Where the hell to buy ammo!?!?!

DanThaMan · March 1, 2009, 09:09 PM

Site after site and store after store (Walmart included) I cannot seem to find bulk amounts of what I need: 5.56 soft tips for my Rock River, and 9mm for my glock 17. .22 Lr is never in short supply thank goodness my ruger will never have to hang back on range days. Anyways, if you know where I can buy some ammo in bulk post it up for me and for all.

csmsss · March 1, 2009, 09:18 PM

Pay attention to the news much? There has been an enormous run on ammunition and reloading equipment and components since it became obvious that Obama was going to assume kingship....er....presidency of the U.S.

DanThaMan · March 1, 2009, 09:35 PM

Yes I am aware... I was just wondering if anyone knew of a corner of the market which still had a few bullets to sell.

dm1333 · March 1, 2009, 09:39 PM

Sault Ste Marie, MI and Cheboygan, MI if you care to make the drive. With the way things have been though I would call the Wal Marts before you actually started your car. I laid eyes on full shelves of ammo just yesterday.

Re4mer · March 1, 2009, 09:39 PM

Your best bet is to get out the yellow pages and call around before you drive anywhere. I would set a limit as to how far you are willing to go and then call every store within that radius and see what they have. I have not been hit too hard by the shortages since I am in a town with a lot of sporting good stores.

awaveritt · March 2, 2009, 12:50 AM

I could not find any small rifle primers, presumably due to stockpiling by AR owners after the announcement about the imminent assault rifle ban. Cabelas clerk told me they got 10,000 the other day and were all gone by the close of business that day. Checked all the big stores and small shops and one local range in my neck of the woods, all to no avail.

tkcomer · March 2, 2009, 10:15 AM

Go here and click on the ammo you want: http://www.gun-deals.com/ammo.php

azredhawk44 · March 2, 2009, 10:49 AM

Buy your ammo online by the case.

When you go to Walmart or the local neighborhood gun store intermittently to buy your range ammo, you may end up with 115gr 9mm WWB and Remington 55gr FMJ .223 one day, then Federal AmEagle 9mm 124gr and S&B 62g BTHP .223 the next.

The pistol ammo isn't so much of a big deal, but the rifle ammo can dramatically change your sights or your functioning of your rifle. Even more so if you bounce between true brass cased ammo and the wolf/bear steel cased stuff.

If you buy by the thousand-lot though, your sights won't need adjusting to account for different ammo. The recoil pulse of your rifle will be the same. The volume/pressure of gas through your gas port won't change. And you'll get it cheaper per-round.

Wideners is a good resource.
http://www.wideners.com

So is ammoman.
http://www.ammoman.com

McM1900 · March 2, 2009, 10:59 AM

part of teh problem is that instead of buying the two to four boxes a month they used to buy every TD&H is getting paranoid and buying a case. They find a store with 600-800 rounds of a caliber/brand in stock, go all paranoid, and buy the stock out. The next guy comes in, sees all the ammo gone, and when he finds some; he buys the store out.

Wash, rinse, repeat as desired. It is a self fulfilling prophecy and a vicious cycle.

srt 10 jimbo · March 2, 2009, 06:37 PM

Just order it online , have it shiped UPS

P99AS9 · March 2, 2009, 06:39 PM

Quote:

There has been an enormous run on ammunition and reloading equipment and components since it became obvious that Obama was going to assume kingship....er....presidency of the U.S.

Don't you mean assume dictatorship?

ThreeStepsAhead · March 2, 2009, 07:16 PM

Yea, the dictator who has the power of "hope-nosis" on his side.

JWT · March 2, 2009, 07:41 PM

As others have said, buy it on line. Order larger quantities to offset the shipping costs. Lots of good vendors available. I've had very good service from Wideners and Natchez to name a few. Most sites will let you know what's in stock and some will notify you via E-mail when they have something you want in stock.

Due to the heavy demand many on line vendors are taking a bit longer than usual to ship.

KLRANGL · March 2, 2009, 07:57 PM

Any good gun shows in your area? Was plenty of 223 and 9mm cases at the show here this weekend, everything is just more expensive lately... I get my bulk ammo through my local pawn shop of all places, since he gets good deals every once in a while...

