Is the shortage dying down ? - Page 2

kilimanjaro · June 8, 2013, 12:40 AM

Seems to be getting better here in Puget Sound area, more ammo, guns on the shelves, some primers, powder. Got to hunt it down, though. Owners of the shops are saying it's coming, it's coming. So end of summer could be alright.

ljnowell · June 8, 2013, 12:41 AM

My LGS last sunday

IMR/Hodgdon/AA(on bottom cut off)

Alliant/Win/VV

Couple close ups:

He has a good selection of primers also. SPP,LPP, SR, LR, etc in Winchester, Federal and S&B.

He has a very unique business model that allows him to maintain his inventory in a situation like this.

Northrider · June 8, 2013, 01:57 AM

Still pretty bare here too, although I was able to score four boxes of small pistol primers the other day(100 count, not the whole brick). Store even had a box of .22 lr (100) but they were hollow point, so I got them too. First .22 I have seen in months, many months.

schleeb · June 8, 2013, 02:55 AM

It's improving here in eastern Washington. Lots more powder available. Almost a non issue now. Primers are the big problem. I had to wait about 6 wks. before I could get any pistol primers and they were magnum primers at that. Since I load mostly .357/.38 and 40 cal. that wasn't a big deal. I was just happy to get anything. Bullets are becoming a little more available but the good brand name stuff is non existent. You occasionally see lead or copper plated lead. I like using Rem and Win jacketed hollow point bullets. Haven't seen any of those for sale in at least a year. Fortunately I had a thousand in stock... Some of the spendy non lead bullet are readily available if you want to spend a lot of money.

schleeb · June 8, 2013, 02:59 AM

"He has a very unique business model that allows him to maintain his inventory in a situation like this."

He works for Homeland Security right? :-)

He's got more stuff than I've seen in a very long time.

Tom68 · June 8, 2013, 09:00 AM

I'm going to borrow a suggestion from an earlier thread which could prove very useful: Everybody stop buying components and allow the supply to come back up and the prices to come down.

Then you can resume purchasing near the end of 2013 when I return from this deployment

ShootingNut · June 8, 2013, 09:35 AM

"Everybody stop buying components and allow the supply to come back up and the prices to come down."

When your out your out, you have to buy if it ever shows up. Still nothing around here, and retailers don't have a clue when Powder will show up.
Winchester Primers are almost non existant also here.
I have to wonder where the production of powder has been going to? Sure not to southern wisconsin. :confused

RaySendero · June 8, 2013, 09:40 AM

Just picked up some LR and SR primers, but shelf was bare on powders.

Silver00LT · June 8, 2013, 11:31 AM

Quote:

I'm going to borrow a suggestion from an earlier thread which could prove very useful: Everybody stop buying components and allow the supply to come back up and the prices to come down.

Then you can resume purchasing near the end of 2013 when I return from this deployment

IDK where you shop, but I am paying pre-panic prices on all components.

**Unclenick** · June 8, 2013, 11:54 AM

Note that all shortage-related posts are now supposed to be put in the Where is Everything sticky thread in the General forum, here. Please put all further posts on the subject there. This was done to prevent a lot of information duplication on the subject all over the board.

June 8, 2013, 02:55 AM	#29
schleeb Junior Member Join Date: January 15, 2013 Posts: 12	Shortage It's improving here in eastern Washington. Lots more powder available. Almost a non issue now. Primers are the big problem. I had to wait about 6 wks. before I could get any pistol primers and they were magnum primers at that. Since I load mostly .357/.38 and 40 cal. that wasn't a big deal. I was just happy to get anything. Bullets are becoming a little more available but the good brand name stuff is non existent. You occasionally see lead or copper plated lead. I like using Rem and Win jacketed hollow point bullets. Haven't seen any of those for sale in at least a year. Fortunately I had a thousand in stock... Some of the spendy non lead bullet are readily available if you want to spend a lot of money.

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June 8, 2013, 12:40 AM	#26
kilimanjaro Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2009 Posts: 3,963	Seems to be getting better here in Puget Sound area, more ammo, guns on the shelves, some primers, powder. Got to hunt it down, though. Owners of the shops are saying it's coming, it's coming. So end of summer could be alright.

June 8, 2013, 12:41 AM	#27
ljnowell Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2009 Posts: 274	My LGS last sunday IMR/Hodgdon/AA(on bottom cut off) Alliant/Win/VV Couple close ups: He has a good selection of primers also. SPP,LPP, SR, LR, etc in Winchester, Federal and S&B. He has a very unique business model that allows him to maintain his inventory in a situation like this.

June 8, 2013, 01:57 AM	#28
Northrider Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2011 Location: Wasilla, Alaska Posts: 228	Still pretty bare here too, although I was able to score four boxes of small pistol primers the other day(100 count, not the whole brick). Store even had a box of .22 lr (100) but they were hollow point, so I got them too. First .22 I have seen in months, many months.

June 8, 2013, 02:59 AM	#30
schleeb Junior Member Join Date: January 15, 2013 Posts: 12	"He has a very unique business model that allows him to maintain his inventory in a situation like this." He works for Homeland Security right? :-) He's got more stuff than I've seen in a very long time.

June 8, 2013, 09:00 AM	#31
Tom68 Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 349	I'm going to borrow a suggestion from an earlier thread which could prove very useful: Everybody stop buying components and allow the supply to come back up and the prices to come down. Then you can resume purchasing near the end of 2013 when I return from this deployment

June 8, 2013, 09:35 AM	#32
ShootingNut Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,475	"Everybody stop buying components and allow the supply to come back up and the prices to come down." When your out your out, you have to buy if it ever shows up. Still nothing around here, and retailers don't have a clue when Powder will show up. Winchester Primers are almost non existant also here. I have to wonder where the production of powder has been going to? Sure not to southern wisconsin. :confused

June 8, 2013, 09:40 AM	#33
RaySendero Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2010 Location: US South Posts: 857	Just picked up some LR and SR primers, but shelf was bare on powders.