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The only constant is the inconsistency of the entire situation. You can make your rounds every day & come up with wildly differing results each time.

And here I was all ready to give up on the M/W/F Academy run..... I went to Academy on 59 & Sheppard in Houston during lunch today & picked up a box of 9mm & a box of .40. They had plenty in several calibers.

Ok, I finally took the plunge on gunbot.net. I picked up 200rds of some brand I've never heard of (Ruag) for just over $15 per box of 50 plus shipping. <sigh>

Ericstac wrote:

cubbyjg wrote:A few days ago I ordered 1,000 rounds from freedom munitions. Within 15 mins of using the "email me when in stock" feature, I received an email. Paid a little more but at least no more driving around throughout the week.

I just did the same.. I put it in my cart, filled everything out and click buy and they sold it all.. Got ripped. I guess I need to be a faster types.

If you think you'll be doing business with them, set up an account ahead of time & sign in when you're shopping. That way when they have what you're looking for, it'll only be a couple of clicks vs having to type everything in while someone else swoops in & buys from under you.

One thing that just occurred to me is that you have what amounts to several Black Fridays happening three times a week at several hundred locations, many of us probably armed, and a bit of hightened anxiety. Yet everybody is keeping their cool & nobody has gotten out of hand.....

katmandu wrote:This sign was up at the Academy in Sherman this morning:

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Not suprising. This buying spree has been going on for a lot longer than people (me included) initially thought. Guess I'll have to start making a run every other day.

Quite a bit of Monarch 115, both steel & brass casing at academy in pasadena this morning. Probably won't last long though.

I can accomplish what I need to with a 50 round practice. Anything over that is purely for the fun of it. Purpose practicing might be the order of the day for a few weeks. I've been neglecting my sporting clays, so now might be the time to work on that to get my bangs in.

My standard practice is to keep at least a couple of boxes in reserve so I don't shoot myself dry. And I restock in small amounts periodically (usually every 2 weeks around payday). So when something like this hits I'm not in panic mode.

OK, so we're not out of the woods yet. I too have been just been to my local Academy (Pasadena), and no 9mm. They did have some .40, .45, and some .22lr. I guess it'll be a while yet before things truly settle down. But they will settle down.

.40 has been more readily available this week around southeast Houston/Pasadena. Oh, and everything I've come accross in 9mm hasn't been upcharged either! I think we can pretty much relax & go about our business as usual now.

Just picked up 100 speer lawman & 100 monarch, both 115 grain at academy on 59 & Kirby in Houston.

I was at Academy in Pasadena and Bass Pro Shops in Pearland on the 26th. Both were nada for 9mm. Both stores were also sparse on a lot of other product, which leads me to my conclusion that the shortage we're seeing right now is only temporary. Once we clear the mid-week holidays and this scarcity mentality cools off, the supply chain should be back to normal. And as others have noted, the online suppliers are thick with most of the major calibers.

I really do think that we've hit sort of a perfect storm with regard to ammo shortage: Christmas falling on a Tuesday, the anti's stirring up the pot with talk of banning everything/anything, and memories of AWB #1. I think that there's been some weather disruption in the north as well. So by next week or so, things should be back to normal. Gun makers & ammo suppliers have been running around the clock trying to keep up with demand. That's not likely to change in the near future.

We're a jumpy lot. As soon as the news cycle changes to focus on more mundane topics, things will settle down. But use this as a lesson. Don't shoot yourself dry at the range. Leave a little in reserve, and make a habbit of restocking on a regular basis. I usually swing by Academy on payday for a couple of boxes even if I'm not planning a range trip any time in the near future.