run on all gun supplies

This gun run is just getting worse. The shelves are bare again and the pistol racks are empty. I see men with their wives spending money that was next months mortage on guns but cannot use it because they have no ammo. It is crazy, will it end? Everygun store should have lots of cash stockpiled as long as they had supplies to sell before the maddness started.

The ammunition shelves at Bass Pro Shops looked like Mother Hubbard's Cupboard!.....MT

Same with Cabelas in Grand Junction. They get a shipment on Friday, it hits the shelves Saturday morning, they open at 9:00, and whatever little stuff they did get in is usually gone by 9:30. The sales guy over there told me he has gotten to the point where he HATES Saturday morning because of all the arguments that happen.

Its not so bad here, there is one store that manages to keep things on the shelf, not the full supply they'd normaly have but there is ammo there and a decent amount of powder and some bullets in a few calibers.

One of the up sides to California, not nearly as many gun owners I guess

Buffalo gun center seems ok on most,prices only up a lil on some stuff, still no 22lr anywhere tho

Here in northern Indiana it is much the same, hard to belive there are no 22 LR ammo to be had. What I don't understand is why there is no run on shot shells. You could fill the bed of your truck with shotgun ammo if you had a mind to but no handgun ammo or rimfire ammo.

Joe W

Eastern NC is bare as well. Wally World occasionally has stuff but the local shops have cleaned out shelves.

it's because the vast majority of 22's and handguns are semi auto which means there is a better chance they will be affected by new gun legislation.

East central Indiana is dry.

My local gun shop has 100K+ primers, 300#+ powder, thousands of bullets (to load), ARs, rifles, but NO .22, .223 or handguns. His prices are 25% over retail. I learned from the Clinton ban. I'm good for a long time, and no I won't reload or sell components to anyone.
Several companies have told friends of mine it will loosen up in 6-9 months!

+1 wvhitman. I too stocked up a good while back. Here in the panhandle of Texas, no 22, 223, 380, or 9mm ammo. Local store has not raised prices, but has sold out of about everything "vanilla" except 38 spl. Has plenty of them. However, he has a good supply of everything "odd-ball." No rifle or pistol primers & some powders are not there.

Shotgun shells are available; however, if you are looking for a specific brand & load, it may not be available. Recently, the local source could not get from his distributors any Rem Gun Club ammo for the local 4-H shooters. They had to change to Winchester.

I've been told the same thing but it also depends alot on the political environment and especially whether or not there are anymore shootings in the near future. The presence of either well publicized serious gun restrictions or another tragedy will cause this to take off again and people will just buy up what is left over.

The thing that aggrevates me is the guys on gun auction sites taking advantage of the situation and doubling the price on reloading supplies. I hope the choke on their inventory when all this is over..

they are making a buck, but definitely contributing to the problem!

You are 100% right about that. I wouldn't but from them, no matter how desperate things became. I would hunt with a spear first

Not just auction sites. Cheaper than dirt doubled the price of their 7.62x39 overnight. They will never get another cent of my money.

LOL

I was lucky enough to be buying molds and powder when people where buying ammo.

Linebaugh, I’ll make you an Osage orange longbow, don’t worry about the spear…

Duane

Sounds great Duane, always up for a challenge. I think thats why I took up hunting with a pistol

At times I just shake my head at you guy"s.

up and down or side to side???


Ps, I have made a few traditional bows from scratch...

Boise Cabelas and SLC Cabelas And all local stores are out of anything that is normal. Tons of primers though. Now brass is drying up fast. Shotgun shells are everywhere and tac shotguns are on sale, that will start the next run.

Everyone must remember that in a "free economy" price is the factor that rations a short supply. If price gets too high, people will not buy, then prices decrease. You are simply observing what you learned in economics 101.

If the sellers did not raise the price, the short supply would be consumed even more quickly. We each focus on our own needs, desires and limitations. However, price will continue to ration short supplies until the economy of this country becomes completely controlled by the government.

I find it interesting that many posts on this forum blast away at the increasing powers of the Federal government and then also complain about the workings of the economic system that has been the foundation of this country since its beginning. IMHO, some times we can be a little shortsighted.

I think that it is humorous that it was small rifle primers last time. This time it is 22LR

With the current price of 22LR’s, I will continue to reload my 22 Hornet.

I even looked at what was in stock. My local stores have a bunch of 17 HMR and or 17M2, but they are going from 20-30 a box of 50. I know in comparison for what it really is that isn’t bad, but I still can’t justify buying a TC barrel just for that purpose.

Duane

Great post........I was thinking the same thing the entire time.

So I picked up 500 Winchester large pistol magnum primers today, or was that standard magnum or magnum standard. Lol and a pound of H110.

I bought 5k of those off Gunbroker just before they got real stupid.

Some people are purchasing just because of the run. A few years ago, someone started a scare that white rice was going to be scarce, one store started a two bag limit in Idaho Falls. Then two stores, then three and people who didn't even know how to use rice had to have a couple bags. The entire time, there was no shortage. Greed and the thought of being left out pushed a scare to all new heights.