Enough doom and gloom...

38superhero · January 19, 2013, 12:55 AM

I'm tired of reading about the ammo shortage and gun laws that are about to be proposed.... I'm getting up in the morning and shooting some clays with my 870. While i can still buy birdshot at sprawlmart. Then i'm going to bbq some carne asada and get ready for some football. Any one else shootin tommorow?

boattale · January 19, 2013, 04:21 PM

I'm going to the Whiskeyfest tonight, so I doubt it.

charlie in md · January 19, 2013, 05:43 PM

I'll burn up my usual 4 boxes tomorrow on the range!

Then, come home, clean the gun, while watching football.

Idaho Spud · January 19, 2013, 06:09 PM

Too cold for clays, watchin' the Kings get beat by the 'Hawks. NHL, finally!

dwaawd · January 19, 2013, 07:30 PM

"While i can still buy birdshot at sprawlmart."

I was in my Mall Wart yesterday. They had no shotgun shells in any load and a lot of the cartridge ammo was gone as well. I guess I'll stock up on .177 caliber and BB's.

SauerGrapes · January 19, 2013, 07:58 PM

I'm heading to the gun club tomorrow for sure. Definatly need to slaughter some clays.
This has been the week from hell. My wife had to rush me to the ER early last Saturday morning with kidney stones. Wow! Talk about pain!! Then, Thursday morning she falls down our front steps and breaks her wrist.

I need a vacation!

SonOtheSouth · January 21, 2013, 01:41 AM

hmmm, around here there are piles of 12 gauge ammo at every Walmart/Gun shop, etc. Just the handgun, .22 and .223 ammo that's all gone.

scattergun98908 · January 23, 2013, 04:44 AM

SauerGrapes - bummer. I hope she's ok. Those kidney stones hurt like hell. Feels like someone is sticking a knife in there and twisting. Its too cold and nasty here to go do any shooting. Can't wait for spring. Took all my shotguns out of the safe and cleaned and oiled them sunday.
Speaking of Walmart - one of the two in my city are quiting carrying any type of ammunition. They never completed thier ffl to carry guns (store is just a little over a year old ) and they were told by corp. that when the ammo they had was gone, they would no longer be carrying any. I hope this does not spread like a virus.

dwaawd · January 23, 2013, 10:27 AM

^^^"When our MalWart opened years ago they carried firearms but no longer do, just ammo and kids BB/air rifles. I haven't been back in to check if they restocked ammo but you may be correct in thinking it might become Corporate policy.

bill5074 · January 26, 2013, 09:22 AM

The ammo is few and far between here at any of the Wal-Marts. I bought some shotgun ammo for skeet the other night but they have a 3 per customer limit. So I bought a value pack which contans 4 boxes and 2 other boxes so I got 6 in one purchase. All other ammo is almost non existent. Some rifled slugs and a few high powered rifle calibers.

dansu · January 30, 2013, 08:46 PM

Don't know if it is true or not but I have heard that Wally World is shutting down on stocking of ammo and weapons. Went in to my local store (not a super store) and they had about 6 boxes of various ammo. Sign said no more than 3 boxes per person but they didn't have 3 boxes of anything. .38swc was $20 box. There are places online where you can get shotgun ammo fairly reasonably. I bought (not delivered) 2 cases of 12 ga, one of 16 and one of 20. On followup calls yesterday they said they were in stock and going to be shipped.....let's hope.

RMcL · January 30, 2013, 09:57 PM

...how few keep a reserve stock of ammo.

January 19, 2013, 12:55 AM	#1
38superhero Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2007 Posts: 561	Enough doom and gloom... I'm tired of reading about the ammo shortage and gun laws that are about to be proposed.... I'm getting up in the morning and shooting some clays with my 870. While i can still buy birdshot at sprawlmart. Then i'm going to bbq some carne asada and get ready for some football. Any one else shootin tommorow?

January 19, 2013, 04:21 PM	#2
boattale Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2012 Posts: 118	I'm going to the Whiskeyfest tonight, so I doubt it. __________________ Its all downhill from here. Except the parts that are uphill.

