[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Gun owners are now finding it almost impossible to find automatic pistol cartridges, including semi automatic, 32 ACP, 380 auto, 9 mm and 40 caliber S & W.

I went to the Bill Goodman Gun Show in Nashville yesterday. There was ammo available from a number of vendors in almost all calibers except for .380. I saw NO .380. One vendor had a 1,000 round case of 9 mm for $300.

Ammo is available but it is expensive.

For ammunition re-loaders, the news on primers is not good. Primers are back-ordered by the millions. Manufacturers of primers, such as Winchester and Federal, are not shipping separate primers right now. They are using every primer they make to manufacture their own loaded factory ammunition.

I bought two boxes of Federal Large Rifle primers last week. They used to sell for about $16 per thousand. I paid $40 per thousand. They were the last boxes available from the retailer. They said they won't be getting any more, perhaps for many months.

It is interesting there are people now buying brand new pistols who cannot find ammunition for their new pistols.

If you go to a gun show to buy a pistol, check to make sure you can buy the ammo before you buy the pistol.

[Red in Blue PA]

I was to Cabela’s in PA yesterday to buy another gun (KImber Custom II) and was surprised to see that they were out of ammo too (was looking for .380).

Cabela’s usually has it.....it’s expensive, but they usually have it.

[LanaTurnerOverdrive]

I’m new to reloading and firearms in general. I need 40 caliber primers and bullets. I have all the brass I could ever want. Any tips for where to get these components online? I’m expecting a waiting list, I just want a reputable source.

[pa_dweller]

I bought two boxes of Federal Large Rifle primers last week. They used to sell for about $16 per thousand. I paid $40 per thousand. They were the last boxes available from the retailer. They said they won't be getting any more, perhaps for many months.

Yowee! And it's not that long ago they were in the $14/box range.

[LibLieSlayer]

Ammo is available... you have to order it in and it can be very expensive... even .380 is around but it is not worth what it will cost you to get it into your hands. Other calibers... even the most popular... are available and affordable... but you must put an effort into locating it.

LLS

[MarkL]

I went to the Bill Goodman Gun Show in Nashville yesterday. There was ammo available from a number of vendors in almost all calibers except for .380. I saw NO .380. One vendor had a 1,000 round case of 9 mm for $300.

This seems to be the case pretty much everywhere... My guess is that the same equipment can be used for .380 & 9mm, so the production has all been switched over to 9mm these days. Just a guess on my part, but I'll stick with it.

My local gunshops can only get shotgun primers: No pistol or rifle primers, and they're short on all other supplies too. And ammo? Short on .223 & .308, but they do have a fair amount of 7.62x39 & 7.62x54, but it's all surplus and corrosive, which is probably the reason it's still on the shelves. In fact, the only caliber that seems to be readily available around here (but still expensive) is .40S&W.

Mark

[fella]

There used to be some survilvilist books that you used to see at gun shows about making you own ammo. Not reloading but making the case, the primer, the bullet, the powder the whole nine yards. I know that Israel did this back in 1947 and 1948 when the whole Arab world atacked them and the rest of the world had an arms embargo on them and them alone, just to make it fair. Just goes to show that if you really want to win you can beat all the odds.