I did my best at a symbolic purchase, though. Wal-Mart was so dry that I paid Gander Mtn. prices:
.38 Special:
158 grn LRN American Eagle, 50 rounds, $19.99
.45 ACP:
230 grn JHP Corbon, 25 rounds, $29.99
.22 LR:
36 grn copper plated HP, 333 rounds, $14.99 (I almost choked, but it was that or a brick of Peters for $22.99)
12 gauge:
2-3/4" No. 4 Buckshot, Winchester Xpress, box of 5, 2 each, $4.99
2-3/4" 1 oz rifled slug, box of 15, $12.99
None of those were necessarily what I wanted, it's just what they had. Especially in the handgun section. There was plenty of birdshot, and good quantities of the limited selection of defensive shotgun ammo, but military calibers and non-FMJ handgun ammo was slim pickins.
With the state's take, that came to $95.20; the last time I spent that much on ammo I needed a dolly instead of a small plastic bag.
