Reading some recent reports here of people being able to find ammo at Walmart and how the 'shortage is over'. I took a ride over to Walmart on Houston Road in Florence KY hoping to get a box or two .45 acp.
They had
Seven boxes of .25 auto.
Three boxes of .40
Few boxes of special match .45 acp spec match ammo at $25 a box for 25
That was it for the pistol ammo.
I asked the salesperson when they are getting more in, he said they get trucks in every day usually after 8 - 8:30 pm. And there is no guarantee that any will be on the truck. The guy standing next to me (also looking for ammo) said there are people who take folding chairs from another aisle and wait in line ....sitting in the chairs to wait for the ammo to come in...he said one person fell asleep in the chair!
So I went to Meijer, (regional department and food chain store in the Midwest) also on Houston Road in Florence. And sure enough...no handgun ammo. They have not had handgun ammo since December 2012. Although this time they did have .270, .303 and .243 in the shelves.
I'm surprised that Walmart allows people to take chairs from another aisle and sit waiting in line. I might understand people waiting and sitting in line for a Black Friday sale, but not this. But from what I heard this is a daily thing and I have heard this from more than one person. I think it is rude to the other customers, not to mention a liability to the company with chairs blocking the aisles.
Is the shortage over? Not by any stretch of imagination.
They had
Seven boxes of .25 auto.
Three boxes of .40
Few boxes of special match .45 acp spec match ammo at $25 a box for 25
That was it for the pistol ammo.
I asked the salesperson when they are getting more in, he said they get trucks in every day usually after 8 - 8:30 pm. And there is no guarantee that any will be on the truck. The guy standing next to me (also looking for ammo) said there are people who take folding chairs from another aisle and wait in line ....sitting in the chairs to wait for the ammo to come in...he said one person fell asleep in the chair!
So I went to Meijer, (regional department and food chain store in the Midwest) also on Houston Road in Florence. And sure enough...no handgun ammo. They have not had handgun ammo since December 2012. Although this time they did have .270, .303 and .243 in the shelves.
I'm surprised that Walmart allows people to take chairs from another aisle and sit waiting in line. I might understand people waiting and sitting in line for a Black Friday sale, but not this. But from what I heard this is a daily thing and I have heard this from more than one person. I think it is rude to the other customers, not to mention a liability to the company with chairs blocking the aisles.
Is the shortage over? Not by any stretch of imagination.