The ammo shortage is real and my dad just realized it.

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Anybody that would pay $800 for that at "cheaper":rolleyes:than dirt is a fool and is doing a diservice to the rest of gun owners.

I effectively am boycotting CTD from any purchases,I'll shop elsewhere even after this blows over.


lol $15 for a box of 20 of Wolf 7.62x39 lol!!!!!!Does mean those that take out their AK will actually take slow aimed shots now????
 
The ammo shortage is real, all right. It's real because of all the hoarders out there who buy up every box of 9mm or .38 Special or .40S&W or .45ACP or whatever that they see, whenever they see it, thinking that it will absolutely be the last box of ammo i the caliber ever made again.

We have met the enemy, folks, and he -- sadly -- is us. :cuss:
 
Dirty Harry, We have had the good fortune to make ice cream the slow way at home. It would take the day to make but it was ICE Cream!

I seriously thought about getting into the reloading business with my own once fired ammo. But range rats catching my brass behind my back while they are still flying out of the gun put paid to that idea. 50+ rounds fired and not one was left on the floor when I turned around.
 
Went to the store today, plenty of ammo but only 2 boxes of large rifle primers. Probably should have bought both of them instead of one.
 
Cheaper Than Dirt prices have me wondering what dirt sells for these days...

I was at Wal Mart today and found some Blazer Brass .40 S&W for $12.41 a box! This stuff was hard to come by around here even before the election (although the $16.50/box WWB was plentiful). They also had a few boxes of .38 special and .357, but no 9mm.

One local range limits .380 and 9mm to one box per customer. The only 7.62x39 they had was corrosive surplus, $6.50 to a 15 round box!
 
searcher451 said:
The ammo shortage is real, all right. It's real because of all the hoarders out there who buy up every box of 9mm or .38 Special or .40S&W or .45ACP or whatever that they see, whenever they see it, thinking that it will absolutely be the last box of ammo i the caliber ever made again.
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It's a domino effect. Even I'm guilty saying "I'll take all of them" whenever the local Wally World gets ammo in stock because I know if I don't, I won't see it for another month, at least.

I do it because ten thousand other guys do it, and I'll be contributing to many more thousands of ammo-searchers doing the same thing. It's a vicious cycle, and until supply catches up with demand, getting ammo by the case may indeed be the only way to get ammo. One box a month coming in isn't going to cut it.
 
Went to the local Wally World today, lots of hunting calibers, 30-30, 30-06, one box of 30 carbine, and not one round of 38/9mm/45. One box of 40SW. TONS of 357 mag, several boxes of 25ACP. No 32 or 380. No 7.62x39mm, but several boxes of Winchester .223 Varmint.
Went to another shop, Big 5. Not one single round of 40, 38, 357, 45, 380, 32, or 7.62x39mm, and a few high priced boxes of .223. ONE box of 9mm, 124gr Golden Sabres. Couldn't stop myself, bought em. Need some factory ammo for a pistol evaluation anyway, but the price made my wife much less than pleased. Will load anoth 100 tomorrow in penance. Must cast more bullets soon.
 
I was at a Bass Pro shop this morning.They have every hunting caliber in stock,but of course the premium ammo.The had alot of .22 Thunderbolt,alot of Remington UMC .40 at $75 for a 250rd value pack.Alot of .38spcl 130 fmj at $16 a box,ans alot of Remington UMC .45auto at $40 for a 100rd value pack.No .357mag or 9mm.

Now if I can find .45 at $20 per 50,why can't the other guys that are buying it for double on gunbroker?Do people not shop around?Granted buy local and you pay the sales tax but still...

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=125471023

You know our threads we have had about "reason to buy a gun?"Well here you go a valid reason:p.Makarov style handguns can be had for $200 right now,and while even Makarov ammo has gone up also it is still reasonable compared and readily available.Just a thought for those unhappy about not being able to find .380 ammo.
 
I went to my first gun in a couple of years just 1 week ago. Sticker shock wouldn't even begin to describe my feelings. I thought I was going to have to have someone administer oxygen to me. I saw .223 in a 50 round box going for $79.95, .45acp 5o round box going for $59.95 and no .380 because it had all been sold by the time I got to the show. I deliberately delayed arriving until after 10:00 because I hate standing in line and I was only going to take an out of state friend for some recreation. He's from California, where they wash your mouth out with soap for saying the "firearm" word evidently. We stood in line for over an hour to be able to get in. I have never seen that particular show well attended. People had to park on the grass because they filled the paved areas.
I saw lots of the evil black rifles for sale, the lowest price being around $1300.00 or so. One firearms dealer had slightly lower prices than the rest of the dealers and consequently had at least 30 people standing in line waiting for instant background checks and 4473 processing. The other 2 major handgun dealers were staring daggers at him but the weren't lowering their prices. I don't think they had a very good show. Interestingly, I found the best buys were on Glocks. I saw a slew of model 26C's for around $400.00 but no buyers for them either. I guess everyone has enough tupperware guns. I found less than a dozen shotguns at that show which was what I went looking for. No 16ga. at all and not much else either. The only ammunition that I saw even close to being priced normally was shotgun shells. They are plentiful at all of the big box stores in this area so prices were within $1.00/box of what Wally sells for. Whoever made the point earlier that we, the consumer, have the power to stop this lunacy was correct. Sit on your wallet, close your checkbook and this bubble will quickly burst, just as the gasoline bubble did.
Don
 
Last weekend I purchased a Walther PPK/S in .380 ACP, then discovered that not only was there no ammo available, components were difficult to find as well.

