Wal-Mart exits gun business...

[MechAg94]

I wish someone around here would sell S&B.  I end up buying a lot of ammo at gun shows.  There are a couple of ammo sellers in the Houston area that hit all the major gun shows and have decent bulk prices. 

Same here or why can't the smaller shops sell WWB?  I have only seen WWB at Walmart and Blaine's Farm and Fleet.

-C

I have bought S&B 9mm that seemed to work well.  PMC also, but it was dirty.  Academy stores sell UMC and others, but they were always just a bit more than Wally World and gun show prices.  I guess I still have most of a case of S&B 5.56 M193 ammo.  It has worked well.  I am trying to remember if I have ever seen .45 S&B, but I will keep my eyes open. 

From what I can tell, the smaller shops sell a lot of JHP and hunting ammo.  I haven't seen much bulk ammo.  The FMJ is typically American Eagle and UMC and such.  I guess most will order anything you want. 

[Perd Hapley]

I have only seen WWB at Walmart and Blaine's Farm and Fleet.

You go to Blaine, huh?  Do they still have their theater program? 

Huh?  Blaine's Farm and Fleet is a chain of farm and home stores. 

I think they have a store in my wife's home-town.  But, yeah, Blaine has (or had) a semi-professional theater troupe.  I heard they even got some attention from a Mr. Guffman of Broadway. 

[charby]

I think Blaine's Farm and Fleet are out of Minnesota

[Perd Hapley]

 

[Antibubba]

I'm not that old, but I remember when Wal-Mart was a American company, as in "All-American".


That whirring sound is Sam spinning in his grave.

[gunsmith]

It baffles me that anyone would willingly choose to live in California.

It is a bastion of conservative common sense and a 2nd amendment paradise
...compared to NY & NJ

I try to buy my ammo by the case at gun shows.

[Manedwolf]

It baffles me that anyone would willingly choose to live in California.

It is a bastion of conservative common sense and a 2nd amendment paradise
...compared to NY & NJ

I try to buy my ammo by the case at gun shows.

I think the WTF law that amuses me most there is that you can't have a stock configuration Yugo SKS 59/66. I guess they had a problem with drive-by rifle grenadings?

[AmbulanceDriver]

I wish someone around here would sell S&B.  I end up buying a lot of ammo at gun shows.  There are a couple of ammo sellers in the Houston area that hit all the major gun shows and have decent bulk prices. 

Same here or why can't the smaller shops sell WWB?  I have only seen WWB at Walmart and Blaine's Farm and Fleet.

-C

...  I am trying to remember if I have ever seen .45 S&B, but I will keep my eyes open.  ...

I've bought S&B .45 at a local gun show.  Split a case with a friend.  It shot well, was relatively clean, and the case mouth and primer were sealed to be waterproof.

[Manedwolf]

I wish someone around here would sell S&B.  I end up buying a lot of ammo at gun shows.  There are a couple of ammo sellers in the Houston area that hit all the major gun shows and have decent bulk prices. 

Same here or why can't the smaller shops sell WWB?  I have only seen WWB at Walmart and Blaine's Farm and Fleet.

-C

...  I am trying to remember if I have ever seen .45 S&B, but I will keep my eyes open.  ...

I've bought S&B .45 at a local gun show.  Split a case with a friend.  It shot well, was relatively clean, and the case mouth and primer were sealed to be waterproof.

Yes, it's good to have in emergency supplies or if you go boating/canoeing for that reason. There's a nice military-style red ring of sealant around the bullet/case edge and primer.