Any signs of a new run on gun purchases yet?

[Boomhauer]

Midway had an expected date of yesterday to get CCI mini-mags back in stock.  Over the day it changed to overdue.  Today it changed to February 2014 

*expletive deleted*ck!

[Perd Hapley]

Midway had an expected date of yesterday to get CCI mini-mags back in stock.  Over the day it changed to overdue.  Today it changed to February 2014 

Yeah, this is why I foresee ammo stockpiling being hugely popular for the next few decades. People will remember a drought like this. Besides, "prepping" has become a lot more mainstream, anyway. Ammo's just another side of that.

[Blakenzy]

Oh boy.

http://alamoammo.com/rifle-ammo/22-long-rifle/22-lr-federal-champion-36gr-cphp-525ct-m-id-aa-22-f-7169-upc-29465057169

[TechMan]

Midway had an expected date of yesterday to get CCI mini-mags back in stock.  Over the day it changed to overdue.  Today it changed to February 2014 

What size?  100 pack and 500 pack look to be in Mid-April.  The 5000 pack is 2014.

[Balog]

Oh boy.

http://alamoammo.com/rifle-ammo/22-long-rifle/22-lr-federal-champion-36gr-cphp-525ct-m-id-aa-22-f-7169-upc-29465057169

Link is borked for me.

[TechMan]

Oh boy.

http://alamoammo.com/rifle-ammo/22-long-rifle/22-lr-federal-champion-36gr-cphp-525ct-m-id-aa-22-f-7169-upc-29465057169

47.6 cents per round.  No thank you.

[cordex]

47.6 cents per round.  No thank you.

Yeah, in the last 12 months I've bought M855 for cheaper.

[RevDisk]

Yeah, this is why I foresee ammo stockpiling being hugely popular for the next few decades. People will remember a drought like this. Besides, "prepping" has become a lot more mainstream, anyway. Ammo's just another side of that.

I suspect it'll take at least three years for us to build stocks back to normal level across the board. Shortages will take a year to handle, hoarding will take a year to sort out, and "restocking the shelves" will take another year. With heavy overlap in all directions. I suspect widely available but slightly elevated prices as folks like us here stock up.

[41magsnub]

What size?  100 pack and 500 pack look to be in Mid-April.  The 5000 pack is 2014.

I only looked at the 5K.  Good to know!

[lee n. field]

47.6 cents per round.  No thank you.

Oh!  Oh!  I could make a killing.

No, I think not.

Has stuff (other than gun related stuff) just taken a jump in prices?  I'm seeing some weird pricing on computer stuff at our distributor, and in Dell's reseller config page.

[lee n. field]

I just went by Farm & Fleet (Blain's, not Mill's and not Fleet Farm).

Local rumor is correct, all that's left in metallic cartridges was a couple boxes of some hunting round, and some boxes of dollar per round social purposes .40.  No .22.  No nothing.  Lots of various shotgun shells.

So, the stories I hear about F&F being out are true

A guy I chatted with said a local gunshop place was selling steel cased Russian .223 for $20, for a 20 round box.

[Balog]

Huh, I have a few thousand rounds of cheap bulk pack .22. I wonder if I could gun broker it for enough to get a RIA 1911. :)

[Ben]

Huh, I have a few thousand rounds of cheap bulk pack .22. I wonder if I could gun broker it for enough to get a RIA 1911. :)

If I didn't already open my box of 500, and didn't live in CA, I would seriously consider turning a tidy profit on it on Ebay or somewhere. I've got enough other ammo and components to shoot that I wouldn't miss shooting the .22 at all before .22 ammo becomes available again at normal prices.

[Gewehr98]

Don't know if you could get much for it on eBay, since they won't let you sell evil live ammo there after the VA Tech shootings.   

[Boomhauer]

Oh boy.

http://alamoammo.com/rifle-ammo/22-long-rifle/22-lr-federal-champion-36gr-cphp-525ct-m-id-aa-22-f-7169-upc-29465057169

And sold out too it looks like

[Ben]

Don't know if you could get much for it on eBay, since they won't let you sell evil live ammo there after the VA Tech shootings.   

Alright, AmmoB ay then.  

[Gewehr98]

I have a personal axe to grind with eBay, hence my throwing that out there, Ben.

I used to come home with oodles of once-fired brass every weekend when I worked as a range officer.

I'd tumble it, sort it, and sell it for a tidy sum on eBay - until they decreed I was what was wrong with their vision of (for?) America. 

Bastages.   

[lee n. field]

I just went by Farm & Fleet (Blain's, not Mill's and not Fleet Farm).

Local rumor is correct, all that's left in metallic cartridges was a couple boxes of some hunting round, and some boxes of dollar per round social purposes .40.  No .22.  No nothing.  Lots of various shotgun shells.

Walmart, later the same day, same situation.

.22-250, a couple boxes each of .380 and .22 Short, a box of .17 rimfire.  Shotgun stuff.  Empty shelves otherwise.

[RoadKingLarry]

My LGS was actually pretty well stocked with ammo, he had at least a few boxes of pretty much everything but .22rf. He even had 2 ARs (one was a consignment).
He even had 2 Crickett .22 rf youth rifles. He only had one when the grandson and I left
Of course by the time we get home its freaking raining.

[RoadKingLarry]

It quit raining for a bit.

One more consumer of ammo added to the masses.

[Doggy Daddy]

It quit raining for a bit.

One more consumer of ammo added to the masses.

That'll make ya smile, I don't care who ya are!

[erictank]

Cross posted from elsewhere - Natchez Shooting Supply has at least some .223/5.56mm rounds in - http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm?contentID=productDetail&prodID=FAXM193IC, a 500-round box of XM193 (55gr) for $325 (plus about $20 shipping to VA). More might be available, but I wouldn't swear to it. 1 a day per customer. I've got an order in for mine - at least I can see how my AR shoots, or I will be able to before too much longer.

[BryanP]

Saturday I stopped at a gun shop in Lebanon, TN (I had to drive there for other reasons and noticed the place while passing through). They had EBR's of various sort in stock, but holy crap the prices!  Used WASR's on consignment for $1K, to give you an idea.  They did have AR mags (Magpul and otherwise) for non-stupid prices, but ammo was scarce just like everywhere else.

I don't want to buy any more guns. Most of my itches are scratched.  If anything I'm probably going to sell one soon, but dammit I'd like to be able to buy some 9mm, .22lr and .223 without having to take out a mortgage. 

[RocketMan]

Stopped at two locations in Lebanon, OR today (Lebanon, OR was originally settled by folks from Lebanon, TN, btw), a local Bi-Mart and Wally World.  Only uncommon or underutilized calibers available.  Some .17 HMR and .410 shot shells, expensive .243 and 30.06.  Small amounts of 12 ga and 20 ga.  Not a drop of .22 or larger that is normally in demand.
One guy buying a bolt rifle at Wally World.

[MechAg94]

Stopped by a small gun shop here yesterday.  They had gotten in several AR's they ordered the week before the school shooting from Stag.  They said Stag is no longer taking orders for 2013.  They said they had a Sig 556 also, but sold it within minutes of opening.  They did have a Yugo looking AK pistol for $875.  I think J&G sales has the same one for about $800. 

From what I have heard, the local stores are still getting regular shipments of ammo, but it sells as soon as it hits the shelf.  WalMart has per person limits, but everyone calls the people they know and it still disappears fast.  I've heard Academy is still getting AR's also and selling at regular prices, but they sell them as soon as they get them.