January 19, 2013, 05:43 PM	#3
charlie in md Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2005 Posts: 185	on the skeet range I'll burn up my usual 4 boxes tomorrow on the range! Then, come home, clean the gun, while watching football.

January 19, 2013, 07:58 PM	#6
SauerGrapes Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2009 Location: S.E.PA. Posts: 920	I'm heading to the gun club tomorrow for sure. Definatly need to slaughter some clays. This has been the week from hell. My wife had to rush me to the ER early last Saturday morning with kidney stones. Wow! Talk about pain!! Then, Thursday morning she falls down our front steps and breaks her wrist. I need a vacation! __________________ NRA member, DCF&S member, PAFOA member, USPSA member, NSCA member R.I.P.____Murphy

January 23, 2013, 04:44 AM	#8
scattergun98908 Member Join Date: January 21, 2013 Location: Eastern Washington state Posts: 20	SauerGrapes - bummer. I hope she's ok. Those kidney stones hurt like hell. Feels like someone is sticking a knife in there and twisting. Its too cold and nasty here to go do any shooting. Can't wait for spring. Took all my shotguns out of the safe and cleaned and oiled them sunday. Speaking of Walmart - one of the two in my city are quiting carrying any type of ammunition. They never completed thier ffl to carry guns (store is just a little over a year old ) and they were told by corp. that when the ammo they had was gone, they would no longer be carrying any. I hope this does not spread like a virus. __________________ Tom _____________________________ Gun control is defined as hitting what you are aiming at......

January 19, 2013, 06:09 PM	#4
Idaho Spud Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2010 Posts: 330	Too cold for clays, watchin' the Kings get beat by the 'Hawks. NHL, finally!

January 19, 2013, 07:30 PM	#5
dwaawd Member Join Date: March 24, 2011 Location: Kalifornstan Posts: 73	"While i can still buy birdshot at sprawlmart." I was in my Mall Wart yesterday. They had no shotgun shells in any load and a lot of the cartridge ammo was gone as well. I guess I'll stock up on .177 caliber and BB's.

January 21, 2013, 01:41 AM	#7
SonOtheSouth Member Join Date: January 17, 2013 Posts: 28	hmmm, around here there are piles of 12 gauge ammo at every Walmart/Gun shop, etc. Just the handgun, .22 and .223 ammo that's all gone.

January 23, 2013, 10:27 AM	#9
dwaawd Member Join Date: March 24, 2011 Location: Kalifornstan Posts: 73	^^^"When our MalWart opened years ago they carried firearms but no longer do, just ammo and kids BB/air rifles. I haven't been back in to check if they restocked ammo but you may be correct in thinking it might become Corporate policy.

January 26, 2013, 09:22 AM	#10
bill5074 Junior Member Join Date: February 5, 2012 Location: Homosassa,Florida Posts: 3	The ammo is few and far between here at any of the Wal-Marts. I bought some shotgun ammo for skeet the other night but they have a 3 per customer limit. So I bought a value pack which contans 4 boxes and 2 other boxes so I got 6 in one purchase. All other ammo is almost non existent. Some rifled slugs and a few high powered rifle calibers. Last edited by bill5074; January 26, 2013 at 09:29 AM.

January 30, 2013, 08:46 PM	#11
dansu Member Join Date: January 13, 2013 Posts: 15	Don't know if it is true or not but I have heard that Wally World is shutting down on stocking of ammo and weapons. Went in to my local store (not a super store) and they had about 6 boxes of various ammo. Sign said no more than 3 boxes per person but they didn't have 3 boxes of anything. .38swc was $20 box. There are places online where you can get shotgun ammo fairly reasonably. I bought (not delivered) 2 cases of 12 ga, one of 16 and one of 20. On followup calls yesterday they said they were in stock and going to be shipped.....let's hope.

January 30, 2013, 09:57 PM	#12
RMcL Senior Member Join Date: May 7, 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 273	Amazing... ...how few keep a reserve stock of ammo.