Ammo Shortage Over????

[Oldgringo]

PocketGroove wrote:

We think alike Chuck! I'd even consider a Five-Seven since I ALWAYS see stacks of that ammo everywhere I go. Judging by that, I'm guessing pretty much no one in Texas owns that gun!

According to current news reports, there is at least one owner of a 5.7 in Texas.

[03Lightningrocks]

I have a ridiculous amount of ammo in every caliber I shoot but I did not start out hoarding ammo. I just kept buying it by the case when I would see a good deal on it. Then low and behold...Premier Obama got elected and everyone and their dog started buying up ammo. I picked up a few more cases here and there as the anticipation of the socialist regime taking over reached a fever pitch. Poof... i now have more ammo than I can count and thank goodness I got lucky. I love to shoot and shoot at least once a week. There is no way I could have continued my shooting hobby at today's...or yesterdays prices. I don't really see myself as a Bogart...I just got lucky in my stocking situation.

[03Lightningrocks]

I just went to a couple ammo sights I used to buy from. They are all still price gouging. Ammo Man, for instance, is selling his stock for almost double the price I was paying him a few short months before the socialist party moved into the White House. Ammo Man used to be cheaper than Wal-Mart which is why I bought so much ammo from him. Now he makes them look like they are giving ammo away. This thread had me hoping common sense was back. Nope...not yet.

[PocketGroove]

According to current news reports, there is at least one owner of a 5.7 in Texas.

Heard that on the news today right after I posted my last comment. It's becoming pretty obvious that he wasn't just a "crazy person".

[asleepatthereel]

I dont know if its over, or folks are just 'stocked up', but I have noticed that some calibers are getting easier to find. I see plenty of .45 and .223 on the shelves, and the price has come down just a bit. Some calibers like .380 are still AWOL. I cant figure that one out. Sure, .380s are great concealed carry guns, but why there should be such a demand for them is beyond me. The only thing I can figure is that with the rush for CHLs most new plastic holders are carrying them. I sold my trusty Bersa Thunder right before the election and the ammo shortage. I included the 100 rounds I had for it with the gun. I work with the person I sold it to, and she asked me to keep an eye out for some, but I havent seen any in the last 6 months.

I guess we can say its over when we can go to Wally World and buy a box of .380 again.

Ive got a guy that reloads for me, so as long as folks keep leaving their brass in the grass at the range, Im golden. Every once in a while, I even find some .380 brass. On those days, I get Lotto tickets!

[Zee]

The gun show in Dallas had tons of .223, .303 and other rifle rounds, not giving them away though. Even the reloads were limited. I wonder what the deal is there? Handgun loads were more reasonable than the last few months but not good enough for me to buy any today. I didn't see too many others buying up anything either.

[G.A. Heath]

Its been over a year since I bought any quantity of ammo, I have been eating my reserves since the election. Sadly those reserves are nearly gone and I can find almost everything I need at reasonable prices except .308 and .45 ACP. Locally 223 has never been a problem to find, 6.8 I can get as I need, .40 is in stock every time I go to Walmart, Saw an entire case of Federal .22LR Bulk pack on the floor waiting to be stocked, .22-250 is present in spades, I have even seen 338 Marlin Express in quantity, but no .45 ACP below $35/box of 50 and no quality .308 to be seen.

[chamberc]

I found my first box of small pistol primers in months at Cabela's yesterday morning. They had only one box of 1000, and the guy there was surprised to see them.

[Oldgringo]

FWIW, I just took a gander (1130 hrs today) at the Ammo counter in the Jacksonville Wal-Mart. It appears that everything except .380 acp was in attendance...in small quantities. Furthermore, if there was any increase in ammo price since the election it was minimal.