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FHBrumb · January 24th, 2009, 03:24 PM

I work for Wal*Mart, and I can tell you that we will be getting and keeping ammunition in stock, as best as we can.

The problem is that the gun industry is seeing a "run" on pretty much everything.

Our Warehousing is getting what it can, and it is trickling out to stores. Unfortunately, the demand far outweighs the supply. This is not a Wal*mart issue, it's supply and demand.

Now, I'm sure you are saying, "But Billy Bob's Sport's Shop has it!" Yes, and Billy Bob paid a premium price for it too. Wal*Mart is not going to buy at a higher mark, and price themselves out of the market, like Billy Bob did.

I want ammo myself, and I'm willing to wait a bit to get it, without a 20% price jump...

Keep checking back, and make sure you mention to someone on the Management Team that you are waiting to buy. It is possible for a store to make the decision to drop ammo, guns, pet fish, NASCAR stuff, or anything that's not at the core business of a Wal*Mart, so the store needs to know that the local customers WANT the ammo back in stock, and will buy it.

I buy every box of Blazer Brass 45 we get, and will likely also start to buy the WWB 45 too, once it's back in stock. I don't care for the green and white box Remington stuff. That's the dirtiest shooting ammo I've experiences short of rimfire... The last 100 I shot had powder residue up in my XD all the way back to the striker. I have no idea how it got so far back.

Don't worry folks, everything will be OK...

January 24th, 2009, 03:24 PM	#101
FHBrumb Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA, where else? Posts: 337	I work for WalMart, and I can tell you that we will be getting and keeping ammunition in stock, as best as we can. The problem is that the gun industry is seeing a "run" on pretty much everything. Our Warehousing is getting what it can, and it is trickling out to stores. Unfortunately, the demand far outweighs the supply. This is not a Walmart issue, it's supply and demand. Now, I'm sure you are saying, "But Billy Bob's Sport's Shop has it!" Yes, and Billy Bob paid a premium price for it too. WalMart is not going to buy at a higher mark, and price themselves out of the market, like Billy Bob did. I want ammo myself, and I'm willing to wait a bit to get it, without a 20% price jump... Keep checking back, and make sure you mention to someone on the Management Team that you are waiting to buy. It is possible for a store to make the decision to drop ammo, guns, pet fish, NASCAR stuff, or anything that's not at the core business of a WalMart, so the store needs to know that the local customers WANT the ammo back in stock, and will buy it. I buy every box of Blazer Brass 45 we get, and will likely also start to buy the WWB 45 too, once it's back in stock. I don't care for the green and white box Remington stuff. That's the dirtiest shooting ammo I've experiences short of rimfire... The last 100 I shot had powder residue up in my XD all the way back to the striker. I have no idea how it got so far back. Don't worry folks, everything will be OK... __________________ Amendment XIV Section 1. ...No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...