walmart says .223 won't be legal to sell after Jan 1??huh?

MedInfantry · Jul 28, 2014

Sounds to me like Walmart may go the way that Kmart did a few years ago by not carrying the ammo in it's stores. At any rate, it wouldn't mean that a buyer couldn't purchase more .223 elsewhere.

The Walmart employee is telling half-truths at best and outright lies at worst. Perhaps the employee is attempting to boost sales??

240 towles · Jul 28, 2014

Italked to the sporting goods counter manager at wal mart today, and here is how she explained it to me. The importation ban on russian ammunition is stopping Wal-mart from recieving any more shipments of tulammo. Even though Tulammo is wal mart's number one selling ammo, there is nothing they can do. She was doubtful that the warehouse that supplies them has any more tulammo to replace what has already been sold. She believes that what is in the case is the last of what they will have. I was also told that the first day of the import ban, they sold 90 percent of all thier tulammo and are down to a couple hundred rounds of 7.62x39. I bought a hundred.

OrbitalEllipses · Jul 28, 2014

RepublicanJD said:
9mm Federal is much cheaper at Wal Mart than anywhere I've seen online. 100 rounds for $25.00 is hard to beat. Even if you could beat it, I might still buy the Federal since it doesn't foul up my Glock.

Is .223 much cheaper online than Wal Mart?

I'm able to find new production 9mm (PMC, Magtech, GECO) for between 22-27cpr online, INCLUDING shipping...so trying to find it locally with the added gas wasted and tax paid makes no sense.

135sohc · Jul 28, 2014

Perfecta and brassmaxx are still out there. Both are Tulammo but not made in Russia per the packaging so would they be considered russian and thus banned from import?

Mr H · Jul 28, 2014

240 towles said:
Italked to the sporting goods counter manager at wal mart today, and here is how she explained it to me. The importation ban on russian ammunition is stopping Wal-mart from recieving any more shipments of tulammo. Even though Tulammo is wal mart's number one selling ammo, there is nothing they can do. She was doubtful that the warehouse that supplies them has any more tulammo to replace what has already been sold. She believes that what is in the case is the last of what they will have. I was also told that the first day of the import ban, they sold 90 percent of all thier tulammo and are down to a couple hundred rounds of 7.62x39. I bought a hundred.

Someone enlighten me here...

Last I saw, Tula was not included in the ban. Did I miss something?

rseymorejr · Jul 28, 2014

240 towles said:
Italked to the sporting goods counter manager at wal mart today, and here is how she explained it to me. The importation ban on russian ammunition is stopping Wal-mart from recieving any more shipments of tulammo. Even though Tulammo is wal mart's number one selling ammo, there is nothing they can do. She was doubtful that the warehouse that supplies them has any more tulammo to replace what has already been sold. She believes that what is in the case is the last of what they will have. I was also told that the first day of the import ban, they sold 90 percent of all thier tulammo and are down to a couple hundred rounds of 7.62x39. I bought a hundred.

Mr H said:
Someone enlighten me here...

Last I saw, Tula was not included in the ban. Did I miss something?

Don't forget that big old grain of salt!

Mr H · Jul 28, 2014

rseymorejr said:
Don't forget that big old ~~grain~~ block of salt!

LOL!! Thought so...

Amazing how some folks will believe anything.

240 towles · Jul 28, 2014

Mr H said:
LOL!! Thought so...

Amazing how some folks will believe anything.

it does not always matter if the threat is real or not, if people believe it, it is enough to destroy the market, look at .22.

My local wal-mart usually has 50 or so boxes of 9 mil, 10 or so boxes of .45, 6 boxes of .40, 10 boxes of .223, and 50 or so boxes of 7.62x39. I went in there today and there was just 15 boxes of the 7.62 left, and a manager explaining why no more was coming. So when I left, there was only 10.

RepublicanJD · Jul 29, 2014

OrbitalEllipses said:
I'm able to find new production 9mm (PMC, Magtech, GECO) for between 22-27cpr online, INCLUDING shipping...so trying to find it locally with the added gas wasted and tax paid makes no sense.

PMC might be the worst ammo made. It is unbelievably dirty. If those others are comparable, I'll stick with the Federal at the high end of your range.

OrbitalEllipses · Jul 29, 2014

RepublicanJD said:
PMC might be the worst ammo made. It is unbelievably dirty. If those others are comparable, I'll stick with the Federal at the high end of your range.

*shrug* Always goes bang at the range and that's all I need.

clarksvegas · Jul 29, 2014

The Walmart on 26 (Randlstown) doesn't carry much tula, but they got tons of the other stuff in stock. So either that store adapted or gets a weird resupply.

Only problem with at this point is finding the guy with the key to the ammo display.

sonicnofadz · Jul 29, 2014

Jed195 said:
A "former special forces" Walmart guy at the Fallston store told me the same thing. Keeps telling me to buy it now man after Jan 1 it will be banned.

lol I've also met an ex-special forces guy working the Wal-Mart counter on the eastern shore. Go figure! :lol2:

Dmacri25 · Jul 29, 2014

Jed195 said:
A "former special forces" Walmart guy at the Fallston store told me the same thing. Keeps telling me to buy it now man after Jan 1 it will be banned.

Older guy with raspy voice? I've heard the same thing.

Jed195 · Jul 29, 2014

Dmacri25 said:
Older guy with raspy voice? I've heard the same thing.

That's him, kind of reminds me of an out of practice Elvis impersonator. :lol2:

DutchV · Jul 29, 2014

I've talked to that guy. I think he keeps himself amused by seeing how much crap he can lay on people before they catch on. Or maybe he's just really odd. Either way, don't believe it.

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