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Major Ammo "Shortage"

 
FuzzyLumpkin
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Major Ammo "Shortage"
I went to Gander Mtn, no handgun ammo period. Went on Cheaper Than Dirt, all but 1 overpriced brand of 9mm out of stock. Went to Bass Pro Shop and both the ammo and handgun racks shelves were almost bare. Employees had no clue when or if more would be available. wtf

Let me know if your state is any better, I am in IL!

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03/18/2013 02:42 PM
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Yep!
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03/18/2013 02:44 PM
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Still possible to find some on the interwebz although the cheap stuff gets bought out in a matter of minutes.

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03/18/2013 02:48 PM
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
sounds about right
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
Nothing here in Eastern Ky.

I saw a brick of Winchester .22 LR the other day for $125.00... !!!!!!!!
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Its been that way for months now...
Where you been guy?

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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
Ammo is gone. I am in PA. None to be had anywhere.

wish I worked at CCI so I could grab some for myself.
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03/18/2013 03:29 PM
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
Thanks for the input. I guess last time out I went to a local gun shop and didn't notice the magnitude of the shortage. People are hoarding I suppose, don't say as I blame em.
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
ammo shortage
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
Didn't any of You folks, Prep for 2012 in 2010?
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
Nothing here in Eastern Ky.

I saw a brick of Winchester .22 LR the other day for $125.00... !!!!!!!!
 Quoting: Darrell41653


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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
It's inexplicable. This goes WAY beyond a matter of supply and demand. Olin alone can knock out a million rounds a day. How many other ordinance manufacturers are there? Loads of them. Furthermore, there's been no discussion of surplus ammo or imports from Wolf, PRVI, etc. drying up. No, this absurd condition has undoubtedly been engineered.

I've had a rifle on order since DEC 2012. Same situation. I was #3 on a list for the same weapon when I ordered it. The manufacturer is less than an hour from the retailer, who incidentally has a direct relationship with them. I was informed in FEB by the manufacturer that they were meeting production schedules and 90-days out on the model I ordered. I figured, worst-case scenario, I should see it no later than 28MAR2013 if I applied that information. I have heard NOTHING from the manufacturer or the retailer to date, and the 28th is rapidly approaching. If I didn't know better, I'd allege the gov't is somehow stockpiling weapons or paying manufacturers not to produce them.
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03/18/2013 05:14 PM
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
So,, when the government orders 2 billion rounds of ammo, don't you think the manufacturers are a bit busy filling those orders?
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
The hardest thing to find ironically is 22lr
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google 9mm. 30.06 or whatever you're looking for followed by "in stock"...use the quotations. Then filter search by "last hour"...every now and then you'll get lucky and catch a new shipment with a fair price just before they sell out. instead of web search you can click on discussions and some people will post a site they found that just got ammo in. idk worked for me.

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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
Nothing here in Eastern Ky.

I saw a brick of Winchester .22 LR the other day for $125.00... !!!!!!!!
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
Nothing here in Eastern Ky.

I saw a brick of Winchester .22 LR the other day for $125.00... !!!!!!!!
 Quoting: Darrell41653


dayum yea 22 is almost impossible...crazy times

i wish i could $hit a brick...of .22.

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Yep, checked my usual source THE ARMORY

[link to www.the-armory.com]


They are sold out of everything. Maybe some colt 45 loads but no .223 or .308 nor 7.62.

wtf
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
Nothing here in Eastern Ky.

I saw a brick of Winchester .22 LR the other day for $125.00... !!!!!!!!
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jeeze .... i won't be target practicing anymore. Lead the price of gold.
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
Without getting into too much detail, let's just say my work allows me to visit a lot of gun shops and sporting goods stores.

No one, and I repeat, no one has .223 or 22 LR, and on the rare occasions suppliers get some, it is gone immediately. 9mm is nearly impossible to find, and recently even .357 and 40 caliber has disappeared (both were available as recently as a month ago).

