Ammo Frenzy

[TheRevolution]

We all know ammo is hard to come by right now. When a store gets some in it's gone in a few minutes.

Is this ammo shortage really because of mass civilian purchasing?

Thoughts....

 

[Infantry23]

Probably, I buy as much as I can afford whenever I see something and I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

[Bisondice]

So you're the guy, huh

 

[ObsceneJesster]

I think it's getting a tad better. Seems like some companies have ramped up production. I was just in Dicks Sporting goods and saw 20 boxes of Tula 7.62x39 sitting on the shelf for $6.99. It's been a while since I saw that in Dicks. It's funny though. I was at a local gun shop today as well. They wanted $16 a box for the same stuff. They also had 1,000 round cases of 233 for the low price of $1000. What a rip.

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[TheRevolution]

Is there a confirmed nationwide shortage of ammo? Or are we just feeling it in md because of local lawmakers?

 

[matt1]

dicks has been getting stuff in, not much ammo still but rifles are coming back on the shelves. Also I heard that the ammo shortage wasnt even us buying it all up, it was initially from the feds taking out such massive orders of ammo to fill their armories...for training of course.

 

[TonyB.]

Is there a confirmed nationwide shortage of ammo? Or are we just feeling it in md because of local lawmakers?

I've spoken with some of my customers in CO, UT, CA, PA, WV, FL, GA, KY and TN who all say the climate is the same as it is here.

 

[DieHard4192]

Is there a confirmed nationwide shortage of ammo? Or are we just feeling it in md because of local lawmakers?

The ammo shortage is effecting most of the nation. There are some areas that are better than others and proposed legislation like SB281 in states like MD are making it worse in some areas. I frequent a national gun forum that boasts 115,000+ members and this seems to be the trend, however it does seem to be improving.

 

[Wheaton Hills Sportsman]

Eventually everyone who wants to panic buy more ammunition than they have ever shot in their life will be sitting around at home realizing that they now have more ammo then they will ever need. Suddenly prices will drop. But it really is the panic buying; there is no conspiracy by the police state to buy all the ammo. They are way too cheap for that, they would just issue a regulation confiscating all the unsold ammo.

 

[LadyAR]

I just got a Ruger from Dicks and the salesperson said that it just came an hour ago and they have not seen any in 3months and I got it. It's made for a lady colored PINK.

 

[LadyAR]

I hope this ammo frenzy will stop.

 

[phx223]

Is there a confirmed nationwide shortage of ammo? Or are we just feeling it in md because of local lawmakers?

I just spent 6 weeks in Mississippi and all three Walmarts I visited had bare shelves everytime i went. You have to realize that everyone that can order is ordering so all the shipments are smaller, there are scores of new gun owners everyday that are clueless as to the cost of ammo, gougers that are buying up everything to sell it to the newbies, and the rest of us who are trying to get ammo to go to the range so we don't have to dip into our stash.

 

[occbrian]

I have a less popular opinion on this.

I think A LOT of the prognostications (if people stopped buying all ammo, we wouldn't catch up for over 1 year!) are wrong.

There are a lot of people that placed multiple, multiple orders (for rifles too). As things subside, or they find something locally, they will start canceling those backorders. I've seen this first hand with Larue and their rifles. I maintain an order tacking thread over at Larue's IP section on ARFCOMM and tons of customers are pm'ing me about canceling their orders.

Once people start seeing ammo on shelves and start believing that they have a decent shot at picking some up locally, they will stop hoarding and buying 'just to buy.'

Anyway, that's what I think.

 

[Stevel Knievel]

Don't feed the animals. It's really simple.

 

[Les Gawlik]

I talk to my former SIL and her husband in Wyoming. They both work in a sporting goods store in Casper. She said the shelves are bare. They won't sell rifles out of state- store policy. They can sell all they can get to local customers, and the store would rather accommodate local customers first.

They said the problem is that the pipeline is empty. Their store cannot find a dependable supplier. It's catch-as-catch-can on ammunition.

 

[Multifaceted]

I don't think it's an ammo shortage per se, as it is more a run on ammo compounded by some private buyers/re-sellers attempting to corner the market. As others here have witnessed and stated, there's some people who have the time and liquidity to scope out, wait, and then buy as much as they're allowed only to resell elsewhere for at least a 100% mark-up, thus yielding a nice profit for the effort.

 

[TonyB.]

I hope this ammo frenzy will stop.

I'm guessing June/July. Hopefully by then the legislative decisions will be made on the local and federal level and everyone will chill the hell out. It wont be long before all of the "panic buyers" satisy their craving and reduce demand.

 

[radial]

Feds have been monopolizing the market lately. I'm not sure whether to impute nefarious motives, or just recognize that the government procurement cycle is what it is. But with sequestration looming, they are running short on cash, so expect things to ease up soon as the producers shift from servicing government purchase orders to taking care of the rest of us.

 

[Celtic159]

Feds have been monopolizing the market lately. I'm not sure whether to impute nefarious motives, or just recognize that the government procurement cycle is what it is. But with sequestration looming, they are running short on cash, so expect things to ease up soon as the producers shift from servicing government purchase orders to taking care of the rest of us.

Feds are buying 22lr?

 

[Gmercury2000]

I think it's getting a tad better. Seems like some companies have ramped up production. I was just in Dicks Sporting goods and saw 20 boxes of Tula 7.62x39 sitting on the shelf for $6.99. It's been a while since I saw that in Dicks. It's funny though. I was at a local gun shop today as well. They wanted $16 a box for the same stuff. They also had 1,000 round cases of 233 for the low price of $1000. What a rip.

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I picked up a 1000rnd case of 223 from dicks today for way less than half that! I hope those places that are charging those redicilous prices get stuck with it after this all calms down!