Why 1995 ammo on shelf in a shortage?

1611mac · September 22nd, 2009, 10:44 AM

In the midst of a massive .380 (and most other) ammo shortage I managed to find a box of FMJ .380 last week. It was Cor-Bon with Date of Manufacture of 11/27/95.

In the midst of a shortage, why is there ammo out there with a mfr date of 1995? 14 years ago!

You would think it would have been in the supply chain and sold a thousand times over by now....?????

93civicsedan · September 22nd, 2009, 10:48 AM

That is weird, possibly found somewhere in a factory or shipping/receiving location.

What store did you find this at?

ICTsnub · September 22nd, 2009, 11:22 AM

Someone finally is chipping loose of the ammo they hoarded during the Clinton era.

I really doubt there is a shortage, you can't get me to beleive that we are shooting it up faster than they can make it. I bet there's a lot of folks stacking ammo on top of their left over Y2K powdered eggs.

JD · September 22nd, 2009, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1611mac

In the midst of a massive .380 (and most other) ammo shortage I managed to find a box of FMJ .380 last week. It was Cor-Bon with Date of Manufacture of 11/27/95.

In the midst of a shortage, why is there ammo out there with a mfr date of 1995? 14 years ago!

You would think it would have been in the supply chain and sold a thousand times over by now....?????

I know some stores that sell "used" ammo.

Guy trades in a gun, brings the ammo in with it, ammo get's put back on the self. Back in VA I bought 8 boxes of Master Cartridge 9mm JHPS, Master Cartridge is now Georgia arms and has been so for some time...

MinistrMalic · September 22nd, 2009, 05:53 PM

What you likely got was some ammo that was lost in the back of the warehouse somewhere, and while business was slow and shelves were bare some kid found this box that had fallen behind a shelf.

retsupt99 · September 22nd, 2009, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ICTsnub

Someone finally is chipping loose of the ammo they hoarded during the Clinton era.

I really doubt there is a shortage, you can't get me to beleive that we are shooting it up faster than they can make it. I bet there's a lot of folks stacking ammo on top of their left over Y2K powdered eggs.

Ya' think?

September 22nd, 2009, 10:44 AM	#1
1611mac Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SW Colorado Posts: 32	Why 1995 ammo on shelf in a shortage? In the midst of a massive .380 (and most other) ammo shortage I managed to find a box of FMJ .380 last week. It was Cor-Bon with Date of Manufacture of 11/27/95. In the midst of a shortage, why is there ammo out there with a mfr date of 1995? 14 years ago! You would think it would have been in the supply chain and sold a thousand times over by now....?????

September 22nd, 2009, 11:22 AM	#3
ICTsnub Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 615	Someone finally is chipping loose of the ammo they hoarded during the Clinton era. I really doubt there is a shortage, you can't get me to beleive that we are shooting it up faster than they can make it. I bet there's a lot of folks stacking ammo on top of their left over Y2K powdered eggs. __________________ I'm not a lawyer or a LEO, just a pantload with a computer.

September 22nd, 2009, 05:53 PM	#5
MinistrMalic Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 484	What you likely got was some ammo that was lost in the back of the warehouse somewhere, and while business was slow and shelves were bare some kid found this box that had fallen behind a shelf. __________________ "...whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one." (Luke 22:36) Here is my blog if you're interested :)

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September 22nd, 2009, 10:48 AM	#2
93civicsedan Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ky Posts: 95	That is weird, possibly found somewhere in a factory or shipping/receiving location. What store did you find this at?