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Old 07-19-2009, 01:48 PM   #1
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Thumbs up Wal-mart supplies

I went to my local wally world and found much ammo.They had plenty of Blazer brass and federal 9mm and 40s&w.Also .22lr bulk packs as well as single boxes of .22mag..25auto and some .410 pistol.This has been a reoccuring thing the last few weekends maybe the production is starting to catch up.
 
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Old 07-20-2009, 03:44 AM   #2
 
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I went by the local Walmart Sat. morning and they had more ammo on the shelves than I have seen in a long time. Lots of WWB 9mm as well as a few boxes of WWB 40 S&W and 45acp. Not much 22LR though.
 
Old 07-20-2009, 05:05 AM   #3
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Yeah I bought a box of 100 remington .45acp JHP about 3 wks ago,seems like its coming back.

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Maybe I will check the local ones around here today.
 
Old 07-20-2009, 10:54 AM   #5
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Maybe I will check the local ones around here today.
Just a note,the best time to go is early in the AM they stock the night before.The old saying "strike while the iron is hot.".
 
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Went to the Super Walmart this Sat. morning and the shelves were bare. A few .22 and one box of Blazer .357 alum. and that was it.
 
Old 07-20-2009, 07:11 PM   #7
 
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Our Walmart does get small shipments now and then. If you happen to be there at the right time, buy! They do limit your purchase though.
 
Old 07-21-2009, 05:54 PM   #8
 
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Went to WM at 6 pm a few days ago, thay had WWB 9mm, WWB 357, WWB 44 mag. Federal .223 100 count, Remmington .223, WWB .223, Winchester .22LR and CCI .22 mag. I bought a little of each...........
 
Old 07-23-2009, 11:57 AM   #9
 
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its starting to get back to normal in North Alabama also. and not a moment to soon for me
 
Old 07-25-2009, 02:32 PM   #10
 
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North Florida area Walmarts (Particularly Gainesville area) have not been restocked with much more than shotgun shells since December/January. Downright frustrating.

Alachua Farm & Lumber in Alachua was pretty well stocked when I went there last week.
 
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Several Walmarts in my area have been hit or miss with ammo. Usually they are all sold out except for shotgun shells and a few large caliber rifle options but I have gotten there at the right moment a few times and they had just stocked boxes of handgun ammo like .38, .40 and 9mm. Early mornings and late evenings if they unload the shipment for the next morning are the best time to get lucky.
 
Old 07-26-2009, 04:38 PM   #12
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Again I went to my local wally world and they had more ammo than last week,Plenty of .22 ,15 boxes of Federal 550 bulk packs,.22 mag,.44 mag WWB,32 boxes of Federal.40 s&w,.25 auto,some .17 hmr, and some I've never seen before Winchester PDX1 JHP in .38 spl +p, .45 acp,9mm, .40 s&w these were 20 packs.Too bad I already have enough JHP for my P90.It looks as if the ammo is selling because the residual from the week before is usually gone.

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Old 07-27-2009, 05:40 AM   #13
 
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Walmarts are still pretty hit and miss around here. They are getting more ammo in, but it's still just a matter of luck to get it before it sells out. I have noticed that the best ones to check out are the ones that stopped selling rifles. I've found more ammo at them than any others. And it also helps to check them on week days. They are always sold out on the weekends, but restock during the week.
 
Old 07-27-2009, 08:31 AM   #14
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We are not yet seeing this in San Diego; at least I am not! I will have to start going more often to see if there are patterns I should follow. I did notice that the reloaded ammo at my local range was starting to go down in price as it becomes more abundant so maybe the trends are changing!
 
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The scuttle butt around here, is our Wal-Mart is trying to get out the ammo/gun business. One of the guys I fly with (R/C airplanes) says the clerk told him that when the department puts in an order, the manager crosses off the ammo before ordering . So no wonder nothing is showing up.. I hear the Helena store just got a whole pallet of .22s in .... Might have to make a trip over....
 