Since I reload I purchased dies, brass and some 115g XTP’s online. Not the bullets I wanted to use but they will work and I can use them in my 9mm Luger. Yesterday I also found 2 boxes of Magtech .380 defensive ammo and bought them both. Today I found and bought 2 boxes of 9mm Luger 115g FMJ and three boxes of .45ACP230g FMJ. Most of the places I have gone just laughed when I asked for handgun ammo.

Fortunately I have primers and powder on hand, but I plan to stock up on them as well. I like to be able to shoot when I want to, not just when I can find the ammo or components.
 
I went to the lock WM today.. Ammo case was empty. Only thing in stock was a few 22's and some less popular hunting rounds. While I was there the clerk got three phone calls looking for ammunition.
 
Shortages are present. I generally agree that it is a shortage created by people who are not as experienced as most of us on the board. They got scared by the Liberal anti-gun congress & president combination as well as the downturn in the economy and are afraid the world as they knew it is coming to an end. So they are trying to catch up by buying guns and ammo now. It suddenly got important to a lot more people, unlike those of us to whom it has been important all along.
 
I was speaking to one of the employees at my range last week and he too noted how difficult it was for them to obtain any ammo. Their biggest shortage, though, was .45LC! 9mm and .380 were also very hard to find.
 
just got back from wall mart, they got a shipment on Tuesday, there was a guy waiting who paid $3,000 for all of there .22LR's, this is getting crazy.
 
Yeah, I was at Dick's Sporting Goods the other day, around the ammo section and overheard a few people asking for ammo. The clerk said that there has been a shortage, but he didn't know why. I took the opportunity to talk a bit about the government regulations and the threat that Obama presents.
 
I think we will eventually see it even hard to find hunting calibers and shotgun shells 12 gauge especially. I have alot of shotgun shells but I only have 1-2 boxes of handgun ammo for my .380, 9mm and .40S&W and they are not going to be shot at any targets at the range with this Ammo dry spell going on. When walmart says the warehouse is out and it tells them on their scanner that they don't know when they will be getting more in...it's time to officially say this is a bad ammo shortage.:fire:
 
More of the same here.

I was in Las Cruces last week for my annual "guys vacation" and my best friends old man invited us out shooting by his plae in Deming. I had brought an arsenal, and most of my ammo, but somehow I neglected the .38spl, I figured no problem, I'll buy it there.

Not a chance. On a fine Sunday in southern NM, we went to six stores and couldn't scare up a single round of .38, of all things. I'm awful glad I heeded the advice around THR a couple years back and stocked up several thousand rounds of 7.62 back home.
 
More of my ramblings

servantofinari said "just got back from wall mart, they got a shipment on Tuesday, there was a guy waiting who paid $3,000 for all of there .22LR's, this is getting crazy."

That's so frustrating. Does he have every right in the world to purchase all of it? Absolutely. He's probably in sales and just wanting to restock, but that's still frustrating (even to read.)

That's one way some so-called "Mom and Pop" stores compete with the Wal-Marts of the market. If they buy up all of 'whatever' cheap stuff before the real end users, i.e. you and I, can get our hands on it, they become the only retailer of said product(s) and can mark up prices. There is the caveat that for this to be the case, the larger retailer (Wal-Mart, etc.) must not be able to restock said item in a quick/efficient manner. This creates a mini-shortage, so to speak.

I was going to leave a real world business example that I see amongst a particular middle eastern cultural group prevalent in San Diego, CA. I decided not to because, after rewriting it over and over, I couldn't come up with a version that I knew wouldn't offend anyone. "If you don't have anything nice to say..." Yes, mom. I was listening.

If I've still managed to offend some by using the term middle eastern-- Don't worry. I was talking about one of the other middle eastern cultures!;)

I'll say it again. Shoot less. Shoot accurate. Engage in other shooting-related activities. You'll be amazed at how much you learn about firearms, history, your small-motor skills, general shooting knowledge, laws, etc. I've found that engaging in reloading, (very amateur) grip-making, BP, books about firearms, club activities, etc., has made shooting vastly more interesting and satisfying. During times like these, I'll just limit my shooting and engage in the less expensive activities I have come to enjoy.

I hope this post wasn't completely worthless...
 
Houston, Texas

AMMO flying off the shelfs and reloading supplies run short. For example a well know vendor in town would normally have all four brands of primers, CCI, WInchester, Federal and Remington. So shooter could load the choice of load. Two weeks ago and today. primers are limited to Federal brand only. Powder like Bullseye and WW241 have not been available. 2400 also gone. Limited supplies of H110 and Herco. So my usually powders have been hit and miss at this store. Prices up $5.00 from last year.

Bullets up $4.00 per box. So when I go to Gunshow and if I see reloading supplies I buy to hedge my cost to reload. Yes price here in Houston are on a steady swing up.

Thanks Alex
 
dflorida The Conroe show has been that way seen last November. November show pack like sardines, January Show same way, and the last show no difference.

You might have seem me there. I believe the Fire code was not inforced. Want to see a crowd go to the HGCA.org next show. It will be pack and they sell ammo at this show now.

Thanks Alex
 
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