If you are in California, it sucks. .308 difficult and expensive. Nearly $50 per box 20.
Got lucky and found some at Walmart for $17/Winchester. Probably won’t see that again.
I have been in other states and .308 is difficult there as well. I don’t get it.
I go to the range and everyone on the line is shooting .223/5.56 and I mean everyone. Some guys have cases of the stuff and fire away. They have two sometimes 3 .223/5.56 configurations and just keep unloading.
I would think those would be in shortage. But, you can find them all day long and the prices are reasonable.
ditto .270 and .40. Which I just happen to not shoot.
.308 has been near impossible to find all over. You’re right about the .223, I have seen cases of it stacked up in gunshops in PA, NJ and DE. Not imported surplus crap either, Remington UMC loads at about $.50 a round.
.223-5.56 was impossible to find last fall and winter. It began to show up again around May- June and now is in great supply in most places.
If you live in California, I have 4 words for you...
Big Reno Gun Show
Since i'm still unpacking to some degree from moving back in December, I was down in the basement emptying a few boxes and came across a little gold-mine. Six boxes of .308 match grade ammo, a couple of boxes of .45 ACP, an box of about 3k .223 brass, and another box of about 5k .308 brass from match grade ammo. Needless to say, it's a little trip to range this weekend. One thing I always keep a stock of, 30-30 and .22 ammo. Most people seem to ignore it. I also picked up one of the GAMO air rifles that will shoot about 1400 fps. A nice little gun for small game.
IIRC from articles I’ve read, the explanation for the .308 shortage is millions of women buying a self-protection pistol for the first time and that’s the preferred caliber.
Anybody seen that, as well?