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Gun Ammunition Hard to Find
katc ^ | April 17, 2009

Posted on 04/18/2009 11:02:30 PM PDT by JoeProBono

It's a nationwide issue, gun sales are up, and now ammunition is in short supply. Gun salesmen here in Acadiana say they've been turning customers down left and right. It's a problem gun shops can't seem to control, the demand is up, but there's a short supply.

"We're basically out now, we are getting stuff in everyday. It's just not the hot ticket items everybody's looking for." said Heath Gajan

Heath Gajan, a gun salesman at Lafayette shooters say the suppliers simply can't keep up, he says many don't realize that manufacturers only make ammunition during certain times of the year.

"So now we have to order cases at a time, instead of just a few, you know, we're ordering 10 or 12 cases a time and that's just depleting the suppliers." said Gajan

The buying frenzy started after the presidential election, many fearing the Obama administration would strengthen gun laws. Now there's a battle to keep ammunition in supply.

"I think there's a concern that we're going to loose guns or the rights, so I think that's the main reason." said Martin Crump

Martin Crump says he's not worried and believes the supply will go back up.

"It's going to reach a point where everybody buys as much as they can, and then it will drop off, because everybody's bought a volume and it will sit for a while." said Crump

But others say they're not waiting around.

"Something's got to give, Something's got to give at some point in time." said Robert Saucier

The Obama administration has suggested legislation that would reinstate a 10 year bill. This bill would limit ammunition magazines to a maximum of 10 rounds, of course this has gun enthusiasts on edge.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: ammo; ammunition; banglist; bho44; bhobanglist
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1 posted on 04/18/2009 11:02:31 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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looking for 7.62X39, rest I need is rimfire or shotgun ammo which is still plentiful.


2 posted on 04/18/2009 11:06:37 PM PDT by LukeL (Yasser Arafat: "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize")
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To: JoeProBono

It is definitely hard to get hold of .223 right now. Even online they are just about out of cases. Well, you can find steel jacketed, but I don’t care for them.


3 posted on 04/18/2009 11:06:44 PM PDT by FreeSouthernAmerican (All we ask is to be let alone----Jefferson Davis)
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To: LukeL

Here in far west Texas the 7.62x39 is fairly easy to find. .223 though is an altogether different animal.


4 posted on 04/18/2009 11:07:50 PM PDT by FreeSouthernAmerican (All we ask is to be let alone----Jefferson Davis)
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5 posted on 04/18/2009 11:09:06 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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At my local Cabelas they had plenty of .223 in 20rd boxes and even a couple of 500rd dry boxes for $250.00, but not a single rd of 7.62.


6 posted on 04/18/2009 11:09:48 PM PDT by LukeL (Yasser Arafat: "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize")
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To: LukeL

Seems like we are in the same predicament, but in reverse.


7 posted on 04/18/2009 11:13:46 PM PDT by FreeSouthernAmerican (All we ask is to be let alone----Jefferson Davis)
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To: JoeProBono
Went to a gun show in Denton Tx. today and the place was packed out. Bought a 22 pump for plinking but finding 22 shorts was almost impossible without loosing an arm and a leg. Finally found some at Cabela’s but still at a steep price.
8 posted on 04/18/2009 11:15:43 PM PDT by fella (.He that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough." Pv.28:19')
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To: Liberty Valance
Guess who used to manage Lafayette Shooters way back in pre-history.

I wonder if ammo prices will ever drop back down to what we're used to.

9 posted on 04/18/2009 11:16:42 PM PDT by Brucifer (Proud member of the Double Secret Reloading Underground.)
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To: JoeProBono

It’s unbelievable that the goverment thinks it has any right to tell anyone how many bullets their gun can hold. It’s all a way to keep the populace at a disadvantage from our overlords.

Using the LEO/government argument - if you don’t have anything to hide, why fear us being armed?

The Constitution affirms our liberty (4th Amendment) and our security (2nd Amendment). That’s what the anti-gun nuts don’t like.


10 posted on 04/18/2009 11:17:30 PM PDT by scott7278 (Obama, Klaatu barada nikto!)
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To: LukeL

Not here. There’s no 22LR on the shelf anywhere within driving distance. Nor is there any shotgun ammo except trap and light bird shot.

Reloading isn’t any better. Primers do not exist, powder almost does not exist, and bullets are hard to find but do come and go.

Essentially, you can’t shoot because you don’t know if it is possible to replace what you use and even if you could the next batch might cost more than you are willing to pay.


11 posted on 04/18/2009 11:38:10 PM PDT by Advil000
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I’m of the mind that some smart folks have taken the lessons learned from the electrical shortage in California five years ago...and applied the business principal to ammo. If they act like they don’t have the ammo...then they can get a short supply of it...you are probably willing to pay ten to twenty percent more for the ammo. It wouldn’t take a massive effort to get a dozen manufacturers to bring manufacture down a notch....make more money for less ammo.


12 posted on 04/18/2009 11:46:22 PM PDT by pepsionice
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I don’t think this is an artificial shortage. It would not be smart business. A shortage of ammunition will put a halt to gun sales. Who will spend hundreds of dollars to buy a firearm he/she cannot shoot?


13 posted on 04/19/2009 4:03:37 AM PDT by NoControllingLegalAuthority
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To: NoControllingLegalAuthority

Down here in MS a large quantity has been recently delivered, Russian or S&B mainly. The high demand ammo is kept behind the counter. As the clerk told me, “If you do not order in perfect English, it is not available.” 7.62X39 was actually almost down to pre Obama prices @$5.29 a box of FMJ or HP.


14 posted on 04/19/2009 5:21:34 AM PDT by libertyhoundusnr
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To: JoeProBono

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15 posted on 04/19/2009 5:34:56 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: LukeL

7.62x39 is very hard to find right now, i was lucky yesterday and found 11 boxes for a good price, 9.00 a box/20, and i bought them all because last time i was looking for it, it was no where to be found


16 posted on 04/19/2009 5:47:21 AM PDT by jag.drafting
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To: jag.drafting

in the good ole days 7.62x39 was $2/20


17 posted on 04/19/2009 6:02:41 AM PDT by omega4179 (boycott government run entities)
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yeah, my term, “good price” was relative.... two weeks ago I paid $18.00 for a box of 20 so $9 was a steal. relatively. :)


18 posted on 04/19/2009 6:31:29 AM PDT by jag.drafting
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Ammo at Wal-Mart is non-existant here. Sells out daily within minutes of delivery.

Cabelas is a mad house trying to get ammo.

It’s like Cabbage Patch doll days.


19 posted on 04/19/2009 7:19:35 AM PDT by GreyMountainReagan (Liberals do not view the book 1984 as a warning but as a textbook.)
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To: libertyhoundusnr
The high demand ammo is kept behind the counter. As the clerk told me, “If you do not order in perfect English, it is not available.”

I'm not surprised by this at all. If you want to buy ammo online through CMP, you not only need to show membership in an affiliated gun club, but also a scan of your passport or birth certificate.

They absolutely will not not sell to anyone who cannot prove citizenship.

20 posted on 04/19/2009 7:45:14 AM PDT by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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