The following calibers ARE readily available, and I am thinking of buying into these calibers myself:

- Pretty much all shotgun shells are readily available everywhere
- .17, .22 magnum, .250, .243, 44 mag, .45
- Sometimes I will find .38 special, 30-30, and oddball calibers like 7mm mauser or .303 british.
- Interestingly, 5.45 x 39 (AK 74) is readily in bulk as surplus, as is 7.62 x 54 (Mossin Nagant).

So if you don't own guns and want to stock up while you can still buy, I would buy a .17 cal, 12 gauge shot gun, .243 deer rifle, AK 74 assualt rifle, Mossin Nagant bolt action rifle, a 44 magnum revolver, or a 1911 .45.

You can still buy at gun shows. New .223 ammo goes for .80-1.00 per round. Reloads run .50-.70 round. .22 long rifle will run you at least .10 a round, as high as .40 per round.

You can find it online, but you need to check www.gunbot.com constantly to find a decent deal, otherwise you will get burned bad.

Hope this helps someone...
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
even the odd ball calibers are gone from the shelves.

only thing left is shotgun shells. and soon there will be a run on those.
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
I went to Gander Mtn, no handgun ammo period. Went on Cheaper Than Dirt, all but 1 overpriced brand of 9mm out of stock. Went to Bass Pro Shop and both the ammo and handgun racks shelves were almost bare. Employees had no clue when or if more would be available. wtf

Let me know if your state is any better, I am in IL!
 Quoting: FuzzyLumpkin


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LMAO... sorry don't mean to be a dick but it's been gone for a LONG LONG TIME... and it ain't coming back anytime soon.

Hope you have some stocked up because IT'S GONE!!!!!!!!!

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Someone high up in one of these manufacturers is going to come forward and tell everyone that the government has been buying even more rounds than what has been disclosed. They will do everything they can to make sure there is no opposition when the economy collapses
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.17 and a 12 ga. is what I would go for.

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ammo shortage
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
I work for the US's largest producer and distributor of tactical hand gun ammunition, ask me a question.

No seriously, our projections for back order, and new contracts with global alphabet agencies is a jaw dropper. I feel like I'm working for satan, or at least satan's bottom bitch.

Ammunition is not being squeezed/pinched from the shelves, it is literally being purchased by the public at theses shelf clearing speeds. Along with guns.

We are 5.6 billion rounds back ordered (these are paid orders) for 22LR alone. That's roughly 3 1/2 years of 24 hr production of product, we are behind.

Don't get me started about 40S&W or 5.56
All going to DSHS and ICE

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Ammunition producers are now in the back pocket of the PTB, and business is booming.
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Indiana, and the only thing on the shelves is $40 or $50 boxes.
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Just came back from a gun show, .22 LR was gone within minutes, big shots came in, paid above asking price and left with all the bricks.

Some vendors closed right there for the day, some left to go resupply and came back with minimal stuff. $50 for a brick of Federal is what I saw.

At the end of the first day there were no .9mm or .22 left, some .45 higher end and a lot of oddballs.

7.62 russian in those beige metal cases were going for $11o a piece, and you could buy a chinese rebuilt rifle (Mosin copy?) for about $150
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Re: Major Ammo "Shortage"
Even "odd" calibers are sold out or outrageously priced. I have an old German Mauser (7x52) and about a year ago I was getting rounds for about $10 bucks for a box of 20. Now, If anyone has them, they want $35 bucks a box of 20 !
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None here in OK either, the funny thing is, its not like I see some huge lines for ammo, I've been there whenever they get it from the back room at times, and usually it is only a few boxes of this and a few boxes of that, it never looks like they are really trying to restock anything, and now it's been months.

This is by design, simple supply and demand would drive ammo producers to produce more in order to meet demand while the money was there to be made. I haven't seen any one brand name that has ramped up production to take advantage of this opportunity.
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Me Looty shooty .380

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