New WalMart ammo policy effective 4/29...

wamin · May 1, 2009

How often do they restock there ammo? Anyone know the shipment days at various stores?

MauiWowie · May 1, 2009

El_flasko said:
Abingdon has a new sign for 10box max

10 box max of what? they never have any ammo may as well make it one box max!!!

240 towles · May 1, 2009

Mossyoak said:
I would only pick about maybe 6 boxs at a time anyway. It's hard to hide (fromyouknowwho) if i bought any more. I was tempted a few times when there was a bunch but i wanted to leave some for the next guy.

My wife has no idea how much ammo costs, I could bring home a pallet of 5.56 and tell her it only cost a penny per rnd and she would believe it. Until she goes to the ATM. :innocent0

erwos · May 1, 2009

MauiWowie said:
10 box max of what? they never have any ammo may as well make it one box max!!!

I think the idea is that this new limitation may make it more likely that they'll actually have some ammo for you.

I read somewhere else that corporate intended for this limit to be 6 boxes per day of ammo, not 6 boxes of a particular caliber per day. That is to say, you can get your 6 boxes of 9mm, but you're not getting any .308. Or you could get 3 boxes of 9mm or 3 boxes of .308, but no more.

If the reselling of inexpensive ammo from Wal-Mart is as rampant as claimed, this kind of measure should help tremendously. Certainly Wal-Mart is going to want to keep ammo on the shelves, because it probably lures _many_ customers into the store.

wlc · May 1, 2009

240 towles said:
My wife has no idea how much ammo costs, I could bring home a pallet of 5.56 and tell her it only cost a penny per rnd and she would believe it. Until she goes to the ATM.

I got my loot home yesterday and told my wife i cleaned out walmart
she said great what's that $500

I said no, only about $300

Llyrin · May 1, 2009

erwos said:
Certainly Wal-Mart is going to want to keep ammo on the shelves, because it probably lures _many_ customers into the store.

Yup, and getting the customer into the store is the whole idea of marketing, because once you're there (especially if the wife is with you), they fully expect you to buy more than JUST what you came for.

organized_mayhem · May 1, 2009

Llyrin said:
Yup, and getting the customer into the store is the whole idea of marketing, because once you're there (especially if the wife is with you), they fully expect you to buy more than JUST what you came for.

Plenty are going in anyway to see if there is any ammo at all. I think they need to institute a limit on the amount of automotive lights you can buy. I need a couple 194 bulbs for my Rv. I'm in no rush to get them or I would just go to the auto parts store and buy them at a higher price. The last 3 times I have been in Walmart in the past 2 weeks they have been out of them.

El_flasko · May 1, 2009

Dealers are buying it all up and selling it at shows for a premium :sad20:

Saw WWB 9mm in York today for $35-$40/100rnds :tdown:

Scud · May 1, 2009

I long for a return to the days when WalMart ammo was considered much more expensive than common military surplus. I'm glad that I took advantage of the good old days!!!! I hate to gloat - could not be helped.

wlc · May 2, 2009

El_flasko said:
Dealers are buying it all up and selling it at shows for a premium

Saw WWB 9mm in York today for $35-$40/100rnds

$19.99 at WalMart

Mark C · May 3, 2009

MauiWowie said:
10 box max of what? they never have any ammo may as well make it one box max!!!

10 box limit on 22 shotshells.

Last time I was there, they also had 500 rds of .40 on the shelf.

mackie · May 3, 2009

The 6 box limit is corperate. Elkton has a sign on the gun counter. They were out of Winchestes Extreme .22 so I got a box of WWB .22/250. Hope the last box is there tuesday when I get paid.

organized_mayhem · May 3, 2009

I don't think I saw the sign on Friday at the North East Walmart. It may have been there but I didn't look too closely. As usual there was almost no ammo to be had so I just kept on walking by.

El_flasko · May 3, 2009

wlc said:
$19.99 at WalMart

Exactly! Ours is $19.97/100, and to Maui's point, there is never any there anymore.

northern_immigrant · May 3, 2009

Up here in N.Y there still trying to get the whole I.D for ammo thing down. Whats really sad is I'm 16 and I bought three bricks of 12 gauge,yesterday matter of fact. No ID didn't even ask my age, It's sad IMO that I (my dad) have to log every pistol we own but when it comes to ammo the thing with a foul intent kills, doesn't get even an ounce of restriction, Be it stupidity of all who work for Wal-mart and other department stores, or Bad enforcement of the laws, Still I find it sad.

shadow116 · May 4, 2009

I was running way early for the Dulles Gun show the other week, and decided to waste some time checking the ammo shelves at the Walmart just down the street. I walk up to the counter as the clerk was opening three cases of WWB and three cases of Blazer Brass. Just as I got excited about it, I noticed the sign posted on the shelves. "3 BOX LIMIT" on all ammo purchases. Well since 3 packs of 100 round WWB beats 3 boxes of Blazer with 50 rounds, that is what I got.

Also there was a guy at the Dulles show selling 100 round WWB packs for $45.

FIREHAWK · May 9, 2009

i just left cockeysville walmart and they had 15 100rnd packs of federal .223 for $39.xx also 1 box of .357 and .32. no .22lr 9mm .40 or .45

also no limits on how many you can buy

i had to walk away and remind myself i had an order coming in otherwise i would taken atleast 10 of the .223

Jaybeez · May 9, 2009

I've been in 7or 8 different walmarts since this policy was enacted.

I've been able to find .40, 9mm, .380, .223, 22-250, and lots iof .22lr. I've also seen some places sold out. But between 3 stores i could have bought 3 cases of 9mm if i had taken a friend.

I dont mind people hoarding, i do mind going into a local gunshop and seeing the blazer brass 9mm 50 round boxes for $30.

Jaybeez · May 9, 2009

FIREHAWK said:
i just left cockeysville walmart and they had 15 100rnd packs of federal .223 for $39.xx also 1 box of .357 and .32. no .22lr 9mm .40 or .45

also no limits on how many you can buy

i had to walk away and remind myself i had an order coming in otherwise i would taken atleast 10 of the .223

You mean 40 rnd packs of federal .223 for $39 right?

FIREHAWK · May 9, 2009

Jaybeez said:
You mean 40 rnd packs of federal .223 for $39 right?

no it was these right here. the tag underneath said $39.97

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