[chuckles]

I've pondered all the usual excuses and I think you have it right. I haven't been to a gun show in a while so I can't be sure, but I hear things. I think the gunshowers and the pawn shops are buying out Wally World and other ammo places, markin it up about 50% and reselling it.

I'm hearing they have ammo at ridiculous prices. They have reloading supplies to match the prices of their ammo. I just got 500 rounds of .308's off a web site to feed my M1A and my wife's first comment was "Why don't you get 1000 and sell 500 to pay for the other 500?" I said, well, if I get the 1000 rounds, ain't nobody gettin a damn round from me. I've always been a hoarder and my wife has always had the business sense. She just don't understand bump firing a clip or 2 and everybody looking at you with admiration. The more you have, the more you have, I always say.

[Jeff Gordon]

I think the gunshowers and the pawn shops are buying out Wally World and other ammo places, markin it up about 50% and reselling it.

Walmart is now rationing ammo. Six boxes per customer per day.

[rlmorel]

I live in MA, and was unable to find 9mm ammo. Not surprising, I guess.

I just bought five cannisters of ammo for my Garand from the CMP, and it took me three months to get it.

I just spent 10 days driving around the country, was down in Tenneseee...went to a Walmart and bought all the 9mm ammo they had to bring back with me. It was only five boxes, but hey...better than only having one clip to load for protection.

[gundog]

I think the gunshowers and the pawn shops are buying out Wally World and other ammo places, markin it up about 50% and reselling it.

What I'm seeing...coastal Oregon...is old ammo being sold at 4 times the rate it was bought for. Chinese, laquered Wolf...stuff people stockpiled when it was super-cheap.