Is there any end in sight for the ammo shortage?
 

Even cheaperthandirt and cabelas seem to be drying up!

There is ammo available if you are willing to pay the price. Just in a local gun store and they had a pretty good and varied supply but the price was quite a bit higher than on line. $30 for box of 20 9mm jhp.

I think I saw some brand of 9 at Walmart this morning for $19.97. Four boxes of Federal 12 gauge I paid $26.40 with tax.

Cheaper Than Dirt is the biggest misnomer of all time. Even before they got stupid with pricing, they weren't cheap at all. Two weeks ago they tripled their prices on .223. If you went to their Facebook page and refreshed it, you could see them losing several likes per minute. Eff them. Will never buy from them, even if they do someday start to exemplify their name.

I stocked up on .223 years ago and will just stop shooting it until things calm down. Check out ammunitiontogo.com.

I searched here for "ammo shortage". Looks there is one every year or two, people post hysterical stuff here, then it fades away.

Sounds like an opportunity. ;)

All panic buying related to the election - 2008 and again last year. As soon as that ended and supplies were there, a lot of folks started buying more on a regular basis to get thru the next shortage.

I tried to stock up on 22 but my son goes thru a brick every range trip - still have 8 bricks of bulk I'm sitting on, but I am almost out of the better ammo I use for informal precision matches (CCI SV or Win SSHP). I also bought a 1911-22 (GSG) and a conversion kit for my FAL (which should be here soonish - all parts are completed now its just the production run... well worth the wait), so I can afford to shoot all day for $30 :) ... just like you could 10 years ago in the centerfire calibers :(

CCI stated they were shipping one million rounds of rimfire ammo a day ...

Ventura Spoon Show is next weekend.

Wish I could find some .223 locally. No where to be found, as even Walmart was out of everything but .380, .357 and .45 in 20 round boxes.

I've ordered 800 rounds of .223 and 600 rounds of 9mm from Cabella's but it's on backorder for 1-2 weeks. 2,000 rounds of .22 is on it's way.

4 years ago the exact same thing happened... deja vu

There is no downside to stocking up on pistol ammo, if you have the guns for it and the prices are reasonable. Don't think the antis aren't planning to go after ammo too eventually. The shelf life of ammo is longer than humans live, so stock up when you can.

You can buy ammo at Wamart? Geez down here that would be unheard of...is there anything they don't sell?

Wal-Mart is the largest firearms retailer in the US, they don't sell handguns and they usually have a pretty limited selection of long guns. So that's a ton of stores selling a ton of long guns to make them the biggest. Even the ones that don't sell guns at least sell ammo. There's not much you can't buy there. Mobil 1, Winchester White Box, case of beer, carton of smokes - what more does a man need?

It's due to an over reaction to news reports. Buy now if you have to have ammo or guns today. If not, wait it out, the ammo, guns and normal prices will come back in a month or two.

Waiting is a good idea, but if you can't wait, ask Walmart type stores when their truck arrives and wait at the counter for it to get to shelf when they unload.

I'm just trying to buy parts but they're all tied up in manufacturing.

Supply and demand. No different than any other business. Like oil, if mfg wants the price to climb, they limit production for a while.

I've bought many a case of ammo from these guys.
Long gun and handgun, and I have no complaints.

Georgia Arms - AMMUNITION

2 boxes of HP 9mm, 2 boxes of range FMJ 40, 2 boxes of HP 40, 2 boxes of .30-06= $251 with the shipping. Glad to see someone is making good $ in this economy. :)

It may seem like they're making money, but when the stores have to close because they can't restock inventory, that sucks up those profits pretty fast. They're already having layoffs around here because there's nothing to sell.

My 9mm and .22 arrived this past week. 223 still backordered.

My AR15-22 arrives Monday, so next weekend should be fun!

There is always the fear that instead of gun restrictions, ammo restrictions are going to be legislated. This could increase long term ammo price and reduce availability very significantly. This is the main reason people are stocking up whenever new gun laws may be looming.

I think you can't go wrong buying bulk ammo. It does not lose its value and in gun circles is traded like currency for purchases and trades. Personally I don't shoot enough to warrant large amounts of stock - except for shotgun shells which even have been hard to come by locally recently! :eek:

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they're out of stock on all the popular stuff

Ammo shortage? What shortage? I just bought 880 rds of 7.62x54R for $165 shipped. :D

The liar, CT. Sen. and ex-Attorney Gen. Richard Blumenthal wants background checks on those who purchase ammo. He also wants to ban certain types of ammo.
You remember him, don't you? He's the one who said, “I was in Vietnam”. Not!
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Connecticut Senator: "Ammunition is 'black hole' of gun control."
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From?

Where? I could use a couple hundred rounds.

I was in Bass Pro Shops in KC today. Probably half of the longgun racks were bare. Zero 9mm or .223, very little .40, and the bigger stuff was picked over. Crazy.

I went to Wal-Mart in Scottsdale an hour ago. I asked if they had any .223 and the guy burst out laughing.

You 2nd Admendment nutballs just make me laugh. Stock up on ammo? What the fawk? I'm sure your mommies and if yer lucky and have a wife, are saying, honny, how about buying some MILK~! A laugh a minute, er, round, you nuts are.

:rolleyes:

Stop drinking while posting.

Don & gint, I'll PM you the site. My dad browsed around for about an hour and found it. They had *decent* prices for the common stuff. For 7.62x39, .556 and .223 they had OK prices. A shotgun, HI-Point carbine and VEPR sound like real good additions right now.

Although, I will stick to my favorite hole-in-the-wall local place who has a good amount of 9mm +P+ at $15/box.

It's ok. I don't need any 223 for my new AR15...

I found some S&B 9mm in stock online last night with $5 shipping. It is listed as limited supply.

IMO, unless you just HAVE to buy right now....just wait a few months (and no, it's not gonna disappear forever). I haven't looked on the shelves recently, but I don't think the shortage is nearly as bad as it was 4 years ago. Back then, I had just purchased a new .357 lever (dang you Pelican spooners), so of course, the shelves were empty of every caliber I own. I did find a couple of boxes (of cheap crap) in rural "deer country" for obscene prices (which I paid at the time). That was only 'cause I had a new rifle (and didn't want to use my stash of "good stuff" to play with). Wait it out imo...or "buy high, shoot low" :)

I agree with KC. And when the prices do go back down, stock up so you always have a baseline supply. Having a few thousand rounds on hand can get you through these times of shortages. As you buy, rotate the old for new.

Absolutely. I'm sitting on the .223 that I have right now since it seems to be hardest to find. I'm hoping to find a few boxes of cheap 9 mm locally for range plinking purposes to keep me occupied. Eventually the political BS will pass and supply will catch back up with demand.

Yep, buy between the "crises" so there's enough on hand. Helps to avoid all the drama.