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Swung by the local Cabelas (Gainesville, VA) this morning after my fortnightly grocery shopping. Wow! Still depressing.
I thought (hoped) that by now they may have a fledgling getting-back-to normal stock of consumable reloading supplies, among other firearms-related items, starting to trickle in.
Not.
<shrug> I was in the area.
Well, perhaps there is a Trickle occurring, but, if so, I apparently arrived earlier in that process than I would like.
The ammunition gondola is still formatted for product but mostly empty except for bulk-packs of a few flavors of range-grade ammo.
What used to be the reloading/propellant gondola is filled with ... other stuff ... so they, apparently, have not received enough product of that type to reconfigure.
They do have some hand- and long-guns on display but the stock is thin.
Would have been nice to find an overpriced bottle (or two) of Lil'Gun ... but I have comfortable supplies of many other propellants (and primer & bullets), so ...not a biggie.
I got caught short on the Lil'Gun (with only 1lb on-hand) because I did not build my first .300AAC until after the current Silliness had ramped-up.
I sure hope that Cabelas manages to weather this situation. I can still recall a few years ago when they opened. I received a sale flyer in the mail that prominently featured GUNS for sale.
A major reason for my naturally liking both Cabelas and Rural King.
We'll get there.
I thought (hoped) that by now they may have a fledgling getting-back-to normal stock of consumable reloading supplies, among other firearms-related items, starting to trickle in.
Not.
<shrug> I was in the area.
Well, perhaps there is a Trickle occurring, but, if so, I apparently arrived earlier in that process than I would like.
The ammunition gondola is still formatted for product but mostly empty except for bulk-packs of a few flavors of range-grade ammo.
What used to be the reloading/propellant gondola is filled with ... other stuff ... so they, apparently, have not received enough product of that type to reconfigure.
They do have some hand- and long-guns on display but the stock is thin.
Would have been nice to find an overpriced bottle (or two) of Lil'Gun ... but I have comfortable supplies of many other propellants (and primer & bullets), so ...not a biggie.
I got caught short on the Lil'Gun (with only 1lb on-hand) because I did not build my first .300AAC until after the current Silliness had ramped-up.
I sure hope that Cabelas manages to weather this situation. I can still recall a few years ago when they opened. I received a sale flyer in the mail that prominently featured GUNS for sale.
A major reason for my naturally liking both Cabelas and Rural King.
We'll get there.