at the LGS. Sad day at the range for sure.
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I hope you remember this and when ammo becomes available again you buy an extra box now and then until you are about a year ahead. Two years is better.


I have been keeping a few friends in free ammo (almost 6,000 rounds to date).
I have to take care of my friends but after the shortage I am going to have a talk with them about stocking up their own ammo.
 
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Give him a break. Not everyone shoots every week, or every month. Some are lucky to get out once or twice a year. Reloading is advisable, as long as one can obtain components. For many, that is near impossible at this time, too.
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41 molds and counting, 6 five gallon buckets of wheel weights, several M of primers and GC, plenty of powder, mucho brass, even for guns I don't own.
 
It's a little late to get into reloading as the tooling and components are hard to come by. I have been reloading for many years now and have loaded ammo and components to last for maybe three more years at least.
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Components, maybe, but not tooling. For a beginner, a Lee hand press is a good choice for strait wall pistol cartridges. I just took a quick look with google, and found several places to get dies and a Lee hand press. As for components, they are as hard to find as loaded ammo, but they are available for the patient and diligent shopper. I recently decided to start reloading .308, and I've been able to find components (brass, bullets, primer and powder). Not necessarily the most popular powders, but I've found powders I can use until the more popular powders become available.

Here, though, the OP didn't indicate whether he'd tried to "patiently and diligently" look for ammo (never mind reloading supplies and components). He was just pining about it not being available on demand at his range. He'll just have to adapt, at least for now, to either buying it wherever he can get it, like the rest of us, or reloading. Either way, it will take some time and effort. I think reloading has its own rewards, besides helping weather times like these. And FWIW, while I have a turret press for rifle calibers, I actually prefer the hand press for pistol calibers. I don't reload "in bulk." I started with the hand press, and feel like it gives me better control over the outcome, even though slower. I'd use it on rifle cartridges, if they were straight walled. Everyone's mileage may differ.
 
I have been keeping a few friends in free ammo (almost 6,000 rounds to date).
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"A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."

Proverbs 18:24

I hope they appreciate you!
 
I wonder if the ranges which require you to buy their ammo will let you bring your own when they are out of ammo. :rolleyes:
 
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