Buying ammo in Illinois without a FOID?

HK_Flo · January 18, 2013, 11:48 PM

I am planning a trip to Chicago this weekend.

Now I am trying to find out if I can buy ammo there along the way (if I can find any) As a MO resident.

From what I am reading a non-resident from a neighboring state can buy rifle or shotgun ammo but not handgun?

I specifically am looking for .22lr - that can be handgun or rifle ammo.

Any ideas? I'd like to know if it is even possible before wasting my time stopping at every Walmart along the way.

Xfire68 · January 19, 2013, 12:06 AM

I can't 100% answer your question because I have to show my FOID 80% of the time weather I am buying ammo in IL or IN.

If your driving to Chicago just take a slight detour to Indiana and get what your in need of. Cabelas is a short trip East of Chicago on I80/94.

Heck if your driving why not just stop in MO before you cross state lines?

HK_Flo · January 19, 2013, 12:13 AM

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Heck if your driving why not just stop in MO before you cross state lines?

Everywhere here is sold out.

Davey · January 19, 2013, 12:53 AM

Non state residents can buy ammo without FOID.

godot · January 19, 2013, 01:29 AM

Walmarts in Cook County do not carry ammo.

HK_Flo · January 19, 2013, 01:39 AM

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Walmarts in Cook County do not carry ammo.

I figured that.

There are about 10 along I-55 on the way there though.

Mike38 · January 19, 2013, 01:41 AM

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Everywhere here is sold out.

Good luck finding .22LR here in Illinois. In the past 10 days or so, I have checked two gun shops, 3 or 4 WalMart, and my local WalMart almost daily. The only .22LR available is CB shorts. Not that I need .22LR, I have probably 4k rounds. I’m just getting a kick out of looking for it. Kind of making a game out of it….. Simple things entertain me.

HK_Flo · January 19, 2013, 01:52 AM

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Good luck finding .22LR here in Illinois. In the past 10 days or so, I have checked two gun shops, 3 or 4 WalMart, and my local WalMart almost daily. The only .22LR available is CB shorts. Not that I need .22LR, I have probably 4k rounds. I’m just getting a kick out of looking for it. Kind of making a game out of it….. Simple things entertain me.

I figured this as well.

I only have 1000 rounds though and could use some more.

I thought it could break up the drive and make it go faster if I had a quest.

Xfire68 · January 19, 2013, 02:46 AM

Dick's down in Bradley Illinois right off I57 had 22lr in stock although it was a little high in price but not stupid high.

Sparky277 · January 19, 2013, 12:27 PM

Walmart was the only place around here (Kane county) that had any real selection. When I went yesterday after work, the girl the was stocking the ammo case. They had everything I wanted. Cabelas was even sold out of 30-30. Go figure.

HK_Flo · January 19, 2013, 04:19 PM

Had a few boxes of Winchester super-x at Joliet walmart. Would not sell it to me.

+1k ammo · January 22, 2013, 03:54 PM

Yes, they are pretty strict about ammo in IL.

But Indian, my daughter could throw a box up on the counter at Cabelas and they wouldn't even question it - most of the time.

I swing by there all the time, but they did card me once I think because of seeing I was from Illinois for handgun ammo. Not recently though.

I have plenty of .22 and load my own 9mm so I am not sure what the shortage is about. Big buying spree? Why would ammo be out, the proposed new laws would really only affect high capacity magazines and big ar-15 style weapons which I don't really have anyway.

January 18, 2013, 11:48 PM	#1
HK_Flo Member Join Date: February 3, 2011 Posts: 75	Buying ammo in Illinois without a FOID? I am planning a trip to Chicago this weekend. Now I am trying to find out if I can buy ammo there along the way (if I can find any) As a MO resident. From what I am reading a non-resident from a neighboring state can buy rifle or shotgun ammo but not handgun? I specifically am looking for .22lr - that can be handgun or rifle ammo. Any ideas? I'd like to know if it is even possible before wasting my time stopping at every Walmart along the way.

January 19, 2013, 12:06 AM	#2
Xfire68 Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2010 Location: Communist State of IL. Posts: 1,292	I can't 100% answer your question because I have to show my FOID 80% of the time weather I am buying ammo in IL or IN. If your driving to Chicago just take a slight detour to Indiana and get what your in need of. Cabelas is a short trip East of Chicago on I80/94. Heck if your driving why not just stop in MO before you cross state lines? __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF Member

January 19, 2013, 02:46 AM	#9
Xfire68 Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2010 Location: Communist State of IL. Posts: 1,292	Dick's down in Bradley Illinois right off I57 had 22lr in stock although it was a little high in price but not stupid high. __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF Member

January 19, 2013, 12:53 AM	#4
Davey Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2010 Location: Not far enough from Chicago Posts: 344	Non state residents can buy ammo without FOID.

January 19, 2013, 01:29 AM	#5
godot Member Join Date: May 28, 2004 Posts: 65	Walmarts in Cook County do not carry ammo.

January 19, 2013, 12:27 PM	#10
Sparky277 Junior Member Join Date: February 12, 2012 Location: Peoples Republic of Illinois Posts: 4	Walmart was the only place around here (Kane county) that had any real selection. When I went yesterday after work, the girl the was stocking the ammo case. They had everything I wanted. Cabelas was even sold out of 30-30. Go figure.

January 19, 2013, 04:19 PM	#11
HK_Flo Member Join Date: February 3, 2011 Posts: 75	Had a few boxes of Winchester super-x at Joliet walmart. Would not sell it to me.

January 22, 2013, 03:54 PM	#12
+1k ammo Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2013 Posts: 125	Yes, they are pretty strict about ammo in IL. But Indian, my daughter could throw a box up on the counter at Cabelas and they wouldn't even question it - most of the time. I swing by there all the time, but they did card me once I think because of seeing I was from Illinois for handgun ammo. Not recently though. I have plenty of .22 and load my own 9mm so I am not sure what the shortage is about. Big buying spree? Why would ammo be out, the proposed new laws would really only affect high capacity magazines and big ar-15 style weapons which I don't really have anyway.