.22 ammunition available at Yuma Walmart on 9 July, 2021 Posted on 07/16/2021 7:00:47 AM PDT by marktwain
.22 ammunition available at Yuma Walmart on 9 July, 2021
This correspondent was in a Walmart in Yuma, Arizona on 9 July 2021. Visits to Walmart have been regular, but sparse, about one every two to three weeks.
When in Walmart, a quick look at the ammunition display is taken to see if there are any significant changes. There has been very little ammunition displayed for over a year. Common calibers have been in short supply, especially .22 rimfire.
It was with considerable surprise these four boxes of .22 ammunition, 2 – 325 round boxes of Federal and 2- 333 round boxes of Winchester Long Rifle bulk packs, were available.
There was a larger amount of 12 gauge shotgun ammunition on the shelf than seen in months; there was a smattering of centerfire rifle cartridges, in 20 round boxes. There were 4 boxes of .270 Winchester cartridges, 4 boxes of 243 Winchester cartridges, 2 boxes of .30-30 cartridges, and 6 boxes of .350 Legend cartridges.
The Federal . 22 LR cartridges are the 40 gr Automatic, at $18.73 for 325 rounds, or 5.76 cents per round. The Winchester bulk pack is the 36 grain hollow point, at 18.88 for 333 cartridges, or 5.67 cents per round. This is a significant price drop from Internet prices which were often seen at 25 cents per cartridge, or more.
The cartridges had been there for at least a few hours. The lady behind the counter said it was the most ammunition she had seen displayed for months.
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Supply is out there. I went to my local gun shop last week and they had plenty. Price however is sky high.
And how much was left after your visit?
At least people are staying away from the gun range that I belong to because they are having too much fun fawning over their stash of ammo rather than using it.
Gee, looks like the 100 bricks of 22’s I have, has some Value?
It’s definitely getting better.
We have had pallets of 9mm and 5.56 out all week with no limit. Price is still high, $24.99 a box of 50 for 9mm and $125 for 200 round boxes of 5.56.
Same here. Shelves are full of everything, but prices are still jacked up.
Reloading supplies are a little better too.
But I have not yet seen primers for sale anywhere.
What you have, is what you have.
I did buy a new rifle this week. Had considered building an A10 format semi auto, but was concerned about reliability of components. (other than Armalite)
So did a little research and found a very reasonable and highly reviewed Savage .308 bolt action rifle. Picked it up yesterday.
I still don’t own a semi-automatic rifle. The ones I have seen except for the M1A don’t look like rifles.
Yep. Ammo to go sent me an email yesterday. Winchester .223 for about 79 cent a rd. If you buy bulk.
Steel jacket tulammo for 59 cent a rd.
Wouldn’t run steel jacket through my AR though
I have found higher, but not crazy, pricing online through a couple of the search engines but better from Federal direct (federalpremium.com).
More recently I have seen a couple of short-lived (quickly sold) batches of 9 at $13/box ($0.26/rd).
Should take about 3 months for prices to start coming down.
I saw the same Winchester 333 on the shelf at Academy yesterday when I picked up the new rifle.
I just scored some small rifle primers but I still can’t find any powder.
Just an aside, do you remember earlier this summer there was a story about a Mexican cartel stealing a whole truckload of .22 LR which was to be exported to the US?
Then get a M1A. Or a Browning BAR.
At my local Wall-Mart in Indiana - they removed all BB guns and BB’s - No guns or ammo at all - the gun and ammo cases have been removed.
the shelves have been refilled with Yeti coolers.
We are a false flag, wave of mostly peaceful protests, or big ATF power grab away from the supply being worse than ever.
.22 lr is the most abundant in my home. I will never run out. Never.
You mean executions of death row can now continue, huh?
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