Old 07-28-2009, 09:39 AM   #16
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The scuttle butt around here, is our Wal-Mart is trying to get out the ammo/gun business. One of the guys I fly with (R/C airplanes) says the clerk told him that when the department puts in an order, the manager crosses off the ammo before ordering . So no wonder nothing is showing up.. I hear the Helena store just got a whole pallet of .22s in .... Might have to make a trip over....
I would go to the STORE manager and make it known that discriminating against one line of products that are in demand will be a definite letter/email to the corporate level.Get some names just for good measure.I haven't seen a wal mart yet that does not sell ammo.Just me but I would give that dept manager an earful...
 
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Wally World near me has not had any 22lr in months. 38spl & 40 s&w are starting to appear. 30-30 30-06 270 300 win mag are no problem. I'm in SW PA
 
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Still nothing in handgun calibers in the Walmarts in my area. Gonna check out a different one, tomorrow.
 
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love the cat !!, lady better not bob her head up though...

Wal-Marts in Hawaii do NOT sell any ammo (or weapons)
 
Old 07-31-2009, 09:31 AM   #20
 
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My Walmart switched from early am stocking to late afternoon stocking. They still don't have any usefull stock.
 
Old 08-01-2009, 04:07 AM   #21
 
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It's the sporting goods managers that's the problem. Since our stores have no guns, they could care less if there's any ammo. I'll have to check Cabelas out to see if it is getting better. Don't understand, our local range/gun store never seems to have any problems finding ammo to sell.
 
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North Florida area Walmarts (Particularly Gainesville area) have not been restocked with much more than shotgun shells since December/January. Downright frustrating.

Alachua Farm & Lumber in Alachua was pretty well stocked when I went there last week.
Same as here in Southeast Kansas.

However I did pick up a brick of Winchester Wildcats at our local grocery store for $23.90+tax.
 
Old 08-03-2009, 04:55 PM   #23
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I went on my sunday run and they had plenty of shotgun shells(hunting season coming up I guess),20 boxes of Federal .40 s&w,17 boxes of WWB 100 packs of 9mm and the assorted boxes of .22lr,.17 hmr and a few left of the Remington PP .38 spl. +p.I'm glad to see a little ammo hanging around.
 
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Good news. My local Walmart had .40 cal ammo back on the shelf: Winchester white box, 100 count. $29 and change.
 
Old 08-04-2009, 05:18 AM   #25
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Good news. My local Walmart had .40 cal ammo back on the shelf: Winchester white box, 100 count. $29 and change.
What was the WWB caliber,I still haven't seen any .45 or .380..
 
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Pretty slim (non-existant) picking here in town and in neighboring city of Missoula. I did pick up a couple of bricks of .22LR in Missoula which left just 'one' box on the shelf for someone else to pick up. Interesting that you now have to 'pay' for it right there rather than bring it to the front . Times are a chang'n. Guess they've had some steal'n goin' on.
 
Old 08-04-2009, 08:50 AM   #27
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Good news. My local Walmart had .40 cal ammo back on the shelf: Winchester white box, 100 count. $29 and change.
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What was the WWB caliber,I still haven't seen any .45 or .380..
[SIZE="4"]I'm guessing it was .40.

Two weeks ago found Federal Champion .40 S&W at Wal*Mart for $12.97 for 50.
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Thank you, 'edlmann'. I guess 'LAGun' just missed seeing that part.
 
Old 08-04-2009, 11:46 AM   #29
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Thank you, 'edlmann'. I guess 'LAGun' just missed seeing that part.
Sorry I thought it was 2 different ammo's.
 
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Sorry I thought it was 2 different ammo's.
Sorry for the confusion. I was indeed speaking of the .40 cal when I mentioned the price.
 
Old 08-16-2009, 03:48 PM   #31
 
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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 (!).
 
Old 08-30-2009, 10:19 AM   #32
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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...
 
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80% of the Walmarts in So Cal " Los Angeles " don't sell ammo anymore!!! ;(
 
Old 09-04-2009, 11:57 AM   #34
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Thats just Anti-American but then again we're talking about Kalifornia....lol
 
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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.
 
Old 09-10-2009, 06:30 PM   #36
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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the walmart sporting goods where i live, in WY, told me that they were going to quit selling guns and just sell ammo.
 
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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.
 
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