Walmart Ammo Supplies Dwindling (Merged) - Page 78

shooterX · August 26th, 2009, 12:39 PM

Last time I was at my local WW, the ammo shelf was fuller than I'd seen in a while. They even had 9mm, which I hadn't seen there for months.

mojust · August 27th, 2009, 02:06 PM

It's not just Walmart. We have two wars that have been going on eight years now, and frankly I'm not surprised. I'm thinking about taking up reloading.

Brass63 · August 27th, 2009, 03:45 PM

I was able to find five boxes of 45acp (100 round WW) while vacationing in Michigan the past couple of weeks.
IMO, it does seem that things may be loosening up just a little on the ammo front.

iu2baiw · August 31st, 2009, 04:48 PM

I went to WW in SE michigan this morning and picked up 4 boxes of 40 S&W 180gr.
Price bump up $1.20 but they always seem to have 40's but no 9mm or 45

sgtD · August 31st, 2009, 11:31 PM

Wal-Mart around Topeka is still hit and miss. Mostly miss. Once in a while they have some 9mm or .40 or .45. usually very little and it don't stay long.

Still plenty of hunting rifle ammo though. They have been heavily stocked for a year, since the crunch came and they over ordered and hunting rifle ammo doesn't fly off the shelves like handgun and .223 & 7.62x39 does.

Now they are getting in shipments for this hunting season, so the shelves are pretty much stacked to overflowing with rifle ammo. They even have some oddball stuff like 6mm Rem and 6.5 Swede. I even picked up a couple boxes of 7mm-08, which you don't find in most Wal-Marts.

Even so, handgun ammo is still hard to come by. but I'm making my own now so I don't care. Even though it costs just as much to make 9mm ammo as it does to buy it at WW, at least I darn well have it when I want to go to the range. I started reloading to save money.(which is why I never used to reload 9mm) I never thought I'd see the day where I'd have to reload to be able to get ammo, but alas that day is here.

Thanis · September 7th, 2009, 10:53 PM

Even with the limitation of 6 per, local WalMarts around me are still hit or miss. Better then a few months ago, but by now, would not have tought it would continue.

gimpy · September 10th, 2009, 06:39 PM

Today, I gave up on my local WalMart having any pistol ammo. So I went to a local Dick's Sporting Goods and picked up a 250 round Remington Mega Pack of .45acp. I feel so much better now knowing my new Kimber CDP II has some food to eat.

MP45Man · September 11th, 2009, 10:15 PM

At my local WalMart tonight with the family and thought I'd stroll by the ammo case. One box of .45 WWb and one box of .40 Federal. Still not getting better in PA.

PastorPack · September 11th, 2009, 11:57 PM

My local Walmart had been doing ok with a trickle of handgun ammo coming in (one caliber one week, another the next), but for the last several weeks, nothing at all for Hanguns.

lance22 · September 13th, 2009, 12:37 AM

Last week I found two boxes of .45 ACP and I purchased both. Today at another walmart they had .40 S&W and I bought two boxes.

August 27th, 2009, 02:06 PM	#772
mojust Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Willimantic Connecticut Posts: 435	It's not just Walmart. We have two wars that have been going on eight years now, and frankly I'm not surprised. I'm thinking about taking up reloading. __________________ Sig 226, 228, 229, 232. Smith Model 60 and 1911. XD45 Tactical. Mossberg 930 SPX. How we behave as gun owners is important. Posturing and threatening does not serve us well in the public eye.

August 27th, 2009, 03:45 PM	#773
Brass63 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 447	I was able to find five boxes of 45acp (100 round WW) while vacationing in Michigan the past couple of weeks. IMO, it does seem that things may be loosening up just a little on the ammo front. __________________ In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.

August 31st, 2009, 04:48 PM	#774
iu2baiw Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Detroit,Michigan Posts: 31	I went to WW in SE michigan this morning and picked up 4 boxes of 40 S&W 180gr. Price bump up $1.20 but they always seem to have 40's but no 9mm or 45 __________________ Be Safe Carry Often! Springfield XD 40 NRA Member

August 31st, 2009, 11:31 PM	#775
sgtD VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 2,212	Wal-Mart around Topeka is still hit and miss. Mostly miss. Once in a while they have some 9mm or .40 or .45. usually very little and it don't stay long. Still plenty of hunting rifle ammo though. They have been heavily stocked for a year, since the crunch came and they over ordered and hunting rifle ammo doesn't fly off the shelves like handgun and .223 & 7.62x39 does. Now they are getting in shipments for this hunting season, so the shelves are pretty much stacked to overflowing with rifle ammo. They even have some oddball stuff like 6mm Rem and 6.5 Swede. I even picked up a couple boxes of 7mm-08, which you don't find in most Wal-Marts. Even so, handgun ammo is still hard to come by. but I'm making my own now so I don't care. Even though it costs just as much to make 9mm ammo as it does to buy it at WW, at least I darn well have it when I want to go to the range. I started reloading to save money.(which is why I never used to reload 9mm) I never thought I'd see the day where I'd have to reload to be able to get ammo, but alas that day is here. __________________ When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts & minds will follow. Semper Fi.

September 7th, 2009, 10:53 PM	#776
Thanis Distinguished Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: MI Posts: 1,704	Even with the limitation of 6 per, local WalMarts around me are still hit or miss. Better then a few months ago, but by now, would not have tought it would continue. __________________ NRA Member S&W 642 (no-lock) with .38 Spl +P 135 GR Gold GDHP Glock G31 & G33 with .357 Sig 125 GR. SXT Winchester Ranger

August 26th, 2009, 12:39 PM	#771
shooterX Distinguished Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,560	Last time I was at my local WW, the ammo shelf was fuller than I'd seen in a while. They even had 9mm, which I hadn't seen there for months.

September 10th, 2009, 06:39 PM	#777
gimpy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 1,011	Today, I gave up on my local WalMart having any pistol ammo. So I went to a local Dick's Sporting Goods and picked up a 250 round Remington Mega Pack of .45acp. I feel so much better now knowing my new Kimber CDP II has some food to eat. __________________ "Society never advances. It recedes as fast on one side as it gains on the other. It undergoes continual change; but this change is not [an improvement]. For everything that is given, something is taken." Ralph Waldo Emerson

September 11th, 2009, 10:15 PM	#778
MP45Man Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: State of Guns and Religion Posts: 835	At my local WalMart tonight with the family and thought I'd stroll by the ammo case. One box of .45 WWb and one box of .40 Federal. Still not getting better in PA.

September 11th, 2009, 11:57 PM	#779
PastorPack Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,123	My local Walmart had been doing ok with a trickle of handgun ammo coming in (one caliber one week, another the next), but for the last several weeks, nothing at all for Hanguns. __________________ God is love (1 John 4:8)

September 13th, 2009, 12:37 AM	#780
lance22 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: MN Posts: 792	Last week I found two boxes of .45 ACP and I purchased both. Today at another walmart they had .40 S&W and I bought two boxes. __________________ Get MN specific carry information at http://www.twincitiescarry.com/forum/

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