www.gunbot.net
save yourself from driving around.
Ammoseek.com
Using them I clean the entire Gander Mountain chain out of .45-70.... both boxes LOL!
At Bulkammo.com, .223/.556 NATO ammo is available and has come down somewhat in price ($785 per 1,000 rounds of Lake City XM-855) but is still expensive.
Last time I was in Bass Pro, they had some Black Rain AR$.
Short supply on ammo though. Esp. 9mm 40SW & 223
The Portugese must have been some prolific ammo makers; I've been buying that stuff for a long time. I've found it very reliable, but not exactly the cleanest shooting stuff, particularly if you're shooting a direct-impingement weapon.
I've long subscribed to, and recommended standard calibers in the thought that it would be the most generally available stuff for both training and in a SHTF scenario, with much of my collection being geared around .40S&W, 7.62x51 and .30 Carbine. In this last go 'round those have become some of the least available with the sharpest price increases.
I'm also a fan of the 10mm and interestingly enough I observed that since Sandy Hook, 10mm prices have increased little if any, and while it was never exactly a common caliber, the ammo supply in my area did not appear to have been adversely impacted. While I'm still of the opinion that "popular" chamberings are still a good choice, based on recent experience, I would also recommend taking a look at something mildly exotic like .38 Super, .41 Magnum, 10mm in a pistol and .250 Savage, .257 Roberts, .300 Savage, .444 Marlin etc. in a rifle as the normally low demand on those rounds seemed to remain relatively steady, without spiking throughout this last pinch.
Starting to see a little ammo showing up here and there over the last couple of weeks.
AR-15s have been available for a while, and there were a ton of them at the Medina, Ohio gun show last weekend.
Yesterday Wideners had a few powders that haven’t been available for months, and some primers too.
And they had .22LR shotshells.
and some Wolf 7.62X39 ammo
Don’t know if they are sold out yet.
Stopped by my local Gibsons yesterday. No 308, 9mm, 22lr, 22 shorts or 22 mag.
In my area on the Rockies, there are fire bans that outlaw firing jacketed ammunition of any kind, and brass is expensive and unavailable. So, like many others, I’ve lost interest for a while and am doing other things. Already have essentials (lead, molds, etc., for old fashioned stuff with big bores). Jacketed stuff will remain on the shelf, until available is up and prices come down much.
As for the end-of-the-world projections, most of us can see, by now, that the economy is declining in slow motion. And it’s going to continue slowly, because our banking bigwigs and government are really prepared for seeing to that.
The dollar will continue to decline slowly, commensurate with, but way behind production on U.S. soil declining. Same with certain crime rates. They’ll continue to increase slowly, as they already are. Austerity measures are ahead. And with Democrats continuing to pile up debt. Republicans will probably do most of the budget cuts after elections to come. The cuts will be more drastic and necessary, as interest rates climb (see money tightening by the Fed in the future, bond yields up, bond prices declining). And with hundreds of millions of new future drives and production increases in Asia, oil will continue to climb.
In sum, we’ll get poorer, little by little. Many more middle class folks will be laid off and will trade their office “politics” (see political correctness, backstabbing, sexual confusion, etc.) for more ostensible acts of crime. No “SHTF.” Only gradual increase in misery and squalor. Welcome to the Third World—a welcome in slow motion.
I never see Remington 35 mentioned or spoken of as a popular, in demand or desirable ammo but damned if I can find any.
I live in suburban Chicago. All of the Wal-Mart and gander mountain type places are cleaned out every week usually by retired guys that wait in line like buying concert tickets. The only ammo left is shotgun shells. Totally sucks. I’m talking no 9 45 40 or 22lr or 762 or 223. Gotta buy bulk online if I can find it for less than a frickin dollar a round. This is crazy.
My key indicator is WalMart...when I can wander in to my local, (3-hours away) store and buy what I want from stocked shelves, I’ll be convinced the big shortage is over. Not the case now...still empty shelves.
I often have luck at www.ammunitiontogo.com or www.natchezss.com.