Ruger Forum

shoot44 · August 16th, 2009, 03:48 PM

Ammo shortage starting to ease up quite a bit in our area too. Yesterday at the Gun Show there was a LOT of 9mm, 40 S&W, 45 ACP, 38 Special, etc. Prices are not too bad now either; saw 9mm for 15$, for instance. 380 ACP has just started to become available, but the price has already come down from 40$ a box to around 20. Still high, but a lot better.
Also got a brick of CCI small pistol primers. And when we left around noon, they STILL HAD SOME LEFT! That has not happened for months! Price was 33$/1000.

So, it looks like things are finally breaking. Concerning Wal-Mart, the advice above is right on. Around here they get their ammo shipments on Sat night. So LATE Sat or early Sun will often work. Today, the 9mm was gone when I went, (around 5:00 PM) but they still had some 40 S&W. About 13$/50. They are selling the the 9mm for $9.47/50 (!).

LAGun · August 30th, 2009, 10:19 AM

Just came back from my sunday wally run,70 boxes of Federal 9mm and .40 s&w,100 packs of WWB 9mm,25 boxes of Federal .22lr bulk packs (550 rds) some Remington .223,30-06 and 7.62x39mm.When I talked to my guy there he told me that saturday morning he got in 30 boxes of .380 and .45acp,he then told me two women came in saw this ,texted and tweeted and 30 minutes later it was all gone...the .380and .45 that is.I'm glad to see the return of the long missing .380 and .45 but the technology is a double edged sword,it may help us someday to find ammo but in this case it hurt...

George1985 · September 4th, 2009, 11:39 AM

80% of the Walmarts in So Cal " Los Angeles " don't sell ammo anymore!!!

;(

LAGun · September 4th, 2009, 11:57 AM

Thats just Anti-American but then again we're talking about Kalifornia....lol

KKBMTGG/go army · September 4th, 2009, 01:16 PM

True enough, I remember Cali when it was still a free American state, that was a looong time ago. I was stationed there in the early eighties and remember shooting full auto's and semi's at the local ranges. My first HK 91 was purchased at the LA county fair grounds gun show. That was a fair time ago, too bad.

LAGun · September 10th, 2009, 06:30 PM

Another wally run they just keep getting more 9mm and .40cal and more .22lr,magnum.There had to be 60 boxes of each in the case.Then I went by Gand$$ mtn. they had bricks and bricks of .22lr and a bunch of rifle ammo,still no .45 acp or .380 though.

jeff.slim · September 10th, 2009, 07:05 PM

My local gun shops keep a fairly decent amount of supplies of everything. If anyone needs some basics I would be glad to price it and ship it.

firescout · September 11th, 2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by George1985

80% of the Walmarts in So Cal " Los Angeles " don't sell ammo anymore!!!

;(

And I'm pretty sure that most (all?) of the WalMarts in Sacramento County don't carry ammo, either.

rac0716 · September 11th, 2009, 09:21 PM

the walmart sporting goods where i live, in WY, told me that they were going to quit selling guns and just sell ammo.

shoot44 · September 12th, 2009, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rac0716

the walmart sporting goods where i live, in WY, told me that they were going to quit selling guns and just sell ammo.

Our local WalMart quit selling guns about a year ago. And this is in an area where the local Bass Pro shops sale flyers often include not only long guns, but HANDGUNS! So WalMart has definitely 'gone south' on us for sure. I guess they have gone along with the crowd on that. Too bad. They do still sell ammo though, and they're selling it for just about what it sold for "P.O." ("Pre-Obama"). 9mm 'range ammo' for $9.95/50.

scattershot · September 12th, 2009, 07:27 AM

The only pistol ammo in my local Wally World yesterday was .357 SIG and .44 mag, but other stores seem to be getting back to almost normal. Still a problem with primers, though...

LAGun · September 21st, 2009, 04:55 AM

Did my wally run they still had plenty of .40s&w.They did have alot less 9mm only a few boxes,but SURPRISE SURPRISE they had a couple 100 packs of WWB .380.This is the first time in a long time since I've seen any .380.Still no .45acp though.

billt · January 18th, 2010, 03:09 PM

All Federal Champion 9 MM 115 Gr. FMJ. All from Wal-Mart, and all for $8.47 to $9.47 @ box of 50. Bill T.

Gregor · January 26th, 2010, 07:22 AM

So that's what happened to all the surplus ammo.

LAGun · January 30th, 2010, 02:13 PM

Went by my WM this am and low and behold found 3 boxes 100rd .45acp WWB and 2 Remington 100rd and a single 50rd box of Rem JHP.Not to mention a bunch of .223 some .357 mag box of 100rd Rem.The usual Federal 9mm and .40 s+w.I had to get a couple boxes of the WWB .45acp 100's.The price has gone up a little $32.97 a box.