The last gun show in SF was on 17/18 January. Next will be 28 February/01 March.
7.62x39 was selling for $.27 per round in quantities of 1000. I spoke (briefly, he was a bit busy) to one of the guys at the booth who said that they hoped they would sell out of 7.26x39 and .556 on Saturday but had another truck coming down for Sunday so they expected to be good both days.
I’ve written ad nausium about the supply chain issues of the major retailers and the fact that Walmart, being in the political cross hairs of the libs, may not be there for the consumer this time. I will spare you a full repetition other than to say that online vendors and local gun shops will probably be the best bet for people wanting to ensure they have adequate ammo stocks.
I would not characterize the prudent accumulation of weapons and ammunition at this time as a manifestation of fear. Uless anyone can show me a reason why firearms or ammo will be less expensive, adjusted for inflation, in 4 to 8 years than they are today I would consider it an investment. It ain’t gonna spoil and if the price of ammo does drop then, as they say on The Box O’ Truth, it’s still fun to shoot stuff.
I don’t think wallyworld is a good guage. The ones around here don’t sell guns anymore and supposedly all are going that way. Very little ammo of any sort.
steel core 223 or 7.62 X 39 is my only potential necessity. Do you have a line on any 100k boxes?