March 1, 2009, 09:09 PM	#1
DanThaMan Junior member Join Date: February 28, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 153	Where the hell to buy ammo!?!?! Site after site and store after store (Walmart included) I cannot seem to find bulk amounts of what I need: 5.56 soft tips for my Rock River, and 9mm for my glock 17. .22 Lr is never in short supply thank goodness my ruger will never have to hang back on range days. Anyways, if you know where I can buy some ammo in bulk post it up for me and for all.

March 2, 2009, 07:16 PM	#12
ThreeStepsAhead Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2008 Location: SE USA Posts: 250	Yea, the dictator who has the power of "hope-nosis" on his side. __________________ ThreeStepsAhead "Be polite and courteous to everyone, but always have a plan to kill them."

March 2, 2009, 07:57 PM	#14
KLRANGL Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2008 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 958	Any good gun shows in your area? Was plenty of 223 and 9mm cases at the show here this weekend, everything is just more expensive lately... I get my bulk ammo through my local pawn shop of all places, since he gets good deals every once in a while... __________________ And it's Killer Angel... as in the book

March 1, 2009, 09:18 PM	#2
csmsss Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Orange, TX Posts: 3,078	Pay attention to the news much? There has been an enormous run on ammunition and reloading equipment and components since it became obvious that Obama was going to assume kingship....er....presidency of the U.S.

March 1, 2009, 09:35 PM	#3
DanThaMan Junior member Join Date: February 28, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 153	Yes I am aware... I was just wondering if anyone knew of a corner of the market which still had a few bullets to sell.

March 1, 2009, 09:39 PM	#4
dm1333 Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2005 Posts: 401	Sault Ste Marie, MI and Cheboygan, MI if you care to make the drive. With the way things have been though I would call the Wal Marts before you actually started your car. I laid eyes on full shelves of ammo just yesterday.

March 1, 2009, 09:39 PM	#5
Re4mer Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2008 Posts: 240	Your best bet is to get out the yellow pages and call around before you drive anywhere. I would set a limit as to how far you are willing to go and then call every store within that radius and see what they have. I have not been hit too hard by the shortages since I am in a town with a lot of sporting good stores.

March 2, 2009, 12:50 AM	#6
awaveritt Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 259	I could not find any small rifle primers, presumably due to stockpiling by AR owners after the announcement about the imminent assault rifle ban. Cabelas clerk told me they got 10,000 the other day and were all gone by the close of business that day. Checked all the big stores and small shops and one local range in my neck of the woods, all to no avail.

March 2, 2009, 10:15 AM	#7
tkcomer Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2006 Location: Maysville, KY Posts: 200	Go here and click on the ammo you want: http://www.gun-deals.com/ammo.php

March 2, 2009, 10:49 AM	#8
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	Buy your ammo online by the case. When you go to Walmart or the local neighborhood gun store intermittently to buy your range ammo, you may end up with 115gr 9mm WWB and Remington 55gr FMJ .223 one day, then Federal AmEagle 9mm 124gr and S&B 62g BTHP .223 the next. The pistol ammo isn't so much of a big deal, but the rifle ammo can dramatically change your sights or your functioning of your rifle. Even more so if you bounce between true brass cased ammo and the wolf/bear steel cased stuff. If you buy by the thousand-lot though, your sights won't need adjusting to account for different ammo. The recoil pulse of your rifle will be the same. The volume/pressure of gas through your gas port won't change. And you'll get it cheaper per-round. Wideners is a good resource. http://www.wideners.com So is ammoman. http://www.ammoman.com

March 2, 2009, 10:59 AM	#9
McM1900 Junior Member Join Date: February 28, 2009 Location: Ohio, on the PA border Posts: 11	part of teh problem is that instead of buying the two to four boxes a month they used to buy every TD&H is getting paranoid and buying a case. They find a store with 600-800 rounds of a caliber/brand in stock, go all paranoid, and buy the stock out. The next guy comes in, sees all the ammo gone, and when he finds some; he buys the store out. Wash, rinse, repeat as desired. It is a self fulfilling prophecy and a vicious cycle.

March 2, 2009, 06:37 PM	#10
srt 10 jimbo Senior Member Join Date: September 10, 2008 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 955	Just order it online , have it shiped UPS

March 2, 2009, 07:41 PM	#13
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	As others have said, buy it on line. Order larger quantities to offset the shipping costs. Lots of good vendors available. I've had very good service from Wideners and Natchez to name a few. Most sites will let you know what's in stock and some will notify you via E-mail when they have something you want in stock. Due to the heavy demand many on line vendors are taking a bit longer than usual to ship.